Nolly Getgood Explain His Sound

[MDBass]

Well he left them, so maybe you'll like whatever new thing he gets into.

He’s just producing and mixing now, as well as running GetGood Drums and making signature plug-ins: seems like more of a homebody.

Can’t blame him seeing as he’s one of the A-List guys in that genre.

 

[andruca]

Finally someone using THIN PICKS for metal/punk/whatever hard or heavy, I thought I was the only one. Not only he uses .60mm picks like I've been doing for 10 years (Tortex Triangles), HE STATES EXACTLY THE POINTS I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SPREAD FOR YEARS:

1) Hard picking on a hard pick DOESN'T SOUND GOOD and gets stuck.
2) A thin pick ACTS LIKE A FIRST STAGE OF COMPRESSION.

2015?
2017?

Not into djent(neric), but the guy's clearly ripping me off

 

[The_Owl]

Interesting. I have noticed a LOT of the djent bass players sound like that Trillian plugin a lot of ppl use. I guess I see why now. It sounds good in Perhipery's songs for sure, but I'm not sure it's a tone I could use myself.

I'd even go so far to say that the Nolly type of tone is the ONLY tone I hear in metalcore or similar genres nowadays. Everyone is going for the Dingwall middle and bridge pickup sound with heavy or extreme amounts of distortion. Although a good and recognizable tone for sure, I think it tends to lend itself towards just doubling the guitars rather than supporting the groove, but that's just in my opinion.

 

[flojob]

He's got that dude wearing the sbl strap haha

 

[BoogieZK]

I made a comment on this video, because i found the tone awful...
Like any "metal tone darkglass pedal" videos, I really think it's only there to leave maximum room in sound to guitarists and well i don't think like that.
It's only my taste but am i the only one?

 

[The_Owl]

I made a comment on this video, because i found the tone awful...
Like any "metal tone darkglass pedal" videos, I really think it's only there to leave maximum room in sound to guitarists and well i don't think like that.
It's only my taste but am i the only one?

You are not alone. While I don't think the tone itself is bad, I agree with the sentiment.

 

[Bad_tattoo]

I've never been able to stomach the usual darkglass tone either. All fizz and grind to me. Reminds me I have to sell my b3k2 Takes me back to when every metal band and their dog used the same POD/AXFX1 presets to make their albums and everything was bland and samey
It's funny to me that he says the MIDI thing; I've been making music with GP5 most of my career and I always thought his tone reminded me a lot of the bass 'tones' in that. Mission accomplished I'd say!

 

[BurtMacklinFBI]

I made a comment on this video, because i found the tone awful...
Like any "metal tone darkglass pedal" videos, I really think it's only there to leave maximum room in sound to guitarists and well i don't think like that.
It's only my taste but am i the only one?

I don’t know about all that, I get the sense that he and his guitarist are working together to leave room for one another. To my ear it sounds more reciprocal than one sided.

 

[mmon77]

He’s just producing and mixing now, as well as running GetGood Drums and making signature plug-ins: seems like more of a homebody.

Can’t blame him seeing as he’s one of the A-List guys in that genre.

And he still did record the bass lines on their latest album, even though he's not in the band. They state that they won't replace him, as he's an integral part of their sound, which I totally agree with.

I'd even go so far to say that the Nolly type of tone is the ONLY tone I hear in metalcore or similar genres nowadays. Everyone is going for the Dingwall middle and bridge pickup sound with heavy or extreme amounts of distortion. Although a good and recognizable tone for sure, I think it tends to lend itself towards just doubling the guitars rather than supporting the groove, but that's just in my opinion.

Doubling the guitar is exactly what the bass does in most djent type music. At least you can actually here Nolly. Some of those bands you wouldn't even know there was bass on the recording at all.

I don’t know about all that, I get the sense that he and his guitarist are working together to leave room for one another. To my ear it sounds more reciprocal than one sided.

This exactly. I have the STEMS from Periphery's last two albums. If you listen to the isolated guitar and bass tracks, you can hear what they're doing. Nolly generally doubles the guitar part, unless their doing some twiddly-diddly more lead oriented melodies. Then, he's basically all you hear holding down the rhythm, and it still sounds huge, because of how he's engineered his tone.

The guitars are actually very anemic sounding by themselves, as they lack any low end. That's by design, so the whole thing doesn't turn into mud.

I'm a fan of the band, but I know that they, and this style of music is not for everyone. If you listen to the way they produce it, and understand what's going on sonically, there's allot that anyone can learn though. These guys know what they're doing, and do it well. That's probably why so many other bands copy them.

 

[The_Owl]

And he still did record the bass lines on their latest album, even though he's not in the band. They state that they won't replace him, as he's an integral part of their sound, which I totally agree with.



