this is actually pretty good, the only thing it needs is something like a transparent overdrive with the gain all the way down, just to give it that tight low end and extra “clank”
Actually what it need is lighter strings and low action, makes a world of difference for this kind of tones. I play 55-110 in drop B with the action as low I can go, works wonderfully !
@@krms2504 Yeah, that's exactly what I meant. I even chased down a peavey pro 500 (and got it for dirt cheap). I use a Sterling Ray34 and got the sansamp rbi in the rack, I can be spot one with that tone whenever I want to !
@@krms2504 on the sansamp or the amp ? Sansamp: Drive: 5/ Presence: 7/ Blend:4/ Bass: 6/ Mids and Highs: 2. Adjust level to something coherent (arround 4 in my case) . Tip: if tone is too dark or bright, adjust the blend, not the highs Peavey pro 500: most controls are to adapt to the rest of the rig but some key points: high boost and low cut engaged, contour cranked. Highs are on 2 on my unit but YMMV. For the parametric EQ i'd say noodle arround to find sweet spots but a heavy scoop at 800 hz is the core.
1. He played an active Ibanez. 2. He has a distortion on, most likely a rat because he loved that thing. 3. He hit hard with his heavy gauge pick, he also had low action so it was naturally distorting.
let me add, Paul use to record all the slipknot songs wit a IBANEZ ATK (active), basically thats the base tone on that model, the preamp is amazing, i have a atk 305 and i tell you thats the secret! that is a inexpensive bass will be finded in reverb for something like $400 - $700$
I mean I don't think that holds here since Paul is one of those bassists who don't need an extra string to be metal, he uses four strings all the time.
Stingray, loose strings, heavy cut on mids, tilt bass and treble just a bit and use an ampeg. Also, it’s good to mention that he did use a sans amp bass di. Edit: The gear I’m talking about is the stuff I use. I know about his ATK (I wish I had it) and that he used a Warwick as well, but you can get insanely close with just those pieces of gear.
@@krms2504 For recording It was more likely to be a Musicman, from some of the clips that came up on internet of the recording process. While his gig bass was Charvel 2B, which is just a regular Jackson alike PJ.
@@boogie3718 for what recorieng exactly? Also what Amps did He use at this point and earlier . I SAW him in the self tilted era With a ampeg can and Eden WT 800. Also where can you can you find those recordings . I only remember one where He Played a black Music man
The EQ seems right but definitely needs more of that super bright string high content. First in the series I’ve seen so far that felt a little farther off. Love these videos and your channel!!!
Thats a tough one, im actually in the process of recreating his rig. I cant afford a wal bass lol so one of the next best options i could afford was a G&L tribute L2000. Alot of his tone comes from his 2 channel rig(one signal from bass into GK 2001 amp and anther signal ran through a turbo rat distortion and a bass eq.)
@@cameron7135 I was in the same boat (guitar tho) with trying to get a mid 60’s Jerry Garcia tone. Found out he was playing a guild starfire 3. I checked online and they were like 3-4k lol. Gonna have to put the one off for a while.
I would chew my fingers off one at a time, not having earned the right to play with a sound like that. Sounds like beating the crap out of a bass with trash can lids!😂
Almost there! For Slipknot, you really need a bit of dirt in there. Paul used a SansAmp Bass Driver and a Rat at different times. I *think* it was Sansamp during this period, but either would likely be fine.
Michael Todd from early Coheed and Cambria would be nice. Probably Good Apollo Volume One era would be best, that's when they became heavily Prog Rock epic in scale and he was able to play a lot tighter and fancier lines as opposed to their earlier Melodic Punk/Post Hardcore days.
for whoever wishes to know -- basically and 1st of all -- you should try it on an IBANEZ ATK bass, because that was his AXE, then the rest 🙏🏽 thx 4 this fine video ❤
Not trying to bash digital amps or anything like that, but there's just something so much more satisfying about finding the right tone on a regular amp
I’d say to try to use a humbucker pickup that will help a ton too, that’s that added secret sauce though when he played a Warwick it didn’t have it but I’m sure that tone was different compared to the Vol.3 album
When tuning that much down, you want a Long-Scale Behs (>=35") and put the lower part of a 5-String Set on, eg. .135 String Size on the lowest like from Daddario EXL165. BTDT, pushed a 5 String Yamaha down to A/D/G/C/E 😅
I don't think you listen to enough metallica then. Most of the bass lines in And Justice for All are similar enough to what the guitars are playing that it kinda just blends in and makes it more subtle.
