Check the band Grotus. Two basses, drummer, singer that drums. They’re fantastic and a precursor to so many bands that their influence is almost buried.
TerriblePeril And the U.K.'S "EVIL BLIZZARD" with 4 Bass players and a singing drummer that wears masks. Very raw, beefy, and entertaining. I really enjoy them. Especially the song called STUPID PEOPLE 😂 ua-cam.com/video/M6Pm4F-wHdw/v-deo.html
That KHDK tone though...that sounded sexy and the only one that sounded good. The rest are trash. That being said, there are better options for distorted bass, like pedals actually made specifically for distorting bass
I use the Fangs with a Big Muff and its a killer combination just need to be subtle with the muff! (Now realised what I have written and waiting for the comments!).......🤭
Yes. Boss LS-2 is the holy graill and the easiest way for Bassplayers who want to use guitarpedals. In combination with the Boss LS-2 my cheap Behringer Ultra Metal (UM 300) Distortion pedal sounds like a boutique pedal. Great review.
Metal Muff should be good as EQ/"preamp" too, when I roll distortion knob to 0 it doesn't distort at all and I can use it to add or cut lows, mids and treble or just boost the signal.
relation prize-quality is very important, in this case, metal fangs distortion is a great deal for bass players who can't afford expensive pedals. In my opinion every pedal on this video sounds similar each to others, and any choise is really a good decision, but i can't help be impressed about TC Electronic products left me speechless
For the style of death metal that I play, the MT-2 is the clear favourite. But it was fun to listen to all the demos and especially hear the Fullbore doing something useful. Might take a look at the used market and see if I can snap one up.
I just got one and it's pretty cool, I get some great tone out of it, I feel like it gets a bad wrap cuz people who demo it typically don't mess around with it much, everything is just set to 12 o'clock or ramped way too far up. If you scoop the mids and crank the highs you can get that really fuzzy burzum filosofem tone out of it. I have mine dialed in to a sound that's really reminiscent of old Obituary
I just discovered your channel the other day and totally digging it. To my shock, the Digitech Grunge pedal with the low up about 3/4, almost all the way down and the gain all the way down is an absolute beast on bass. It's very similar to the Darkglass B3K for way cheaper.
I like how you keep switching different basses for different tones honestly... As a bass builder could I suggest that you'll get better results and thicker overtones using ceramic magnet pickups opposed to alnico or ferrite magnet pickups. Ceramic handles the distortion by far better, especially combined with alder, swamp Ash, and maple wood bodies.
I have tested a shitton of distortion pedals. The best guitar pedal for me is the old and out of production "Jeckil and Hyde", made by Visuals Sounds. Its bad that they are out of business, so you have to get old, used pedals. Its a fuzz and distortion pedal. With the overdrive side you are able to get everything, from astonishing tube like harmonics to complete overdrive. The distortion is something different, from nice and gritty up to totally and complete facemelt. The overdrive has gain, volume and a tone knob, the distortion a three band EQ, volume, gain - and a bass knob that gives you back all the bass you need. I stopped using the Jeckil and Hyde because I found the Darkglass B7k working much better to me. You are able to mix the untouched signal with the distorted tone, have a 4 band EQ and a Grunt and a Attack mini toggle switch. Ok, this one is built for bass, and you hear and feel it. Another question: please tell me something about the Thunderbird that you use in the vid. Is it an Epiphone? I am looking for a TBird with bolt on neck, because I have an old Fender P bass neck, and I want to built a Fenderbird. I know that there are Epi TBirds with a bolt on neck, but I was not able to find one until now. Are those stock pickups? Thank you in advance!
The challenge here is to offer satisfying fuzz - and not dissolve into soupy slop lacking any articulation whatsoever. This video mostly fails, sad to say...
You wanna know how to REALLY do this? Get the Boss LS-2, as mentioned in the video. Put your metal distortions in one loop. In the other loop, put an EHX Knockout - clean to 0, highs to 0, lows to taste. It's a low-pass filter set at 60Hz, you you'll never lose your bottom and you'll never have that cheesy "two basses" blended sound.
