This video is 100% demonetized (Thanks, Lars!) so if you enjoyed this, I'd really appreciate if you helped me out on Patreon. You can get his patch, as well as all the ones I've already created and you'll help me continue making videos for this series. Let me know who you'd like to sound like next!
I wonder why more bassists don't take inspiration from Cliff Burton. To make a bass guitar sound like a normal 6 string (or at least as close as you can get) was unique for the time. Unfortunately, I don't see too many examples of that style of bass being used in metal other than Cliff Era Metallica.
Funnily enough I really don't like Metallica, not any era of Metallica, but my tone is very dirt heavy, just lower and with a different tuning than you'd imagine
Thats kinda silly, he was the first to use some of those effects ,its perfectly fine to use some of the same effects and take it in another creative level or even some original works that would be showing respect to your influences, i mean imagine if that train of thought was prevailing after everyone heard jimi Hendrix or jaco pastorius? @lethalsparrow
That's because Cliff actually didn't use fuzz for distortion, he used a tube screamer. The fuzz-wah was only used to get the screaming wah sound you hear in pulling teeth.
The closest emulation of "Anesthesia" I've got is as following: BassWah (40% blend)->Ibanez TS (gain Muff(tone/sustain both around 45, mix 85)->AG750 amp (adjust to your liking, other amps are valid too)->delay(time
For "Bell Tolls" try the bridge pickup (or a blend of neck and bridge) and up the treble. Also, the expression pedal doesn't go with the song's rhythm but I've figured it sorta has a range between 2 bars (that is pedal down for 2 bars and halfway up for another 2 bars). Hope it helps. Great video man.
Cliff was playing above neck pickup or slightly close to bridge. He had mainly mids and lows with some drive, not full tone knob and used strings, that's why is that tone muffled (MoP sound). On RtL he had new strings, Alembic bass, tone had more treble and a lot more drive, I was never able to reproduce that tone as I lack bass and gear for that one but MoP one isn't that hard
@@agcacustoms2852 thanks. another question, have you played call of ktulu, pulling teeth, or orion with this? are the wah and distortion effects similar to the record?
@@roaming740 the wah is not the best and I really don’t like using it but it sounds alright just for playing but I wouldn’t recommend for an exact record sound. I’d try getting a real physical pedal for the wah but distortion wise it’s a decent emulator.
I gotta tell ya, I had a 20/20 Morley PFW and a 20/20 Morley Wah Boost and now the Zoom. I messed with quite a few different drives and settings on the wah on the Zoom and I can nail that Bells tone on the intro pretty closely. It helps if you go drive>wah>SVT head overdriven. But you NAILED the "clean" and slightly driven tones for MoP! 🤘. More Zoom videos for sure! It's way too fun to mess around with
Awesome video, i am really enjoying this series! there really isnt anything comparable here on yt and the zoom b1 four is the only pedal i have currently, so it really helps me out a lot. i'd love to see a rammstein or a system of a down episode!
The wah is not exactly the problem, it's also two Marshall guitar cabs he would put over his bass cabs, which gave the top-dod with the fuzz but also the clank on normal tone.
Cliff's sound is so phenomenal and recognizable, a true 70s acid rock hippie and original executor of speed thrash death. His bass could annihilate an entire town.
Lol cliff was awesome. I found my own tone similar to his. 5 string basses, stereo signals rub through mesaBoogie bass400+ and a Peavey VB3. Turn up the gains past the reasonable level on the channel 2's and my wah started off a bass wah but has been heavily molested to boost the mids and lows. Tube amps getting overdriven are game changers.
What Cliff did in that song was play the straight notes from the main riff one half octave up so the guitar/bass form a power chord together. Steve Harris does that a lot.
Mannnnnn!!!! This tutorials for Zoom B1four are amazing. More please!!! Can you Make one with Mark King sound and Tony Levine ? Wheres is your Patreon!?
