HOW I RECORD BASS TONES | Darkglass MicroTubes M900 V2

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5 жыл бұрын

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Hey guys,
This is a vide on how I like to record my bas tones at home, and a quick look at my new bass recording rig.
Video edited by John Hollingworth
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Hey guys, I’m Rabea. I'm the lead guitarist in Toska, Frog Leap & Dorje where I write music, make songs and have a great time with my mates. I also have my own line of guitars with Chapman Guitars, and I’ve designed numerous products with some really cool companies, such as the Victory Amps VX Kraken. Anyway, i hope you enjoy my videos, thank you for watching!
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Пікірлер: 114

@minincnc9745 5 жыл бұрын

Rabea Bassaad

@Apopheniomind 4 жыл бұрын

Rabea Goliath

@RufusMann 5 жыл бұрын

love the darkglass stuff, the new v2 amps are killer 🖤 pre di, post di, cabsim are godsent.

@esdrassilva5121 5 жыл бұрын

Very good rabea !! I love this bass tone.

@mikiryann5882 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not a bass player *has a Warwick bass*

@dev4965 5 жыл бұрын

I’m not a keyboard player but I have a keyboard in my studio for pads and ambient backgrounds in my demos.

@jaaz.handss 4 жыл бұрын

i love that he acknowledges he's not a bass player, plays fingerstyle and he even has good taste in basses

@redcomn 4 жыл бұрын

I'm also not a bass player Had artist signature fender jazz bass.....

@dyamicorriveau9677 4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes you gotta track that line yourself

@EvolutionPCGaming 5 жыл бұрын

Caught a little Karnivool in there, congrats and best of luck with the new gear! :)

@dethgote9202 3 ай бұрын

I just picked up a VX Kraken MK II last month, really looking at one of these (in the kraken graphic) to handle my bass as well! You're an inspiration mate!

@TheGarageRecordingSC 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been hunting for the right bass head for the studio, and this definitely settles it!!! Great demo, thanks bud!! 👍🏻👍🏻

@classicrockcentral2560 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome Bea, thanks man!

@toddamarino 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Thank you for sharing!

@NanoSlap 5 жыл бұрын

great video as always rabea!! It would be amazing a video about reamping using pedals (as an alternative to real amp/vst amps)

@mattlines5647 5 жыл бұрын

Those are some gnarly sounds. I've really been digging my Sans Amp for years but Darkglass keep trying to lure me away. This video is a great example, makes me want to go play when I get home

@hammypants 5 жыл бұрын

the god damn clean is amazing

@leiruagetro 5 жыл бұрын

I have one ordered! Probably won't ship till late June though but I can't wait to get it!

@FishTheStampede 3 жыл бұрын

"I don't play bass...",(plays) "I'm not a bass player",(knows tons about bass) "I don't play slap" (slaps). Me, a self proclaimed bass player: everything he played sounded so much better than everything I've played.

@haydencampbell8821 5 жыл бұрын

Bit of Goliath in there from the local boys 👌

@mainsblanches8793 3 жыл бұрын

WOW!!...man you rock!!...

@5ex7hean1mal8 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rabea

@Stratomacaster 5 жыл бұрын

9:02 Nice Karnivool riff. That one's pretty much burned into my brain forever.

@johnw5734 5 жыл бұрын

Cool raw tones. One of those M900 through a PA head and a wall of speakers would rock.

@BeatleJWOL 5 жыл бұрын

Drop A bass. I guess the answer to "does that need to go lower" is always yes. These are amazing tones!

@juliansedor7101 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I say no to anything under A♭ on a bass.

@MrLittleBigMan97 3 жыл бұрын

Mine came in the mail today. So fucking excited rn.

@sirkenzington8825 5 жыл бұрын

Will you do a review of the Will Putney STL tonality plugin? Curious to hear your take on it.

@frollixz3773 5 жыл бұрын

Dude your vids are super cool! thanks!! Also how can we send you things?

