When I think djent I don't think of Tesseract. They are more progressive than anything I think. Same with Karnivool. Definitely not djent. Meshuggah is what I think of. But what do I know. I'm old.
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need djent bass tone.
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Brother I am surprised there hasn't been more djent-bashing in this thread, you are brave. I agree with focusing on your midrange with your eq. Make sure your GK isn't set to "scoop" out your tone. Experiment with your pickup and eq setting while jamming with your band, not alone. When you're sitting in the mix the dynamics change. Try a bunch of stuff. Remember you're not looking for "that" djent tone, you're looking for YOUR djent tone. After that, boutique basses and pedals will be the icing on your brutal technical slamming cake.
I think Animals As Leaders had the right idea when they decided they didn't need a bass player. An 8 string guitar covers that range anyway, and gets you the high-mid crunch distortion that you need way easier. A bass is just redundant if everybody's going to be banging on an open E the whole time.
Of course, you could always try and break the mold and swap roles with the guitarists. Let them hold down the rhythm with the drummer. Get some melodies up top with your bass, reverb the crap out of it, play with a thumpy Jaco tone or something. Don't bother trying to ape what the guitarists are doing, you have guitarists for that.
Of course, you could always try and break the mold and swap roles with the guitarists. Let them hold down the rhythm with the drummer. Get some melodies up top with your bass, reverb the crap out of it, play with a thumpy Jaco tone or something. Don't bother trying to ape what the guitarists are doing, you have guitarists for that.
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Actually, AAL has bass on all of their albums and uses that playback live...they just didn't feel like hiring/paying an extra player who had the skills to hang
My refrigerator makes some good djent sounds when the compresser acts up.
Just kidding, I actually like Periphery a lot, although I don't know much about other djent bands.
Just kidding, I actually like Periphery a lot, although I don't know much about other djent bands.
For what its worth im an old fart ..50 in human years....i think it sounds pretty interesting , a bit like a whacking away at a telephone guy wire type sound and effect....sounds like a whole new way of playing and a different style ,,,so whats wrong with a different style.?
You guys that play this stuff keep it up!
Dont listen to these saucerheads that sit in their rooms and ploink around with the same old same old...go big !
You guys that play this stuff keep it up!
Dont listen to these saucerheads that sit in their rooms and ploink around with the same old same old...go big !
i mean i have a sans amp
aal has bass on all their albums beacuse a 5 string bass goes lower then a 8 string guitar.
Damn, we used to bitch about there being no solos in metal. Now we complaain about there being solos in metal?
No one is ever pleased.
Also, fanned-fret/37'' bass > Darkglass B7K > Direct. That's how Periphery gets their djangy toanz. My favorite because of how gritty it is.
Another option is a standard 34'' 5-string > tube compressor > Avalon DI > Direct. The Amos Williams/Tesseract rig if you prefer a cleaner tone.
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You can just anything you want just get it punchy. If you're not a fan of dirty tones run a compressor with a fast release before your amp so you acheive the 'punch' that the kick and guitar are producing.
my only fannned fret is 35.5 inchesDamn, we used to bitch about there being no solos in metal. Now we complaain about there being solos in metal?
No one is ever pleased.
Also, fanned-fret/37'' bass > Darkglass B7K > Direct. That's how Periphery gets their djangy toanz. My favorite because of how gritty it is.
Another option is a standard 34'' 5-string > tube compressor > Avalon DI > Direct. The Amos Williams/Tesseract rig if you prefer a cleaner tone.
I like how most laugh at the old "best bass for metal" question, but the best bass for Djent is immediately pinpointed out as a Dingwall. Just an observation. I guess one needs to specify which sub genre of metal said bass will be used in.
Unless said OP was making a satire to djent (which I don't think it is) I don't get all this making fun of the genre... it would be like I don't like pop and when threads are on asking how to cover pop song tones I post videos about how bad pop is... anyways. I think the two bass djent tones in my head would be the gritty digital distortion yet clear tone of meshuggah style or clean punchy tube compressed...good hunting either way OP
