TesseracT - Luminary from Sonder - Playthrough by Amos Williams

Playthrough by TesseracT bass player, Amos Williams, of Luminary, the lead single taken from their fourth studio album ' Sonder'.
Recorded using his signature Kiesel AW5 bass guitar
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And the new Darkglass Electronics Hyper Luminal Compressor pedal in tandem with their Alpha Omega distortion pedal.
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Signal path: AW5 - Alpha Omega - Hyper Luminal - RME i/o - Pro Tools.
Filmed using the Blackmagic Design 2.5k Production Cinema Camera, Metabones BMCC speedbooster, and the Canon 35mm 2.0 EF lens. Edited and coloured using Davinci Resolve 15.
Cables used - Planet Waves .
Strings used - D'Addarrio NYXL (.130 - .45)

[@zamkowicz]

That bass looks like it belongs in a Skyrim glass set

[@nickm2046]

Maybe he even has a daedric bass

[@theirregularcorp]

@@nickm2046 Chillrend

[@AscentToZenith]

So that is why the bass tone in that song was so massive. Those octaves

[@AbhiBass96]

Thicc Octaves!

[@caleblightfoot6397]

The technique he uses to play simultaneous octaves is so smooth

[@gioros1000]

This really does show how Tesseract without Amos on bass would be so much less than what it is. So many tasty licks it almost hurts.

[@johnmemos695]

None has made me wanna switch from guitar to bass more than this guy did. And what a dream sound.

[@ezassegai4793]

best cover on yt, tesseract need to see this

[@Aliceinchains7]

EZ Assegai He’s actually the bassist from Tesseract!

[@ezassegai4793]

@@Aliceinchains7 Do you know what sarcasm is?

[@Aliceinchains7]

EZ Assegai apparently not lol. Sorry!

[@ezassegai4793]

@@Aliceinchains7 hahahaha dont worry

[@ezassegai4793]

@@kiribati3028 yes mate he almost fooled me!

[@C_GOODIES]

Love you Lord Elrond. May you be blessed with all the coffee in the world.

[@thefloop2813]

1:18 on is so perfectly arranged it literally sounds like clockwork mechanics. So fucking impressive.

[@RobBeatdownBrown]

I stumbled on to TesseracT a few months ago and barely listened to anyone else since. One of the most brilliant bands I’ve ever heard in my life, man 💯

[@kennethbiondikharsyntiew4329]

Rob Brown your YT lessons are priceless!! Has helped alot. Thanks for being generous.

[@joerotindo7477]

They are a "must" to see live. Perfect quality sound...its really something to experience...!

[@EvilSamson95]

Yo, definitely check out their live studio version of conceiling fate !

[@jaceromeo]

During the hardest part of the song, he doesn't even have his eyes open.

[@Queenmania2007]

Beautiful. Crisp, smooth, refined, distinct. Yeah, I'd drink that bass tone.

[@plucascosta]

When elegancy meets power.

[@distortion1222]

I love the intricacies that you can hear here that you can't on the original recording. It's amazing to see original use of the bass and it can make a band's sound completely different. What a talent this man is

[@jaxoncook3862]

Wow there's so much more going on in this song then I had thought, sounded so incredible front row live in sydney, thanks Amos, you're a huge inspiration

[@MosTesseract]

Even fairly simple tracks like 'Phoenix' have a lot of details.

[@michelehovde15]

Superb! Amos are from another planet, he is one of a kind. Who can outplay him? It's not possible to make better basslines. Such a amazing inspiration!

[@gabrielchavarria22]

Anestheticly this bass is nice, but it doesn't sound as good as your Warwick on that April playthrough. That toan was divine. 😩😍🙌💯

[@FreeformRock]

What a talented bassist. I loved It.

[@rcjd7834]

This groove is so awesome. His technique is impeccable too, so cleanly executed. I really want to see you guys live someday after all this covid stuff blows over. I think you could tour with Haken and have great synergy.

[@nuke97]

The tone coming off of the octave plucking has no business sounding that good!

[@FarragoTheFox]

TesseracT alone is enough to convince me to get a 5 string. This playthrough (and the whole of Sonder) is godlike.

[@andromeda6463]

Alexander C Amos was the reason I got one. I can happily say it was 100% worth it- those TesseracT lines are insanely fun to play

[@sixstringguy66]

also picked up bass a couple years ago because of his playing on Polaris, its been my main instrument ever since

[@IsacDanielsson]

That low mid punch is truly exquisite!

[@Coreizzle14]

Most of that insane tone comes from those veins protruding out of his right hand

[@mladenkorunoski654]

You are an inspiration, and the reason I picked up a bass... Never stop doing what you do. I would be happy to see playthroughs from Altered State.

[@MatvaNabor]

Jesus Christ, it should be illegal for a bass to sound so THICC.

[@lambchopsmtl]

One of my fav bassists! Man such a great sound.

[@arctgx]

Один из лучших басистов современности. Сдержан, профессионален, вперед группа не лезет, а партии - что-то невероятное.

