HOW I RECORD BASS TONES | Darkglass MicroTubes M900 V2

[@minincnc9745]

Rabea Bassaad

[@Apopheniomind]

Rabea Goliath

[@RufusMann]

love the darkglass stuff, the new v2 amps are killer 🖤 pre di, post di, cabsim are godsent.

[@mikiryann5882]

I'm not a bass player *has a Warwick bass*

[@dev4965]

I’m not a keyboard player but I have a keyboard in my studio for pads and ambient backgrounds in my demos.

[@jaaz.handss]

i love that he acknowledges he's not a bass player, plays fingerstyle and he even has good taste in basses

[@redcomn]

I'm also not a bass player Had artist signature fender jazz bass.....

[@dyamicorriveau9677]

Sometimes you gotta track that line yourself

[@godfreygomez]

For not being a bass player, you walk across the bass really well. Not surprising though, were talking about Bea here! Thanks for the insight on how to get a good bass tone! Big fan! Love from India!

[@FishTheStampede]

"I don't play bass...",(plays) "I'm not a bass player",(knows tons about bass) "I don't play slap" (slaps). Me, a self proclaimed bass player: everything he played sounded so much better than everything I've played.

[@dethgote9202]

I just picked up a VX Kraken MK II last month, really looking at one of these (in the kraken graphic) to handle my bass as well! You're an inspiration mate!

[@mattlines5647]

Those are some gnarly sounds. I've really been digging my Sans Amp for years but Darkglass keep trying to lure me away. This video is a great example, makes me want to go play when I get home

[@sirkenzington8825]

Will you do a review of the Will Putney STL tonality plugin? Curious to hear your take on it.

[@EvolutionPCGaming]

Caught a little Karnivool in there, congrats and best of luck with the new gear! :)

[@haydencampbell8821]

Bit of Goliath in there from the local boys 👌

[@BeatleJWOL]

Drop A bass. I guess the answer to "does that need to go lower" is always yes. These are amazing tones!

[@juliansedor7101]

Yeah, I say no to anything under A♭ on a bass.

[@Bahlof]

I've had the hardest time getting a good tone from my M900 v2 di and cab Sims. I can't eq it or use gain how I like from the amp without getting the clipping you kind of have around 9:20. I'll have to try blending the post and pre di outputs like you have cause it sounds pretty good otherwise. Otherwise I've just been sticking with a beta 52a to the cab cause the tone has been miles better for me.

[@Javier-qk7ms]

Dud, I am a guitar player that uses bass for home recording too, thanks for remind me there is a DarkGlass plugin.

[@xRiseAgainstx]

Javier Aldan same haha. Probably a free trial as well

[@Stratomacaster]

9:02 Nice Karnivool riff. That one's pretty much burned into my brain forever.

[@npinero1]

You can do all of the crossover magic inside the HX stomp. Yeah it’s an HX stomp but it will do in a pinch.

[@dylanlbdb]

I use a hx stomp for my rig and do exactly that

[@classicrockcentral2560]

Awesome Bea, thanks man!

[@Voxtender]

Avalon U5 to me is the ultimate DI for Bass. Nice and clean. If you want some "growl" try the Ampeg SRC Preamp pedal or the Dug Pinnick or Geddy Lee pedals from Tech 21. Both great for recording or live. Very versatile.

[@thenotsoguitarguy9429]

I can't imagine what guage strings you must be using to tune a bass to drop A. I tune to C standard on the regular and I have to be careful about string slop. I'm basically using the heaviest guage my dainty little fingers will tolerate. Absolute fact: distortion on a full range signal from a bass guitar will make the low frequencies hard to situate in a mix. Distortion on anything below about 200 Hz just leads to an undefined mess. Splitting the signal and keeping the low side as clean as possible works wonders for helping you keep low end definition whilst giving you the opportunity for all the dirty grunt you want on the upper end. Just remember to leave some space for your guitar in the spectrum.

[@KlockoFett]

A little late here, but learn to love a 50-110 string set. You can sort of get away with 50-105 if you can't find 50-110. I believe Slinky's are available in both, Ken Smith makes a pretty fantastic 50-110. The biggest thing you can do to help with the feel of super low drop tunings, is get your bass set up for it. It definitely involves truss rod adjustments, re-intonation, etc. I used to play in a band that was all drop C. Without a setup and Heavy gauge strings, it was just sloppy sounding and feeling. Good luck to ya!

[@homunculouis]

quick question: which patch cables do you use on your pedalboard?

[@wadirumdaeserto7608]

I know this is a "Darkglass information" video but if you find yourself using these kid of tones, you should check out the OB1 series of amps and heads from Orange

[@ooinvsaoo]

ill tell you exactly how darkglass goes up from tht head. getting rid of the MIDI and going with and ultra mega footswitch tht lets you tap between b7k and vht circuits. BUT adds a switch for the comp and eq

[@nathanaelfredericko2507]

guitar, drums, bass. rabea massaad.

