Ali Dean - Doomsday (Bass Playthrough)

Ali Dean’s bass playthrough of Doomsday by Architects from the 2018 album, Holy Hell. Architects are one of the best metal bands the UK has produced in over a decade. Throughout their back catalogue, they’ve got a ton of anthems, but we reckon Doomsday could be one of the hardest to play on bass. In this video, Ali demos his impeccable bass guitar skills on a D-Roc Standard 5-string.
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[@markmiller2025]

I need architects instrumental albums 😢

[@mariocurro1041]

Ali Dean so underrated

[@Teites]

Saw them live two months ago, an evening I won't forget! Love these guys!

[@charlescowan]

Best Architects song ever.

[@lochmonsterstudios2860]

Super tight and a beefy ballsy tone that sits with guitars perfectly

[@ryanjd93]

The riff is sick, the rest of the writing is great, the player is fantastic. The bass sounds fine in the actual song because it's not supposed to be out front. But this tone sucks for a playthrough video. You can hardly distinguish individual notes when he's playing outside of the riff. (i.e., 2:09)

[@MarkNuuuuuutt]

My favorite Architects song for bass is Holy Hell. The bass adds so much depth and emphasis on certain parts. For me it’s the best showcase of bass in an Architects song

[@konamad]

Colony Colapse, Truth be Told and Daybreak are also great songs for bass!

[@AlexChov1985]

[@Lowzilla_Bass]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqC5ZIelgrGkaMksi=ytbHLrkRZvm-UOdk Dingwall NG 6 string.

[@stegoeggo]

This is just guitar riffs on a bass. lmao

[@DwayneCreates]

Old Architects is so incredibly underrated. The bass lines are more complex than people realise.

[@Darksignstudios]

It feels so crazy that this is even considered "Old". Feels like it released yesterday. Where is time going ?

[@jacketyt6992]

@@Darksignstudios I just realised the song is like 6 years old...

[@limi.]

This is not complex at all but gotta admit a very good song writing overall.

[@widexawake_]

It's weird that Doomsday is considered "old" Architects 😂

[@JokoAgus-i3o]

@@limi. agreed, the bass line isn't very technically complex but serve the purpose to bridge the upper register and lower register in the sound of the song overall. if the bass removed from the song it wouldn't sound good like the song missing something, very good song writing and sound engineering too

[@konamad]

Really cool to see a playthrough from Ali!

[@alexkenley1]

Architects backbone 😉

[@benturtl9076]

The "D" in "D-Roc" stands for Dean

[@chairmanofthebored6860]

Considering you sponsor Jared Smith from Archspire, I'd say your question has already been answered.

[@fahm8924]

Jared Smith: Hold my beer!

[@thefriedpiper]

"how difficult are your bass lines to play?" Jared Smith- "yes"

[@thefriedpiper]

"how hard are your bass lines to play?" Jared Smith - "yes"

[@UncleRJ]

Ali, blink twice if you're being held at gunpoint.

[@oliverjohn2633]

I think if you got ali to play anything off hollow crown people would have been alot more impressed lol

[@ConstantineM]

The legendary riff that was copied so many times.

[@leonidastheduck6546]

Man I want a d-roc sooo bad, the tone and design are so perfect! You really outdid yourself mr. Dingwall❤️🔥

[@J.WingedLion]

F-me.. I need more practice. AND That tone is a real dick kicker. 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@joshflugel]

I want to upgrade to a Dingwall bass once my character development of a bassist reaches the next level of gig performance. Architects and Dingwall, amazing duo.

[@mexicanmaggot666]

Finally we get to see this in action! Take note, bassists! This is what a killer bass player is.

[@Endlessnameless803]

Glad Ali gets some spotlight for a change. He’s a solid bassist and doesn’t get enough credit imo

[@Maxze]

i remember Learning "Always" when they dropped ruin and thought that the basslines were amazing already back then.... Then they dropped "Hollow Crown" and ever since they have constantly became better and better i love the way ali writes them, they glue it all together without becoming to much!

