Now here's a paradox - there's no question the 2 amp setup sounds better but the crunch from 4 pedals actually sounds a little more faithful to the Royal Blood tone to me
Yes I think you're absolutely right - RB used a Zvex Mastotron on the first album which is a fuzz pedal. That pushes the sound beyond the distortion of the amp that I personally prefer, but of course he has 2 guitar amps so one can help make the fuzz sound better.
If you could combine both sounds it would be pretty epic! (4 pedals / 2 amps?) To my ear, 2 amps sounds more organic. The 4 pedal 1 amp version sounds more synthetic. Great video!
Thanks man, you've read my mind! I'm hoping to do a video soon with the two sounds mixed :) I totally agree - I've tried a few other pedals since then to get more of a guitar amp sound, but from what I've found, nothing beats having a dedicated amp with a speaker cone designed for guitar frequencies, rather than combining the synthetic sounds in the bass speakers.
1 amp sounds clearer BUT also sounds very compressed. It's kinda the Big Muff dilema: alone in your house sounds awesome, but in a live situation it easilly gets lost between bass and cymbals. I think I would go with 2 amps for I like the low frequencies clear, with no effects and rich in harmonics.
I couldn't agree more - I've had more success with amp simulation in the 1 amp setup, but the fact that the guitar amp's speaker response range is designed for guitar frequencies means it's always going to handle the sound better.
JMR120600 I agree. It was quite a challenge to get a single bass amp to get both guitar and bass tones at the same time without one of them sounding awful. The 'guitar' distortion through the bass amp sounds too bassy and yet not quite as full bodied IMHO. Separating the job using speakers that were made for the right frequencies is still the best method.
Alexander Wright Another thing i've noticed is with the 1 amp setup theres a pretty distracting drone on the distortion from the "guitar" so yeah, definately the 2 amp setup is far superior.
JMR120600 Yeh that might be because I've added too much OD on the pedal - it's interesting though because when I was playing them, the guitar amp gave off a similar noise, but just higher pitched, so maybe my mics filtered it out...
Alexander, thank you for the video! And for the previous two ("2 pedals 2 amplifiers" and "4 pedals 1 amplifier"). Other CZcamsrs, in my opinion, have overcomplicated their set-ups "like Royal Blood". (One has a cool expensive guitar processor with a bunch of SEND-RETURN loops, and connected to it: 2 octavers, an equalizer, 2 distortion and some pedal that I can't identificate :) ) You have both options technically simple and inexpensive, so that almost anyone in their country could repeat, if not on these pedals so on similar ones. If need to choose which one is better, then I like the first option more because of the two amps, in the second version there is only one amp and it does not give out all the guitar frequencies. But there is Muff there. I wanted to ask: what if "mini POG" is replaced with "EHX Pitch Fork+"? There are also 3 voices on this pedal (one is clean and two pitches are tuned). You can additionally make one of the tunable voices "one octave up" and the second - "P5 interval" for a denser "guitar" sound.
Thanks for the kind words Mr Owl! Knowing I've helped people out makes it all worthwhile :) I haven't used a Pitchfork myself but I have heard great things about them, and being able to add in the 5th interval is something I would be very interested in. I would guess that the pitchfork would be more useful than the POG if you wanted to use it specifically for Royal Blood style playing. The only thing to note is that it doesn't have two outputs, so you would need to split the signal using a different pedal (like the ABY pedals or Boss LS2).
@@AlexanderWright , Yes, Pitch Fork has one output and you need to put an ABY pedal in front of it. But I meant Pitch Fork + (or Pitch Fork Plus). This is the same PItch Fork but with two independent pitch shifters and two outputs. Moreover, it has a flexible routing system and you can configure which signal will go through which output.
@@MrOwl888 oh wow I hadn't even seen that one before - it looks like it has a lot of great features all in one pedal! Also has an expression pedal socket so could potentially do some whammy pitch shifting or blending the signals on the fly. Very impressive
jonathan kerr lol in the next comparison video (playing out of the black), everyone's saying they like the 4 pedals 1 amp version better, when I thought the 2 amp version was clearer. Shows it's all down to preference :)
Alexander Wright Yeah, personally i think its because i own an LS2 and am accustomed to the sound making it feel more familar. But thats the wonderful thing about music theres no wrong or right noise
Ah you mean like this? czcams.com/video/t91n83EdsrE/video.html I found that was too inflexible for when I wanted to just play bass on its own so now I use an ABY pedal. If you want a nice cheap setup, I think the EHX switchblade+ and the Mooer Tender octaver gives you pretty much exactly the same sound as my POG for under $150 :)
Amazing video Alexander! I've been following your videos for quite a bit and I got definitely stunned by your signal paths and the alternatives to achieve the sound. I liked both sounds but I think the main difference is whilst the 2 amp 2 pedal setting sounds actually like Royal Blood the 4 pedal 1 amp setting sound a little bit more like The White Stripes, reminded me of 'Blue Orchid' sound. Cheers!
