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who? me?? Thank you sir!

Hey thanks!! I try to match the sound to the song the best I can each time! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🍻🍻🍻

Thank you so much!! And thanks for the support!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🍻🍻🍻🍻

Glad you enjoyed it man!! Yeah!! 🤘🤘

My bad wrong number, you are a great bass player!

Hey, if you're paying.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Thank you so much!!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🙏🙏

Thanks man!! 👊🤘🤘👊Fresh strings is where it's at for good tone😁😁!!! I had learnt the riffs up until the change of pace (01:44). I needed to learn the rest and get the whole thing somewhat "tight" enough to record. Cannibal and Immolation together?!!! I envy you man!! All I have in schedule for September is more baby-sitting!!! Fuck!!!😡😡😡 You'll have fun man - I know so. I've seen Cannibal twice (2003 and 2007, if I remember correctly). They offer a great show!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 I just wish I could catch them once again and manage to shake Alex Webster's hand. I've learnt so much from the man. I just received the book he wrote on extreme metal bass. It's very informative, although I'd like to see more details on right hand finger technique, or even bass setup. He does go into detail about right hand technique, but not at all about what happens when the fingers touch the strings. It's also kinda funny, because it's written in exactly the same way as he talks!

@@morbidalex666 Blimey! You do all this bass playing and have to babysit aswell? I'd struggle. I've been off my usually work life in exchange for working from home but will be returning at the end of the month and then I'll really struggle to maintain my skills (the battle up Bass Mountain will be pursued nonetheless 👊🤘). I'm always toying with the idea of covering Immolation but the only song that I feel could work reasonably well is Failures for God's. I was going to do Unholy Cult but having second thoughts. Webster is easily one of the greatest of all time. I believe all members of Cannibal are really decent fellows. I even recently got a love heart from Corpse Gringer on a pic I posted of Cannibal at Stone Henge on FB, where I explained I was excited to be seeing them play 😅 Webster would love your playing, especially since you've learnt off him. He'd be proud man!

@@rainbowsludge660 All this bass playing? Not nearly as much as I'd want! I know very well how it is to want to do more and simply not finding the time. But when it is bass time, the focus becomes laser accurate, otherwise nothing gets done. Failures for Gods sounds as if it was recorded in a box. I am confident that you can bring dimension to their sound! Go ahead man - don't think too much! If it is what you want, just go ahead!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘 I really hope what you say about the guys in Cannibal is true. They say "Don't meet your heroes". Corpsegrinder has me convinced for sure. I have heard him many times talking about the fans and what he has to say hits really close to my heart. I'd surely love to watch Webster's playing up close! When I saw Cannibal, I didn't even play bass.

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Thanks! Greatly appreciated!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

Thanks man! I appreciate your nice words! The tuning is just D standard - nothing fancy🤣🤣! Keep Metal Alive!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@morbidalex666 hell yeah dude!

Hey! Thanks!! 🤘🤘🤘

Thank you so much. It really means a lot to me! This band was recently suggested to me and I know I'll dive deep into their music...

Thank you! I appreciate it!! 🍻🍻

Thank you! Much appreciated!!

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You're too nice, brother! I did want to play some black metal and with this song, it was love at first listen! 🤣🤣 Thanks for the suggestion, I really enjoyed doing this! Let me know what your friend thinks about it too!! No need to thank, man! It feels right, so I do it!

@@morbidalex666 I sent it to him straight away and I'm just awaiting his response. Believe me, he'll really dig this and be proud he suggested it. I'll keep you posted! Great work man!

@@rainbowsludge660 Cool! Of course, let me know! Thanks man!

@@rainbowsludge660 Cool! Of course, let me know! Thanks man!

Yes, it is!

It sure is! I'm glad it was suggested to me!! 🤘🤘🤘

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Thanks, I appreciate your comment very much!! But there are guys out there that run circles around me. Like this guy here: czcams.com/video/3PvGJn_MJhA/video.html

I agree. I find it sad that bad production can affect peoples opinions on the music itself. I include myself in this category, since the guitar sound kept me from really listening to this album for years. Thanks for the comment!! 🍻🍻🍻🤘🤘

Oh boy let me tell you about Morbid Angel's Heretic

Ha ha ha!! I bought that album as soon as it was out! Even got to see them live when promoting it!! Yes, the guitar on that one is odd - I found it cool at the time, because it had character. But then it got old 😅 The previous album "Gateways...." sounds absolutely huge! I wonder if it was a budget issue (final album on Earache)...

