Peter Steele, Bass tone

[Iamthelampshade]

I know Type O Negative isn't known for it's bass lines. But I've found Peter Steele's bass tone very interesting and I was wondering if anyone know about how to get his tone or something similar to it.

 

[SteveV74]

Boss DS1, DD3 , and CH1, Thats the core of his sound.

 

[wolfkeller]

A lot of modes he did himself to everything. Custom speakers, tweeters added to cabs, reverb, sustainer pick up. A ds1 does not sound like him BUT for fact its what he used.

 

[SteveV74]

Tune BEAD, use those Boss pedals and that will get you kinda close, but wolfkeller is right, there is an epic amount of things involved ........get an eq and make it smile, that will also help.

 

[SteveV74]

Check out this video on YouTube:


Stephen Vicenzi.

 

[SteveV74]

That video is my attempt, getting closer(I think) its kind of an obsession for me

 

[wolfkeller]

Nice, very slow deep and hard there. He evolved to less mids and a thicker sound. Love the green man

 

[wolfkeller]

I've long researched this issue, Pete was a dyi kinda guy, his tech said he was always modding stuff so no one really knows. Its for certain chorus always with dist. Almost always reverb too. Delay was occasional. Peavey cabs with 2x18 and 2x10 plus horns.

 

[SteveV74]

Im using the DS1, CH1, and the DD3 set at 50ms. Im also using a mxr micro chorus set at 12, all that runs into my sonic max, the peavey 450 with the eq curve helps too. Its kind of a hobby for me to get close to his sound, thats just his distorted channel, I havent finished the clean channel yet,( need a reverb and flanger) im also planning on a sustainiac as soon as I have the money( i have a family so extra money is kinda hardvto come by sometimes)

 

[Iamthelampshade]

Thanks! but Whats a tweeter?

 

[Iamthelampshade]

Also would you happen to know what bass he plays?

 

[wolfkeller]

Peter? Well early on all alembic spoiler, then when they were on ozzfest al Esh, then a custom Fernandez with a rick body. He had a green Fernande's and the last few years all he played was the Washburn m-10

 

[wolfkeller]

I know Type O Negative isn't known for it's bass lines. But I've found Peter Steele's bass tone very interesting and I was wondering if anyone know about how to get his tone or something similar to it.

This is his Esh, which now they have a tribute. He was going to have a signature model but died before he could sign.

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

The sustainiac will get you close to the bass sustainer from what I hear. It was essential to his sound when combined with the piezo pickup (and the aforementioned pedals)

 

[wolfkeller]

Verrry necessary. I guess you could use an ebow too. He also powered his monitor on stage and used a graphic eq for it in his rack to control his feedback.

 

[SteveV74]

A tweeter is like a horn......they make a sustiniac for bass , you just have to specify that its for a bass, an ebow will work but it wont give you those blood curdling harmonics that he gets.

 

[SteveV74]

wait a minute!! He used a piezo pickup? Seriously? Please elaborate if possible.

 

[wolfkeller]

I am not so sure about that, I think his Esh might have had one, it had a single J. I know his Washburn only had a MM pup

 

[SteveV74]

There is a pic of his pedals floating around, I think its on TB actually, I used it as a starting point.....when I first started chasing his tone I heard he used a DS1, so I went to GC got one , brought it home , plugged it in, and boy was I dissapointed....thats when I started researching, found some tips here and there and saw how massive this was, been obsessed ever since.he truly is one of my heroes.

 

[SteveV74]

The tone he has on the symphony for the devil dvd is my favorite, thats the one I try for the most, his tone seems to have changed slightly from album to album but that one is my favorite.