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Hey, thanks!! It means a lot coming from a metalhead like you that focuses on good tone! Do I smell a collab? Hit me up on IG🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@@morbidalex666 Hell yeah, man! Sounds great to me. I don't have IG. Do you have Facebook?

@@DeathMetalManiac1988 I don't really use it anymore, but OK. How can I find you there?

@@morbidalex666 Awesome, just search for "metalmaniac1988".

@@morbidalex666 Hm, seems like I cannot answer here properly. At least I don't see my reply to you.

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Thanks man! Also, I appreciate the support🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

It's easy for me, yes. I don't know about the prowess though...🤣🤣🤣🤣 I like to use the pick from time to time - another weapon in the arsenal😉 I'd like to see the face of that old lady!🤣🤣🤣🤣 It should be hilarious!!

Thanks man!! Praise to the all-mighty Glen Benton!!

F'n Deicide, man!!! Yeah!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Thanks man! I enjoyed doing this! I don't know much about time signatures - I go by feel. But how the hell Asheim doesn't get confused???? I do miss these oddities from the newer stuff. It somehow made their music more "dangerous" in my mind. For this, I used a .73mm tortex pick. All Benton picks that pop up on ebay seem to be .73, so I figured I'd use the same. The strings are also 50-110, which he prefers. I know that because he told me himself on instagram.

​@@morbidalex666 I don't understand how the f_ck is it possible to play fast tremolo lines with such a thin pick. For me somehow it gets stuck on the strings, it just doesn't glide through smoothly, I feel there is a crazy amount of friction. A thick pick (Dunlop Stubby Triangle 3 mm😁) feels much more smooth to me, requires much less effort for fast lines. I know they say picks are up to personal preference, but on the other hand it is physics, which is pretty much objective. Have you ever tried such thick picks?

@@balrogDCLXVI Agreed on all your points! But it's both physics AND preference. I have tried every pick under the sun, back in my guitar playing days. What I have found is that if the pick has a noticeable bevel (like your stubby, the Jazz 3, the thick ultex picks and many others), it appears to have less resistance. The bevel makes the pick slide over the string. While doing that, it looses attack. And I can't have that. The amount of resistance presented by a thinner, non beveled pick relates to how much of the pick tip the player uses to hit the string, the angle that he/she holds it, the flex of the pick etc. It just demands more discipline, as I see it. I hit the string with just the tip, at a slight angle and I feel comfortable. I also enjoy the tone, the sharp attack and the little amount of scratchiness I get. And that is my preference. I remember I did "Homage for Satan" with a 0.88mm tortex - and that one have some really fast tremolo lines too. Maybe I have done some other stuff with a 1mm, but not any more. When I use a pick, it's either a .73 or a .88mm and that's it. Good luck with your pick journey man! 👍👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 I really enjoy talking about this stuff - I'm open to further discussion!!

@@morbidalex666 Yes, the thick beveled pick has definitely less attack, that's the tradeoff. I think the key must be hitting the string with just the tip and I'm quite sure I stick the pick in too much, so I will pay attention to that. Thanks again for the tip on the tip! 😁

@@balrogDCLXVI Hey man, no problem! Whatever feels and sounds good to you! The pick is great for certain parts/songs!!

Hey, thanks! Stay tuned for some more Deicide goodness in about an hour!! Respect man! You have killer chops and great feel!

Thanks, man!! Subscribed to yours too!! Are you going to do any bass plugin stuff?

🙏🙏 Hey, thanks!! Your support means a lot!! 👍👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘

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Hey! Glad you dig it!!!

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KEEP METAL ALIVE!!!!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

AGREED!!!!!

Thanks man!!! 🙏🙏🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Thank you so much! It means a lot, especially coming from a true metalhead!!

Thank you so much, RB!!!

Thanks, man! But I should be raving about your tightness! This Biomechanical piece you did is pure dynamite!! People need to listen to that!!! The new Deicide is awesome - I listen to it continuously! It's sad though that it's doomed to fail, as the death metal audience regards them mostly as a legacy band and still wants to hear the classics from them live... I find that they have been born again! Especially, since the younger new guitarist joined the band and that tour they did, in which they played the Legion album front to back!

@@morbidalex666 Apologies for this late reply. Thanks Brother! Glad to finish Biomechanical in the end. I thought the albums post Scars of the Crucifix (with the new guitarists) were excellent and had such charactor in each song. Great artwork too. I'll give this one a decent listen 🎶 👌

Thanks, man! I appreciate your support also!! Suggestions for the next one?!

@@morbidalex666 Deicide - To Be Dead perhaps? With a pick 🙂

@@balrogDCLXVI Ooohhh, that's a deep cut! Interesting! I'll look into it!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

I intend to, even though life kinda gets in the way.... Any suggestions for the next one?!

