- Aria SB-1000 - Boss CS-2 - Ibanez TS9B - DBX 31 band eq rack - Orange bass crush 50W amp Side note: to achieve Metallica tones, it can be done with other gear options as long as you know how to use them and how eq works. Took a long time to figure this out throughout my 3 years of bass playing. For example: I used to have a guitar TS9 with an Aria SB-R80 which didn’t come close to the RTL tone because I had no idea how to eq and how technique affected the tone. Now I have that knowledge (a lot of it thanks to Marijan Barać) and so I don’t have to use the exact same gear that was used in the studio recordings. The TS9B is a great alternative to the Mesa D-180 amps as they share the same symmetrical clipping style and the frequencies of the pedal basically mimic which frequencies were boosted and cut of the original bass tone.
Thanks man! There’s not a lot I can say about the settings of the Morley other than the boost being toggled off. I’m gonna make an updated video to this though as my Morley broke down and it doesn’t handle low or high frequencies that well so expect more to come! I just turned 17 so repairing the Morley shouldn’t be too hard unless I’ve got nothing to spare after I purchase a Mesa Boogie Bass 400+
Absolutely beautiful tone....you have managed to capture that cello like beauty that many players lack when attempting the Cliff's solo tone...well done my friend...great stuff!
This tone sounds a hell lot like one old russian aria pro II demo(one that initially hooked me on cliff actually and the aria sound)...what does the mod you mentioned do to the cs2?
Gotta check that out if you’re able to provide with a link! Here’s what the modded CS-2 does as described by an old reverb listing from MSM Workshop: - Noise reduction. - Better transparency. - Brighter tone and buffer. It’s an honor to see you in the comments of one of my videos Marijan!
@@LeonLundqvist pleasure to be here...and i gotta ask you one more thing...did you use boost on the morley to push the vt overdrive for solo like i do or do you use already set distortion and then just use wah with it....and regarding the nice delay in your other video where does that come from? I will send you a link to the video i mentioned soon
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3whMszl9PGE.htmlsi=P2C2IvJyxpOhgh3P here it is....about a 5 minute mark i think...basically this is one of the first videos i saw back in the day when i first discovered cliff and aria bass..loved it since
@@marijanbarac1216I only used the VT pedal without any boost from the Morley because it affected the mid frequencies a lot, limiting the wah sweep. As for the delay, I added reverb and delay from GarageBand where I also cut some highs and added a mesa amp sim (guitar) as a boost.
@@LeonLundqvist yeah boost does that because it provides more gain...in my case i use low drive(for regular master of puppets kind of tone) which i further boost a bit from the morley(my bass wah has about 20db boost or so) and a bit from a compressor....i noticed wah pedals with any gain boost tend to like low drive more with boost up :)
I hope/wish Morley will start making the wah boost again in a slightly newer design that lasts longer like their current pedals. The unique tone of the tel ray pedals are just unbeatable and I can’t find another wah pedal that can do that
@@LeonLundqvist I know they got the 20/20 boost pedal now (which sounds horrible lol) but I meant actually remaking the tel Ray with the same/similar functions and sound. Btw what did you use to record the audio? I hear some reverb so idk how you got that
@@THESONICSPEEDDEMON I used an iRig mobile audio interface, connected to GarageBand! Works very well except for when I try to record clean signals so I’ll have to upgrade from the one i currently have.
@@LeonLundqvistI just got an EQ pedal and I tested it with just distortion and I got pretty close to this tone. Shows how much of a beast the boost pedal itself was
Now I might be wrong, but at some points I think I hear some Fight Fire With Fire, then it turns into a slower version of Creeping Death during Pulling teeth and then transitions to the end of that solo. (Might be wrong but that's what I'm hearing, be sure to correct me btw.) Also, love the addition at the end of the Pulling Teeth solo, of when you chug the A and it transitions well into FWTBT!
Very interesting that you’re hearing parts of Creeping and Fight Fire! In this video I was really attempting to play Cliffs version of Star Spangled Banner and his solo before FWTBT in Metal Hammer Festival, 85'. I personally think this attempt was pretty sloppy but I’ll make sure to upload a better version of this video tone-wise and playing-wise.
@RilicTV So, from around 2:24 - 2:30 you can hear the Fight Fire With Fire chugging style that he used and from 2:31 - 2:34 you can hear a slower Creeping Death bass riff. Atleast it sounds like Creeping Death on first hear, I'd have to listen to the bass track again. Also, you played Cliff's Spangled Banner real well, man!
Plus, since Cliff loved improvising different basslines into his solos, I could possibly be right in my theory. I know for sure he was playing FFWF there though.
Great question! According to an old reverb listing of the same pedal, the description says as follows: - Noise reduction. - Better transparency. - Brighter tone and buffer.
@@Jameshargrove0706 he is. Watch any video of Cliff playing it live and compare them. That's the wrong and easy way of playing it. Both Metallica's recent bassists play that way and don't even sound's good
@@dead4595I'm not trying to replicate a live improv of the song, just kinda did whatever to demonstrate the tone. However, it’s hard to say that I played this wrong because there are so many shows where Cliff would improvise and do something new every time like with Stockholm 84', Donnington and Metal Hammer Festival 85'. All of them sound different
@@LeonLundqvist but that's the thing, cliff always had a new and innovative tone, but however he never did changed the order of the notes. And that's what you did and both Metallica's bassists always do. This song was inspired by a song called "come, sweet death" by J.S. Bach, wich Cliff really liked. So the intro of damage Inc as well, so it's really upsetting to me seeing someone specially the bassist's from Metallica changing the order of the notes and don't even sounding good. Cliff always played the chords in this order: first chord 4x with slide to the last note, then up to the second chord 2x, then back to the first one again 1x and then the third chord 2x with vibrato in the last note - slide and the 4 chord finishing. ( I'm talking about the main part, without any improvement, additional notes or "solo" )
Bow to Leper Messiah? God laughs at you! A blasphemer was killed without mercy; three were spared to live a few more years. Now they are four blasphemers and are old, unrepentant and dying without Jesus, the Messiah, they will be thrown into hell where the fire never goes out and its worm never dies, without mercy.
God does not exist. PROOF? Well he's supposed to protect humans, but where was he during both world wars? Where was he during 9/11? I think you get my point now, god won't do anything because there is none.
@@Guitarsamuraislayeri don’t want to get in an argument but i just want to do my part. gods purpose is not to protect us. he gave the people free will and it is up to us to repent and follow christ. god bless :)