[@mamifero.efimero]

I just use the loki plug in by solemn tones, is basically a dingwall bass, wich it has a darkglass circuit inside

[@NanoSlap]

great video as always rabea!! It would be amazing a video about reamping using pedals (as an alternative to real amp/vst amps)

[@esdrassilva5121]

Very good rabea !! I love this bass tone.

[@Dukeofvampires1]

I'm really curious how do you mix a baritone with a bass? I guess bass is also cut through guitar in mid and even hight mid frequencies? All demos of yours sound savage.

[@fromtheashbandofficial]

For the music I do...I really do a pretty aggressive high pass on the guitar bus that usually sounds a bit thin on its own bit then you throw a sub DI mixed with distorted bass tone that basically becomes part of the guitar tone. For old school rock id never be the aggressive with filtering but since there is such a crazy frequency range with low tuned songs its a bit more necessary IMO.

[@davidvida5728]

Do you need to have a bass cab hooked up when you're running DI ?

[@toddamarino]

Awesome video! Thank you for sharing!

[@johnp1908]

bea have you heard of the ksr ceres? insane sounding pre amp pedal. would love to hear what you could do with it and get your take on it.

[@cortical1]

Dude, you are a fucking scientist. This particular high/low split method is producing brilliant yield. There's something especially fat and warm that comes through even on the 'Tube. I don't attribute it all to the M900 V2, but certainly can't hurt to pick up another Dark Glass toy. Love from SoCal.

[@DA-zi2jr]

Crossover and parallel processing is a standard studio technique; its certainly not a new method but a smart one that we've all used for decades

[@cortical1]

@@DA-zi2jr Remind me, who said that crossover and parallel processing were new?

[@KeithMcKissick]

Very nice! What cab are you using with it?

[@MrLittleBigMan97]

Mine came in the mail today. So fucking excited rn.

[@Gabsbass]

Could someone help, please? How can I recording with pre and post di? I tried to connected with two xlr cables, like from pre di with xlr to input1 and from post do with xlr to input 2. So I used two input/output audio channels in Cubase and connected pre and post di parallel cables to the input1 and input2 in the interface. I heard back only the pre di signal in mono.

[@leiruagetro]

I have one ordered! Probably won't ship till late June though but I can't wait to get it!

[@AMusicalPsychosis]

Rabea, can you recommend a bass preamp that will give me a processed line level signal on a balance output as well as A DI signal I can send through a pre? What I’m looking to do is plug my bass into said device and record the balanced line out directly into my converter and send the raw DI through my choice of 500 series preamps.

[@mougabo]

hi Rabea if you were to plug this into a cabin, which one would you choose?

[@matthewd6306]

How do you split the signal? Do you have a splitter of some sorts?

[@Oh-Well-OK]

what pickups have you got in your warwick??

[@TheGarageRecordingSC]

I’ve been hunting for the right bass head for the studio, and this definitely settles it!!! Great demo, thanks bud!! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@mainsblanches8793]

WOW!!...man you rock!!...

[@Counterpoint]

Sounds killer man, but out my price range sadly. Thanks for pointing out they have plugins though, I look forward to checking them out! I still struggle with bass production and mixing. Makes sense to use a clean DI with an amp'd version, because that can really help guitar tones sound heavy. Just never thought of doing it on bass tracks!!

[@ryanblack96log41]

How I get to use the darkglass microtubes 900 v2 on the pc (Cubase) ?

[@nobbynose4254]

much like the way Billy Sheehan does it

[@johnw5734]

Cool raw tones. One of those M900 through a PA head and a wall of speakers would rock.

[@kevinberstler]

Coincidence for the ...And Justice for All themed shirt?

[@khronscave]

The kick drum is "ducking" what tracks / buses in the mix of the music in the intro?

[@codymartinez4493]

Nollys cab and Foresters Cabs sound awesome

[@frollixz3773]

Dude your vids are super cool! thanks!! Also how can we send you things?

[@Powerserg-dx5kk]

First great channel! What laptop and daw do you use or what would you recommend to start with?

[@jaxonbatts9270]

that shirt is epic!!

[@barneychamorro]

What is your bass tuned to?

[@amphitheatre3]

Are the pickups in the warwick considered jazz bass style pickups?

[@Patrick-fv6yh]

amphitheatre yes

[@Apopheniomind]

Rabea Goliath!