Very slept on bassist in general, his knot lines are often octave mimics of the 2nd guitar parts but sometimes would poke out with unique lines or a bit*hin fill like in Vermillion or Duality! The Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. album has some of his slapping and jazz techniques and he's an absolute beast on it. Haha
Saw Slipknot live for the first time in 2008 from the barrier and was really surprised by how calm and methodically he played whilst everything else around him was bedlam.
2004 Valentine’s Day they opened with the Red Jumpsuits and 6 songs in Switched to the white Jump suites for the Iowa Album. Everyone was going crazy and it was one of the best knot shows I have ever been to
You got the eq pretty much right, wouldn't go for the ricken (not without a proper low tuning setup). It would be better on the NOPE bass because of that fact. With proper setup you can push the drive\comp without it getting all over the place.
Any tips for training your ear to hear the different EQ, compression, pedals and effects etc, or is it a matter of looking up what they used and getting as close as you can?
Just the slightest mids reduction, add a small amount of drive through something like a RAT pedal or any drive/overdrive pedal. Not a lot, a little goes a long way. And I think it would be a lot closer. But that's only through my laptop speakers.
Many people are saying he should have used the Ibanez for this. But for the exact song and album run he actually uses the Warwick for the studio recording. Live he played the peavey and the Ibanez but for this song it was the warwick
Can get same tone from Ibanez basses. Tune down, pick, some overdrive.... i have a coupke Ibanez basses, an old Peavey (my main bass just cuz it plays so nice) all active.
Paul actually used VERY light gauge strings for the tuning they were in, which is a huge part of his tone. He used a .115 gauge for the low B, which is about what most people would normally use for C#. He also had super low action, half of his tone is literally just clanky fret buzz. And he used basses with active soapbar humbuckers. You'll never get that thick, aggressive attack out of a Rick
Could you do one on Rand Forbes' bass tone from the United States Of America? His tone on Hard Coming Love and I Won't Leave My Wooden Wife For You, Sugar have always fascinated me.
![Slipknot - Duality [Paul Gray Jam with Roy Mayorga] Bass And Drum Tabs By Chami's Bass](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/uOzcgCmDygM/mqdefault.jpg)
ALICE IN CHAINS BASS TONE
Starr or Inez?
@@peterwible Mike
@@peterwible Starr plus Inez's MTV Unplugged Tone,
Inez Rotten Apple tone
Thats what im saying lol Mike Starr
this is actually pretty good, the only thing it needs is something like a transparent overdrive with the gain all the way down, just to give it that tight low end and extra “clank”
Actually what it need is lighter strings and low action, makes a world of difference for this kind of tones. I play 55-110 in drop B with the action as low I can go, works wonderfully !
@pideuhweuh8459 Well Paul Player actually 55-115 so Not that actual of a difference
@@krms2504 Yeah, that's exactly what I meant. I even chased down a peavey pro 500 (and got it for dirt cheap). I use a Sterling Ray34 and got the sansamp rbi in the rack, I can be spot one with that tone whenever I want to !
@@pideuhweuh8459 what settings do you use for Pauls Tone?
@@krms2504 on the sansamp or the amp ?
Sansamp: Drive: 5/ Presence: 7/ Blend:4/ Bass: 6/ Mids and Highs: 2. Adjust level to something coherent (arround 4 in my case) . Tip: if tone is too dark or bright, adjust the blend, not the highs
Peavey pro 500: most controls are to adapt to the rest of the rig but some key points: high boost and low cut engaged, contour cranked. Highs are on 2 on my unit but YMMV. For the parametric EQ i'd say noodle arround to find sweet spots but a heavy scoop at 800 hz is the core.
Paul would've appreciated people trying to recreate his stuff. He was such a sweetheart
Definitely Pig was a good guy.
