Bro the start of the video was a literally ‘how to get Fieldy tone with a regular bass, why is everyone nitpicking the things you can’t do with a regular bass. This is way better than nothing and he’s just trying to show something cool out. Guitarist aren’t even this bad I swear to god
He also uses a finger snapping motion when he attacks the string..that's right from Fieldys mouth himself....he holds the bass the way he does because he's a trained classical upright player
After studying this sound, it’s all in the low mids and treble😉 as he said himself scoop all the mids out, boost bass a little bit, crank TREBEL all the way up, low mids all the way up. Having those ADX5 pickups he uses is a big plus aswell but they’re very hard to find without owning one of the signature K5’s
I’ve gotten some nasty critiques, this one is actually really valid and totally fair. I should have mentioned in the video it’s about getting his register. Well done, great comment!
I don't have exact measurements, yet my rule of thumb is this. If it's uncomfortable sliding a business card between the string and the board? You're a touch too low to my taste, raise it a tiny bit and you're home! Heck, you might like it dropped down that far. It's a taste thing lol but the business card is a decent litmus test.
Hey, man nice work! That is basically going to get you the sound. I did something similar for a while with an oc2, and it helped when I actually *smacked* the strings as opposed to slapping them. Give it a go and see what you come up with.
Get 5 string bass strings and replace your E with the B, so on and so forth. That avoids the octave pedal problem. Or you could always get thicker strings for a 4 string. E-A is a pretty substantial jump tho
@@JonLaTonaBass So it's not recommended on stage haha. But still nice video man. I just recently upload the same song bass cover with drop A standard 4 strings Squier Classic Vibe.
That’s my point. If you can get an instrument that you want to properly set up and get the right strings, then that’s great and you should go with that option first. But the way you are looking at it is the way I’m looking at it.
It was always strange that Trujillo's kid had a Three String Bass, but I never really thought about it until this, I did not know he was jumping if for a Five String Player, I was going to say, How did Trujillo's kid stand in for the S America tour with a three string Bass if he was replicating Five string parts.. Now I know. Still there must have been some parts that were unnecessarily acrobatic.
I agree, particularly if you have an extra bass. But if you only have one bass, an octave pedal would do (sort of). But yes ultimately, I agree with you
I thought Fieldy used B5s and B9s? Can any be substituted? - this is coming from a 38yr old who just picked up a bass guitar for the first time on August 7th.
So first off, welcome to the world of bass playing!! You could very well be right, but if you’re able to get a 5 string Ibanez you are in great shape and wouldn’t need this video. This video is about getting his register of the bass if you only own a jazz bass or a precision bass. Happy playing!!
Ahh I see, so with the pitch shifter, you’re playing the bass as a detuned 5 string with an extra low e! That also means you can play the low g and play some stonky djont roffs
Yes exactly. I def get criticized in this video for the fact that better options are available. Which I agree with (Ibanez does have a bass for $250 that is five strings) and you can set it up like Fieldy. If you can do that, great. But you can just get an octave pedal if you only have one bass and if you need to stay in standard. Happy playing!!
I think it's got its own charm. Kinda like that "bass" riff on seven nation army. It crushes the tone a bit so you get a weird rubber band sound, if you know what I mean. Back in high school I didn't have money for a bass, so I just did what he did. Nowadays you can just do everything with vsts and send monitor signals anywhere you want in the daw, but pedals are so much fun to mess around with. One has to embrace the jank to enjoy the jank for what it is!
A good pedal is at least in the $75-$100 category. Quite frankly, even with the octave lowering it still sounds no where near as chunky. If you really want to accomplish the sound use the money you’d invest in a pedal towards a secondary bass if you’re a gig bassist or in a band. That or plan your show accordingly and just re-tune it in an interlude or something.
So I never claimed that this is the best solution to sounding like Fieldy. This is the best option if you are in a position where you want to get Fieldy’s register without changing strings. Ultimately someone should get a cheap Ibanez for $250. But agree that it doesn’t replicate the tone, just the pitch.
