Alex Weber - Obscura - Septuagint (Live at Baltimore Soundstage 02/23/2022)
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- Опубліковано 4 тра 2022
- For those of you who were at the Obscura concert in Baltimore a few months ago, you might've noticed something attached to my headstock when we came out and played the encore... After we got settled into the flow of the tour, I thought it would be a cool idea to film a live playthrough video, especially since we had a killer videographer with a bunch of cameras, a sick light show AND an even sicker venue to boot.
Septuagint, I thought, was also a great tune to pick for this because of how dramatic and dynamic it is and because of how much of a lead role the bass plays in it. Besides all that, it was one that I just really looked forward to playing every night since it's so much fun to play. Super stoked with how this turned out! There are obviously no do-overs live so I only had one shot hahah...
Mixed and Mastered by Kenny Eaton at Mystery Ton Studios
Filmed by Vincent Grundke
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It’s a rule that if your first name is Alex and the your last name starts with Web that you are going to be a bassist.
for real I first read "Alex Webster - Obscura" and went nuts for some seconds, then I realize it was Alex Weber and this popped up because I am suscribe to him, he is awesome also so its all good
Lol why does this apply to the bassist I'm in a band with, too. I was confused for a second and thought it was him
@@notmiscares3918 Alex Webster is a legend, but i doubt that he is able to play Obscura stuff
@@keysersoze9511 I think he defenitly can, I mean, I dont know if he plays fretless bass but in an freted bass he absolutly can in my opinion, Cannibal Corpse basslines are insane too, three finger tecnique at high bpm's, chords, fast lines, ive listened to both bands full discography and I think Jeroen Paul Thesseling and Alex Webster could play each other parts, Linus Klausenitzer too.
Alex Weber and Alex Webster
Greaaaaat! Greaaaaaaaaat!
Happy to hear a finger bass player with a such taste since di giorgio or sean malone
if you think this is good you should check out the two previous obscura bassists: Linus Klausenitzer and jeroen paul thessling, they blow alex weber out of the park
Fretless ❤
Brutal!
Bro you’re a beast and the mixing is filming is incredible ! Just continue and never stop making videos it makes people like me happy 🤘
Glad they didn't forget about this absolute beast of a song
This song is like their Magnum Opus
Ohhhhhhh! When I saw Obscura in Oakland, I was a little confused that Jeroen and David weren't performing. But, y'all totally held it down so I still had a great time. I wish I had known I was watching the dude from Exist!
the bass and drum performance are just amazing
No to mention Christian Münzner's guitar work.
@@taomahNEGEV yeah, glad to see he can nail his solos again despite the dystonia. I remember in earlier live shows he had trouble with the scale grinding parts in this one.
@@aerow2965 Me too. He's not only a brilliant player bust also a fantastic composer. I honestly hope he fully recovers.
Alex you’re the absolute shizzz !! Sick show Sunday night 🔥🔥🔥
what a live sound, the whole band. Stunning
I'm subscribing you for a long time but today is the day I learned that you joined Obscura. It would be nice to see you in a playthrough of "Diluvium" since the one by Linus is gone.
I’m technically not in Obscura, I just played with them on their most recent US tour because Jeroen couldn’t make it. I love that song and have thought about doing a video for that for a long time so we’ll see
yo this is actually among the sickest metal bass videos i've seen on youtube?? wtf
Until I saw a video of what you were able to show of your love setup, I could have sworn you were playing on a Le Fay! That's awesome that you play your own basses that you created. I'm glad I watched that too because it helped explain how you are able to achieve that prominent of a tone in a live setting like that. Looks and sounds great dude. 🤘😊
This is amazing! Great idea and execution!
this is what i'm waiting for🔥🔥🔥
Amazing‼︎
Damn! Amazing playing, you had some pretty big shoes to fill on that tour and you knocked it out the park! What a pro!
Amazing playing 🔥🔥👍
AMAZING MIRACLE
Excellent
thank you
Brilliant idea with the stock camera. Thanks.
Bass daddy is amazing
👏👏👏
hey man i saw you guys in nashville!!! talked to you after the sh0ow was a great time!
bello 💪
yay, now I can finally learn the bass part :,) thank you!
