Big Guitars Production Trick - Warren Huart: Produce Like A Pro

[@craigpaulson3503]

Bass players are so underrated. As a guitarist of 30+ years, I can't express how important a good bassist is in a band. Without them the drums become hallow and guitars sound weak. They bridge a gap in sound between the two instruments. So if you're a bassist that's feeling under appreciated and sick of the jokes, here's a big THANK YOU from me.

[@CFox.7]

Thank YOU for always delivering my pizzas on time ! :)

[@quinnmitchel4075]

I agree. You can’t get away with a rock song without Bass

[@LunaticTheCat]

Yup, if the bass and drums aren't in the pocket together, you're kinda screwed

[@aliromeromusic7570]

Thank you for saying thank you I really really appreciate this comment

[@craigpaulson3503]

@@aliromeromusic7570 You're very welcome my friend!!! Stay safe.👍😁🎸🤘

[@chrisridenhour]

5:30 Was always fascinated by sounds that are ugly on their own but sound amazing within the context of the track. What metaphor for life.

[@inthemix]

My first electric guitar is in the post arriving this week and I've been pouring through the guitar based vids on produce like a pro. There was already so much good content but I guess it just keeps coming? Thanks for another great video :)

[@Producelikeapro]

That's amazing to hear my friend!! Congratulations on the Guitar purchase my friend! I love having an excuse to play guitar, so I will definitely continue to do more Guitar videos!!

[@scottrance2818]

Enjoy your new guitar, what did you end up ordering if I may ask?

[@inthemix]

Scott Rance Thanks! I ordered a Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 se, I've been learning on a £30 guitar I picked up second hand and I can't wait for the upgrade. I tested loads in the store and this one spoke to me :)

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! That's an amazing guitar In The Mix!! Congrats!!

[@scottrance2818]

In The Mix Prs Se are great guitars the SE may stand for student edition but they are way more than that. they're great value. I have an SE Standard discontinued model from 2006 and I would put that up against my Jackson's which are fully loaded out. Great guitar purchase and you'll get plenty of years out of it. PRS makes great guitars.

[@TheHouseofKushTV]

MAN that's a fantastic trick. Thanks for the walkthrough!

[@RELICSEED]

This is an absolutely great thing! What I also learned from Bryan back in the day - he used 3 amps per one guitar channel. Meaning, you would play the guitar part but there would be 3 tracks recording instead of 1. That way he covered each frequency range (bass, mids, hi) using a different amp. So, now imagine... 3 track per side - that's 6 gtr tracks already. Then you overdub them - that's 12!!!.. and then there could be some wider, more heavy choruses needed when a "middle man" (another guitar part which stands in the middle of the mix) comes in... It took me a while to figure out how to record like that on my own. The sound is... immense! Massive and literally flowing out of the speakers. Thank you, Warren, for bringing this out!

[@xavkoston16]

And if you use more than one mic/amp you can get way more than 12 tracks ! hahaha

[@mod3l]

Warren: ''not that much distorton'' Also Warren: *squashes that DI signal into a twix bar*

[@buerger3]

Twix bar rofl

[@Bunglespice]

I've outgrown many of the "producers" here on KZbin, but not you. You're always fresh and original and most importantly, inspirational. I appreciate you.

[@RTGx86]

I’m replying to your comment directly because the thought I have wouldn’t matter on an older video 😆 But I know exactly what you mean. KZbin is full of people who give you the same old tutorials and such but there’s a select few who give you tips and trick they use themselves from trial and error or from just a good old fashion crazy idea. Then they make a video for people so they can learn on something that may have otherwise never been found out without sharing. Warren and the others like him seem to want to just help people do the best they can and give some foot ups along the way.

[@xpeakermusic]

Another super helpful video! Thanks again

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@AKAtAGG]

I've had my tiny mind blown watching this. that bass trick is insanely clever, the guitar sound alone is lovely but with that bass it is so gorgeous i want to emulate it immediately. Amazing.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it!

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Friend, I have learned so many great things from my mentors, Jack Douglas, Don Smith, Brian Carlstrom, Olly Alcock and of course my very good friend my Dave Jerden. Dave's list of Production is one of the most impressive around and this Guitar recording trick comes directly from him, it can be heard in every one of the great 'Alice In Chains' Albums he made! Please let me know your tips and tricks as well!