@Counterpoint 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds killer man, but out my price range sadly. Thanks for pointing out they have plugins though, I look forward to checking them out! I still struggle with bass production and mixing. Makes sense to use a clean DI with an amp'd version, because that can really help guitar tones sound heavy. Just never thought of doing it on bass tracks!!

@electricmeatpuppet 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Rabea, you know what id like to see? Think a 10 minute jam, except where the 3 of you swap instruments one spot each: You on drums, Ben on Bass, and Dave on Guitar! I think it would be really super fun for both us viewers and you guys! :)

@Powerserg-dx5kk 4 жыл бұрын

First great channel! What laptop and daw do you use or what would you recommend to start with?

@hughharsher 5 жыл бұрын

Yes! Been waiting for that

@jaxonbatts9270 4 жыл бұрын

that shirt is epic!!

@nathanaelfredericko2507 5 жыл бұрын

guitar, drums, bass. rabea massaad.

@Bahlof 3 жыл бұрын

I've had the hardest time getting a good tone from my M900 v2 di and cab Sims. I can't eq it or use gain how I like from the amp without getting the clipping you kind of have around 9:20. I'll have to try blending the post and pre di outputs like you have cause it sounds pretty good otherwise. Otherwise I've just been sticking with a beta 52a to the cab cause the tone has been miles better for me.

@johnp1908 5 жыл бұрын

bea have you heard of the ksr ceres? insane sounding pre amp pedal. would love to hear what you could do with it and get your take on it.

@KeithMcKissick 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice! What cab are you using with it?

@godfreygomez 5 жыл бұрын

For not being a bass player, you walk across the bass really well. Not surprising though, were talking about Bea here! Thanks for the insight on how to get a good bass tone! Big fan! Love from India!

@mamifero.efimero 5 жыл бұрын

I just use the loki plug in by solemn tones, is basically a dingwall bass, wich it has a darkglass circuit inside

@codymartinez4493 5 жыл бұрын

Nollys cab and Foresters Cabs sound awesome

@Javier-qk7ms 5 жыл бұрын

Dud, I am a guitar player that uses bass for home recording too, thanks for remind me there is a DarkGlass plugin.

@xRiseAgainstx 5 жыл бұрын

Javier Aldan same haha. Probably a free trial as well

@cortical1 5 жыл бұрын

Dude, you are a fucking scientist. This particular high/low split method is producing brilliant yield. There's something especially fat and warm that comes through even on the 'Tube. I don't attribute it all to the M900 V2, but certainly can't hurt to pick up another Dark Glass toy. Love from SoCal.

@DA-zi2jr 5 жыл бұрын

Crossover and parallel processing is a standard studio technique; its certainly not a new method but a smart one that we've all used for decades

@cortical1 5 жыл бұрын

@@DA-zi2jr Remind me, who said that crossover and parallel processing were new?

@AMusicalPsychosis 2 жыл бұрын

Rabea, can you recommend a bass preamp that will give me a processed line level signal on a balance output as well as A DI signal I can send through a pre? What I’m looking to do is plug my bass into said device and record the balanced line out directly into my converter and send the raw DI through my choice of 500 series preamps.

@Dukeofvampires1 5 жыл бұрын

I'm really curious how do you mix a baritone with a bass? I guess bass is also cut through guitar in mid and even hight mid frequencies? All demos of yours sound savage.

@fromtheashbandofficial 3 жыл бұрын

For the music I do...I really do a pretty aggressive high pass on the guitar bus that usually sounds a bit thin on its own bit then you throw a sub DI mixed with distorted bass tone that basically becomes part of the guitar tone. For old school rock id never be the aggressive with filtering but since there is such a crazy frequency range with low tuned songs its a bit more necessary IMO.

@ooinvsaoo 5 жыл бұрын

ill tell you exactly how darkglass goes up from tht head. getting rid of the MIDI and going with and ultra mega footswitch tht lets you tap between b7k and vht circuits. BUT adds a switch for the comp and eq

@wadirumdaeserto7608 5 жыл бұрын

I know this is a "Darkglass information" video but if you find yourself using these kid of tones, you should check out the OB1 series of amps and heads from Orange

@npinero1 5 жыл бұрын

You can do all of the crossover magic inside the HX stomp. Yeah it’s an HX stomp but it will do in a pinch.