[@gyrosphinx]

I agree, using fingers gives a punchier, more mid range focused sound. That's the reason I play with fingers instead of a pick. My bass rig is a Thunderclaw into an HX Stomp. I stack the Thunderclaw with the built-in clawthorn drive, into a mid-rangey GK-based amp sim. Distorted AF.

[@christainsoto123]

gyrosphinx The difference in tone is we’re he’s hitting the strings. When he plays with his fingers he’s hitting closer to the bridge pickup which has less bass.

[@gyrosphinx]

@@christainsoto123 I was mostly referencing having a similiar experience with my own playing. I mean, whatever tool gets the job done, pick or fingers, it is all good. 🙂

[@5ex7hean1mal8]

Thank you Rabea

[@barneychamorro]

What is your Warwick tuned to?

[@ethanwelles]

I hate recording bass. Mine only ever sounds like a noisy muddy version of your DI signal. Just can't seem to get any punch without tons of eq/comp/work. I probably just need to invest in some real bass gear, or a real bass player lol.

[@deldia]

Eq and comp is exactly how to do it.

[@jobelewis6416]

Sounds very nice but for me the real wonders happen when you distort after the crossover

[@russwilson2305]

Warwick Corvette is the best rock bass. Ever. I also should add that a fanned fret instrument would render my work near impossible. Even w/ a 25,5 scale the reaches are not doable by 80% of people who try. And I have sausage fingers. Still, I want a Dingwall...

[@hughharsher]

Yes! Been waiting for that

[@See_you_next_timee]

Looking forward to seeing ye play download festival at donington park. Metal!!!!

[@connorbaker1716]

Is dorje still a thing?

[@LukeBass1000]

Great vid! Miss Dave though...he was doing a bunch of vids with you and Chappers but it seems he's dropped off the face of the map.

[@solidoakaudio]

I like the bass, bass, bass.. bass, I like the buttery biscuit BASS

[@iamrichlol]

That shirt

[@TheKrou]

Isn't the MM Majesty built to do something similar? Mids from the pickups, super-high and super-low from piezo?

[@michallandrum2764]

finally sombody shows how they record bass tone

[@khund03]

Almost motivated me to pick up my dusty bass...... but instead checking prices on the M900 v2.

[@hondansx1000]

I'd love to see you do a play through of some Tool bass parts, no idea why...just think it would be cool

[@Denvercoder]

Guy on KZbin “Doesn’t play bass.” Guy on KZbin plays bass better than me, and I play bass. 😂

[@Raro404]

“I don’t play bass” Proceeds to play bass better than most other bass players.

[@skippityblippity8656]

It lacks body Too much high end To little low mids But to each their own

[@beforetheburial5605]

Infestissumam I get not liking the tone, I didn’t either even though I really love some of DG’s stuff. But saying it’s shilling just because you don’t like the tone is stupid

[@SuffyANX]

@@mld345 Nah, you can get a super thick and beefy tone from Darkglass gear just fine. I use a B7k for all of my bass tones and it has ridiculous amounts of low end and lower midrange on tap. It's just that bright, clanky bass tones have become super popular, so that's most of what you hear going around.

[@beforetheburial5605]

Infestissumam Okay yeah that actually does make sense, I just see every other person hating on DG and not being able to give any good reason. And yeah, promoting the newest DG product would be shilling, although I think Bea in particular wouldn’t really promote shit he doesn’t like. But I did come across as naive and an idiot in my original comment, apologies

[@steveslapak3366]

Renato Digitalo depends on the bass

[@georgefrangoudes5951]

Cheeky slice of Karnivool

[@janthonydrivenpatien]

...but because it's the bass guitar track, using 2 tracks for bass is not as tight & direct because it's the same recording on 2 tracks simultaneously... And that causes phase issues and cancelation...

[@TorSagen]

Bassically!

[@Jaesee]

Man's out here said he's not a bassist then he busts out licks better than me (a bassist)

[@rmp5s]

That shirt...roooooofl Do you have to plug it into a cab?

[@MrxDane]

Hi

[@phunkym8]

man warwick basses look so tiny

[@bowserb64]

B A S S

[@domhoward6105]

Sup bea

[@RabeaMassaad]

Sup

[@domhoward6105]

@@RabeaMassaad how's things

[@idanshahar]

hardcore

[@originalsongsbyjonathanlew1512]

Madonna,Metallica eh same thing

[@Biffinnbridge]

It’s a bit farty for that money!

[@daimong4553]

how to record killing bass tone: buy an expensive amp!!!

[@metalheadofmordor9169]

Too much of good gear for guy, who cant play for dear life. Shame.

[@RabeaMassaad]

Play bass? I did say I’m not a bass player. But I write music, which is more important to me

[@metalheadofmordor9169]

@@RabeaMassaad Ok, good.

[@notdanwood]

@@metalheadofmordor9169 arsehole