Four years later and this may still be the crispiest, heaviest, most balanced picked metal bass tone I've ever heard. Nolly is such a top-tier producer, and a hell of a musician as well.
It's hard to understand why because HE IS NOT THAT GOOD OF A BASSIST. HE JUST HAS ACCESS TO GOOD BASSES. GIVE ME THOSE DINGWALLS (I don't need a fucking pick I will slap these riffs) AND I WILL TAP, SLAP, or fingerstyle circles around him. All day.
@@silkroad1201 I wouldn't say it's standard. It's a very particular plasticy brittle sound that's still got oomph. The rattle of the strings is something that I can never get sounding good. Probably because I have a bass with jazz in its name.
I've seen this dude crush a bass line into absolute powder, seen him rock tappy virtuoso 6-string nonsense, and witnessed some incredible step-by-step videos on how you perform and produce drums. Nolly Getgood is rapidly reaching the point where he has Gotgood and all of us, every musician, will be swept up in his wake.
@@mvyper I do both and it's great. Gives you so much freedom, not having to argue with a guitarist all the time about why playing something outside of the guitar part is good
Dude I've watched this video like 6 times in 3 days. This is THE bass tone that I've been searching for. Nolly's got his tone on lock in like every video sure but something about this setup in particular is *perfect.*
@@iunnox666 You can still say that his playing is fucking incredible cause compression doesn't change the timbre of uneven notes, only changes the gain
@@sueghdsifbvjvn Don't get me wrong, he's a great player, but the effects he uses would cover up a LOT, to the point where you can't tell how clean his technique is. Yes, uneven notes will have different timbre, but compression *does* mask it quite a bit, and that high gain distortion masks it even more. You could hit his strings just about any way and itll sound the same. His setup doesn't leave much room for any "tone from the fingers".
Ive watched this video countless times over the years, probably the most enjoyable to watch and listen to bass riffs ever written, fucking masterpiece!
This video is proof that the idiots who berate bassists for playing with a pick couldn't be any less correct. People need to realise that music doesn't have any correct answers, and that this technique can sound AMAZING as it does here
+Lurch “Murf” Murphy He wanted to stay home and focus on Producing. They didnt want to get a new Bass player because they don't want to ruin the chemistry between them.
+Chip Kanobe note to self: Periphery just nerfed their live shows. Thanks, Nolly! Their live show WAS one of their strongest points. Now it's a pack of tech nerd guitar wizards all plugged into a pre recorded bass track.
Honestly I don't like periphery but I love this bass player and Marc Holcomb, I could live with just watching them do you tube videos but ya staying home for production ? Like another band production not sure what that means
Honestly it's players like him that inspire me to want to learn bass. It's so much more than just your typical boomer, "just support the guitar playet". It's it's own thing and I love it. I love seeing bass players utilize big beautiful chords and different techniques than just picking and actually using effects.
Hey man you should definitely check out bass, but just know that just supporting the guitar play is what he doing here, it’s just a flashy riff. Not that that’s bad, but sometimes supporting the guitar player is what is best for the whole song. There’s plenty of moments in this song where he plays something simple to make everything else sound better
This has to be the one video i always come back to watch just to appreciate the fact that this tone is always gonna be the best dingwall tone. its never sounded better than this
Damn. Just damn. That got me a little....turgid. What a bass line and what a tone. I'd never heard of Periphery before and I'm blown away. What a bass player. I was clean shaven at the beginning of the video and when it finished I had a full beard. True story. Killer stuff!
I never really got into Periphery but I remember the first time i saw this video thinking "hey this is pretty cool" Then i went and saw Periphery live and they didn't have a fucking bassist and i was so disappointed
It’s easy to become barely competent, but unfortunately, like acoustic guitarists, bassists tend to stop there. I think we should all try to Getgood no matter what kind of instrument we play.