@@andreasdeutinger7319 I've since changed the Knockout to a Microtubes X, which gives me a distortion PLUS the an adjustable low Pass filter at the twist of a knob. I have a Brimstone Crossover Distortion that will arrive today to replace the X!
Lewis lose the hat 40 yr old men rock bassist shouldn’t be wearing what my 12 yr old hip hop wannabe wears. You look good bald it’s in ,great bass player though.
I personally use the Wampler Dracarys with an Allied overdrive for my setup. Then add in a Tumnus in my fx loop through an Orange terrorizer and it sounds like I'm ripping mountains in half. I also really feel the style of bass, amp, and cab matters when you get into metal bass. That is my black metal setup, and I use a modified P bass I built with an Orange terrorizer 500, and SWR 4 x12. For a more hard rock stoner doom its the Boss Ds-1 Tumnus stack into the Orange, but with my Emperor 2x15 cab.
Very nice video guys. I use a bass modded MT-2 with my P bass but i stack it over Sansamp clone , and it sounds great. Digitech distortion factory is another amazing 7 in 1 metal pedal.
@@immanuelrohy There are many clones and some like the angry swede from decibelics are 99% identical to the original. I recommend the channel Dome_Nightbearer !
I need a distortion pedal to play black metal on bass. What features i need: -Cost: less than 100€ (on reverb) -Has to run on 9v battery -Has built in noisegate. Which pedal should i get? I really like the clanky sound but don't know which pedal would give me this.
Well, I liked a lot of KHDK pedal, but the others are very very good too! Congrats for the video man! Greetings from Brazil! 🇧🇷 I'm also a bass player. 👍🏾
I just set the EQ flatline and set the tone controls on the pedals at 12:00. Totally in your face: ua-cam.com/video/QX0sJ2B7OMU/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/XLnRLCYvhLM/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/aGPl5fCuegs/v-deo.html The pedal is a Danelectro FAB metal. A little harsher than I'd prefer, but regardless of what pedals I use, I won't get buried in the mix.
I use a overdrive, into a SansAmp, then run that into the effects loop, no low end loss at all! Access to the amp Eq with the sans amp Eq, and have a very mean aggressive overdriven sound with plenty of low end…
I stopped watching when he got to boss and not because I dislike boss. But I just watched a similar video on guitar and then that guy got to a walrus red it sounded really low and not as clear as the boss. I want to hear the walrus red vs boss.
there’s really no need for guitars
Guitarists checkmate.
Check the band Grotus. Two basses, drummer, singer that drums. They’re fantastic and a precursor to so many bands that their influence is almost buried.
TerriblePeril And the U.K.'S "EVIL BLIZZARD" with 4 Bass players and a singing drummer that wears masks. Very raw, beefy, and entertaining. I really enjoy them. Especially the song called STUPID PEOPLE 😂
ua-cam.com/video/M6Pm4F-wHdw/v-deo.html
@@brianhenderson8362 evil blizzard! Ive seen them.
Jupiter James-Reynolds Awesome, I can't wait till they tour the U.S. so I can see them live.
my man chooses the forbidden riff and starts with the forbidden pedal.
i admire it.
Ohhhh that fangs sounds like hell on Earth ❤️
I love the dark blood and the fangs there awesome
Favorites as well
If i play in a EQ and use a pedal do it effect my volume?
I personally wouldn’t ever use any of those pedals on my bass signal
At all..
That KHDK tone though...that sounded sexy and the only one that sounded good. The rest are trash. That being said, there are better options for distorted bass, like pedals actually made specifically for distorting bass
"Some Kind Pedaaaaaal... This Pedal lives!" rsrsrs
🤣
The KHDK sounded the most usable to me.
Same here
Still a little muddy but that can be fixed
I'll take 4!