1. He played an active Ibanez. 2. He has a distortion on, most likely a rat because he loved that thing. 3. He hit hard with his heavy gauge pick, he also had low action so it was naturally distorting.
100%
Ibanez ATK series is my favourite bass I can afford
Bought an atk about 2 months ago from Japan and it's such a fun bass!
let me add, Paul use to record all the slipknot songs wit a IBANEZ ATK (active), basically thats the base tone on that model, the preamp is amazing, i have a atk 305 and i tell you thats the secret! that is a inexpensive bass will be finded in reverb for something like $400 - $700$
My stingray tuned BEAD sounds closer to the slipknot tone than that ric does.
Thom Yorke - the smile bass tone
Yes.
Yes plz
YES
yeaasss
OMGHSTYSHWJWUW I LOEB THON YORKEJ I LOEVEB THIM. YORKEKE GEYRNRN
Loved it, rip paul grey.
I like his tone because it has the perfect amount of bass and treble.
i've been waiting so long.....
R.I.P. Paul Gray
RIP THE PIG ALONG WITH THE JORDISON, The goats forever (don’t forget Slipknot second bass player (Alessandro Venturellas bass tone)
Just got my 5-string out to play it after years of not doing so, and this was already helpful as a reference for the treble, mid, and bass settings!
this man will do anything to not play a 5 string lmfao
I mean to be fair Paul Gray never used a 5 string to my knowledge. Just a really tuned down 4 string Warwick
I mean I don't think that holds here since Paul is one of those bassists who don't need an extra string to be metal, he uses four strings all the time.
Technically Paul played a four string tuned to dropB(tuned dropC# then pitch shifted down atleast during vol3) but I get what you mean
@@benthecartoonist3518I think he used a 5-string for a little bit during the IOWA era
why would anyone? all you gain is the 5 highest notes, no one plays there anyway.
I love the Ampeg scooped tone
Sick!!! I think the whole thing is sick
Active humbucking bass pickups are just unmatched
Stingray, loose strings, heavy cut on mids, tilt bass and treble just a bit and use an ampeg. Also, it’s good to mention that he did use a sans amp bass di.
Edit: The gear I’m talking about is the stuff I use. I know about his ATK (I wish I had it) and that he used a Warwick as well, but you can get insanely close with just those pieces of gear.
Actually he used an Ibanez ATK 200. It's long discontinued now but it was made as a direct competitor to Stingrays. Before that he used Warwicks.
@@jonahc2807 He also used a Ibanez soundgear for the Fist Album before Switching to Warwick
@@jonahc2807 It's a ATK300, I own his signature. Tho 200s aren't that far off either. Anything musicman like will do the job
@@krms2504 For recording It was more likely to be a Musicman, from some of the clips that came up on internet of the recording process. While his gig bass was Charvel 2B, which is just a regular Jackson alike PJ.
@@boogie3718 for what recorieng exactly? Also what Amps did He use at this point and earlier . I SAW him in the self tilted era With a ampeg can and Eden WT 800. Also where can you can you find those recordings . I only remember one where He Played a black Music man
The EQ seems right but definitely needs more of that super bright string high content. First in the series I’ve seen so far that felt a little farther off.
Love these videos and your channel!!!
duality is such a good song, absolutely love this tuning!!
Awesome video.
How about Ryan Martinie from Mudvayne?
Justin Chancellor Bass tone
He did it awhile ago, not sure how long??
Thats a tough one, im actually in the process of recreating his rig. I cant afford a wal bass lol so one of the next best options i could afford was a G&L tribute L2000. Alot of his tone comes from his 2 channel rig(one signal from bass into GK 2001 amp and anther signal ran through a turbo rat distortion and a bass eq.)
@@cameron7135 I was in the same boat (guitar tho) with trying to get a mid 60’s Jerry Garcia tone. Found out he was playing a guild starfire 3. I checked online and they were like 3-4k lol. Gonna have to put the one off for a while.
@@cameron7135bro sterling stingray with brand new strings and sansamp bass DI sounds just like Justin’s wal. I swear to god.