Best picked Bass sound i have ever heard! I know Nolly has done a awesome drum sample library recently but he should definitely look into translating this bass sound beyond hardware (like sampling drums) -maybe looking into Bass focused DAW plugins next, as he obviously has the ear for this market. A very small market that is rapidly growing.
Because the mix wouldn't be as cohesive. Plus add vocals and there's even more competition for sonic space. I'm happy to hear it mixed this way on this playthrough alone. Album mix is fucking spot on as well.
MIR This pisses me off too. People think it's just a cop out but it's about tone. This sounds sharp and aggressive and amazing and the only way you could do that with your fingers is if you filed them down to the bones.
Djenty stuff like what peripheroo does is really hard to make sound good without a pick, unless you slap. Most of the time i prefer the sound of fingerstyle, but i think the pick is pretty appropriate here. It would be interesting to hear some periphery tunes with the bass slapped instead of picked though
Right here smart ass. Nolly should drop the pick and slap the shit outta that fanned fret board. (from a bassist of 20 years+ and hardly a kid seeing as I'm 33.)
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Four years later and this may still be the crispiest, heaviest, most balanced picked metal bass tone I've ever heard. Nolly is such a top-tier producer, and a hell of a musician as well.
The only thing coming close are his showcases of the Alpha Omega and ADAM pedal. Besides that there is nothing sounding even close
I've liked his Make Total Destroy playthrough tone more, imo
One of the best rock/metal engineers I've ever had the privilege of learning from, as well
Checking in at 7 years later. Still crisp
@@8Scientist maybe until yesterday when they released icarus lives bass playthrough
*Just wanted to point out that this is the most watched bass playthrough on RUclips.*
SiblingVlog For good reason! This is the pinnacle of metal bass tone.
Wait, how do you know that? How do you find that shit out?
Angiras Darbha Just listen to it my dude
It's hard to understand why because HE IS NOT THAT GOOD OF A BASSIST. HE JUST HAS ACCESS TO GOOD BASSES. GIVE ME THOSE DINGWALLS (I don't need a fucking pick I will slap these riffs) AND I WILL TAP, SLAP, or fingerstyle circles around him. All day.
Nolly isn't a good bassist, he is a great bassist. Serve the song! And his productions knock it out of the park.
I love the fact that the company name is Dingwall because that's exactly what I always do with my guitars.
MarkToast in my case I always ding the amps
Dead sir
Most relatable comment I've ever read
oh fuck. move over elon musk, this comment sent my sides into low earth orbit with absolute ease
Somebody explain?
I regularly come back to this just to hear this absolutely perfect tone
and go like wtf how do I sound like that lol
same
It's just turned up in the mix, but the tone is pretty standard. Hate to burst y'alls bubble
@@silkroad1201 I wouldn't say it's standard. It's a very particular plasticy brittle sound that's still got oomph. The rattle of the strings is something that I can never get sounding good. Probably because I have a bass with jazz in its name.
get a dingwall bass@@bassic6959
2021 and this is still the gold standard of bass playthroughs
2023 still
@@seba.makron 2024!
@@hyperplayability6290Almost the end of 24 😂
@@mauricemotors8207 coming up on 3m views too!!!
"hey VSauce, Michael here" *proceeds to shred bass* "now for some bass facts"
shit you beat me to it
Haha I checked before and was surprised no one else had done that
TheJunkieBox I can't believe he was in a Filthy Frank video recently...too hilarious
+Vaughn DuPont (Pelirrojo) Gotta get those spit facts
+Ericson Capone what would we do without em?
you know your band is phenomenal when you have one of the greatest guitar players in the world playing bass for you!
probably the best bass sound I have ever heard
I've seen this dude crush a bass line into absolute powder, seen him rock tappy virtuoso 6-string nonsense, and witnessed some incredible step-by-step videos on how you perform and produce drums.
Nolly Getgood is rapidly reaching the point where he has Gotgood and all of us, every musician, will be swept up in his wake.