[@darlenesheffield9835]

Fantastic tip Warren! Thanks to Dave Jerden for that one!

[@iwantappledumplings6187]

Wonderful video Warren

[@harmonystudios1182]

Amazing video and trick Warren

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Darlene!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Harmony! You rock!

[@pickflip113]

Fantastic tip, Warren! Definitely trying that one out. Two tricks I use for massive guitars are: 1. Do a left and right dbl of just the higher strings in the chord/riff 2. left/right additional dbl but make it an inversion

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks for sharing your great comment!

[@niteshades_promise]

Aww inspiring. I had thought about this n people said you dont need 2 bassists or bass lines. Nah im doing this! Thanks for the awesome ideas.🍻🍻🍻

[@ArthurMusique]

You made me really love music production and sound engineering recently, it’s a real pleasure to watch your videos, I learn a lot of stuff, and I consider buying your book, to learn more and more! Keep up!

[@Producelikeapro]

Great to hear! Thanks ever so much

[@cb66muc]

Wow! I'm listening to your channel for a long time and for me its the best place to learn on and on. But this simple trick with the bass and the wah is stunning. Thank's for the time you are investing. And thank's to your family to give you this time beside your main job, I think, they don't see you a lot. Please carry on.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks you ever so much! I'm so glad to be able to help my friend!! Thanks for being an amazing part of our community!

[@DanielBucknellau]

Thats genius... im definitely gonna try this. I usually quad track guitars, 2 hard panned rhythm and 2 identical new performances half panned with 2 tracks of bass; one performance split into high and low with disrtion on the highs but this is a new level! What a cool trick!!

[@p.m-audio]

This Channel is the channel on youtube with the best Content ever. Thanks Warren we love you so much for all you work what you do for us.

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow!!! Thank you so much!! You ROCK!!

[@jacobwing406]

This is the same concept, and another good reason.... to have a baritone guitar in your studio. Love it!

[@matthewward5813]

You are correct sir... I have a crybaby 535Q that has the rotary knob that allows me to set how much of a frequency sweep the pedal utilizes. Very nice wah indeed!

[@spitfiremusic3997]

Great tip from one of the true greats of Rock Music Mr Dave Jerden! Thanks for sharing Warren!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Spitfire!! Yes, Dave Rocks!

[@jerrycraftproductions581]

I can't believe I didn't hear this trick on my fave tracks before. Seems so simple but awesome. Firing up the DAW right now. Thanks WH.

[@nothousebroke]

This makes me want to spend the day in the studio. But I am buried in the business side of the studio... so cool! Thank you!

[@Producelikeapro]

Go do it! Make some music my friend!!

[@timm3376]

This is the very technique to add a touch of bottom end. Thanks Warren for the tip. I might be able to tame my Mesa Boogie recto yet,

[@manny75586]

Very cool. I've seen people do the "copy, EQ, re-paste" thing for that mid-range nastiness. This way does feel a little more immediate from the tiny variations.

[@LarryLobo]

Just what i needed to start the day. Thanks Warren!

[@Ahazzard39]

Wow, once again you've bedazzled me with a cool trick to add to my production toolbox. Thanks Warren, you continue to let out all the secrets and I applaud you for sharing information without the ego.....well done my friend!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thank you ever so much AJay! You Rock my friend!

[@Ahazzard39]

Love your work!

[@Producelikeapro]

Love your work AJay!

[@ShiningHourPop]

That’s a really great tip. Thanks Warren!

[@Producelikeapro]

ShiningHourPop you’re very welcome!!

[@charleshayesvaughn]

We do this a lot in EDM too. It's called a, "mid bass".

[@apoplexiamusic]

and the mid bass concept is also very prevalent in metal. A lot of engineers will frequency split the bass track to mix the sub and mid ranges differently like we do in electronic music, to get the maximum amount of low end and all the grit from the mids and highs

[@charleshayesvaughn]

@@apoplexiamusic I knew this happened on guitar, but not bass too. Hm. Thanks for sharing.

[@xavkoston16]

@@apoplexiamusic Yeahn other things people do in metal instead of spliting the bass track is to choose to get sub and the lows and on the DI track then put distorstion and mid on a real bass amp ;)

[@atlantaguitar9689]

When I lay down my tracks they sound nothing like what I’m hearing when you do. Yours sound like they have been preprocessed even as they are going to disk. It’s a testament to your ability.