+Daniel Santiago E. thanks very much Daniel, glad you're finding the vids useful :) I know exactly what you mean about the difference in sound - I guess which one you go for is all down to preference (or in my case, because I don't want to carry 2 amps!).
Does everyone know that he uses guitar strings in his bass? In a interview he did with fender he said he uses guitar strings and bass strings...idk...i haven't seen anyone try that yet...maybe it's just me.. but maybe that makes a difference?
Very good point! Yeah he said he uses 2 guitar and 2 bass strings - I don't know whether that's the reason he uses short scale basses (to actually fit the guitar strings on). That probably really helps the tone as well - the bass parts played on the bass strings and the guitar riffs on the guitar strings. I definitely wouldn't want to play fingerstyle using that setup!
Excelent video man! and also I can now more or less get how the song is played, because all tabs I´ve found didn´t sound right to me, keep up with the good work!
Its quite difficult to choose which sound better, but i think i prefer the 2 pedals 2 amps when there is a drum, and 4 pedals 1 amp when drum is less present. Have you tried an ODB3 for distorsion?
***** that's a very interesting point! I agree that the presence of the drums changes my perception of how the distortions sound. Yeh, I've tried a couple of pedals (no video comparisons though) - the ODB3, the Bass Big Muff, the Boss DS1. In this case, I avoided the Bass overdrive/distortion/fuzz because the bass specific pedals deliberately keep the low end, and I wanted to make the +1 octave effect sound more like a guitar :)
Great video here! I know which I prefer, it just might result in a hernia later on in life carrying so many amps! Lol reminds me I should get round to doing a bass pedalboard thing at some point!
Thanks Adam! That means a lot - it was your videos that inspired me! :) I'm sure a LOT of people are looking forward to your pedalboard rundown - myself included!
excellent video and sound explanation of royal blood,but are sure know that this technique its whats make you diferent fro the other bands,greetings from posadas misiones argentina
Thanks Manuel! Glad you enjoyed it :) I think you're right - if the songs were played with a guitarist instead of the effects, then they probably wouldn't have become famous
listening again ! the two amps has an high freq overtone to it ,which is more noticeable when the bass is off .. compared to the 1 amp ...i,ve entered a tin of worms arrgh .
+Discordinated brad lee haha! Yeh the guitar amp is more likely to accentuate the high frequency overtones because it has the smaller speaker cones - some might say that's a good thing as it sounds more like a real guitar, but it's all down to preference. I also think the slight reverb I've set on the Marshall amp helps thicken the sound up too (I've started putting a reverb pedal after my SansAmp GT2 for the 1 amp setup now). Being completely honest, I prefer the sound of the 2 amp setup, but I'm trying to get something just as good with 1 amp because I really don't want to carry 2 amps round with me!
Sangsom Gilbert I made it man - got some unofficial drum tab PDF, typed it all into guitar pro, exported as a midi and then converted the midi into a decent sounding WAV using Reaper and a free VSTi called SuperDrumFX. I have been asked this question before, but I've not done it myself. I've heard examples of how the VI works with a similar setup and you can get a VERY mean sound from it - also the chords track really well on the POG so they sound amazing :)
Leon Jacumeit nice suggestion, but to be completely honest, I wouldn't want to run a clean bass signal through my guitar amp for fear of damaging the speaker!
Ive been experimenting with this myself and found it gets too wooly with both signals into the bass amp. settled on two amps (MY Orange TB 500 and a Marshall MG100DFX).
Hi, I really love your videos. I like your playing style. And you helped me a lot, recently i bought a switchblade + and a POG 2. My question now is, what software/plugin do you use to create your drum tracks? They are spot on...
***** thanks man, that means a lot to me :) I make my drum tracks in Guitar Pro, export to MIDI, then change the MIDI drums to real sounding drums using a free VSTi called SuperDrumFX. Also, I got the drum sheet music for figure it out here: nicksdrumlessons.com/multimedia-archive/figure-royal-blood-drum-sheet-music/ Hope that helps!