@@ethanburgess3475 i was actually running that exact setup until i got my l2000, i have mist of justins pedals including the sansamp gt2 tech21
Sounds like shutters hitting during a rainy day
Honestly I like danny sapko's tone with the ric better than paul gray's
I would chew my fingers off one at a time, not having earned the right to play with a sound like that. Sounds like beating the crap out of a bass with trash can lids!😂
My bloody valentine bass tone
Fender Precision>Pro Co Rat>SVT w/fridge cab
@@kjaze Deb Googe prefers J basses! Loveless was recorded on a headless Steinberger though
RIP Paul, one of the most underrated bassists in rock and metal but a beast of a tone nonetheless
I've been listening to this on repeat
Thank you for the tip because I got my behs back after it was re stringed so I’m going to start learning
I'm pretty sure Paul had his bass strung B E A D. Tuning the E down to B could could be too floppy but the tone sounded right in the neighborhood
You have made every metalhead happy
Never thought I’d see Danny playing my kind of metal
Almost there! For Slipknot, you really need a bit of dirt in there. Paul used a SansAmp Bass Driver and a Rat at different times. I *think* it was Sansamp during this period, but either would likely be fine.
Michael Todd from early Coheed and Cambria would be nice. Probably Good Apollo Volume One era would be best, that's when they became heavily Prog Rock epic in scale and he was able to play a lot tighter and fancier lines as opposed to their earlier Melodic Punk/Post Hardcore days.
Paul was an amazing player. R.I
P.
Awesome! Maybe V-Man tone next?
Man, I dug that. You should try more heavy bass videos 😎
Thanks I've been waiting for this!
Come on Danny, I’ve been asking for months now…
Gene Simmons Behs tone! Let’s get that dirty 70s overdrive happening!
YESSSSSSSS also for anyone going for strings I think one of the other members said Paul used really thin strings actually or relatively thin
You always do good bro
Very close! Amazing. Interested to get IOWA behs tone like 'gently'
Day 1 of asking for Mikey Ways bass tone
I think you’ve done Paul Gray an awesome honour here
Day 88 of asking for My Chemical Romance’s bass tone…
When mudkipe was a young boy, his father took him into the city to buy a bass guitar.
@@MisterRorschach90he told me that when I grow up, I will have Danny Sapko give us Mikey Ways BEHS tone.
I just love how used "Duality"
It’s like a Lion on steroids purring…
Great job! I was wondering if you could do Nightwish bass tone from the Marco Hietala era
Back again this hits deep
I don’t even like slipknot but that is actually very nice tone isolated
“I scream until my lungs collapsed” type bass
Do Alex James! Great videos, keep them up
for whoever wishes to know -- basically and 1st of all -- you should try it on an IBANEZ ATK bass, because that was his AXE, then the rest 🙏🏽 thx 4 this fine video ❤
As much i love his stuff Vmann also has some amazing basslines and tone.
FINALLY THANK YOU SM DANNY
It does sound good.
Fieldly. .from KoRn has that crunch ya want and need..
Not trying to bash digital amps or anything like that, but there's just something so much more satisfying about finding the right tone on a regular amp
Only on tube amps. Solid state amps are for posers
IVE BEEB AWAITING THIS!!!
You don’t… you let the percussion drown out your hard work. R.i.p
I’d say to try to use a humbucker pickup that will help a ton too, that’s that added secret sauce though when he played a Warwick it didn’t have it but I’m sure that tone was different compared to the Vol.3 album
Rick works great here. That clank and growl sounds great downtuned
Thank you very much
“How to make my bass sound like a beginner bassist who is farting whilst they are playing”
can you do acid bath? more of an out there choice but the tone slaps
LETS GOOO ITS FINALLY HERE!
#2 never die
When tuning that much down, you want a Long-Scale Behs (>=35") and put the lower part of a 5-String Set on, eg. .135 String Size on the lowest like from Daddario EXL165. BTDT, pushed a 5 String Yamaha down to A/D/G/C/E 😅
And justice for all bass tone
Pause the video. You’ll hear it
We don't even need a bass for that tone 😂
I don't think you listen to enough metallica then. Most of the bass lines in And Justice for All are similar enough to what the guitars are playing that it kinda just blends in and makes it more subtle.