@@JonLaTonaBass my point here is that there are easier solutions to the problem presented. Tuning takes a few minutes and even if you’re operating on a down-tuned E string, it would sound heaps better. The other part of the problem with your solution is that it doesn’t take into consideration the action of the strings. I could tell someone to make a cake out of bread flour by adding cornstarch to the dry mix, but at the end of the day, just going out and buying cake flour is easier and ultimately better. I sincerely doubt someone will want to do a Korn cover out of the blue mid show or in a video without having the capability of backing it up with a set secondary instrument or simply being able to make the adjustments with a few minutes time.
@@Purgespectator45679 but going back and forth with tuning is not good for the bass in the long run. Tuning the bass down 7 half steps is a shit ton and will impact the neck
I know there is a little rattle with Fieldy , but going from a low E to a low A seems to rattly. Plus going back and forth is not great for the bass in the long run
Not my favorite band either, but I try to give equitable options for people who do value their music, but don’t have the resources and tools they need.
The pedal I use is the one also featured in the video link below this message. In Jeremy I use the octave divide option. But for Fieldy, I use the whammy side (down an octave) How to play Pearl Jam’s Jeremy with a 4 string bass #shorts ua-cam.com/users/shortsdb4QqhNRU4Y?feature=share
When I say sound, I don’t mean tone, I meant pitch. Nevertheless even though he’s not someone I love, others do and that’s who I am making the video for.
So in short, I was wrong in regards of sounding like him. This is just a pinch to get down to the same register as Fieldy. But if you have an octave pedal that allows you to go 2 octaves below original note, then you can play Fieldy bass parts by using the A, D and G strings. Happy playing!
Works in theory but part of Fieldy’s tone is the flap of the strings.
That’s a fair point. This is just a temporary solution if you need that register without changing steings.
To get the sound you need light gauge stainless steel strings and a covered humbucker or active pickup and heavy slap and fingering
why get an octave pedal when you can just get lower gauge strings 😭
Bc some people still want to be in standard tuning instead of switching strings. Octave pedal is an easier and more versatile option
Also you have to change intonation if you change string gauge.
@@swh05284 excellent point!!
Bro the start of the video was a literally ‘how to get Fieldy tone with a regular bass, why is everyone nitpicking the things you can’t do with a regular bass. This is way better than nothing and he’s just trying to show something cool out. Guitarist aren’t even this bad I swear to god
And you have to re-adjust the truss rod. Broke a neck on one of my basses trying to fit lower gauge strings!
Fieldy has four more strings then he needs
You forgot to mention that making the face is mandatory 😄
He also uses a finger snapping motion when he attacks the string..that's right from Fieldys mouth himself....he holds the bass the way he does because he's a trained classical upright player
That's honestly so hard
Also helps to have active pickups
Love the pick guard my dude
After studying this sound, it’s all in the low mids and treble😉 as he said himself scoop all the mids out, boost bass a little bit, crank TREBEL all the way up, low mids all the way up. Having those ADX5 pickups he uses is a big plus aswell but they’re very hard to find without owning one of the signature K5’s
I’ve gotten some nasty critiques, this one is actually really valid and totally fair. I should have mentioned in the video it’s about getting his register. Well done, great comment!
I just tune down to A standard on a 4 string, low action helps
Ugh that won’t be as helpful as you think
Pro tip: make bass go clickity clack
Do you know what the action should be set at on a 5-string bass
It it’s specifically for Fieldy, I’m not 100% sure. But since he does detune, more than likely the string should be relatively loose
I don't have exact measurements, yet my rule of thumb is this. If it's uncomfortable sliding a business card between the string and the board? You're a touch too low to my taste, raise it a tiny bit and you're home! Heck, you might like it dropped down that far. It's a taste thing lol but the business card is a decent litmus test.
Good point dude
No one has ever wanted to sounded like him...
Was thinkin the same thing
False as fuck, dismissed nerd
@@WagwanHappyPappyHapPap obviously you are an amateur player at best
@@mr.mystery4577 true or not would not mean anything to anyone
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I love that pick guard.