[@FuckinRiven]

thats really f#0 f#1 b1 e2 a2 tuning holy shit

[@ScoliosisMcGee]

damn wasn't expecting such a dark tone, still very cool tho

[@coveryourears3851]

Passive ftw

[@brettconradie323]

Video hadn't even started and I already liked it.. Just knew it was going to be sick! 🔥

[@hydron186]

Ali Dino!

[@nazrinbrubaker]

I love Dingwall, I love Architects but honestly I think Architects should stick to Mayones, they just sound better for them

[@ayeapprove]

And this is why the old songs are so much more interesting to me - the riffs are crazy good.

[@kitsvn]

Dingwall goes hard!

[@sutoneru-sama9836]

So the lowest string is tuned an octave lower than the low "e" string ?

[@DjamesBass]

Ali deans playing 5 strings now, I love to see it ;)

[@antagonistofficial389]

Tuning?

[@shadowcomrade7163]

F#F#BEG# probably

[@bogacmustafa8370]

Comparing it to any Archspire song would be very inaccurate. Saying "One of the hardest riff" is really inappropriate, even as a question! Plus, it's an unfair comparison to Ali Dean as well.

[@eskilseter]

I assume they mean "hardest" in terms of "heaviest", maybe?

[@BeardyGit89]

​@@eskilseter if they do then that's even more inaccurate than saying it's difficult lol

[@MoDeSt0]

I believe they meant the hardest one amongst Architects "anthems".

[@josuastangl7140]

@@MoDeSt0 that would make the most sense

[@lajoskoczan4428]

They literally say '...THEY’ve got a ton of anthems, but we reckon Doomsday could be one of the hardest to play on bass'...there's zero mention of metal genre or anything to it🧐

[@eugeniahampton1670]

'Promo sm' 😅

[@__jevy]

🤘🏻

[@BeardyGit89]

Which riff? The one at the start?? That's not even remotely hard. Edit: they changed the title lmao good shout.

[@theatticreview777]

What was the original title??

[@BeardyGit89]

@@theatticreview777 something about it being the hardest bass riff ever 😂

[@gustavomazonave8536]

Maybe its the meaning of "this goes hard af" ​@@BeardyGit89

[@BeardyGit89]

@@gustavomazonave8536 it doesn't do that either

[@demyan_13]

in my opinion, a very inexpressive tone in the bass, a dull sound, like old strings

[@gustavomazonave8536]

For a mix its perfect, i think the top end in bass with these low tunings only get lost under all the distorted guitars.

[@genius2802]

I'm in the middle of my bands album production and we've noticed that even though its a dingwall the sub bass is super important and the brightness tends to mess with the cymbals and guitars.

[@gustavomazonave8536]

What are the gauges and brand of strings he uses?

[@alonehades100]

For this one it’s dingwall

[@DjamesBass]

@@alonehades100 not what he asked

[@alonehades100]

@@DjamesBass he asked for strings, Ali uses dingwall strings on his D-roc because it’s a super long scale, you can check the rig rundown for specifics

[@FamineWolf]

I miss when Architects was good. They really fell off after Holy Hell.

[@ignacyderecki2520]

They are still sick

[@santosaquelarres2626]

🤡🤡🤡

[@benharrison9336]

It must feel good to be the exact prick they wrote ‘seeing red’ about. Good job pal

[@FamineWolf]

@@benharrison9336 continue liking mediocre music, bud. You're doing great.

[@benharrison9336]

@@FamineWolf imagine coming to a KZbin video just to try and crap on someone’s music. No one wants your abrasive comments here, just fuck off

[@verchielGold]

avg band avg bass

[@Jt7166]

#BassPlayersCanShredToo 😂

[@ENALDOm]

Hmmm,not so hard,no!

[@benharrison9336]

We’re all waiting on your cover pal

[@ENALDOm]

@@benharrison9336 sure. I can even play it with fingers. That's really not hard riff

[@benharrison9336]

@@ENALDOm fingers as opposed to what? What else you gonna play it with?

[@ENALDOm]

@@benharrison9336 as opposed to pick

[@djw6670]

Still waiting for that cover