He play 6 strings too
2023… this is still the best bass video on the internet 6 years later
Look for Matt's playthrough on Thursday!
omfg yes
so much love!
(๑•́ ω •̀๑)
Of this song?
+timothy recio yup, read the description.
this bass tone makes we want to switch to playing bass. ive never even considered that before
Do both!
@@mvyper I do both and it's great. Gives you so much freedom, not having to argue with a guitarist all the time about why playing something outside of the guitar part is good
That's the power of B A S S
I always played both, even though bass is my main instrument👍.
Guitar is cooler. But B A S S is more 𝐏 𝐎 𝐖 𝐄 𝐑 𝐅 𝐔 𝐋
What a freakin' awesome tone. Sounds like he's play a 4 stringed bazooka.
Frank Black What a freakin' gorgeous bass I'm not jealous at all
He's playing drop A on a 4 strings, it always gonna sound beefy :P!
Gabriel Gauthier it's actually D# standard with the low D# tuned down to A
@@roykhau5777 *D standard
more like a 4 stringed inter continental ballistic missile.... :-)
Not enough modern metal bands give enough detail to the bass. It really gives songs so much depth
I disagree. Most of them do give enough detail to the bass :)
I've always thought Nolly's bass playing gets overlooked by fans on some of Periphery's material. Guy is freaking great.
Misha said once that Nolly is also the best guitarist in the band :D
Nolly is overlooked as a band member tbh. He does so much instrumentally, and engineering of course.
He's like brain of Periphery.
True. I'm usually not a big fan of bass players in general.. but Nolly.. dayum.
He has one of the best bass tones in all of metal imo
I want to live in that bass tone
Who is your favourite bass player and why is it Nolly?
cuz he got good
John Ro Myung
My favourite bass player is Nolly, because Nolly.
Oh, wait...
Because he crafted the greatest bass tone in modern metal
I hate to disagree, but mine has to be Nolly.
He's a killer bassist, monster guitarist, mastermind producer. I mean what the heck!? He's literally the bearded Saitama from metal
Dude I've watched this video like 6 times in 3 days. This is THE bass tone that I've been searching for. Nolly's got his tone on lock in like every video sure but something about this setup in particular is *perfect.*
DI, guitar amp, and a bass overdrive
We need bass higher in mixes. Just saying. More Nolly pls.
Making bass higher in mix make metal sounds more brutal like in this video as example
mang kuruak lol ur such a brat
@rq irony
Make bass great again
Dawdy Drums i agree. It has that mean, angry,and powerful tone that needs to be heard.
This dude is a robot.... so precise, walked out straight from West world.
He has impeccable time, but a lot of that precise sound is the heavy compression he uses.
@@iunnox666 His picking technique is fucking perfect as well
@@iunnox666 You can still say that his playing is fucking incredible cause compression doesn't change the timbre of uneven notes, only changes the gain
@@sueghdsifbvjvn Don't get me wrong, he's a great player, but the effects he uses would cover up a LOT, to the point where you can't tell how clean his technique is. Yes, uneven notes will have different timbre, but compression *does* mask it quite a bit, and that high gain distortion masks it even more. You could hit his strings just about any way and itll sound the same. His setup doesn't leave much room for any "tone from the fingers".
Misha's 'Marigold' playthrough is here! ruclips.net/video/zBWURleQuLc/видео.html
Periphery will there be a bass playthrough of Marigold?
Periphery make a bass play through of marigold :)
Once perfection is achieved, there's no where else to go. This is the pinnacle folks.
Ive watched this video countless times over the years, probably the most enjoyable to watch and listen to bass riffs ever written, fucking masterpiece!
I ain't never seen nobody make music like that with a gosh dang fish before. That's one fine piece o' sea creature if I do say so m'self.
>bass
A musical instrument and a fish.