I'm so glad you enjoy this! Definitely will be more to come. I haven't looked into Mark King at all, but I did do a quick video on Tony Levin's tone in Sledgehammer on Instagram a while ago: instagram.com/tv/CAwX9FpgP-7/? Here's my Patreon: www.patreon.com/ampthebassplayer
@AMP Why don't do the same with say Jason newsted and Cliff Burton but on zoom b3n and see whether a Morley Power Fuzz Wah will be compatible with the zoom b3n
Cliff doesn’t have a clean tone on master. It’s always overdriven amp. The difference is in your finger dynamics. Also cliff didn’t use any overdrive pedal during 1986. Just amp and compressor + wah boost
Like u hear on bell tolls the sound its a lot more clear and define and more agressive too but its close ...best bass player ever ret in peace great cliff lee burton 🙏
Couple things wrong 1. Cliff only used a big muff on the recording of anesthesia 2.Cliff used a ts9 and not a ts808 3. Cliff used the Morley power wah boost and not fuzz after 1982
@@Fireglo Pictures show the TS9 profile. Fuzz wah was only used up until early 1984. Big muff was only studio anesthesia because he has never been seen using it live. Cliff himself said in an interview that he used the power wah boost
Most of Cliffs tone come from his hands,you could give him a cheap knock off and he would still sound like cliff, you could emulate everything he does and a lesser player wont sound like him
You didn't show the specific settings for any of those effects. Just what effects you were using. That's not that helpful, especially for someone who may not understand what all the specifics for each effect means.
Metal is notorious for burying bass in the mix, but Metallica is so popular that it’s pretty easy to find the stems and get isolated bass. Here’s one where a fan puts the bass way up so you can hear it really well: ua-cam.com/video/rUFjiu4K5-w/v-deo.html
I think it’s worst on Master of Puppets, like they went too far on the bass and fuzz. But on the first 2 albums I think it sticks out enough, should be a little louder for sure but it’s way better than MOP.
This video is 100% demonetized (Thanks, Lars!) so if you enjoyed this, I'd really appreciate if you helped me out on Patreon. You can get his patch, as well as all the ones I've already created and you'll help me continue making videos for this series. Let me know who you'd like to sound like next!
Maybe a video about Les Claypool's sound? ;) Purple Onion era is IMHO the most interesting.
I hate Lars, but everyone else is so cool I wish he would just shut up and be humble like the others
@@mono666Mate Lars isn't a dickhead
@@Joemcncheese lars is a total douche
I wonder why more bassists don't take inspiration from Cliff Burton. To make a bass guitar sound like a normal 6 string (or at least as close as you can get) was unique for the time. Unfortunately, I don't see too many examples of that style of bass being used in metal other than Cliff Era Metallica.
Because Cliff already did it? Idk about other bass players but I don't wanna sound like a copy of another player.
Because finding a lead who wouldn’t take a hit to his ego from a bass sounding better than him is impossible
Funnily enough I really don't like Metallica, not any era of Metallica, but my tone is very dirt heavy, just lower and with a different tuning than you'd imagine
Thats kinda silly, he was the first to use some of those effects ,its perfectly fine to use some of the same effects and take it in another creative level or even some original works that would be showing respect to your influences, i mean imagine if that train of thought was prevailing after everyone heard jimi Hendrix or jaco pastorius? @lethalsparrow
I bought myself a Harley benton overdrive pedal, and now got a Vox classic wah wah for christmas. Legit sounds pretty close to cliff somehow🤣
I didn’t even know Harley benton made pedals lol
That's because Cliff actually didn't use fuzz for distortion, he used a tube screamer. The fuzz-wah was only used to get the screaming wah sound you hear in pulling teeth.
The closest emulation of "Anesthesia" I've got is as following: BassWah (40% blend)->Ibanez TS (gain Muff(tone/sustain both around 45, mix 85)->AG750 amp (adjust to your liking, other amps are valid too)->delay(time
Is wah pedal good?
For "Bell Tolls" try the bridge pickup (or a blend of neck and bridge) and up the treble. Also, the expression pedal doesn't go with the song's rhythm but I've figured it sorta has a range between 2 bars (that is pedal down for 2 bars and halfway up for another 2 bars). Hope it helps. Great video man.
Cliff was playing above neck pickup or slightly close to bridge. He had mainly mids and lows with some drive, not full tone knob and used strings, that's why is that tone muffled (MoP sound). On RtL he had new strings, Alembic bass, tone had more treble and a lot more drive, I was never able to reproduce that tone as I lack bass and gear for that one but MoP one isn't that hard
Issu my bass only has a single p style pickup in the middle position
Also. Don’t move the wah pedal. Keep it down
Just ordered the pedal today and had been looking for this exact thing a few months ago. Great video and thanks for the patch.
1 year later
it any good?
