Holy shit it's Michael Stevens

The tone he gets for Flatline is literally the greatest I've ever heard. I wish he was still with Periphery.

I'm a Simple Boy. I see Michael from Vsauce playing the bass and I hit like

I love how a Dingwall can sound like anything from a growly beast to straight up MIDI sequencing.

This is the bass tone I've been trying to get for a long time. It's been in my head forever, and every time I hear it I get goosebumps. There is literally no other sound I like better than a Dingwall plugged into a Darkglass pedal. It's perfect. I should have my B7K soon, to use with my Stingray. I'm so excited I fell like I'm going to jump out of my skin!

hey vsauce michael here

Nolly - *pulls out six string* Me - *jizzes everywhere*

the best thing about nolly is every time theres a new video of him playing bass, he's improved his tone, he's always constantly tweaking and making it better.

0:35 Absolomb - Periphery 1:18 The Way The News Goes - Periphery 1:55 Flatline - Periphery enjoy

So I guess I'll be the first point out the mildly amusing fact that Nolly, from Periphery, a band that released a dual album "alpha/omega", is demoing a product called the alpha-omega, which has nothing to do with the band or the album.

The amount of downstrokes on here is simply ludicrous. This is pure dedication to tone.

In addition to being a phenomenal bassist, this guy is the absolute cream of the crop in terms of producers/engineers in the prog/math style these days. His drum production is especially legendary -- the new Devin Townsend record has got him at the pilot's booth, and it's got the best rhythm section production that I've heard since Eddie Jobson.

Damn, all that downpicking during Flatline...

Recorded the 3rd album with my band Arakara with this Pedal because our sound engineer had it and i immediately bought it after we were done. The BEST tone I've ever gotten for my bass and it is a staple on my pedal board🤘🤘

You can see how well setup his bass is. I love it. It must feel great to play.

i wish the bass tracks on the album sounded like this

This tone is MEAN!

I'm a simple man; I see Nolly, I click like.

A darkglass tone capsule into a darkglass...epic

Man the bass riffs from Flatline are Godlike!! 🤘

Hey Darkglass- Put out a new video everyday please because these demos (Nolly/Stockman) are awesome. Such great bass tones.

He is so proficient with the pick!! And the tone is butter to my ears!!

Sounds dope! I can listen to this ALL DAY

Great tone as ever, and the consistency of Nolly's playing honestly beggars belief. That downpicking in Flatline almost sounds like a sampled picked bass (in a good way - it provides a solid foundation to build the song on top of).

Such great tone and I love that bass too

I love Molly's bass tone it's one of my favorites along with Ryan martinie's

With all these high gain fuzz boxes and demos I yearn for more of the core bass sound blended in. Alas.

The way the news goes bass line makes me want to just tear up. That line is so DAMN EMOTIONAL.

I've heard of Periphery, but I have not listened to their music. That will change after watching this video!!!! Fantastic!!!

Man, I spent the last two years buying and selling every Darkglass pedal except this or any of the AO series pedals. I couldn't get any of them to sound the way I wanted (even though they're all exceptional pedals). Every KZfaq demo had a flubby messy tone and I bet in those cases it was user error. This video, with headphones, convinced me this is the one. I went with the AO Ultra and I'm blown away. It's got SO SO much gain, and yet it shines at low gain and a lot of dry blended in. The EQ is exceptional. Notice he's got the blend around 50% a lot in this video, and in The Way The News Goes he's even got the drive set at 0. I believe KZfaqr Rulefuzz does the exact same thing. This is the one for me. The EQ is so good alone that I don't even touch my amp's EQ anymore. There's also a ton of options you can get for cleanish sounds by playing with the Growl and Bite switches, which to my ear act like a Microtubes X in a way. Sounds like the growl setting distorts the lower frequencies and the bite switch distorts the super high frequencies. Lots of fun to be had using one or both of those options OFF in some cases. Leave it to Nolly.

I must own this pedal! Nolly has killer grooves and tone!

What a fantastic demo and playing. You made me purchase this pedal!

I only play guitar but that is one seriously good bass tone!

LOVE the growl and the crispness.