Those Dingwalls are badass
lmao
LOL
LOL
Imagine animals as leaders with nolly's bass tone
I don't have a name he played on a few tracks on The joy of motion by AAL I believe
I was going to say that their tone is actually pretty sick too.
Listen to The Omnific, its. AAL but with 2 bass guitars and same amount of skill
@@above7793 Dude The Omnific is so sick!!!
well, it's like you imagine dragons as leaders....
Mark's guitar playthrough for 'The Way The News Goes...' is here! ruclips.net/video/v4433rhnaxw/видео.html
P5 just dropped and is an awesome record! This was the video that introduce me to Periphery, incredible musicians... Thanks Nolly!!!
This video is proof that the idiots who berate bassists for playing with a pick couldn't be any less correct. People need to realise that music doesn't have any correct answers, and that this technique can sound AMAZING as it does here
But every real bass player can do just the same with fingers.
Alexey Polevoy there are some sounds you cant ger with fingers though
@@thecrazybassman3102, which sounds?
@@alexeypolevoybass Palm muting and a harsher attack
@@alexeypolevoybass "every real bass player"
music is not a competition, friend
Watch Matt's drum playthrough of 'Prayer Position' at ruclips.net/video/whUy9s7jeqE/видео.html
I want producer pack
I want Big D Slap
fuckin lucas
it me
Periphery hey how do you say your band name?
Matt's drum playthrough of 'Marigold' is up now at ruclips.net/video/DAOcYC2uEJk/видео.html
If every periphery's songs were mixed like this, other metal in general too, the world would be a much better place xD.
Killer bass tone !
No it wouldn’t he sucked the life out of the rest of the track to put the bass up front🤦♂️
I love how he played all those incredibly difficult passages and he didn't even break a sweat.
Massive respect for Periphery every album just gets better
this video is why I love fanned frets on basses. completely balances the output from the different string gauges
His bass tone though. It's just so damn good.
wtf is vsauce doing here
Can I give you some spit facts?
And as always, Thanks for watching!
It's true
Hey, Vsauce! Michael here...
Today we're doing a bass playthrough
But what exactly...is a bass...playthrough?
And will we really be playing the 'bass'? Is a bass not just a tool to play.. the air?
Bass isn't importan-
*A wild Nolly appears*
you sir are so not even a tad bit funny
Jayden Davidson Thanks a lot man. I try :)
+Ericson Capone you know bass sets them guitar tunes u☝p
You realize he's making fun of the people saying Bass wasn't important by pointing Nolly out as a great example for Bass being substancial?
+o3ix like you couldn't tell both our comments was sarcastic
I come back to this masterpiece often. For all the right reasons.
The tone that he gets is outstanding...and the playing..., no comment, perfection.
"Hey Vsauce, Nolly here"
Looool dude he could pass for Michael
Yeah, didn't realize Tavarish and Vsauce were in a band together.
Hey, Vsauce and welcome back to Binging with Nollish.
@@complexdevice leftover aftermarket parts is just weight reduction
@@complexdevice tavarish is a metalhead too
Oh, this explains why Nolly hasn't been performing on the tour... he's been too busy making sick bass guitar covers for the RUclips.
Seriously, I saw them last night and that is bullshit. If I wanted to press play on a bass track I coulda stayed home.
Not sure why they didn't hire a touring player. You pay money to see the whole band play, not 5 of the 6 members with a bass track.
+Lurch “Murf” Murphy He wanted to stay home and focus on Producing. They didnt want to get a new Bass player because they don't want to ruin the chemistry between them.
+Chip Kanobe note to self: Periphery just nerfed their live shows. Thanks, Nolly! Their live show WAS one of their strongest points. Now it's a pack of tech nerd guitar wizards all plugged into a pre recorded bass track.
Honestly I don't like periphery but I love this bass player and Marc Holcomb, I could live with just watching them do you tube videos but ya staying home for production ? Like another band production not sure what that means
Oh my God, a Periphery song without vocals. I've shed tears of joy listening to this.