What I played here isn’t EXACTLY what Jeroen played on the album since I improvised certain parts but it’s at least pretty close!
@@AlexWeberBass It is close enough, I do like your improv work so I will just tab it how you have played. Great job man!
Own that Stage Bro
#Beastmode
Greetings from Costa Rica!! amazing sound I love it. Could you tell me the set of pedals you use in this live show? Thank you so much!
My setup for this tour was pretty simple... Tuner -> Darkglass Super Symmetry Compressor -> DG Vintage Ultra -> Electro Harmonix Pitch Fork Plus -> and the new reissue of the TC Electronic SCF. All of that run into an Aguilar AG 700 head
im curious how much time u had to learn an entire obscura set, incredible playing
No kidding, imagine the pressure of playing bass in obscura.
@@Killenmachine05 I personally couldnt imagine that pressure, but I'm sure years of experience playing in a band like Exist would make the transition quite easier.
I had basically a month. Steffen hit me up right after Christmas and I flew out to the first gig on Jan 31st. It was a grind to get all that stuff together but at least I had the isolated bass tracks to transcribe instead of having to just pull everything from the final recordings
@@AlexWeberBass Thank god for isolated bass tracks! Still, I can imagine those were some LOOONG days of practice. Truly inspiring!
Definitely was still a grind... That’s all I did for the month of January
Great playing, I searched your site, but wasn't able to find which instruments you play?
I’m playing basses that I’ve built myself. This is the most recent one
@@AlexWeberBass Damn, you're a virtuoso in both playing and manufacturing basses!
what'd i'd give to see this man live
playing a show with him would be even more insane
Hopefully one day!
fret-fuckin' yeah-less
Wow!!! Goals for sure!
Would you mind sharing the tuning? I'm looking to learn all of Obscura's bass parts :)
It's nothing special, just a whole step down. (A D G C F Bb)
@@AlexWeberBass thanks so much! I notice there’s “usually” 7 string basses played in Obscura, so my general curiosity was peaked.
You are an immensely talented bassist. Learning a lot just from observing your excellent technique!
@@ericpalkovich Jeroen was the only one to play a 7 string. He had a string lower than me which was tuned to E. I'm not a huge fan of that since you can't really hear the fundamental pitch anymore, especially since it's fretless.
@@ericpalkovich And thanks for watching!
Hey, Alex. I know you have quite a bit of luthier experience and judging by the look of this bass, you most likely made it yourself. Could you go into any specifics? Like, when did you make it, how long it took, and string gauge? I’m very curious :)
Okay but where is Jeroen Paul Thesseling? He rejoined the band on 2020, where is he now?
Whos was drumming with you guys on this tour?
Gabe Seeber
la septuaginta mari, con
Who is the drummer? 👍👌
great live performance. the intonation sounds sometimes a little odd
Please Obscura BE MORE MUSICAL. YOU ARE SO CLOSE TO BE A EPIC BAND! TAME YOUR EGO!
Saw them live and honestly i almost fell asleep. Great technic, Great tones and their album mixes are perfect. I love the clean parts , the bass lines and the alien clean vocals but overall, the music gets boring by the end of the 3rd song. Over the years i come back to Obscura to listen 2 or 3 songs and then im done for some months.
Bands like Atheist, Cynic, Necrophagist, Car Bomb,Meshuggah, Strapping Young Lad,Cannibal Corpse, Animals as Leaders, Suffocation,Coroner.. never get boring because i feel they put they musicality first. Speed and technic come along naturally. You finish to listen a song from these last bands i mention and you immediately sing some part. It prints in your brain.
Just my opinion, go ahead nail me to the cross.
Necrophagist musicality? Lmaooo
You should give the songs the respect they need.. The writers worked hard to create that exact bassline and u butchered songs like akroasis and the anticosmic overload.. You're not mimicking the feelings of the original writers which just shows how narcissist you are👎.. Steffan has the right to be that narcissist.. But u don't.. Until you write your own hit.
Touch grass
Damn, thank you for paying that close attention to my bass parts!
@@AlexWeberBass It's amazing how insufferable some "fans" are
Alex Weber - good enough to play with Obscura live but not good enough for some schmuck on youtube. Why don't you link your metal archives page?