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Djent bass sound?

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liam3344

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Apr 23, 2013
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Hi guys im relativly new to this so bare with me haha. I have currently joined a metal band and am looking for that unique sort of djent bass sound (i.e periphery tesseract). I have a fender jazz bass, gallien kruger head, ampeg cab and an mxr m80 + mxr compressor. I also use a plec i am a beginner when it comes to using my fingers (dont shout at me) ive always learned with a pic. Any advice or tips on how I can get this sound? and wether using my fingers would be better? Sure alot of the bass sound sounds like slap bass. Also any tips on how i can practise getting used to this style? I find it hard to follow without tabs and there arent many available. I find listening to the drums helps me alot but there is alot normally going on and weird time signatures. Just looking for any advice on where i can improve? Cheers guys :bassist: rock awn!
 
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its been a pain in the arse getting the string to feel right since setting it up in CGCF. any tips? 4 string? I find the strings i have are really loose. think i got 35-120's at the moment - obviously leaving out the 35 5th string. help! :crying:
 
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DwaynieAD said:
he's asking about a specific sound not what bass he should get.

OP your gear should be great, just play play play. get with these people and jam out.

I drop tune with medium-lite DR hi-beams, you don't need to use a low B to go to C. get some ernie ball power slinkies if you feel you need a heavy gauge
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Thanks alot for that dude!
 
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DwaynieAD said:
he's asking about a specific sound not what bass he should get.
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It's still a "What's the best _____ for metal?" thread IMO.

As far as getting a sound for it, the gear you have is great. My advice is boost those mids and cut the lows. You will have an easier time hearing yourself in the mix once the full band is playing.

I used DR Lo-Riders for metal, then switched to Rotosound. I've had good luck with DR Hi Beams as well. Strings make a huge difference, so don't overlook them. It's a simple and relatively inexpensive way to drastically change your tone. I was never happy with my tone until I found the right string.
 
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I just sold my Fender Jazz bass to one of the top metal producers out there. It has been used on multiple records already and if I must name drop, PM me.

That doesn't matter. The point is that you are good to go. The way these guys get tone is they parallel the bass into 2 channels. 1 is more focused on the top end. that area is distorted with a tech 21 sansamp plugin.

To recreate this type of tone live..you simply can use the gain on your GK to get the distortion you need. Done. I wouldn't really mess with anything else, but that is just me.
 
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Another trick alot of guys use is to split their output between a bass amp and a guitar amp. I'd look into what the guys from Meshuggah use since they are using detuned 8 string guitars with the low string being the same as the open E string on a bass. The frequency response on the guitar amp will almost act like a crossover and only distort what it can reproduce. You'll still have the bass amp there to handle the clean bottom and have the top end distorted. If you'r recording and using a bass cab with a tweeter mike the tweeter with an SM57 and mix that in with 2 or 3 other tracks (Direct, Miked Bass Amp, Miked Guitar Amp, Tweeter). The tweeter alone will give you all of the high end attack (think Korn) the guitar amp will give you midrange and distortion, the bass amp will give you low end and the direct track will give you full range.

C/S,
Rev J
 
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M80 is pretty good for that kind of tone, since it sounds tight, aggressive and naturally cold. Both pickups full volume on your bass, and on m80 blend on 3 o'clock, gain on 11, bass 12, mid 1 and high's 2 or 3 o'clock. Adjust trigger to taste.
Set GK flat and adjust mid freq to taste, slight bump around 600hz works for me since you'll have plenty of lowmids from the downtuning itself.
 
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I run a Carvin 5 string tuned BEADC with a bucker in the bridge through a sansamp into a power amp into an 810 cab. I use D'Addario Pro Steels because they produce a really bright tone that gives that "djenty" sound. My guitarists use 8 strings tuned to F# Standard, so for that low string I use the octave F#. Overall, it's really what you feel sounds best in the mix.
 
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I really enjoy Tesseract's One album & the 1st Animals as Leaders (which has no bass I think). I also like all the Meshuggah albums. So that being said, what exactly is Djent bass tone? Periphery's a big band in that genre but I can barely hear the bass in the few songs I've heard. What are some examples of this Djent bass tone? Sorry for hijacking your thread, Liam :cool:
 
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liam3344 said:
Hi guys im relativly new to this so bare with me haha. I have currently joined a metal band and am looking for that unique sort of djent bass sound (i.e periphery tesseract). I have a fender jazz bass, gallien kruger head, ampeg cab and an mxr m80 + mxr compressor. I also use a plec i am a beginner when it comes to using my fingers (dont shout at me) ive always learned with a pic. Any advice or tips on how I can get this sound? and wether using my fingers would be better? Sure alot of the bass sound sounds like slap bass. Also any tips on how i can practise getting used to this style? I find it hard to follow without tabs and there arent many available. I find listening to the drums helps me alot but there is alot normally going on and weird time signatures. Just looking for any advice on where i can improve? Cheers guys :bassist: rock awn!
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I started learning with a pick like you did, and eventually switched to more of a fingerstyle. When I want a more aggressive sound, I like to really dig in with my fingers, and just attack the strings. Attack them like they owe you money!
 
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