Thanks so much, it’s custom!
This was super Informative subscribed!
Awesome video brother. I’d rather use this method with the octave pedal rather than get low gauge strings. Nice
I’m glad you appreciate it :)
EHX Pitch Fork oktave pedal takes my elektrik violin down to Hell
Hey, man nice work! That is basically going to get you the sound. I did something similar for a while with an oc2, and it helped when I actually *smacked* the strings as opposed to slapping them. Give it a go and see what you come up with.
Thanks
Get 5 string bass strings and replace your E with the B, so on and so forth.
That avoids the octave pedal problem.
Or you could always get thicker strings for a 4 string. E-A is a pretty substantial jump tho
Lol, your headache is bigger than my headache. Just struggle more with me, “no problem”🤣🤣🤣🤣
I fks with Korn in not talking about food products here neither 😏😎👍🏽
Cool
Wish I had known this before I got my 5 strength bass, although the active pickups was totally worth it!
Tune to AEAD. Bam.
Ok then tune it to standard. Keep going back and forth and BAM! You have done damage to the bass
Does it still sound natural when using an octave pedal?
Anyway nice video 😃
In actuality, it doesn’t. It’s really meant to cover the range of Fieldy’s range from a standard fender bass.
@@JonLaTonaBass So it's not recommended on stage haha. But still nice video man. I just recently upload the same song bass cover with drop A standard 4 strings Squier Classic Vibe.
Nice work around if your play the intro ov a korn song live. For crowd reaction..
That’s my point. If you can get an instrument that you want to properly set up and get the right strings, then that’s great and you should go with that option first. But the way you are looking at it is the way I’m looking at it.
It was always strange that Trujillo's kid had a Three String Bass, but I never really thought about it until this, I did not know he was jumping if for a Five String Player, I was going to say, How did Trujillo's kid stand in for the S America tour with a three string Bass if he was replicating Five string parts.. Now I know. Still there must have been some parts that were unnecessarily acrobatic.
Ty Trujillo used a 5 string bass but the glow in the dark strings were only three.
what about having heavier strings on your 4 string bass?
If you have more than one bass, that’s fine. Going back and forth would be bad for the tension of the bass
The best option is change the strings, only low B, E, A, D
I agree, particularly if you have an extra bass. But if you only have one bass, an octave pedal would do (sort of). But yes ultimately, I agree with you
Doing so requieres modification and a new set up on the bass. It is a pain in the neck. I've done it and ruined my firts bass in the process.
GOOD DAYS SIR..
WOULD YOU LIKE GIVE US INFORMATION WHAT TYPE OF PEDAL THAT YOU USE IN...
Are use the Digitech bass whammy pedal
It’s a pricier one, but there are other cheaper ones
What octave petal did you use?
The digitech bass whammy pedal
I thought Fieldy used B5s and B9s? Can any be substituted?
- this is coming from a 38yr old who just picked up a bass guitar for the first time on August 7th.
So first off, welcome to the world of bass playing!! You could very well be right, but if you’re able to get a 5 string Ibanez you are in great shape and wouldn’t need this video. This video is about getting his register of the bass if you only own a jazz bass or a precision bass. Happy playing!!
@@JonLaTonaBass yeah unfortunatly I only have an Ibanez 4 string.
@JonLaTonaBass and Thank you for the welcoming... It's already been awesome man thank you. It's going to be one hell of a journey
Ahh I see, so with the pitch shifter, you’re playing the bass as a detuned 5 string with an extra low e!
That also means you can play the low g and play some stonky djont roffs
Yes exactly. I def get criticized in this video for the fact that better options are available. Which I agree with (Ibanez does have a bass for $250 that is five strings) and you can set it up like Fieldy. If you can do that, great. But you can just get an octave pedal if you only have one bass and if you need to stay in standard. Happy playing!!
I think it's got its own charm. Kinda like that "bass" riff on seven nation army.
It crushes the tone a bit so you get a weird rubber band sound, if you know what I mean.