I saw periphery live a few weeks ago and they played to a fucking pre-recorded bass track. Never been so disappointed.

I love that he shouted out John Stockman from Karnivool. Those guys are my favorite rock band of modern time. And Stockmans bass tone is ultimate.

That bass sounds so damn good

Really Martine sounding set up. I dig it.

nothing​ makes me happier than finding a new nolly video

To be honest, all i heard was Nolly's sound!! That plum kicking thump and zing.....like a boss!

What an absolute beast tone!! 🔥

I forgot all about the pedal and got lost in pure Nolly bass-shred heaven within seconds of the demo starting.

I'm too late to make a Vsauce joke.

1:54 - Well that escalated quickly! The song should have been mixed like this with the bass hogging the mix and the guitars in the back.

I like how his hair has slowly shifted from the top of his head and onto his face. its truly a marvel of science

Hey, Vsauce! Michael here.

Love that sound.

Wow it adds two strings on your bass !!! Litterally

Everything you touch and do sounds amazing

God I wish Dingwall would do a Made in Canada version of the NG-2. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

I like how they immediately started with "does it djent"

The tone of this man is all I dream of as a bassist...

Holy hell, ok, I'm ordering one. I'm sold after the various demo's.

my heart cannot bear the weight of the knowledge that I will never be able to own and play a dingwall + darkglass combo...

that 6 strings bass though

I've watched this video like 50 times by now

1:53 I wish I could make my 4-string transform into a 6-string....

Is playing with a pick recommended when using overdrive/distortion? I guess it adds clarity, definition and attack?

wow, this might be one of the best bass players out there that uses a pick. I never realized that he used one

Coming from a 8 string guitar player, this bass tone, especially the 6 string bass, is some of the best and has just as much punch as a 8 string. Might have to buy one and this pedal after hearing this.

I'm eagerly awaiting the day that 6 string ng is on the market.

Soooo good...infact i really like that tight low B.

Oh yes, we need more

Mans tone is SO GOOD.

I find myself watching this video every day^^

As it stands, it goes to show how much of Stockman's tone is in his fingers and style, he really hits the instrument hard. With a pick playing very even notes, this doesn't translate across quite so well. However this may give some reference to bass players who seriously use a pick.

It sounds like the bass is exploding every time he hits the strings

I can honestly say, this is the first fanned fret bass I have seen

why does the best guitar player in this band play bass?

The action in that bass is ridiculous

3 years later, still yup. The tone for Flatline is so stupidly enormous

Fun fact this is the pedal nolly used for the official recording of absolomb(and likely most of p3)

NG2 6?

Cool sound, cool plectrum technique.

That's a great looking bass Nolly is playing.

every time i hear periphery without the vocals i think i should give them another shot.

Look at that low action. Seems so comfy

That tone at Absolomb. Oh gosh. Please Nolly, marry me

Oh man, Nolly has to be the most accurate picker out of the 4 axe guys in peri, damn that was tight!

now thats a motherfuckin bass tone right there.

Whatta sound, whatta melody!!!🔥

If only every metal music have this bass boost sound would be incredible

the five string sounds outstanding

when you see that beautiful NG-2 6 string and you start to wonder when they'll start selling it but then you remember how long it would take to save up for one.

Tone is freaking awesome

Your bass guitar looks amazing

i knew you guys would have nolly demo on this

For sure a great Pedal. High quality, versatile and it sounds killer! So I bought it and... wtf... I wasn't able to dial in a tone I liked even with the lot of possibilties it delivers. So I played some riffs like I heard in the demos. Here we go! Here's the tone that impressed me but looks like it doesn't work for me.

vsauce, michael here, today we'll be demoing the alpha omega by darkglass

I'm actually gonna cry this is beautiful

O mais legal é que ele toca as melhores músicas nesse vídeo kkk

I always giggle when Nolly hits high strings on his bass. Idk why but it always makes me laugh!

i love the sound

Nolly is the man.

So good

B7K or Alpha Omega? That's the important question....

Nolly needs to narrate some documentaries with that voice

king

That part at 1:55... Damn...

Holy shitballs what a tone! I mean, wow!!