Doubling the guitar is exactly what the bass does in most djent type music. At least you can actually here Nolly. Some of those bands you wouldn't even know there was bass on the recording at all.



This exactly. I have the STEMS from Periphery's last two albums. If you listen to the isolated guitar and bass tracks, you can hear what they're doing. Nolly generally doubles the guitar part, unless their doing some twiddly-diddly more lead oriented melodies. Then, he's basically all you hear holding down the rhythm, and it still sounds huge, because of how he's engineered his tone.

The guitars are actually very anemic sounding by themselves, as they lack any low end. That's by design, so the whole thing doesn't turn into mud.

I'm a fan of the band, but I know that they, and this style of music is not for everyone. If you listen to the way they produce it, and understand what's going on sonically, there's allot that anyone can learn though. These guys know what they're doing, and do it well. That's probably why so many other bands copy them.

Although technically (no pun intended) a different genre, I always use Dan Briggs from Between the Buried and Me as an example of how you don't need heavy distortion on the bass in metal music. He has a massive, fat and warm tube driven clean tone that really brings the music together. A perfect example of why bass doesn't neccesarily need distortion in heavy music.

 

[mmon77]

Although technically (no pun intended) a different genre, I always use Dan Briggs from Between the Buried and Me as an example of how you don't need heavy distortion on the bass in metal music. He has a massive, fat and warm tube driven clean tone that really brings the music together. A perfect example of why bass doesn't neccesarily need distortion in heavy music.

That guy is an absolute beast. I love his playing, and his tone! I was just recently learning how to play the bass line in "Voice of Trespass", and it's a blast!

 

[The_Owl]

That guy is an absolute beast. I love his playing, and his tone! I was just recently learning how to play the bass line in "Voice of Trespass", and it's a blast!

He's also the nicest guy imaginable. I met him at the bar less than an hour before the show last night in Stockholm, Sweden. Not only did he take the time to chat with me, he also allowed me to take a picture. Show was literally the best show I've ever seen.

 

[Eminor3rd]

Why is it a worthy goal? Honest question - I try to play every tune a bit differently every time, hoping to be cognizant of what's happening in that particular moment.

Maybe depends on how you define "consistent"?

Because he plays a style of modern prog metal that is all about extremely tight, complicated parts being played with precision.

 

[MDBass]

And he still did record the bass lines on their latest album, even though he's not in the band. They state that they won't replace him, as he's an integral part of their sound, which I totally agree with.

He’s definitely still in the band, he just doesn’t tour anymore.

When asked who the best guitarist in Periphery is, the band usually responds with “Nolly”

 

[MDBass]

I made a comment on this video, because i found the tone awful...
Like any "metal tone darkglass pedal" videos, I really think it's only there to leave maximum room in sound to guitarists and well i don't think like that.
It's only my taste but am i the only one?

What is the point of commenting “this sounds awful” on a YouTube video?

 

[deff]

What is the point of commenting “this sounds awful” on a YouTube video?

I think it is best to always interpret those type of comments as "I don't like it". But truly, one can't expect anything that is unique that becomes somewhat ubiquitous to be universally liked.

 

[MDBass]

I think it is best to always interpret those type of comments as "I don't like it". But truly, one can't expect anything that is unique that becomes somewhat ubiquitous to be universally liked.

Definitely not expecting anything to be universally liked: I’ve seen and heard plenty of things on YouTube I didn’t like.

Not once did I waste my time and energy informing the content creator that “it sucks” though, so I’m trying to understand the mindset behind doing that.

 

[deff]

Definitely not expecting anything to be universally liked: I’ve seen and heard plenty of things on YouTube I didn’t like.

Not once did I waste my time and energy informing the content creator that “it sucks” though, so I’m trying to understand the mindset behind doing that.

Yeah, I'm mostly talking about for your own sanity. Someone works years or decades on how to create a unique sound.... thoughts on the internet.. "it sucks". I generally don't think that people have that much animosity though, they're just expressing that they don't like that sort of thing. And yes, I don't do that trashing sort of thing either, whether it is my thing or not.

 

[Mastodon2]

When asked who the best guitarist in Periphery is, the band usually responds with “Nolly”

They're not wrong, he is a better guitarist than any of the other three (lol) guitarists. I always found it a bit daft that they have three guitarists and now not even a single bassist.

There's an old video on YouTube of Nolly doing a cover of one of Marty Friedman's solos from an old Megadeth track. He's no slouch.

 

[JimmyM]

Yeah, I'm mostly talking about for your own sanity. Someone works years or decades on how to create a unique sound.... thoughts on the internet.. "it sucks". I generally don't think that people have that much animosity though, they're just expressing that they don't like that sort of thing. And yes, I don't do that trashing sort of thing either, whether it is my thing or not.

"It sucks" is antagonistic animosity, no two ways about it. "Not my thing" says the same thing but way less antagonistic.