Thanks, man! I appreciate it!! 🙏🙏👍👍👍👍

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The hammer thing came spontaneously🤣🤣 I guess I got really into it, you know?! Without your push, I wouldn't have done the song, man! There are no tabs of it. There a making of video though, of which I managed to steal a couple of riffs😁 The rest was done by ear and some improvisation. Thank you for trusting my abilities and making me hear with my ears, more than my eyes. You pay attention to the t-shirts?! Man, I really don't🤣🤣🤣 I've got a vid wearing a T-shirt with Patrick from Spongebob Squarepants on it!! Another one with a Batman logo shirt, on which half the logo has chipped off!!! 🤣🤣

I have said it many times, my brother: I find your passionate playing style and music choices inspiring to say the least. The fact that you work out soundtracks, complex and convoluted music entirely by ear puts you, at least in my eyes, in a whole other league. The shout out is well deserved and the least I can do. People need to hear you!!! I'm sorry to hear you got covid, man! I hope you get well soon! Your absence is felt... I remember the fatigue from when I got covid, back in 2021. It lasted for bloody 2 months!! Don't let it put you down!! 👊👊👊👊🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@@morbidalex666 I could tell that one was particularly resonating with you and it was fkin awesome to watch as always. I actually thought when watching that some of the parts must have been difficult to dismantle and understand, including the lone bass section. Some of the Cannibal and even Deicide that you've played looks horrendous to work out. You're one of the rare ones who can play 3 fingers highly proficiently and understand and decipher melody which is a level I want to get to. 😅 Yeah, that t-shirt really suited that song. I don't normally pay attention but it went perfectly, in addition to the beastly tone of your bass. Excellent work brother! 👊🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘👊

@@rainbowsludge660 Man, you really need to give yourself more credit!!! I mean, off the top of my head, the end part of that Indian song, the polyrhythmic Meshuggah-y one!!! I could never do that - not in a million years! Or the other whacky stuff you have covered, like Mr Bungle and Cardiacs - Shit!!! You're awesome, brother!! Believe it! Even if you do not admit it in public, believe it! Playing with 3 fingers was the one thing I knew I wanted to do, even before I had my first bass. I remember practising on a pillow, as I waited for my first bass to arrive😂😂 Still trying to even out the attack between the 3 fingers. I'm sure that, with little practise, you'll get it down. If I can, you certainly can. 👊👊👊👊 I am silently proud of certain bits I worked out by ear, trial and error and some improvisation. But it was really hard work for me to achieve them. I wish it came more naturally. Like you make it look😁😁😁😁 On a side note, I decided my next order of strings will be stainless steel, with hexagonal core. I want a little variety - not just Hi-beams. So, any suggestions you might have are welcome... Take care man!!👊👊👊👊🍻🍻🍻🍻🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@@morbidalex666 It's hard for me to put into words what you've said means to me. I feel incredibly privileged to have your support and understanding. I really do use the bass and covers as a therapeutic tool and you've greatly validated my efforts. I don't impose the same limits as I used to as a result. I'm my own worst enemy. Its one of the few things I think I'm good at and even then I'll find a way to discredit it in some way. But I don't treat others the same way. I am slowly learning to ease up on all that and you've most definitely helped in that process. Thank you Brother for your powerful words!!!!!! 👊🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘👊 Regarding strings, have you tried D'addoria Pro Steels? I'm not sure if they fit your criteria. I don't use them anymore despite a really nice tone, because they seem to grip my fingers too much.

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Pinard is the reason I got my first Spector bass!! There is a vid of him playing at a NAMM show in 2020. I remember watching it over and over, jaw dropped by the ferocity of his playing and drooling over that beautiful Spector Alex Webster model. Sometimes I get a bit angry that he gets buried in the mix of Cattle Decap. There are tasteful licks all over Death Atlas and Terrasite, that aren't even audible!! In the occasional part that there is just bass and drums, we can hear the truly devastating tone. Thank you for the support, man!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

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Hey, thanks!! Yes, Chuck did record the bass for the first 3 Death albums - with a pick too. He had incredible sense of rhythm IMO. He locked in with the kick drum and gave the beat so much energy!! I sometimes wonder how Leprosy and Spiritual Healing would sound, if Butler actually did the recording. Live footage of the era shows him playing fingerstyle.... 🤘🤘🤘🍻🍻🍻

I still remember reading the lyrics to Open Casket, Pull the Plug and Leprosy and being genuinely shocked by the brutal realities Chuck showcased!! The riffs are simple, yes. But, the energy, man, the youthful energy!!! It's something else!!! I didn't have to play it the way I did (fingers, extra notes). But that's how I felt it at that moment and that's how it went 😂😂 I bet if you try and play them now, you'll have no problem at all 👍👍🔥🔥 Thank you so much for the nice words man!! Looking forward to your next one!! 🍻🍻🍻🤘🤘🤘👊👊👊