[@ArthurMusique]

Wow, I’d never have thought about this! It’s really great, I’ve tried it once and I can’t do without out anymore! As we wanted those big guitars in the studio with my band, for the first EP we will release in a few months, we did four pairs of electrics: one with a Big Muff in a big cab for the low end, one with a Proco RAT in the same amp as our main sound, one with a Friedman BE-OD as a clangy/crunchy tone, to have all the agressivity of the attacks (as Green Day did on every album since American Idiot), and one with a DS-1 in the smallest amp we could find, to have all the high end that is super ugly on its own but really adds to the whole sound! And of course, this trick!

[@BenA718]

That’s a trick I’ve not heard of before! Will try it out, thanks so much for sharing!

[@Producelikeapro]

Glad to be able to help Ben!!

[@YouThinkMusic]

Gotcha and it's awesome! I do that in a parallel bus using an EQ with a fuzz.

[@dynestudios]

This is just beautiful. Thanks for this tip!

[@darlenesheffield9835]

Fantastic tip Warren

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Darlene!

[@machochopper2222]

BRILLIANT TRICK. WILL BE USING THIS FOR SURE

[@Producelikeapro]

Fantastic

[@coreyfair9074]

I was watching a video on Rick Beato’s channel and it was discussing Boston’s “More Than A Feeling”. He was showing a similar trick where they blended some real nasally, cocked wah sounding guitars with the main guitar sound and it really filled them out and made them sound HUGE! I play electronic metal and decided to try this and it makes a load of a difference. Very much in the same vain. Thanks so much!

[@keeranimal8]

Wow! Freaking epic! I always tell guys that I record, including my own band mates, that what really makes a good solid recording is the stuff that you don't really always notice when it's in there, but you would definitely notice when it is not! Great video!

[@TheGramie]

This is a fantastic channel and this video is really seriously simple but sooo helpful. i wish that I had found this before I started putting my own music videos together. it will certainly help me to enhance my future ones. Nice one Warren!

[@rolandmarckwort]

Very cool - I've been on a journey to achieve the same idea with incredibly chimey, pristine clean ambient tones - not an easy thing to do right!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Best of luck Roland! That sounds like a great quest to me!

[@singledream23]

This really helps ,,greetings from philippines,,,thank you very much sir

[@Melvin7727]

I love it! Warren you are a brilliant and genuine teacher in this community.

[@Melvin7727]

Tried the trick out and it gave me MASSIVE guitars! It is a fantastic way of adding bass to a wall of distortion in an organic way. Thank you!

[@strazza555]

Love stuff like this. Thanks for sharing!

[@Producelikeapro]

You're very welcome James!

[@jwspitz35]

A lot of metal guys will do something similar with the bass track when recording--you'll record one DI bass track and have another with a ton of distortion, and EQ the hell out of it by completely cutting the highs and lows until there's just a terrible sounding mid-range distorted bass. Then you blend that sucker with the DI bass and it makes the overall track sound HUGE. I started doing it on my own stuff and it really does work. I'll have to try this wah trick though, that's a really great idea actually.

[@fourcolourghosts3346]

Mixing our own album and your videos have and are a massive help...thank you

[@thepeladeauprojectband8943]

Nice Job Warren, Thank you!

[@DouglasComical]

“That’s ugly. On it’s own, it’s SUPER ugly... let’s put it in the track!” Lol

[@neilfoodguy8667]

I track a third guitar panned centre EQd with a little less bass and treble to get a wall of guitars. Much less messy than quad tracking. Can’t wait to try this trick though. Great video mate.

[@diegooliveirabenjamin]

I LOVE this technique, and I hadn't a doubt in my mind this video was going to be great, BUT I gotta comment on that Yamaha guitar, that is a lovely instrument right there, and the paint job is flawless, what a treat!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Diego! By the way the Yamaha I play is this one:- amzn.to/2xstYqC

[@ragingchimera8021]

Great tip! A cocked wah is a great trick in many situations! It sounds dirty (spoken or played) like rock and roll should!