@@kaylinosprey3306
He already did it
His bass playing on Mate Feed Kill Repeat is insane.
Should've used a Musicman honestly. I would say the Rick sounds too thin for Paul's tone. Tho It's surprisingly close
Thank you so much
Please do Brian Gibson next!
Red hot chili peppers bass tone been waiting
Day 1 of asking for top 5 lefty bass players
Pretty accurate
I watched his behind the player dvd. He had a very slept on picking technique.
Very slept on bassist in general, his knot lines are often octave mimics of the 2nd guitar parts but sometimes would poke out with unique lines or a bit*hin fill like in Vermillion or Duality! The Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. album has some of his slapping and jazz techniques and he's an absolute beast on it. Haha
I don't know if he was slept on but the track presented in this short sound really bad. Weak attack, horrible timing and rythm.
@bruno_gatti
Wtf is horrible timing? It's duality. That's the song rhythm. wtf lol
Saw Slipknot live for the first time in 2008 from the barrier and was really surprised by how calm and methodically he played whilst everything else around him was bedlam.
2004 Valentine’s Day they opened with the Red Jumpsuits and 6 songs in Switched to the white Jump suites for the Iowa Album. Everyone was going crazy and it was one of the best knot shows I have ever been to
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉THINDER FINGERS🎉🎉🎉🎉
Please make a playlist of these
Dinosaur Jr bass tone would be a dream come true
You got the eq pretty much right, wouldn't go for the ricken (not without a proper low tuning setup).
It would be better on the NOPE bass because of that fact. With proper setup you can push the drive\comp without it getting all over the place.
Any tips for training your ear to hear the different EQ, compression, pedals and effects etc, or is it a matter of looking up what they used and getting as close as you can?
Ik duality is literally their most popular song but I feel proud recognising that
Duality ❤
This is the 29th time asking for Descendents bass tone when will the madness end
PLS MERCYFUL FATE BEHS TONE IN 30 SECONDS!!!
Yes!!!!
Just the slightest mids reduction, add a small amount of drive through something like a RAT pedal or any drive/overdrive pedal. Not a lot, a little goes a long way.
And I think it would be a lot closer. But that's only through my laptop speakers.
I’d love to see a kyuss bass tone, especially on songs like gardenia or the law
Would love to get an idea of how to get Carlton Barrets bass tone from Bob Marley and the Wailers
Fınally!
R.I.P Paul
Listen to me, I would love to see a tone of the Jamiroquai's first bassist Stuart Zender, I love his playstyle ngl.
Thank you
Honestly not bad. But you should’ve used a fender Jazz or Warwick bass. Would be very cool to see that video.
Day 4 of asking for Debbie Googe from My Bloody Valentine's bass tone!
Also, I don't listen to Slipknot, but I'd say you did good!
Many people are saying he should have used the Ibanez for this. But for the exact song and album run he actually uses the Warwick for the studio recording. Live he played the peavey and the Ibanez but for this song it was the warwick
You demo sounds better. Nice metallic sound😊
Ngl it kinda reminds me of my playing on fretted basses (my fret buzz is awful, and other people have played my bass so it’s definitely my fault lmao)
Can get same tone from Ibanez basses. Tune down, pick, some overdrive.... i have a coupke Ibanez basses, an old Peavey (my main bass just cuz it plays so nice) all active.
Paul gray uses an active bass
Yes finally 🤘🏾🤘🏾
Paul actually used VERY light gauge strings for the tuning they were in, which is a huge part of his tone. He used a .115 gauge for the low B, which is about what most people would normally use for C#. He also had super low action, half of his tone is literally just clanky fret buzz. And he used basses with active soapbar humbuckers. You'll never get that thick, aggressive attack out of a Rick
Could you do one on Rand Forbes' bass tone from the United States Of America? His tone on Hard Coming Love and I Won't Leave My Wooden Wife For You, Sugar have always fascinated me.
That string looks like spagheti man
Awesome! 🎉
Day 2 of asking for John Wetton's bass tone (King Crimson)