dry bass tone in death metal

champbassist · #1 03-23-2009, 01:10 AM

I'm new to the realm of bass equalization & tone settings. Could anyone tell me how the bassists in death metal(esp. alex webster,troy tipton) get their bone dry tone. A quintessential example wud be the bass solo in hammer samashed. Sounds like lots of treble to me; probably new strings or heavy gauge strings. Just asking in terms of mid, lo, high mix here.

tom once dead · #2 03-23-2009, 01:12 AM

thats pretty much the exact sound you get with a bass with EMG pups and an svt3 pro or svt 4 pro, with the mids boosted a little

gm jack · #3 03-23-2009, 09:41 AM

In Cannibal Corpse, a lot of Alex's tone come from his very low action so the strings bounce of the frets when he attacks the strings, not unlike slap.

This is covered in a sticky in the technique forum.

sonic assassin · #4 03-23-2009, 03:09 PM

dry tone? active bass, mid scoop, DI or cheap solid state amp.

done.

joeydavidson · #5 03-23-2009, 03:47 PM

I was reading about his gear once, if I recall correctly he used a GK then a SVT-400t into a 810e in the early days. But yeah his tone seems to have a scoop with a lot of highs.