[@jjgahris]

Love the SSL bookshelf in the background :)

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha If you look you'll notice all the faders are in use! I mix hybrid through it every day!

[@danielpicard3994]

Thanks for sharing this trick! So simple, yet so effective!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Daniel! You Rock!

[@jasonboyce4160]

Great trick, & you can really hear it drive the guitar tone on the second note (D) of the progression. Thanks!

[@Civilian2.0]

You can hear the difference it makes - Thanks for sharing this with us, whereas you could have just kept it to yourself! - Also, and I'm saying this as a guitar player, the drums on that track sound amazing! The snap on that snare is something else.

[@jackleyton5504]

Cool, it added focus to the riff as well. Thanks Warren.

[@DaveWestGuitar]

New trick for me. I'll try it sometime in a song that would benefit.

[@cachebangwallop3482]

“Not everyone has a baritone guitar”. Is that the understatement of the century?!! Great tip and video!

[@kriscody3577]

You can also drop the low root and and play the 5th and the 8th (octave) ala papa roach to faux baritone mixed with that bass trick will KILL

[@johnsguitarpage4415]

you're a legend for this. I've often parts that need huge rhythm guitars, but the bassline is off doing its own thing - this is perfect. strong lowish mids is the key to huge guitars. Btw, great rhythm playing - all that space with the loose rhythm can be tricker to double track than all the technical 184bpm metal riffery - and it wont sound as big as that looser style locked into a sparse spacious bonham style drum part, does indeed sound huge - and very well played.

[@culturanangara2350]

Muy buen material. Gracias por la recomendación nico astegiano

[@Producelikeapro]

Mucho Gracias

[@rockymountainrocker5630]

holy crap that's magic! thanks for sharing!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Glad to be able to help!!

[@brianjones1679]

Cool trick I will try it, thanks Warren for another great video.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Brian!

[@BuzzBlackburn]

Seems like it’d be even bigger and more huge if you moved the wah slightly for the left and right. Worth experimenting! Thanks so much for the tip.

[@jurgenschuler8389]

Wow! Ah, I'll never remember this, when I need it. D-string, D-string, D-string, Wah-pedal, Wah-pedal, Wah-pedal...

[@darrenross9168]

Thanks Warren , excellent tip, massive guitars , I love it .

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Darren!!

[@EdExploresScotland]

WOW! Must try that. Another great informative video.

[@samkonstan5254]

Thank you so much for making this video!!! By using the bass trick my guitars instantly sound so much better- what I’ve started doing is panning the D string bass right and then playing the same thing an octave down panned left and it sounds so cool Thanks!!!

[@BerndThomasSchuller]

Very nice tip, thanks for sharing!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Bernd!

[@SLAMSTERDAMN]

Very cool, Warren & this could be a solution to keeping a bassist from getting too bored, lol.

[@Producelikeapro]

Hahaha yes indeed my friend!

[@jchang2210]

Sooo glad I watched this. I just recently purchased a cheap bass (Ibanez mikro) now I can't wait to try this trick. I've simply been doubling and panning the rhythm guitar R/L and was still missing something, this may be the answer

[@ealbenze]

I love this dude. Learn a lot and he's easy to listen/watch. Just a cool dude. I love mixing, i can't get enough. Being a musician and learning to mix yourself takes it to a whole new level

[@redmonkeeproductions5978]

Hi Warren, thanks ever so much for sharing this fantastic technique, it certainly focuses the mid range and is a great way to add some extra weight to the guitar track.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Red Monkee Productions!

[@fil2110]

Thank you so freaking much for the advise! Looking forward to applying it in the studio ;)

[@Producelikeapro]

You're so welcome! I really appreciate it!

[@valeriorizzotti]

Warren, this is AWESOME!!! What a sound! Thank you for this precious trick, I think I will use it a lot, not only for angry rock parts, but also for fattening electric guitars in general!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Valerio!! I am so happy to be able to help!!

[@shadowlightstudio1507]

Saw this video and implemented the bass guitar trick throughout a band’s stoner rock record. Clients couldn’t stop smiling during playback. Thanks!