@@morbidalex666 I feel like Trey was probably all fucked up on whatever the hell he was doing, be it alcohol or psychedelics or stimulants. He made a choice to really make his guitar tone sound nothing like it had ever sounded before and we're all stuck with it🤣

@@philcollinshill2951 He may well have done all the above and still manage to write some really nice riffs, only to be ruined by this production... Anyway, these original guys will always have my respect for the music they created and I hold so dear to my heart 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

I had 3-4 hours total, this past week to learn, practise and record. I do not enjoy not being able to play and, at least for me, lack of practise affects the performance. I'm so glad you enjoyed it, as did I. Initially, when listening to the song, I thought it would be easy, but there are a couple of tricky parts in it. I read somewhere that Benton used a BC Rich bass with a single EMG P pickup when recording "Serpents...". So I thought it would be fitting for my parts bass (with the same pickup in the middle) to make its debut. The shout out is only just, brother!!! Cheers!!! 👊👊🤘🤘🤘🤘🍻🍻🍻🍻

@@morbidalex666 That is an achievement. I would severely struggle to complete the whole process in that short space. It's often the ones I predict will be easy that end up proving to have a challenging section that stops me in my tracks. Yeah, I don't like missing practice because before I know it I'm having to climb up Bass Mountian - particularly affects my speed (or lack of 😅). Thoroughly enjoyed this bother!!!!!!! 👊🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘👊

@@rainbowsludge660 Also, thank you for the suggestion. Small challenges like that give focus and purpose! Bass Mountain LOL 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I know what you mean man! Have a great one!

Thank you so much!!! How about a suggestion for another Death song to cover?

@@morbidalex666 otra obra maestra de SDG, Nothing is Everything

@@marioromero7662 Jesus! I can't play like that man! Fretless? Not yet for me.....

F'n jolt of adrenaline! That's for sure!

Yeah man! Now all I have to do is practice more and play as clean as you! 👊🤘🤘

Thanks brother! It gave me a hard time, believe it or not. That bass lick kinda sounded like gibberish, when I was practising it (not much better on the video... ahem..). Too much adrenaline for the first half, then pause for an arpeggio-like lick and then back to freakin' battering! I wasn't really familiar with the song either - a guitarist on instagram suggested this, when I offered to do a collab. I like the physicality playing stuff like this - like, it's physically challenging (especially when I want to play my way, not very subtly), but also a rush!! So glad you liked it - such a moral boost!! I needed this man! 🙏🙏🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻👊👊👊

Really? I know every nook and crany of this song and album 😅. I think it can be an advantage to learn something from scratch because your style and approach can bleed through more, which yours does. There's an Ackercocke song I'm learning which has a section thats a a Bastard to execute accurately. Probably because I'm so stubborn and won't deviate from the tuning of A, to my detriment 😅. Great to see you smashing these out Brother!

@@rainbowsludge660 In my opinion, when it comes to music, it's no use if the artist is not allowed to put his own personality in the music, cover or not. Plus, I am incapable of playing any other way😁😁. Which Ackercocke song?! Yeah, switching tuning on bass is a pain, if you are picky with your action that is. I wonder if you can change tuning on one of those graphite necked ones and not having to adjust the truss rod... I'd like to do some black metal, but I have hard time finding something exciting bass-wise. Hey man, shoot me a suggestion (black metal or not, no matter)!! The least I can promise is that I'll give it a try!

@@morbidalex666 Yes, and I think it's especially important to have forged your own style and bleed it into the music when doing covers. The Ackercocke song is Summon the Antichrist. I dislike any alteration in string tension/action, hence I stick with A turning since that seems to be lower enough to deal with most bands I cover and the tension is preferred on 125/130's strings with a lower action. Well this has made my day! I could throw so much at you that I cannot play but want to, that you'd just smash out with precision execution; Deicide "Serpents of the Light" for one. Maybe some Hate Eternal "From Desolate Sands". Possibly Deathspell Omega. Now that could be very challenging to work out since we are utterly insane but amazing nonetheless. I actually spoke to a friend tonight who loves them and asked if any songs would be good for you to cover and he made a few suggestions (I'll send them in a another message?). Also, how about Mayhem? Their latest album is so good. Ive thought of covering the second track but not 100% sure yet. But I wouldn't expect you to cover anything that didn't resonate with you so I understand if these choices don't work.