Back in high school I didn't have money for a bass, so I just did what he did.
Nowadays you can just do everything with vsts and send monitor signals anywhere you want in the daw, but pedals are so much fun to mess around with.
One has to embrace the jank to enjoy the jank for what it is!
Bro please tell me what bass that’s called
It’s a sadowsky
@@JonLaTonaBassit’s beautiful
A good pedal is at least in the $75-$100 category. Quite frankly, even with the octave lowering it still sounds no where near as chunky. If you really want to accomplish the sound use the money you’d invest in a pedal towards a secondary bass if you’re a gig bassist or in a band. That or plan your show accordingly and just re-tune it in an interlude or something.
So I never claimed that this is the best solution to sounding like Fieldy. This is the best option if you are in a position where you want to get Fieldy’s register without changing strings. Ultimately someone should get a cheap Ibanez for $250. But agree that it doesn’t replicate the tone, just the pitch.
@@JonLaTonaBass my point here is that there are easier solutions to the problem presented. Tuning takes a few minutes and even if you’re operating on a down-tuned E string, it would sound heaps better. The other part of the problem with your solution is that it doesn’t take into consideration the action of the strings. I could tell someone to make a cake out of bread flour by adding cornstarch to the dry mix, but at the end of the day, just going out and buying cake flour is easier and ultimately better. I sincerely doubt someone will want to do a Korn cover out of the blue mid show or in a video without having the capability of backing it up with a set secondary instrument or simply being able to make the adjustments with a few minutes time.
@@Purgespectator45679 but going back and forth with tuning is not good for the bass in the long run. Tuning the bass down 7 half steps is a shit ton and will impact the neck
Wich bass is that?
It’s a sadowsky original metro. Not the ones made in China, but the ones made in Japan by one of sadowsky’s best apprentices
Which octave pedal?.
I use the digitech bass whammy pedal
Or you can tune to ADGC on 4 string you get more rattle that way
I know there is a little rattle with Fieldy , but going from a low E to a low A seems to rattly. Plus going back and forth is not great for the bass in the long run
Just get thicc strings and tune down 7 frets
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Well then he can play E0 to djent
All he did was pull a face
Edit Thanks for not taking offense dude.
Or just downtime with heavier gage strings
What happens when you have to go back to standard???
@@JonLaTonaBass tune up?
@@bigbo1764 doing that back and forth will wreck the bass
Who's fieldy?
Korn’s bassist
Just tune down the string..
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Hmmm
Not a fan of Korn
But interesting
Not my favorite band either, but I try to give equitable options for people who do value their music, but don’t have the resources and tools they need.
@@JonLaTonaBass Good work man
The worst bass player to ever want to sound like
Not my favorite, but some do like him
@@JonLaTonaBass That is fair, thanks for the content sir
To bad fieldy left Koяn.
I think he’s on hiatus, plus the person in the band is probably emulating him too
What octave pedal do you recommend?
The pedal I use is the one also featured in the video link below this message. In Jeremy I use the octave divide option. But for Fieldy, I use the whammy side (down an octave)
How to play Pearl Jam’s Jeremy with a 4 string bass #shorts
ua-cam.com/users/shortsdb4QqhNRU4Y?feature=share
Why would anybody even want that clickity clack noise anyway???
Who knows, but I’m just here to help.
You could just tune your bass down.
Lol…..no
Oh or turn to drop a
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That's quite presumptuous... I think his style and tone are awful.
When I say sound, I don’t mean tone, I meant pitch. Nevertheless even though he’s not someone I love, others do and that’s who I am making the video for.
No thanks 😂
To each their own
I only have a 6 string guitar. How can I sound like Fieldy?
So in short, I was wrong in regards of sounding like him. This is just a pinch to get down to the same register as Fieldy. But if you have an octave pedal that allows you to go 2 octaves below original note, then you can play Fieldy bass parts by using the A, D and G strings. Happy playing!
Or just tune your bass down...
Umm no 🤣🤣🤣🤣
wut? lol
It’s not the best plan, but a viable one if you only have a jazz bass.