It’s back from the dead! The TB Mega Thread.

[MaxMaps]

I uh, don't know if "bass player in the platonic ideal of a guitar wank band" is for me, but lots of people (including some people I know and respect!) dig Periphery, so.

I have been getting back into "ye olde metal bass" and my tone is a bit boutiquified but ultimately it's still some kind of 250>some kind of high gain box of fuzz. Gotta find what works for you and all that stuff.

This is why I fucking love the MBD2 - I am so glad I pulled the trigger on this box early, it nails the blown super sludgy distortion sound that is not a straight up fuzz. I guess you nailed it on the head that for what darkglass is, is really not my bag when it comes to heavy music.

I am still in wanky 80's thrash metal, with some Pantera thrown in the mix.

[behndy]

i don't know SHIT about...

a) modern bass players

b) modern styles

c) modern gear

i'm operating on what tidbits i can remember from gigging out like... 5 years ago? feels like decades. but fuck me. 2020 felt like 12 years.

i remember loving Rusty Box as my basic tone into a power amp, Darkglass (whichever was the no eq dirt pedal that they originally made) for dirt, 2 or 3 fuzzes that were neat. that i think i still have.

oh. and Brian's SS/BS shizz being the BEST STUFF EVAH.

[MSUsousaphone]

Mmmmmmm....blackened....I used to have a Mesa 400+. So good. My best sounding rig. It just got too heavy ince the kids were born (the most TalkBass thing I've ever said).

Darkglass is also weird to me. There's so much I love about their sounds but then there is this weird quality to them that sound.....fake? Not real? Like....thin somehow? It's ineffable.

[MaxMaps]

i don't know SHIT about...

a) modern bass players

b) modern styles

c) modern gear

i'm operating on what tidbits i can remember from gigging out like... 5 years ago? feels like decades. but fuck me. 2020 felt like 12 years.

i remember loving Rusty Box as my basic tone into a power amp, Darkglass (whichever was the no eq dirt pedal that they originally made) for dirt, 2 or 3 fuzzes that were neat. that i think i still have.

oh. and Brian's SS/BS shizz being the BEST STUFF EVAH.

you should plug your bass in to that fancy euro beep beep rack and then record it

because it would be cool

just sayin

[goroth]

I think the mids are weird with darkglass. Because of corona my band is just demoing shit digitally, sending stuff back and forth. THe bassist uses a lot of darkglass and I spend a lot of time eqing the mids to get them to a)exist and b)sit right.

[qersty]

So......it's been seven years....I recognize most everything people said except Broughton. They the only new kids in town?

He builds pedals in a suspect limited run model so they are ridiculously overhyped. I think he mostly known for making those hpf-things they love over there. I have his PEQ and it's really well built and wasn't overpriced. I have his overdrive too and it's eh.. functional? It sounds good and it worked well for my bass setup but it got in my way mentally. I got alot of compliments from drunk dudes when I had it always on so I dont feel like selling it. Cosmicevan has alot of them.

Too bad no one needs amps anymore

there is always reamping needs... like so...

Is that swr a wedge?

[qersty]

I think the mids are weird with darkglass. Because of corona my band is just demoing shit digitally, sending stuff back and forth. THe bassist uses a lot of darkglass and I spend a lot of time eqing the mids to get them to a)exist and b)sit right.

YOU JUST DONT GET DUHJUNT!!

[goroth]

Is it bad that I know what song this is just by watching a 2 second gif?

[qersty]

yes?

[Deltaphoenix]

I used Darkglass stuff for awhile. B3K and B7k.
I think they pump the high mids for bass players to cut through a denser mix - 2 guitars in metal. It helps the bass player be heard but maybe not felt. One difference between the typical DG user and me is that I down tune a bunch.

I did use those pedals in a band, i had a tone that sounded good live and in the mix but it was insanely clangy without being buried in guitars.

[Blackened Soul]

So......it's been seven years....I recognize most everything people said except Broughton. They the only new kids in town?

He builds pedals in a suspect limited run model so they are ridiculously overhyped. I think he mostly known for making those hpf-things they love over there. I have his PEQ and it's really well built and wasn't overpriced. I have his overdrive too and it's eh.. functional? It sounds good and it worked well for my bass setup but it got in my way mentally. I got alot of compliments from drunk dudes when I had it always on so I dont feel like selling it. Cosmicevan has alot of them.

Too bad no one needs amps anymore

there is always reamping needs... like so...

Is that swr a wedge?

It is, it’s a pretty cool cab.

[goroth]

I used Darkglass stuff for awhile. B3K and B7k.
I think they pump the high mids for bass players to cut through a denser mix - 2 guitars in metal. It helps the bass player be heard but maybe not felt. One difference between the typical DG user and me is that I down tune a bunch.

I did use those pedals in a band, i had a tone that sounded good live and in the mix but it was insanely clangy without being buried in guitars.

B3k and 7k are my faves.
But I think Colin Marston's bass tone is the ultimate tone for literally all music, which I think might invalidate most of my opinions.

[Deltaphoenix]

My post should have said don’t down tune.

Yeah, good for Doug for finding his groove. He is a talented designer. He nailed it for a ton of people.

[Blackened Soul]

My post should have said don’t down tune.

why?

[qersty]

My post should have said don’t down tune.

why?

Dude on talkbass told me