@dylanlbdb 4 жыл бұрын

I use a hx stomp for my rig and do exactly that

@homunculouis 5 жыл бұрын

quick question: which patch cables do you use on your pedalboard?

@Oh-Well-OK 3 жыл бұрын

what pickups have you got in your warwick??

@just_budha212 5 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to seeing ye play download festival at donington park. Metal!!!!

@thenotsoguitarguy9429 5 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine what guage strings you must be using to tune a bass to drop A. I tune to C standard on the regular and I have to be careful about string slop. I'm basically using the heaviest guage my dainty little fingers will tolerate. Absolute fact: distortion on a full range signal from a bass guitar will make the low frequencies hard to situate in a mix. Distortion on anything below about 200 Hz just leads to an undefined mess. Splitting the signal and keeping the low side as clean as possible works wonders for helping you keep low end definition whilst giving you the opportunity for all the dirty grunt you want on the upper end. Just remember to leave some space for your guitar in the spectrum.

@KlockoFett 4 жыл бұрын

A little late here, but learn to love a 50-110 string set. You can sort of get away with 50-105 if you can't find 50-110. I believe Slinky's are available in both, Ken Smith makes a pretty fantastic 50-110. The biggest thing you can do to help with the feel of super low drop tunings, is get your bass set up for it. It definitely involves truss rod adjustments, re-intonation, etc. I used to play in a band that was all drop C. Without a setup and Heavy gauge strings, it was just sloppy sounding and feeling. Good luck to ya!

@davidvida5728 7 ай бұрын

Do you need to have a bass cab hooked up when you're running DI ?

@mougabo 3 жыл бұрын

hi Rabea if you were to plug this into a cabin, which one would you choose?

@Gabsbass 2 жыл бұрын

Could someone help, please? How can I recording with pre and post di? I tried to connected with two xlr cables, like from pre di with xlr to input1 and from post do with xlr to input 2. So I used two input/output audio channels in Cubase and connected pre and post di parallel cables to the input1 and input2 in the interface. I heard back only the pre di signal in mono.

@khronscave 5 жыл бұрын

The kick drum is "ducking" what tracks / buses in the mix of the music in the intro?

@kevinberstler 5 жыл бұрын

Coincidence for the ...And Justice for All themed shirt?

@matthewd6306 3 жыл бұрын

How do you split the signal? Do you have a splitter of some sorts?

@LukeBass1000 5 жыл бұрын

Great vid! Miss Dave though...he was doing a bunch of vids with you and Chappers but it seems he's dropped off the face of the map.

@ryanblack96log41 4 жыл бұрын

How I get to use the darkglass microtubes 900 v2 on the pc (Cubase) ?

@TorSagen 5 жыл бұрын

Bassically!

@nobbynose4254 5 жыл бұрын

much like the way Billy Sheehan does it

@barneychamorro 5 жыл бұрын

What is your Warwick tuned to?

@Apopheniomind 4 жыл бұрын

Rabea Goliath!

@barneychamorro 3 жыл бұрын

What is your bass tuned to?

@amphitheatre3 5 жыл бұрын

Are the pickups in the warwick considered jazz bass style pickups?

@Patrick-fv6yh 5 жыл бұрын

amphitheatre yes

@jobelewis6416 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds very nice but for me the real wonders happen when you distort after the crossover

@hondansx1000 5 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see you do a play through of some Tool bass parts, no idea why...just think it would be cool

@Voxtender 5 жыл бұрын

Avalon U5 to me is the ultimate DI for Bass. Nice and clean. If you want some "growl" try the Ampeg SRC Preamp pedal or the Dug Pinnick or Geddy Lee pedals from Tech 21. Both great for recording or live. Very versatile.