@@roaming740 it works great, for an affordable price it makes playing more enjoyable.
@@agcacustoms2852 thanks. another question, have you played call of ktulu, pulling teeth, or orion with this? are the wah and distortion effects similar to the record?
@@roaming740 the wah is not the best and I really don’t like using it but it sounds alright just for playing but I wouldn’t recommend for an exact record sound. I’d try getting a real physical pedal for the wah but distortion wise it’s a decent emulator.
@@agcacustoms2852 thank you for the responses 🤘
That red halo light behind your head givea you a Jeaus look😂
I gotta tell ya, I had a 20/20 Morley PFW and a 20/20 Morley Wah Boost and now the Zoom. I messed with quite a few different drives and settings on the wah on the Zoom and I can nail that Bells tone on the intro pretty closely. It helps if you go drive>wah>SVT head overdriven. But you NAILED the "clean" and slightly driven tones for MoP! 🤘. More Zoom videos for sure! It's way too fun to mess around with
Right on! I'll give that a shot and update my patch if I can make it sound better. Thanks!
I just ordered the 20/20 Morley wah, good buy?
Tone is similar expect its fuzz>wah>Tube screamer and other effects( pitch shifter,delay and reverb)
I love how much you love that mfx pedal.
Finally someone who explains what to use! Thank you!
Awesome video, i am really enjoying this series! there really isnt anything comparable here on yt and the zoom b1 four is the only pedal i have currently, so it really helps me out a lot. i'd love to see a rammstein or a system of a down episode!
Cool video! Alfie did do a great job on Cliffs rig rundown for sure! That dude puts in a ton of work!!
That pedal is absolutely worth the money
The wah is not exactly the problem, it's also two Marshall guitar cabs he would put over his bass cabs, which gave the top-dod with the fuzz but also the clank on normal tone.
Really happy to have stumbled across this channel yesterday. Subscribed today.
cliff inspired me to play bass
Great video! I love my Bx1 Four! Can you do a Peter Steele bass done on that thing?
I keep getting requests for Peter Steele. I don’t think I’ve ever really listened to Type O Negative but I will put him on my list!
Cliff's sound is so phenomenal and recognizable, a true 70s acid rock hippie and original executor of speed thrash death. His bass could annihilate an entire town.
Wah before fuzz is the vibe 🤘
Loved this video, already a patron! Could you do a Les Claypool patch setup? Thanks!
He’s on my list, but in the meantime, Josh over at Bass Buzz has a fantastic video on him as well.
cliffs tone was a little brighter than what you had going there
What's great about the patch I made is that you can increase the treble if you need. Try it out!
Lol cliff was awesome. I found my own tone similar to his. 5 string basses, stereo signals rub through mesaBoogie bass400+ and a Peavey VB3. Turn up the gains past the reasonable level on the channel 2's and my wah started off a bass wah but has been heavily molested to boost the mids and lows. Tube amps getting overdriven are game changers.
I found I got a nice beefy muddy tone with compression distortion and the black wah I also have everything cranked up so it screams
The most underrated bass line in any Metallica song has to be all of No Remorce.
What Cliff did in that song was play the straight notes from the main riff one half octave up so the guitar/bass form a power chord together. Steve Harris does that a lot.
No remorse is an awesome song
Just a Canadian in his mid 20's, thought about it for 5 painful years but finally I am getting bass guitar lessons.
Congratulations man you’ll love it!!
Do you think you could try and do a video on replicating Jerry Only’s tone?
Mannnnnn!!!! This tutorials for Zoom B1four are amazing. More please!!! Can you Make one with Mark King sound and Tony Levine ?
Wheres is your Patreon!?
I'm so glad you enjoy this! Definitely will be more to come. I haven't looked into Mark King at all, but I did do a quick video on Tony Levin's tone in Sledgehammer on Instagram a while ago: instagram.com/tv/CAwX9FpgP-7/?
Here's my Patreon: www.patreon.com/ampthebassplayer
I'm not really a connoisseur of Cliff's playing but I do like these videos as they show how good the Zoom is and how to set it up
@AMP Why don't do the same with say Jason newsted and Cliff Burton but on zoom b3n and see whether a Morley Power Fuzz Wah will be compatible with the zoom b3n
That dog is loving the wha😂🥺
Doggie was like "I think there's a treat under here"
How bout if I use an Aria SB-1000CB to try to get Cliff Tone?