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Hey, brother!! The mighty P-bass delivers once more!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣 Like I said before, it sounded way too strange to me without the plectrum. I didn't add any chorus. Though, since I wasn't able to completely remove the original bass from the track, maybe there is some natural chorusing effect between the two bass tracks? I just wish I had a bit more time, man! I know I will not be able to upload anything new this week....😡😡😡 As always, thank you for the support!! You're the man!!👊👊👊👊🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@@morbidalex666 Beautiful p-bass. Can handle anything you throw at it. Yeah, it's a blast to watch this cover. I watched it again as soon as I got to work. This takes priority! 😅 The patients can wait 😅 I've been struggling for time too. And it's a total pleasure to support and watch you play!!! Always brother!! 👊🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘👊

@@rainbowsludge660 "The patients can wait" Ohh you're killing me man🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@morbidalex666 They'll manage for the next 5 mins! Zombie Apocolypse awaits!! 👊🤘🤘👊🤣

I try to get close to the OG sounds. Sometimes I fail less than others🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thank you so much!!

Scream Bloody Gore remains one of my favourites of the older death metal albums. It shows the young energy and enthusiasm with all its imperfections!! Thank you so much for the support!! 🙏🙏🤘🤘🤘

Hey, thanks! Grateful for the support! 🙏🙏🍻🍻🍻🍻🤘🤘🤘

That's a Peavey max 100. It's not new and I don't use anymore. It's a practice amp I am looking to sell locally.

I couldn't silence the bass on the original track enough on this one! Gave me minor headache! It was nice dusting up the old plectrum for this one - even if it was done in a hurry. Keeps the wrist greased up 🤣🤣🤣

@@morbidalex666 And no man can live without a greased up wrist! 😅

@@rainbowsludge660 I saw what you did there!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Tying my best every time!! Thanks!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

Thanks man! I appreciate it!!🙏🙏🍻🍻

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Thank you so much, man!! 🙏🙏🤘🤘🤘👊👊 For me, switching to a 4 takes some getting used to - I feel like something is missing 😂😂😂 I like a big neck, both for the feel and the sound. Maybe I'm opening a can of worms here, but I am convinced that big neck results to bigger sound. Anyway, I digress. This 6-string has a relatively narrow but thick neck and only 16mm string spacing at the bridge. That tight string spacing gives me more hard time than the large neck. Funny thing is that I bought it with the intend to convert it to fretless! Once I heard the unplugged sound though, I instantly regretted it. So I kept it fretted and use it as a 5-string. Maybe, some time in the future, I'll be able to do something with that 6th string... 👊👊👊👊🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

​@@morbidalex666 It always looks and sounds like you have total domination over any bass you get your hands on. I didn't realise the importance of wood quality on spund resonance and, like you said, potential size of neck, until I started playing that huge fretelss beast. I must admit, the neck on my Ibanez is so big it makes playing higher up the neck troublesome for me at times and can result is very minor hand injury depending on what absurdness I'm attempting. Excellent work once again man!!! Just listened to it again through speakers and the mixing is spot on (as always). Great Cannibal song too. It really shifts along. Looking forward to your next one! 👊🤘 I'm struggling with time management/work at present and now I've started to work out/dismantle the next cover it's proving to be a total Bastard to unravel. It's much more complicated than it sounds. But I aint forgotten Rambo. It's on the radar 👊🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘👊

@@rainbowsludge660 Yeah those Ibanez BTB models are probably the opposite of what some one think about Ibanez 😂😂 Not the lightest instruments, nor with fragile skinny necks!! That said, both my Spector 5-strings have thicker necks still. The blue one is thicker than the natural finished one. I hear you about time management - mine has gone completely out of the window!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 The things you say about your next cover intrigue me.... Looking forward to your next one, whatever it is. I won't even bother guessing - I will never find it😂😂😂😂. Mine is going to be a return to the old plectrum..... 👊👊👊👊🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@@morbidalex666 Time management and fatigue are killing my gains in covers 😅 but something is gonna give and it ain't gonna be us brother! 👊 Yeah, the fretless can make my left shoulder ache if I've lost track of time, because I always play stood up, just due to angle playing preference (the weight at least slows my twitching and wriggling around 😅). The next cover involves a Britsh band but with an amazing Greek Power metal-like vocalist! Very much looking forward to your plectrum cover! Does the plectrum get used to allow for a different sound or to allow for greater speed, or both? Many of my favourite bass players play with a plectrum

@@rainbowsludge660 A British band with a Greek Power metal vocalist???!! Interesting choice to say the least!! About the plectrum: let's just say that it would sound really strange (to my ears at least) without it. Plus, I haven't used it in a while and it would be nice for a change. The song is old and not particularly challenging, but it's the only one I could think of - this week, my free time is especially limited 😡😡😡😡 On a side note, my woman saw me holding a pick last evening, while I was trying to learn the song and said "Pick? Not your style..." At the same time, the baby was pulling the instrument cable from the jack and trying to hit the bass with a toy. That comment was the cherry on top🤣🤣🤣🤣

Thanks man! I appreciate it!!