Because is more like overdrive than high gain pedal
Same i loved the sound it made
Strangely i liked the metalzone the most :O
It was surprisingly excellent.
KHDK and Fangs seemed like the ones that I would pick if I were to use them with my bass if if I felt like experimenting.
I use the Fangs with a Big Muff and its a killer combination just need to be subtle with the muff! (Now realised what I have written and waiting for the comments!).......🤭
@@Bass-guitarist all good man 😂😂
Damn, I wished you played through an HM-02 for a real chainsaw.
Perhaps there’s a part 2 in our future...
@@TheBassChannel Make it happen and I double Sub! :D
Hm2 sounds actually really cool on bass. I have one and use it on bass often. Pretty usable if low gain setting.
swede mode is not recommended on bass, i've tried it
Yes. Boss LS-2 is the holy graill and the easiest way for Bassplayers who want to use guitarpedals. In combination with the Boss LS-2 my cheap Behringer Ultra Metal (UM 300) Distortion pedal sounds like a boutique pedal. Great review.
Some Kind of Monster!
I'm looking for a pedal for a bass enthusiast. He's just a hobby player, but I don't know pedals well. This was incredibly helpful, thank you.
The KHDK or the Waza Metal Zone, both with a blend can work. I mean guys try ;) Awesome vid, thanks !
Metal Muff should be good as EQ/"preamp" too, when I roll distortion knob to 0 it doesn't distort at all and I can use it to add or cut lows, mids and treble or just boost the signal.
relation prize-quality is very important, in this case, metal fangs distortion is a great deal for bass players who can't afford expensive pedals. In my opinion every pedal on this video sounds similar each to others, and any choise is really a good decision, but i can't help be impressed about TC Electronic products left me speechless
For the style of death metal that I play, the MT-2 is the clear favourite.
But it was fun to listen to all the demos and especially hear the Fullbore doing something useful. Might take a look at the used market and see if I can snap one up.
I just got one and it's pretty cool, I get some great tone out of it, I feel like it gets a bad wrap cuz people who demo it typically don't mess around with it much, everything is just set to 12 o'clock or ramped way too far up. If you scoop the mids and crank the highs you can get that really fuzzy burzum filosofem tone out of it. I have mine dialed in to a sound that's really reminiscent of old Obituary
The HM-2 is killer on bass too!
I just discovered your channel the other day and totally digging it. To my shock, the Digitech Grunge pedal with the low up about 3/4, almost all the way down and the gain all the way down is an absolute beast on bass. It's very similar to the Darkglass B3K for way cheaper.
Some kind of Distortiooon... The Distortion lives🤘🏼
that metal muff sounds pretty good IMO
I like how you keep switching different basses for different tones honestly...
As a bass builder could I suggest that you'll get better results and thicker overtones using ceramic magnet pickups opposed to alnico or ferrite magnet pickups.
Ceramic handles the distortion by far better, especially combined with alder, swamp Ash, and maple wood bodies.
I've always used the Boss Metal Zone with my Bass 🤘🏼
the st. anger riff in the beginning 🔥
Wasn’t that specifically from the song, “Some Kind of Monster”?
@@eeyorehaferbock7870 sure is. Not their best but definitely overhated 👍
Can you demo the tc electronic dark matter
hmm i think i want a khdk and like 5 wahs
Checkmate guitarist
KHDK sounds the best on ma ears..
I have tested a shitton of distortion pedals. The best guitar pedal for me is the old and out of production "Jeckil and Hyde", made by Visuals Sounds. Its bad that they are out of business, so you have to get old, used pedals. Its a fuzz and distortion pedal. With the overdrive side you are able to get everything, from astonishing tube like harmonics to complete overdrive. The distortion is something different, from nice and gritty up to totally and complete facemelt. The overdrive has gain, volume and a tone knob, the distortion a three band EQ, volume, gain - and a bass knob that gives you back all the bass you need.