Honestly it's players like him that inspire me to want to learn bass. It's so much more than just your typical boomer, "just support the guitar playet". It's it's own thing and I love it. I love seeing bass players utilize big beautiful chords and different techniques than just picking and actually using effects.
Hey man you should definitely check out bass, but just know that just supporting the guitar play is what he doing here, it’s just a flashy riff. Not that that’s bad, but sometimes supporting the guitar player is what is best for the whole song. There’s plenty of moments in this song where he plays something simple to make everything else sound better
That little smile at the end makes this video so much better.
Wow I never fully realized just how technical this song is.
I've entered that exact store he was many times before and never knew that this awesome playthrough was done there.
This is everything I've ever wanted and more... No use doing a playthrough of my own for this one now >
This has to be the one video i always come back to watch just to appreciate the fact that this tone is always gonna be the best dingwall tone. its never sounded better than this
Damn. Just damn. That got me a little....turgid. What a bass line and what a tone. I'd never heard of Periphery before and I'm blown away. What a bass player. I was clean shaven at the beginning of the video and when it finished I had a full beard. True story. Killer stuff!
I never really got into Periphery but I remember the first time i saw this video thinking "hey this is pretty cool"
Then i went and saw Periphery live and they didn't have a fucking bassist and i was so disappointed
Saw them last week
No bassist. No Mark either.
Yeah cuz nolly stopped touring for reasons i guess🤷
Nolly quit to focus on his production career, as far as I know there wasn't any bad blood with the band so there's a positive :)
tetsky senpai Mark had family issues, they still put on a hell of a show regardless
@@Karambwann Nolly quit the band but still writes, records, and produces for them. So basically, he just doesn't tour.
Adam is in 2 of the top 3 most watched bass playthroughs on RUclips. As of 12/6/19, those 2 videos rack over 2.5 million views.
gawd DAMN!
Don't damn yourself, ye guitargod.
DAMNNNN BRO its too GOOD
yo is that THE Jackel Pun?!
You and Jackel need to do covers of this man! Or Habitual Line-Stepper is good too :D
you're one to talk lol
Everything about this video is sophisticated. Lights, wall with pedals in the back, that bass, playing, beard, glasses, bald head.. Everything.
Dat bass tone is absolute killer!!!
Dislikers, Nolly will find you, and then he will teach you how to play bass.
So you're saying that if I want free bass lessons from a god, I should dislike the video?
Then I will dislike the video from a thousand different accounts
+David Erro lol
In that case, this will be the first ever Periphery video I'll dislike.
They could not find the "Envy" button.
This is not usually my style of metal, but this is siiiiiiiick!
It's very hard to Getgood at bass.
Nice!
No shit
Antriksh Tawra hahaaaaa
It’s easy to become barely competent, but unfortunately, like acoustic guitarists, bassists tend to stop there. I think we should all try to Getgood no matter what kind of instrument we play.
@@meowtherainbowx4163 chill
That smile at the end warms the cockles of my heart.
I watch this video about every 6 months, and it never gets old.
I miss you Nolly :c
Would genuinely prefer it if the final album mix contained this amount of bass. Sounds amazing.
1:39 Nolly stroking his wood
I love you man
Nolly is always so dang in control, gotta admire his skill set!
Really living up to his name
Best picked Bass sound i have ever heard! I know Nolly has done a awesome drum sample library recently but he should definitely look into translating this bass sound beyond hardware (like sampling drums) -maybe looking into Bass focused DAW plugins next, as he obviously has the ear for this market. A very small market that is rapidly growing.
That smile at the end as though he's just finished fluffing some pillows! 🤣
When this came out I didn’t have a kid now I do
This never gets old. Ever.
This seems to be endlessly watchable. Absolutely crushing tone. Plus Nolly.
Oh man that tone is heavenly!