[@Producelikeapro]

That’s amazing to hear

[@AdamRainStopper]

I have actually done the almost-opposite to make the BASS sound a bit more articulate. It only works on heavy-ish rock stuff where the bass was played with a relatively clean, scooped, brand new roundwound strings, played with a pick. I will just plug my strat into the bass amp and play the exact same bassline, except it's an octave up because it's a guitar, on the strat neck and middle pickups. It can also work with the bridge and middle, except my strat is a "fat-strat" and the bridge hum-middle single coil position doesn't sound like it would on a standard strat. It can work with both pickups on a tele though. Either way, use a "quack" setting on a guitar with one pickup reverse-wound, plug it into the same amp you used for bass, play the exact same thing you played on the bass, and add it in very low in the mix (like -28db or -26db, with the bass at -14 or so).

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi Adam, yes, that's a wonderful technique for adding articulation to melodic Bass Lines!

[@OliverAmberg]

Fantastic technique. I have to try this! Thank you Warren.

[@Producelikeapro]

Oliver Amberg please do my friend!!

[@jasonsimmons7479]

Working on an album now. Haven't laid my guitar tracks yet. Thinking very seriously about trying this technique. Thanks for the tip!

[@1wretchedsoul]

I use BX Subsyth tucked discretely under metal guitar samples in my electronic music. Adds much needed thickness.

[@claudius3124]

Great bass/guitar trick! I'm gonna try it for sure ! Thank you Warren and have a super nice day ;-)

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much Claudius!!

[@pacokitara]

Just saw this! And exactly when I needed this awesome trick! Thanks again Warren for the Best content out here!

[@myroomstudios]

just tried this and it's amazing

[@Producelikeapro]

Fantastic! That's excellent to hear!!

[@guitarstarz2688]

Great tip! It’s very noticeable. Thanks.

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

Great idea! Thanks for all the quality vids.

[@23whatsleft]

best guitar(6 str.) i ever got i recorded with 2 mics on same speaker, a 414 close 1" from cone, 2" from edge and a neumann overhead pencil mic 3ft behind akg and centered on speaker . a little moving to stop phase but when it clicked it sounded sweet.

[@dbrown8698]

Love this. I haven’t got a wah. Can I put some auto filter on in my DAW to have the same effect?

[@supersamschwartz]

This is great! Definitely stealing this one for a track I am recording right now

[@pedrolazarus9329]

Cool trick. Getting that thin, nasty bass sound is basically all I've ever managed to coax from an EHX Bass Blogger pedal. May finally have found a use for it! Cheers Warren.

[@Producelikeapro]

Haha exactly Pedro!! Thanks for the great comment!

[@SingleMaltIdiot]

That's a neat trick. Love the attitude it adds to those guitars!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@DodgeDartSongs]

Great trick! Just what I needed.

[@keschgelb]

Always something to learn here! Thanks Mr. Huart.

[@davidallenhammond2777]

Wonderful technique Warren thanks for sharing it. YOU rock!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

You're very welcome David!! YOU ROCK!!

[@MrTimThunder]

I will be trying this out

[@lilian896]

Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing wonderful info. Buying a Baritone guitar now.🌞

[@Producelikeapro]

Fantastic lilian!!

[@jacobwoodmusic1109]

Very useful. Sounds great! Thanks Warren

[@Melvin7727]

absolutely incredible. So simple too

[@beforeoureyes6638]

Thanks that does make a difference and it is quite easy to accomplish 👍

[@AL9000music]

Hi and thx for the great tip ! I have a Jim Dunlop CryBaby 535Q but I'm not sure this is the one you were talking about. It has a 6 points knob on the right side to select the length of the range and a Q and boost knobs on the back to make Q more or less narrow and ajust the volume. Tool, RATM, Satch, etc. Awsome pedal 👌

[@Producelikeapro]

Hi AL9000 that’s an amazing pedal!! Yes, that will definitely work!

[@bluesjazz9302]

My suggestion is the guitar sound for the song ''Best of you'' from Foo Fighters, I am not really into rock but those guitars have really sounded speciall for me

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! That's an amazing sound!!

[@epidemika5054]

cool trick! thanks for sharing!

[@Producelikeapro]

You’re very welcome!

[@ismailashraq9697]

Again another cool trick. Thank you warren. 😊

[@Producelikeapro]

You're very welcome Ismail!

[@nathansilveira94]

Even the mexican fender basses are super expensive in Brazil... It's sad when I'm reminded that they're considered "cheap" in other places