Michael Stoneham thanks man :) I've had my fair share of multi effects in my time (Zoom 506, Line 6 Bass POD etc etc) but I could never get the sound I wanted from them. I specifically moved to stomp boxes so I could understand what all the individual effects actually did, and now I probably wouldn't go back to a multiFX pedal to be honest. I was tempted by the boss ME range for bass (if only to save my back!), but despite all these videos, I don't use bass effects very much at all so haven't looked into it.
Been following the progress of the videos and really enjoyed what you have done here, i currently run a a 4x10/2x15 rig with an old fender bxr 400 rack head, been curios as it's dual bass amp if the 2 amp 2 pedal setup would work patching the effects through the 10's leaving the bass in the 15's, any thoughts??
+Phill Childs thanks Phil, glad you're enjoying them :) If your amp has dual in/outputs then that setup will work just fine. The 10 inch bass speakers will easily handle the guitar frequencies, but might be a bit bassy compared to guitar speakers, so just try and EQ it appropriately.
I made it myself by listening to the original drums and creating a MIDI track in Reaper and used a drum VSTI to export as a WAV file. I think you can get people's guitar pro versions from ultimate guitar if you don't want to do it yourself though :)
Alexander Wright and thanks for this video, I appreciate your work) ..by myself, i’am trying to get sound “royal blood” of a six-string guitar. The principle of sound construction is the same, only Vice versa))
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it :) that sounds cool - I have tried using guitar instead of bass and will hopefully make a comparison video on it soon! Which pedal are you using for the lower octave?
Hola Humberto! The bass is in standard 5 string tuning, which just adds a low B string - so it's B E A D G. I actually don't use the B string in Figure it Out because it's in standard tuning anyway :)
2 amps all the way sir... what you need is a Rockerverb n AD200 or 1000W Bass Terror... oo n some MXR ;) Still stand by that you are clever sausage, Top playing and top vid :)
John Aldo Thanks matey, much appreciated! :) Totally agree - separating the signals to the 2 amps gives much more control over the sound. I had a hell of a time trying to EQ the bass amp to make the 4 pedals 1 amp version sound good!
***** thanks for the awesome advice! :) I'd not even considered amp simulation, so will definitely have to look into it - you hit the nail on the head with the limitations of both setups, so I shall have to see if a sim pedal fixes it! Thanks again!
+Samuel Franklin yes it would, but just note that having speakers specifically made for guitar frequencies will sounds more suited to the fake guitar signal (I'm assuming you mean a bass or amp). If the amp has 2 inputs, then I'm guessing it will have 2 EQs, so you could try and get around it that way?
The Boss LS2? I get no noise from it, as it's simply a line selector :) most of the noise comes from the distortion pedal / amp overdrive, but it's worse than any other pedal that boosts the gain
+Discordinated brad lee haha absolutely :) yeh, running a guitar distortion though a bass amp dowsn't get around the fact that the bass amp itself will sound more boomy - in the newer vids in this series, I try using a guitar amp simulator pedal to see if that fixes it :)
Not a problem. I do have one question though for someone who doesn't play the same style as Royal Blood. Do you think this set up could work for a metalcore style?
+Viper_4115 to be honest, as long as you want to play riff based music where the guitar and bass play exactly the same thing, then this will work - it's not suitable for playing a guitar riff / solo and having a counter melody on the bass, but if you plan on using it to make it sound like there's a rhythm guitar in there, then it will work just fine :)
+Viper_4115 yeh that should really beef up your sound then! A lot of people seem to want to use this setup to add in some rhythm when their guitarist is taking a solo. I'm sure that's how the band domination plans start anyway ;)
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Now here's a paradox - there's no question the 2 amp setup sounds better but the crunch from 4 pedals actually sounds a little more faithful to the Royal Blood tone to me
Yes I think you're absolutely right - RB used a Zvex Mastotron on the first album which is a fuzz pedal. That pushes the sound beyond the distortion of the amp that I personally prefer, but of course he has 2 guitar amps so one can help make the fuzz sound better.
It may be a live rig/ recording rig thing for them- either way I just went out to get the pedals!
+Tim Marsh haha! Hope you're enjoying them! :)
4 pedals 1 amp sounds clearer to me :)
Thanks for commenting Rhys!