[@LiamsGotThis]

This bassline is nothing short of beautiful. Well done Amos.

[@acecraze1263]

Man watching you guys live was the best thing to happen to me in 2019.

[@beefcake1973aus]

Smooth and silky. Big thumbs up.

[@TheHealrod]

0:55 reminded me of Ryan Martinie’s technique 😎🤘🏻

[@JunoXL]

Thought the same thing

[@merqury5]

This is the exact reason I caught on to this band. What a sound!

[@patriksaagim]

YES, I was waiting for this!!

[@isawedthedemons8385]

I don't know how you come up with these bass riffs but it always amazes me. Now I have to spend a while trying to learn this haha.

[@logantibbets5096]

Post tabs when u do. For the boys

[@NickAcker]

That bass tone and playing is incredible. So happy to have seen you guys with plini and also ehen you were in NC with Gojira

[@erikarko]

Man, that bass really sounds GREAT Amos!! Stellar playing as always!

[@Whiskey10209]

Absolutely one of my favorite bassist tones and styles. This is the sound I’ve been working to sculpt myself for quite some time. Sorely lack the technique shown here however. 😉

[@WholeLottaBulldog]

Yes. This will be good.

[@WholeLottaBulldog]

It was.

[@MosTesseract]

WholeLottaBulldog Ha!

[@meshugganator08]

Tesseract forever

[@perspecsmusic]

One of my favourites from Sonder and probably the best tone you’ve had in your play through videos! 🙂

[@omegahorizon82]

Perfect!! FLAWLESS VICTORY 🏆

[@zabtej1645]

Your touch is just perfect.

[@EvilSamson95]

Yo, I really appreciate that you're doing this, Amos. Thanks !

[@ssusbuss309]

Mos, listen here chief... we👏need👏an👏updated👏rig👏rundown. Thank you

[@ReaperMan666]

Were you bare footed when recording this, good sir? :P

[@MrDivagation]

Very impressive ! And that sound...

[@JUNKO____]

Great technique, playing and tone. Killer man.

[@DaviRoutner]

So fuckin amazing... Love the bass, love the sound... And awesome music.

[@markusorth5450]

Actually more complicated than I thought it was. Awsome work as usual 'Mos.

[@andromeda6463]

How does one simply write such an unbelievable bass line? Where in the creative process does writing bass come in for TesseracT? Eg do you work guitar down or bass up if that makes sense? Awesome work on Sonder, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the album ( when I say thoroughly I mean at this point I could probably learn all the parts from memory). Cheers from Australia 😁

[@user-gb2ci9dp6p]

I just love this song so damn much, Great playing Mr.Williams🔥💞

[@Xenoghoul28]

Absolutely beautiful man. Every little click and note is so good

[@irunwithwolves]

Beautiful bass 🤍

[@gabrielchavarria22]

You really need to make more videos asap! I love em'! Also, this is a nice bass, but your Warwicks sound so much better! I miss your BO and F1 Jazzman.

[@kimseniorb]

Gabriel Chavarria jazzman is about the same, but thumb yes - a thing of its own forsure

[@WildWildWeasel]

Just when I thought I had seen everything, now octave fingerstyle? Damn that's insanely good! Guess you always learn new things every day! xD

[@uriel1585]

King playthrough pls!!

[@Crazycliff98]

i thought youtube doesn't allow pron

[@Rippler666]

Wow. I didnt know Hugh Grant played bass.

[@merqury5]

You beat me to it!

[@pwpsrspl]

Your movement an flow on first pre verse, and second verse are just extraordinary... And this octave thing on chorus... pure perfection. I'm raping replay, and I'm a big fan of yours, Amos :)

[@JunoXL]

Flawless victory!

[@dreiver.guitar]

Your basslines make me rethink changing my guitar for a bass

[@tynannida9642]

Got to hear about 30 seconds of this is in Portland Maine the other night : ((((

[@spencertrey38]

@1:18 is where its at

[@paulogabriel696]

perfect!

[@davevan7265]

You're are such an inspiration. Keep on playing man!!!

[@SanchitKumar89]

This is super awesome, but I still just miss the Warwick so much!

[@gabrielchavarria22]

Yes! The Warwick sounds much better.

[@SanchitKumar89]

@@gabrielchavarria22 exactly! And imagine how amazing it'll sound with the Darkglass!

[@mladenkorunoski654]

You are an inspiration

[@joshmiller251]

This guy looks like Hugh Grant took up bass and got into prog metal. Good decision!

[@AbhiBass96]

Thicc Thats it, folks!

[@johnhimura1000]

weers de weerweek

[@zechariahfrink3707]

Great playing! Love the new album! I like how your new basses have the music man voice but with a little more midrange content, instead of it being ULTRA mid scooped like on a traditional MM. I would personally love to hear some Jazz bass voiced tones on Tesseract's music as well. But anyway, Thank You you guys for the amazing music, and the inspiration.

[@merayzer]

I was searching for the definition of the word "Smooth" and my dictionnary sent me here

[@pawnoir]

Ouais mon gars !