I stopped using the Jeckil and Hyde because I found the Darkglass B7k working much better to me. You are able to mix the untouched signal with the distorted tone, have a 4 band EQ and a Grunt and a Attack mini toggle switch. Ok, this one is built for bass, and you hear and feel it.
Another question: please tell me something about the Thunderbird that you use in the vid. Is it an Epiphone?
I am looking for a TBird with bolt on neck, because I have an old Fender P bass neck, and I want to built a Fenderbird. I know that there are Epi TBirds with a bolt on neck, but I was not able to find one until now. Are those stock pickups?
Thank you in advance!
The Thunderbird is the Epiphone Vintage Pro. All stock (even the strings). You can learn more about it here: ua-cam.com/video/b4Oq653XoYM/v-deo.html
Visual Sound is now making pedals under the brand name Truetone. The Jekyll and Hyde lives! 😎
Great vid! I'm always thinking about trying guitar pedals.on my bass. Some pedals are too hard/expensive to find for bass
Amazing how recognizable Josh playing is. 😲
except for the KHDK the rest sound like pup
What about the HM2 there are some companies that make them with a blend knob. I feel like that would be perfect for bass.
There is guide on line to do it.
I might just like sludgy/mildly fuzzy bass, but the metal muff sounded the best imo.
It’s that one of the best bass tones that exist anyway?
Yknow, I think I liked the Metal Zone! 😅
I never thought of this granted from this video I would definitely choose tc electronics fangs
If that MT-2W had a clean blend it'd be great
Behringer BD21 with Mid Mod ftw. Seriously it's 25 USD and half an hour to mod
The challenge here is to offer satisfying fuzz - and not dissolve into soupy slop lacking any articulation whatsoever. This video mostly fails, sad to say...
fullbore sounds best at noon don’t @ me
I used to have this, should have never sold it, I like how it sounds here
You wanna know how to REALLY do this? Get the Boss LS-2, as mentioned in the video. Put your metal distortions in one loop. In the other loop, put an EHX Knockout - clean to 0, highs to 0, lows to taste. It's a low-pass filter set at 60Hz, you you'll never lose your bottom and you'll never have that cheesy "two basses" blended sound.
that is a good idea.
@@andreasdeutinger7319 I've since changed the Knockout to a Microtubes X, which gives me a distortion PLUS the an adjustable low Pass filter at the twist of a knob. I have a Brimstone Crossover Distortion that will arrive today to replace the X!
Dude...check 12:15 out.
I'll definitely get my MM out of the trunk!
I hate to admit it but the boss dominated. Expected more from metal muff and KHDK. Disappointing.
that riff that chris caccamise keeps on playing its absolutely horrendous, maybe stick with the other well known demo riffs
Ibanez Tube Screamer or the Pro-Co Turbo-Rat.
Lewis lose the hat 40 yr old men rock bassist shouldn’t be wearing what my 12 yr old hip hop wannabe wears. You look good bald it’s in ,great bass player though.
Personnally I use my HM2 and a crybaby, Stay Metal !
I personally use the Wampler Dracarys with an Allied overdrive for my setup. Then add in a Tumnus in my fx loop through an Orange terrorizer and it sounds like I'm ripping mountains in half. I also really feel the style of bass, amp, and cab matters when you get into metal bass. That is my black metal setup, and I use a modified P bass I built with an Orange terrorizer 500, and SWR 4 x12. For a more hard rock stoner doom its the Boss Ds-1 Tumnus stack into the Orange, but with my Emperor 2x15 cab.
Man if i saw Josh somewhere i would really wanna take a pic with him. Plus does anybody know what bass is Josh using right there?
Kiss him
Nick maffei is a supercool pothead I love his riffs
I have to clap for using Some Kind of Monster as the riff, specially since I don’t remember the bass on that album
The tone at 7:45 was badass...
Oh yes! 😲
Rex Brown-esque!
i loved hearing this video, i was reminded of the tones from kings x, motorhead, and black label society.
Fullbore and/or Metal Zone hands down.