If you could combine both sounds it would be pretty epic! (4 pedals / 2 amps?)
To my ear, 2 amps sounds more organic. The 4 pedal 1 amp version sounds more synthetic.
Great video!
Thanks man, you've read my mind! I'm hoping to do a video soon with the two sounds mixed :) I totally agree - I've tried a few other pedals since then to get more of a guitar amp sound, but from what I've found, nothing beats having a dedicated amp with a speaker cone designed for guitar frequencies, rather than combining the synthetic sounds in the bass speakers.
1 amp sounds clearer BUT also sounds very compressed. It's kinda the Big Muff dilema: alone in your house sounds awesome, but in a live situation it easilly gets lost between bass and cymbals. I think I would go with 2 amps for I like the low frequencies clear, with no effects and rich in harmonics.
I couldn't agree more - I've had more success with amp simulation in the 1 amp setup, but the fact that the guitar amp's speaker response range is designed for guitar frequencies means it's always going to handle the sound better.
Definately the 2 amp setup sounds superior
JMR120600 I agree. It was quite a challenge to get a single bass amp to get both guitar and bass tones at the same time without one of them sounding awful. The 'guitar' distortion through the bass amp sounds too bassy and yet not quite as full bodied IMHO. Separating the job using speakers that were made for the right frequencies is still the best method.
Yeah, also there is generally a more flexible tone in having 2 amps, seperate tone, EQ and so on.
Alexander Wright Another thing i've noticed is with the 1 amp setup theres a pretty distracting drone on the distortion from the "guitar" so yeah, definately the 2 amp setup is far superior.
JMR120600 Yeh that might be because I've added too much OD on the pedal - it's interesting though because when I was playing them, the guitar amp gave off a similar noise, but just higher pitched, so maybe my mics filtered it out...
Thanks for making these videos, you have a great way of explaining what can be confusing set ups. The red/green cable is a great idea. Thanks!
Thanks Andy! Glad you're finding them useful :)
Alexander, thank you for the video! And for the previous two ("2 pedals 2 amplifiers" and "4 pedals 1 amplifier"). Other CZcamsrs, in my opinion, have overcomplicated their set-ups "like Royal Blood". (One has a cool expensive guitar processor with a bunch of SEND-RETURN loops, and connected to it: 2 octavers, an equalizer, 2 distortion and some pedal that I can't identificate :) )
You have both options technically simple and inexpensive, so that almost anyone in their country could repeat, if not on these pedals so on similar ones.
If need to choose which one is better, then I like the first option more because of the two amps, in the second version there is only one amp and it does not give out all the guitar frequencies. But there is Muff there.
I wanted to ask: what if "mini POG" is replaced with "EHX Pitch Fork+"? There are also 3 voices on this pedal (one is clean and two pitches are tuned). You can additionally make one of the tunable voices "one octave up" and the second - "P5 interval" for a denser "guitar" sound.
Thanks for the kind words Mr Owl! Knowing I've helped people out makes it all worthwhile :) I haven't used a Pitchfork myself but I have heard great things about them, and being able to add in the 5th interval is something I would be very interested in. I would guess that the pitchfork would be more useful than the POG if you wanted to use it specifically for Royal Blood style playing. The only thing to note is that it doesn't have two outputs, so you would need to split the signal using a different pedal (like the ABY pedals or Boss LS2).
@@AlexanderWright , Yes, Pitch Fork has one output and you need to put an ABY pedal in front of it. But I meant Pitch Fork + (or Pitch Fork Plus). This is the same PItch Fork but with two independent pitch shifters and two outputs. Moreover, it has a flexible routing system and you can configure which signal will go through which output.
@@MrOwl888 oh wow I hadn't even seen that one before - it looks like it has a lot of great features all in one pedal! Also has an expression pedal socket so could potentially do some whammy pitch shifting or blending the signals on the fly. Very impressive
Strangely enough i prefer the 4 pedal version, however reading through the comments it feels like im the only one XD
jonathan kerr lol in the next comparison video (playing out of the black), everyone's saying they like the 4 pedals 1 amp version better, when I thought the 2 amp version was clearer. Shows it's all down to preference :)
Alexander Wright Yeah, personally i think its because i own an LS2 and am accustomed to the sound making it feel more familar. But thats the wonderful thing about music theres no wrong or right noise
jonathan kerr yeh man completely agree :)
3 Amps - 6 pedals
Sometimes 2-2 fits better, but on other parts 4-1 kicks in
A fine set of videos you have here, sir. It's a shame you don't have more views!