Nolly's tone is perfect.
Is this even legal
lol
no
go away davie504 fan
Nope he’s using a pick
@@Colebenson98 stop it
the tone that comes out of this man is insane
Everyone talking about the bass tone... but the music itself its on another level. I mean, that writing.... its pure DJENT. And the good djent.
That's Periphery for you
I'd love to see a band that sounds just like this. No voice, bass in front, amazing riffs.
virgil horghidan ever listen to Royal Blood?
@@benhemsworth8555 I did actually, It's awesome!
@1234 Yes, but it's not bass in front like this one. They turn it way down in the mix :( such a waste
@@virgilhorghidan7496 not to mention the first album doesn't feature Nolly either as bassist, or in the albums production
check out the ominific
Track - 365000
Bass Playthrough - 435000
Oooooook...
Everyone's dick is wet for Nolly's Dingwall yo.
with good reason though lmao that thing is T H I C C
988.847x views tho
update:
track - 750k
bass playthrough - 1.2 m
Because the vocals are gone on the playthrough thankfully
That bass tone is round and shiny as Nolly's head
The bass tone is incredible. Nolly's playing is fantastic!
Tears in my eyes from listening. I love it
why dont they make the bass this loud in the actual songs
I was thinking the same thing, shit sounds immense
and considering Nolly produces it's probably his call on it.
Most Hi-Fi systems and headphones are fairly bass-heavy. Mixing is always a compromise, unfortunately.
Kind of hard to cut through the mix when you're playing with three guitarists! I agree the bass should be louder...
Because the mix wouldn't be as cohesive. Plus add vocals and there's even more competition for sonic space. I'm happy to hear it mixed this way on this playthrough alone. Album mix is fucking spot on as well.
That's a pretty NOLLY bass tone you have there, sir.
I just can't get over how good this is..... every time!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!
This is the best video on RUclips
I can't get enough of listening. You always have something to learn by watching this video.
0:27 Duuuuh dun dun din goi goioioioi
Those harmonics always freak me out! So nasty!
Ikr!
I think that nolly record those harmonics on guitar
He actually did, you can see it in one of the studio updates.
I get fucking shivers when I hear it every time man!
I'm not a bass guy but fuck I love his tone and how deep it is
Those bass tones have me at half mast.
Yeah. Gives me a woodrow wilson too!!!!!!!LMAO
A total Woody Harrelson.
Matthew Froehlich LMAO
just half?
Nah, man. Full boner, so hard that it hurts
Solid bold sounds, damn....
I keep coming back to enjoy this masterpiece.
This almost makes up for missing him on tour ;D
Not quite😤
Too sad we won't see him play live any more :'(
Where are all those little kids who say bassists that use picks are shit?
This how i want to play the bass! Shred it! Shred it! And some sexy slapping too! :D
MIR This pisses me off too. People think it's just a cop out but it's about tone. This sounds sharp and aggressive and amazing and the only way you could do that with your fingers is if you filed them down to the bones.
MIR Picks and fingers have their places.
Djenty stuff like what peripheroo does is really hard to make sound good without a pick, unless you slap. Most of the time i prefer the sound of fingerstyle, but i think the pick is pretty appropriate here. It would be interesting to hear some periphery tunes with the bass slapped instead of picked though
Right here smart ass. Nolly should drop the pick and slap the shit outta that fanned fret board. (from a bassist of 20 years+ and hardly a kid seeing as I'm 33.)
This man's sharp and precise playing and his calm, seraphic expression almost anger me. I envy him.
I love these player only video instrumentals.. musician heaven!
This is by far the best version of this song. Views are starting to go up so fast.
This tone feels like my skeleton is getting massaged
That bass is worth more than my soul.
Would love an instrumental album from these guys.
There Is on yt n stuff look up a album n add instrumental
This is easily the best sounding bass I've ever heard.
by far one of my fav bass players cause of his tone & skill!