[@brianb4816]

Phenomenal! Inspiring stuff, man; thanks for sharing!

[@rottenapple5566]

the best bassist in the world!

[@connormcinerney7503]

I swear his left hand’s in slow motion

[@kkprokopton]

Cover, Recording, Video all are awesome

[@Surbhitprasoonsingh96]

Kaustubh Kargutkar its not a cover he wrote the bass lines

[@kkprokopton]

@@Surbhitprasoonsingh96 Ohh thanks for correcting me

[@bioburden]

Amazing play-through - thanks for sharing.

[@malicant123]

Sweet, and I love the tone. What type of bass is that?

[@lurking162]

Kiesel AW5

[@padureancalin8096]

Very very very very nice bass and tone

[@ConstantineRizakis]

1.53 The coolest slide

[@Disc1995]

So happy to see this only a couple weeks after you guys played in Brisbane. You all played so well but I was a little disappointed to notice that the only times you cut through (At that show at least) was when you were slapping.

[@freezingmoon5663]

Daem this is so t h i c c

[@haxxproxx]

awesome always !!! Any chance making a video from ''King'' next Amos ? All the best !

[@caleboackes9669]

tone god

[@Zip2461996]

Rhythm God Amos

[@TonyRotella]

Man that bass is a gut-rumbler! Awesome tone from that AW5 Amos, and awesome videography! What tuning are you playing in here? Thanks a ton for the video!

[@abuventertainment2856]

Drop A i think. AEADG

[@matblac19]

Please post more, really enjoyed it. I'm sure you could get like a million followers if you post more often

[@Astral_Wave]

When tuning drop A, would you use a regular 5 string set with saddle higher, or a larger string? (Guitar player new to bass asking) If so, what gauge for 34" scale?

[@tarkenton3895]

Amos uses 35' scale basses I think, but if you're using a regular 34' scale you'd ideally want a beefier low string to start off and then set intonation/string height based off of that I like using really beefy lows if I'm going to A or as far as F# it since you're only looking for A, experiment anywhere from .140 to .145

[@XiyuYang]

@@tarkenton3895 No AW5 is 34 inches. He uses either 130 or 135 for drop A though.

[@captaindelculo1731]

I wouldn't go any smaller than a 135 on for a Low A string. Honestly I didn't know 145 gauge string existed, may aswell just start using bridge suspension cable at that point lol

[@bkinsman]

Fuck that’s so rad, what a shedder. Love the tone of these basses, think it sits much better in the mix than the Warwick thumb

[@elevenAD]

i agree

[@theacademyisntt]

Hell yeah!

[@nairblab4061]

Great job as always. I have a random question.. what kind of camera do you use?

[@Surrey_01]

This is probably stupid but all that is needed for the tone is the Darkglass compressor and distortion? There is no amp for example? (Guitarist learning bass)

[@Zip2461996]

Check out his description, the RME does most of the processing which is then edited in Pro Tools.

[@warrenoids]

The RME has no production capabilities. The tone generated is mostly through the Darkglasses, yes, but I'd wager that there are some post processing happening within Pro Tools after it's being recorded. To answer the original question, yes you'll get very close with both Darkglass pedals.

[@EthanMckennaMusic]

cool use of octaves!

[@funkaforfan]

Good playthrough! The tone is far from my preferred tone but I am proud to say that I completely understand Your choice and respect your for it!

[@Gengibrecookie]

wow man, great work!

[@funkaforfan]

Do you have any tips on the impact while thumb picking? It hurts my nail a lot so I can't quite get to practice it more than a few seconds at a time.

[@TheComodous]

Hi Funkaforfan, I'm not using the nail at all in the upstroke, it's more the side of the thumb at the hight of the knuckle that's hitting and plucking it. If you do it this way you get a more consistent sound between the down and up stroke (the nail sounds different) To do this the trick is the have the palm of your hand as close to the strings as possible. Then your thumb is parallel to your strings and not digging underneath. This way the palm is also in the perfect place to mute the strings you don't want to hear. At least, this is what works for me. Hope this helps.

[@funkaforfan]

@@TheComodous Aaaah this comment!

[@javierherrera8782]

@@funkaforfan I do use my nail, but I've developed a callosity, just as with all my other fingers. Slap hurted in the beginning but now it doesn't at all

[@javierherrera8782]

@@funkaforfan it actually is the nail that gives it the click. I have my 6 string bass in my hands and plugged into my ashdown 115. It really is the nail that gives it the colour you hear in this song. The right technique is to do it until it doesn't hurt. I know because slap used to hurt me but now I even slap in walls to develop callosity ;)

[@EtherealLand]

Awesome one!

[@monjagyl1100]

this person looks just like my mother......so scary how similar

[@gaz2188]

this comment is underrated :D

[@drlucasmd28]

This person is a god amongst men

[@monjagyl1100]

@@drlucasmd28 so is my mother

[@tautvydastomkus]

NICREEEE

[@j3tt436]

Sick mos🤙