Thanks very much! All in good time my friend, all in good time :)
This video is awesome!
SoseBass 11/2 thanks man! Much appreciated :)
I actually use the nano pog to split the signal and i have a tuner on the dry, its just 2 pedals, and cheaper, its just 250 dollars
Ah you mean like this? czcams.com/video/t91n83EdsrE/video.html
I found that was too inflexible for when I wanted to just play bass on its own so now I use an ABY pedal. If you want a nice cheap setup, I think the EHX switchblade+ and the Mooer Tender octaver gives you pretty much exactly the same sound as my POG for under $150 :)
Cool man thanks! :)
Amazing video Alexander! I've been following your videos for quite a bit and I got definitely stunned by your signal paths and the alternatives to achieve the sound. I liked both sounds but I think the main difference is whilst the 2 amp 2 pedal setting sounds actually like Royal Blood the 4 pedal 1 amp setting sound a little bit more like The White Stripes, reminded me of 'Blue Orchid' sound.
Cheers!
+Daniel Santiago E. thanks very much Daniel, glad you're finding the vids useful :) I know exactly what you mean about the difference in sound - I guess which one you go for is all down to preference (or in my case, because I don't want to carry 2 amps!).
They both sound good. My vote is 2 amps for the win
Does everyone know that he uses guitar strings in his bass? In a interview he did with fender he said he uses guitar strings and bass strings...idk...i haven't seen anyone try that yet...maybe it's just me.. but maybe that makes a difference?
Very good point! Yeah he said he uses 2 guitar and 2 bass strings - I don't know whether that's the reason he uses short scale basses (to actually fit the guitar strings on). That probably really helps the tone as well - the bass parts played on the bass strings and the guitar riffs on the guitar strings. I definitely wouldn't want to play fingerstyle using that setup!
So I'm a little confused, you didn't touch on the one amp you where using. Was it a guitar or bass amp?
It's a bass amp Luke - I link to the explanation video at 0:17 :)
Excelent video man! and also I can now more or less get how the song is played, because all tabs I´ve found didn´t sound right to me, keep up with the good work!
u have great timing ...spot on
+Discordinated brad lee thanks man, I do try!
2 PEDALS IS THE BETTER CHOICE, SIMPLER AND BETTER SOUND. The 4 pedals option sounds like a car horn, lots of treble!!!! Tanx Alexander :)
Haha! Yeah I agree - it's also hard to explain through just the recording, but playing through 2 amps just feels better, if you know what I mean?
Its quite difficult to choose which sound better, but i think i prefer the 2 pedals 2 amps when there is a drum, and 4 pedals 1 amp when drum is less present. Have you tried an ODB3 for distorsion?
***** that's a very interesting point! I agree that the presence of the drums changes my perception of how the distortions sound. Yeh, I've tried a couple of pedals (no video comparisons though) - the ODB3, the Bass Big Muff, the Boss DS1. In this case, I avoided the Bass overdrive/distortion/fuzz because the bass specific pedals deliberately keep the low end, and I wanted to make the +1 octave effect sound more like a guitar :)
Great video here! I know which I prefer, it just might result in a hernia later on in life carrying so many amps! Lol reminds me I should get round to doing a bass pedalboard thing at some point!
Thanks Adam! That means a lot - it was your videos that inspired me! :) I'm sure a LOT of people are looking forward to your pedalboard rundown - myself included!
Damned ! Nice video editing, nice sound, +1 subscriber
Maxildan thanks man! Welcome to the family :)
Maxildan Oh Max ! Tu joues de la basse ? :O
Two amps, definetely!
excellent video and sound explanation of royal blood,but are sure know that this technique its whats make you diferent fro the other bands,greetings from posadas misiones argentina
Thanks Manuel! Glad you enjoyed it :) I think you're right - if the songs were played with a guitarist instead of the effects, then they probably wouldn't have become famous
2 amps sounds better
What tuning are you using please. Two amps for me by the way.
listening again ! the two amps has an high freq overtone to it ,which is more noticeable when the bass is off .. compared to the 1 amp ...i,ve entered a tin of worms arrgh .