@gyrosphinx 5 жыл бұрын

I agree, using fingers gives a punchier, more mid range focused sound. That's the reason I play with fingers instead of a pick. My bass rig is a Thunderclaw into an HX Stomp. I stack the Thunderclaw with the built-in clawthorn drive, into a mid-rangey GK-based amp sim. Distorted AF.

@christainsoto123 5 жыл бұрын

gyrosphinx The difference in tone is we’re he’s hitting the strings. When he plays with his fingers he’s hitting closer to the bridge pickup which has less bass.

@gyrosphinx 5 жыл бұрын

@@christainsoto123 I was mostly referencing having a similiar experience with my own playing. I mean, whatever tool gets the job done, pick or fingers, it is all good. 🙂

@hammypants 5 жыл бұрын

what is the track at the end?

@michallandrum2764 5 жыл бұрын

finally sombody shows how they record bass tone

@iamrichlol 5 жыл бұрын

That shirt

@khund03 5 жыл бұрын

Almost motivated me to pick up my dusty bass...... but instead checking prices on the M900 v2.

@solidoakaudio 5 жыл бұрын

I like the bass, bass, bass.. bass, I like the buttery biscuit BASS

@TheKrou 5 жыл бұрын

Isn't the MM Majesty built to do something similar? Mids from the pickups, super-high and super-low from piezo?

@russwilson2305 5 жыл бұрын

Warwick Corvette is the best rock bass. Ever. I also should add that a fanned fret instrument would render my work near impossible. Even w/ a 25,5 scale the reaches are not doable by 80% of people who try. And I have sausage fingers. Still, I want a Dingwall...

@ethanwelles 5 жыл бұрын

I hate recording bass. Mine only ever sounds like a noisy muddy version of your DI signal. Just can't seem to get any punch without tons of eq/comp/work. I probably just need to invest in some real bass gear, or a real bass player lol.

@deldia 5 жыл бұрын

Eq and comp is exactly how to do it.

@rmp5s 2 жыл бұрын

That shirt...roooooofl Do you have to plug it into a cab?

@connorbaker1716 5 жыл бұрын

Is dorje still a thing?

@georgefrangoudes5951 5 жыл бұрын

Cheeky slice of Karnivool

@idanshahar 5 жыл бұрын

hardcore

@MrxDane 5 жыл бұрын

@Raro404 Жыл бұрын

“I don’t play bass” Proceeds to play bass better than most other bass players.

@Denvercoder Ай бұрын

Guy on KZfaq “Doesn’t play bass.” Guy on KZfaq plays bass better than me, and I play bass. 😂

@bowserb64 5 жыл бұрын

B A S S

@Jaesee 3 жыл бұрын

Man's out here said he's not a bassist then he busts out licks better than me (a bassist)

@phunkym8 5 жыл бұрын

man warwick basses look so tiny

@domhoward6105 5 жыл бұрын

Sup bea

@RabeaMassaad 5 жыл бұрын

Sup

@domhoward6105 5 жыл бұрын

@@RabeaMassaad how's things

@skippityblippity8656 5 жыл бұрын

It lacks body Too much high end To little low mids But to each their own

@beforetheburial5605 5 жыл бұрын

Infestissumam I get not liking the tone, I didn’t either even though I really love some of DG’s stuff. But saying it’s shilling just because you don’t like the tone is stupid

@SuffyANX 5 жыл бұрын

@@mld345 Nah, you can get a super thick and beefy tone from Darkglass gear just fine. I use a B7k for all of my bass tones and it has ridiculous amounts of low end and lower midrange on tap. It's just that bright, clanky bass tones have become super popular, so that's most of what you hear going around.

@beforetheburial5605 5 жыл бұрын

Infestissumam Okay yeah that actually does make sense, I just see every other person hating on DG and not being able to give any good reason. And yeah, promoting the newest DG product would be shilling, although I think Bea in particular wouldn’t really promote shit he doesn’t like. But I did come across as naive and an idiot in my original comment, apologies

@steveslapak3366 4 жыл бұрын

Renato Digitalo depends on the bass