Do the Digitech Death Metal next, it's better than all of these, more low end and louder.
legit the first 4 pedals are all what i was gonna get for my first distortion pedal about a few months ago
Metal Muff is just awful for everything.
Nice👍👍👍 Hi from Russia🖐️🖐️🖐️
do you have recommended bass effects for horror ?
Man I can list to you play metal pedals on the bass all day 🤘
khkd y metal zone sound good af
Very nice video guys. I use a bass modded MT-2 with my P bass but i stack it over Sansamp clone , and it sounds great. Digitech distortion factory is another amazing 7 in 1 metal pedal.
bass players use these types of effects to cover for the fact they can't play very well lol
I prefer the Boss and the MXR for my taste.
Fangs TC Electronic 🔥
How did you miss the almighty HM2
They're pretty hard to come by...
@@immanuelrohy There are many clones and some like the angry swede from decibelics are 99% identical to the original. I recommend the channel Dome_Nightbearer !
@@ThrashingBasskill i'm aware of the clones - i have the tc eyemaster - it's aight
KHDK the best👍
Where the Slime LIVES!
KHDK is the only one I liked.
Damn Ur Bass Sounds Beefy
FANGS ! Kicks ass get it !
That dark blood is so good for bass
I need a distortion pedal to play black metal on bass.
What features i need:
-Cost: less than 100€ (on reverb)
-Has to run on 9v battery
-Has built in noisegate.
Which pedal should i get? I really like the clanky sound but don't know which pedal would give me this.
Well, I liked a lot of KHDK pedal, but the others are very very good too! Congrats for the video man! Greetings from Brazil! 🇧🇷
I'm also a bass player. 👍🏾
Funny that I totally disliked the fullbore on guitar! MXR should sell it as a bassdistortion. Still too harsh for my taste, but anyway...
SOME KIND OF MONSTEEEEEEEER
You guys missed the DOD Boneshaker! Perhaps you should demo it on its own. Its a killer distortion pedal for bass!
Definitely agree
THANKS all!!!
Metal zone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just set the EQ flatline and set the tone controls on the pedals at 12:00. Totally in your face:
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ua-cam.com/video/XLnRLCYvhLM/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/aGPl5fCuegs/v-deo.html
The pedal is a Danelectro FAB metal. A little harsher than I'd prefer, but regardless of what pedals I use, I won't get buried in the mix.
KHDK is the best of them all...I'm never getting the Waza,, i'll use the normal mt2.......
İt's a massive sick bro 🔥 You should Cover Gojira's - amazonia with distorted bass.
I'd just take the Microtubes 900 over any of those pedals and get a much better sound all from within the amp!
Distortion on bass sounds really cool, kick ass, but in a band with metal guitars... mmmmm... i don't know Rick...
Is it usual for bass to have effects on during deathcore? Can somebody who plays bass tell me about this?
I use a overdrive, into a SansAmp, then run that into the effects loop, no low end loss at all! Access to the amp Eq with the sans amp Eq, and have a very mean aggressive overdriven sound with plenty of low end…
Khdk the Best!!!
Some Kind of Monster was very unexpected, but I appreciate it
Fuck. I sold my mxr. Should have kept it. Shit.
I stopped watching when he got to boss and not because I dislike boss. But I just watched a similar video on guitar and then that guy got to a walrus red it sounded really low and not as clear as the boss. I want to hear the walrus red vs boss.
I have metal muf and fangs, using with my 6 strngs Solar V, today i bought my first bass guitar and it blow my mind ;D
Boo active.
Not sure if this is normal but I can get a lot of these effects just with my amp...
Maybe the fact that it weight 30kg helps.
Waiiit i bought the metal zone for guitar, didn't knew i could use it on bass too! Ty!
mxr the best
With a fuzz pedal and octave pedal we don't need a bassist lol
BOSS MT-2 for me ✊🏽
2nd Metal Muff
F*ck setting at noon, I'm ridin' into the sunset, baby.
With everyone doing drop this and that on guitar it be like guitar evalution