@@morbidalex666 Deathspell Omega he recommended was music from the albums "The Furnaces" and "Paracletus". He also mentioned this band "Furia - Kysiezyc Milczy Luty (never heard of this - he likes the most obscure extreme music 😅). He said they have very interesting riffs, dynamics and song structures throughout.

That's what she said! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Sorry, I couldn't help myself!! But yeah man, greatly appreciated!

Thanks for the little history lesson, honestly. I wasn't even into metal at that time - I was listening to bands like Deep Purple and Gary Moore back then. So yeah, thanks man! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🍻🍻🍻🍻 I couldn't really find much online about the gear used by Eric Langlois at the time (I did find the Carvin LB75 though). So, if you have any info on that, I'd be very interested to know!

I'm not really familiar with this term but, thanks?! 😅 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

Hey, thanks! Glad you're digging it!

No tabs, sorry. I don't even know how to write tabs.

spectors are freakin' awesome! try one if you get the chance!!

I actually got one this year, one of the Ns HP with the Darkglass!

@@mark6302 These HPs are mint!! I hope I get to try one soon! And, I know that I am in the minority of this matter, but I don't like the Tone Capsule preamp. The rest of the HP bass is a really sweet package though!

@@morbidalex666 they are very metal so i get it

@@morbidalex666 *too metal I should say

Thanks man! Glad you enjoy the covers!! About the views: I ain't got no titties so it's only to be expected.... Cheers!!🤘🤘🍻🍻

Glad you dig it! Thanks! 🤘🤘🍻🍻

I'm so glad you dig it man! Although, I have to confess, at the time, I was not ready to take on this task...😅😅 I'm not even sure I can play it well now.... 🤘🤘🤘🍻🍻🍻

Thank you so much! I apply the Alex Webster technique of plucking with three fingers (3-2-1-3-2-1-3-2-1-3-...). 🤘🤘🤘🤘

Thanks!!! All the Cattle Decapitated covers I've done are in drop G# tuning. So, all the strings down half a step, except the lower one, which is tuned 3 and a half steps down. 🤘🤘🤘🤘

@@morbidalex666 Thanks!!! for the tunnin ! now it's time to atomize my fingers. 😂

@@wabklyzmadi1395 Hey! If I can do it (more or less or less or less or lesss 😅😅), so can anybody else! Just remember to have fun and not hurt yourself practising!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘🍻🍻🍻🍻👍👍👍👍👍👍

Thank you so much!! I try and fit the song the best I can, playing and sound 🤘🤘🍻🍻🍻

Ohh thanks man! This means a lot, coming from a player like yourself! 🍻🍻🤘🤘

Hey thanks!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘

@@morbidalex666 I listened to some of the new one the other while weed-eating the other day. Definitely not a disappointment.

The new Deicide album is pretty exciting!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘 These guys have energy to spare!

I need to spend more time with it definitely! I think the sound is supposed to be reminiscent of the legion/once upon the cross era. 🤘🤘🤘

Thanks man! Giving you a shout out is the least I can do for you, honestly! So yeah, I busted out the old btb for this one. I have kind of love/hate relationship with this bass. It doesn't play as smoothly as my Spectors or Corts. But the aggression in the midrange that it has, is something special. It is also so dynamic, that it shows mistakes very easy 😅😅😅 Also, it doesnt matter how many string you'got. With Deicide, you only need 2. The rest is up to the old mits.😂

Glen Benton gets so much shit for his playing, but his basslines are brutal and solid. And he's been doing awesome playing live too, at least during the last 10 years!!!

Glad you liked it!! Now all I have to do is learn to slap like you and somehow incorporate that technique into death metal😅 🤘🤘🤘

That and Perverse Suffering are highlights to me too!! I saw that vid you mention for the first time in a DVD box-set they released at about 2004-5. It was bloody terrifying!!! They looked like they rip your head off and play football with it! Even Alex Webster LOL!!!

@@morbidalex666 hey what are you running that Spector into for this video? The tone is crushing!

@@rob550 Hey thanks! It's Spector into B7K, into Trace Elliot AH200, into a SVT410HE cab, mic'ed with a Shure SM7 and then into the DAW.

You made me laugh man!!! I'm not sure that everyone will get the irony though 🤣🤣🤣. Maybe these guys here will never get it: czcams.com/video/7-NOZU2iPA8/video.html 🤣🤣🤣🤣🍻🍻

That and Perverse Suffering for me. Monolith is a really "mature" track though. Lots of moods and changes of pace. 🤘🤘

KEEP METAL ALIVE!!!!! YEAAAH!!!!

Hey, that's the idea, right?!!!😁😁