+Discordinated brad lee haha! Yeh the guitar amp is more likely to accentuate the high frequency overtones because it has the smaller speaker cones - some might say that's a good thing as it sounds more like a real guitar, but it's all down to preference. I also think the slight reverb I've set on the Marshall amp helps thicken the sound up too (I've started putting a reverb pedal after my SansAmp GT2 for the 1 amp setup now). Being completely honest, I prefer the sound of the 2 amp setup, but I'm trying to get something just as good with 1 amp because I really don't want to carry 2 amps round with me!
ahh of course the old reverb
thanx for replied ,u seem a top chap .
+Discordinated brad lee any time :)
Where did you get that drum backing track from?
And have you ever thought of using this technique with a Fender Bass VI?
Sangsom Gilbert I made it man - got some unofficial drum tab PDF, typed it all into guitar pro, exported as a midi and then converted the midi into a decent sounding WAV using Reaper and a free VSTi called SuperDrumFX.
I have been asked this question before, but I've not done it myself. I've heard examples of how the VI works with a similar setup and you can get a VERY mean sound from it - also the chords track really well on the POG so they sound amazing :)
Can you please try the 4 pedal and 1 amp version with the guitar amp?
Leon Jacumeit nice suggestion, but to be completely honest, I wouldn't want to run a clean bass signal through my guitar amp for fear of damaging the speaker!
Might want to add a noise gate
Yeah absolutely! Also a touch of reverb on the guitar channel for the 1 amp solution helps it sound a bit more natural :)
Ive been experimenting with this myself and found it gets too wooly with both signals into the bass amp. settled on two amps (MY Orange TB 500 and a Marshall MG100DFX).
Hi, I really love your videos. I like your playing style.
And you helped me a lot, recently i bought a switchblade + and a POG 2.
My question now is, what software/plugin do you use to create your drum tracks? They are spot on...
***** thanks man, that means a lot to me :) I make my drum tracks in Guitar Pro, export to MIDI, then change the MIDI drums to real sounding drums using a free VSTi called SuperDrumFX.
Also, I got the drum sheet music for figure it out here: nicksdrumlessons.com/multimedia-archive/figure-royal-blood-drum-sheet-music/
Hope that helps!
Hi love the demo. very informative. Ondering what your view is on multi-effects pedal, like the pod bas or korg ax5b, vrs separate effects.
Michael Stoneham thanks man :) I've had my fair share of multi effects in my time (Zoom 506, Line 6 Bass POD etc etc) but I could never get the sound I wanted from them. I specifically moved to stomp boxes so I could understand what all the individual effects actually did, and now I probably wouldn't go back to a multiFX pedal to be honest. I was tempted by the boss ME range for bass (if only to save my back!), but despite all these videos, I don't use bass effects very much at all so haven't looked into it.
I prefer the two amps. But both sound good
Thanks Barry, that's exactly my thoughts on the matter :)
4 pedals 1 amp sounds closer to the actual song IMO
Been following the progress of the videos and really enjoyed what you have done here, i currently run a a 4x10/2x15 rig with an old fender bxr 400 rack head, been curios as it's dual bass amp if the 2 amp 2 pedal setup would work patching the effects through the 10's leaving the bass in the 15's, any thoughts??
+Phill Childs thanks Phil, glad you're enjoying them :) If your amp has dual in/outputs then that setup will work just fine. The 10 inch bass speakers will easily handle the guitar frequencies, but might be a bit bassy compared to guitar speakers, so just try and EQ it appropriately.
Where are you get this perfectly drum backing track?
I made it myself by listening to the original drums and creating a MIDI track in Reaper and used a drum VSTI to export as a WAV file. I think you can get people's guitar pro versions from ultimate guitar if you don't want to do it yourself though :)
Alexander Wright big thanks for reply! It turned out very cool👍 ...and yeah I think about ultimate guitar tab too
Alexander Wright and thanks for this video, I appreciate your work) ..by myself, i’am trying to get sound “royal blood” of a six-string guitar. The principle of sound construction is the same, only Vice versa))
Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it :) that sounds cool - I have tried using guitar instead of bass and will hopefully make a comparison video on it soon! Which pedal are you using for the lower octave?
you remind me so much of Brian Cox
***** haha! I get that from my friends too - I choose to take it as a complement :)
you should haha also great vid love the sounds :)
***** thanks man, glad you enjoyed it :)
thanks for the tip
This is cool!
MrTryin thanks very much! :)
didn't help... i liked a bit of both! damn!!!! btw great job Alex!