I did get the Morley power fuzz wah
Cliff doesn’t have a clean tone on master. It’s always overdriven amp. The difference is in your finger dynamics. Also cliff didn’t use any overdrive pedal during 1986. Just amp and compressor + wah boost
I dunno thunderbird and smack the strings so they bang on the pickups it's close enough:D
Please help me!!!!! I have a Vox Stomplab 2b, I need this sound, please!!!
I have the same b1xfour. Please make how to sound marcus miller also how to sound victor wooten. Patch for slapping
i suggest that instead of fuzz wah you get distortion wah, that would sound more like it
Hi do you think that is better the ampeg Svt classic reissue or a vintage one to replicate the Cliff Burton amp sound ? Thanks
Sir ty for video ,can you make a sound that will be good for church music im using b1xfour more power to your channel sir
Subscribed!
Awesome video man!!!
But what about the actual settings on the amp and cab?
Thank you! The full settings are available on my Patreon page.
I’m lazy does anybody know much all of this costs
Like u hear on bell tolls the sound its a lot more clear and define and more agressive too but its close ...best bass player ever ret in peace great cliff lee burton 🙏
Why this guy looks like the bassist of Primus
Please release the presets on patreon
I didn't realize reddit disliked you. I for one enjoyed your posts. Can't be mad at someone who knows where the toan is stored!
Couple things wrong
1. Cliff only used a big muff on the recording of anesthesia
2.Cliff used a ts9 and not a ts808
3. Cliff used the Morley power wah boost and not fuzz after 1982
4. citation needed
@@Fireglo Pictures show the TS9 profile. Fuzz wah was only used up until early 1984. Big muff was only studio anesthesia because he has never been seen using it live. Cliff himself said in an interview that he used the power wah boost
Hey, I got a question, I’m wondering what pedal should buy, the valenton gp100 or the zoom b1x 4, in only play the bass, could you give and advice?
I'm not familiar with the other pedal, so I can only really speak to the Zoom. I think it's probably the best multieffect you can get for the price.
Oh wow, someone actually trying and kinda sorta nailing cliffs rithm sound
Hell yea
We don’t want close we want exactly same as Cliff 😳 Lol
Do a steve harris tone video pls :3
Most of Cliffs tone come from his hands,you could give him a cheap knock off and he would still sound like cliff, you could emulate everything he does and a lesser player wont sound like him
Geezer butler on the b1x four maybe
Rip Cliff
You didn't show the specific settings for any of those effects. Just what effects you were using. That's not that helpful, especially for someone who may not understand what all the specifics for each effect means.
The settings are on my Patreon page. They are free though, so you don’t have to sign up or anything. www.patreon.com/posts/59614194?
@@ampthebassplayer It says we need to sign up and pay $2 to see that post. Make it free please.
It is free. None of my posts require a subscription.
@@ampthebassplayer It says I need to upgrade to access the Cliff Burton Patch settings
... THA DOG!!!
Robert Trujillo next?
Oh, metallica do have a bass guitar.....🤣🤣🤣
You look like Alfred from the hobbit.
Cliff was a great player. But am I the only one who thinks his sound was muddy/ lost in the mix and a bit toneless?
Metal is notorious for burying bass in the mix, but Metallica is so popular that it’s pretty easy to find the stems and get isolated bass. Here’s one where a fan puts the bass way up so you can hear it really well: ua-cam.com/video/rUFjiu4K5-w/v-deo.html
I think it’s worst on Master of Puppets, like they went too far on the bass and fuzz. But on the first 2 albums I think it sticks out enough, should be a little louder for sure but it’s way better than MOP.
I always wonder how Cliff would have sounded if he was around for later Metallica when they started to get well into good production and tone.
#106_FinePiece_Totally_5_⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Just taking the opportunity to remind everyone that no matter which bass player is in Metallica they are always the best musician.
Yeah Jason was totally the best musician. Contributed to songwriting once every 6 years xD
How to sound like Dave ellefson
Working on it! Been busy with gigs but I should be getting that out before year’s end.
With cliffs dirty tone, you should actually play by the neck
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Intro, it´s sounds like so bad. Sorry man. Anesthesia, no way.
Great video but... Bro, wash your hair💀
How to sound like Cliff Burton on 'And justice for all'? Just turn your volume to zero.
That was Jason Newsted.