Haha thanks Lucas! I think one day soon I'll combine the two methods and hopefully have an even better sound! :)
Excellent!! cheers
RAGE CIRCUIT thanks man - glad you enjoyed it :)
Wich is your bass tunning? Greetings from mexico
Hola Humberto! The bass is in standard 5 string tuning, which just adds a low B string - so it's B E A D G. I actually don't use the B string in Figure it Out because it's in standard tuning anyway :)
Brian Cox on Bass....
Have you tried a noise suppressor pedal?
Yes - I have a Boss NS2 which I normally use, but I didn't want to complicate it for the sake of the demo :)
Somewhere in the middle. 4 Pedals 2 Amps.
awesome!!! :D
Hi Alex, Bass tuning please ???
Hi! It's in standard tuning - BEADG, but you don't need the B string, so you can use a normal 4 string in EADG instead :)
2 amps all the way sir... what you need is a Rockerverb n AD200 or 1000W Bass Terror... oo n some MXR ;)
Still stand by that you are clever sausage, Top playing and top vid :)
John Aldo Thanks matey, much appreciated! :) Totally agree - separating the signals to the 2 amps gives much more control over the sound. I had a hell of a time trying to EQ the bass amp to make the 4 pedals 1 amp version sound good!
***** thanks for the awesome advice! :) I'd not even considered amp simulation, so will definitely have to look into it - you hit the nail on the head with the limitations of both setups, so I shall have to see if a sim pedal fixes it!
Thanks again!
What bass is that? Looks and sounds amazing.
Eli Croft thanks Eli :) it's the Ibanez SR5005 - www.ibanez.co.jp/products/u_eb_page15.php?year=2015&cat_id=2&series_id=51&data_id=47&color=CL01
Idk go "figure it out"
+Alexander Wright would it work if I used one amp which has 2 inputs?
+Samuel Franklin yes it would, but just note that having speakers specifically made for guitar frequencies will sounds more suited to the fake guitar signal (I'm assuming you mean a bass or amp). If the amp has 2 inputs, then I'm guessing it will have 2 EQs, so you could try and get around it that way?
+Alexander Wright cool thanks
Which amp?
distortion?
SHAMELESS PLUG!!!!!
deadstarlights added the link in now matey.
Is that pedal so noisy as most BOSS pedals?
The Boss LS2? I get no noise from it, as it's simply a line selector :) most of the noise comes from the distortion pedal / amp overdrive, but it's worse than any other pedal that boosts the gain
haha what an ideal song for demon-stration . amp sounds way more bassey
+Discordinated brad lee haha absolutely :) yeh, running a guitar distortion though a bass amp dowsn't get around the fact that the bass amp itself will sound more boomy - in the newer vids in this series, I try using a guitar amp simulator pedal to see if that fixes it :)
glen phillips of toad the wet sprocket..is that you?
ultrakool lol, maybe a less successful version ;)
show fera muito bom
+Jair Andrade muito obrigado!
po cara de nada, eu não conhecia o royal blood, sou baixista e queria saber como fazer aquele som que ele faz.
I prefer dirty sounds :D
I actually happened to come across this by chance while listening to Royal Blood. Two amps sounds better.
+Viper_4115 I'm glad you did man, thanks for commenting! :)
Not a problem. I do have one question though for someone who doesn't play the same style as Royal Blood. Do you think this set up could work for a metalcore style?
+Viper_4115 to be honest, as long as you want to play riff based music where the guitar and bass play exactly the same thing, then this will work - it's not suitable for playing a guitar riff / solo and having a counter melody on the bass, but if you plan on using it to make it sound like there's a rhythm guitar in there, then it will work just fine :)
I was thinking using it for rhythm.
+Viper_4115 yeh that should really beef up your sound then! A lot of people seem to want to use this setup to add in some rhythm when their guitarist is taking a solo. I'm sure that's how the band domination plans start anyway ;)
two amps bro, without a doubt
Agreed :)
The guitar has more midds though the guitar amp
Agreed. In my opinion, the sound is more distinct from the bass, so it sounds better.
4 pedals 1 amp sounds like ur playing thru a pop can
Haha! That could be due to my choice of pedals rather than the 1 amp setup, although I do prefer 2 amps regardless :)
2x2 sounds better
2 + 2 = 4 4 + 1 = 5 less is more
FRANKY C haha! Agreed. But it depends if you want to carry an extra amp to a gig rather than a couple of extra pedals ;)