We joined Alex Webster before the Cannibal Corpse gig in Helsinki on February 11th where he gave us a rundown through his touring gear. For more info go to: darkglasselectronics.com
And said Bass sounds *AMAZING!*, and as a 6 (soon to be 7 when my Special Order comes in) Spector Bass Owner I'd be first on the list to purchase one... if Spector made a Bolt-On Version. All but one of my Spectors are "ReBop 4/5 DLX FMs & EXs", except for my Legend Classic 6-String, as Spector doesn't make a "ReBop 6", and it makes far more sense *for me* to go to the next line down and modify the Pickups, Preamp & Tuners to be as close to my ReBops as possible rather then spend a HUGE amount on a "Euro6 LX" that I'd honestly play the least of all my Spectors (I picked up the Legend Classic 6 for a *steal* of a price) as I'm not a fan of the woods combinations and Electronics used in it. ...but an Alex Webster ReBop5 DLX FM models? I'd be there with the metaphorical Bells On! 👍🏼
@@scottlapier4797 I have his book too and it's helping me a lot with my own bass playing. Would definitely like to meet Alex one day be able to chat about bass playing and gear with him
i appreciate a lot the earthiness and kindness of Alex, he's a great knowledgeable artist&bassist with great taste tonewise.thank you Darkglasseffects for the video
He's an absolute gent. Cannibal Corpse came to Cork in 2006 and I got into conversation about music and other topics with him after the show. He's one of those people that you kinda feel as if you've known for your entire life
Alex is awesome, he knows exactly what people who watch these kinds of videos want to know, and he cares enough to get right to it. I watched a rig rundown for The Edge from U2 and he couldn’t be bothered to do the interview, he had his tech do it. Like I should’ve been surprised.
Holy crap, Alex always sounded awesome with just his Spector "straight" in, but with the B3K that's just totally over the top and badass. Being a Spector player myself pretty sure I need to get one of these...
I've been having that problem too. I used a sansamp bass driver for years and having an active bass was nice because it doesn't have a lot of gain on its own. I'm using a B7K Ultra now and it has an insane amount of gain, if my bass's volume knob is higher than halfway then it gets really fuzzy and noisy and you can't hear what notes I'm playing anymore. I want to just get a passive bass so I don't have to worry about batteries anymore
Fender bought SWR and Genz-Benz years ago and I haven't seen much of anything from them in a while, which makes sense as Fender are trying to reintroduce/revamp their bass line as a whole. Sad too. SWR made some great sounding stuff, even if a tad underpowered at times. I loved their speaker cabinets- very clean and responsive.
New(ish) strings are also very important. If your strings are dead, your high end frequencies will be really muted and you won't be able to hear all the chunky clicking noises he gets from hitting the strings. If you practice on a regular basis (like 30 mins to an hour every day), you should be changing your strings 3 or 4 times a year. If your strings are more than 6 months old it's time for a new set
Na, man, he uses really low action, possibly like I do. I like to go just about the frets (if possible). That will naturally produce a "twangier" and/or more percussive style, especially if you pluck or pick hard. The same for Rex Brown's tone (Pantera): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uQ8rg3S3vpI.html
how is aguilar pronounced? i always thought it was AGWILLA i'm not much a fan of cannabis crops but damn alex is a sick bass player and i always watch any video he's featured on about bass. of his i'm a fan but not much into death metal.
Although Alex is one the best metal bass players in the world, unfortunately, many Cannibal mixes do not have clarity and it's hard to hear the bass lines. I'm speaking specifically for the high's mids of the bass. Torture, red before black and a skeletal domain have audible bass. But, Bloodthirst, the wretched spawn and many others lack clarity
"Gear Rundown here with Alex Webster. Can you give us a rundown of your setup". "Sure. Bass into pedal into amp". ......."Awesome. Thanks for watching Gear Rundown. Don't forget to like and subscribe". What every bass player's rig should be like.
He uses one now he switches between alot of the darkglass overdrives he's even used the vintage microtubes if you look on his instagram you can see what gear he's using on each tour
It sounds like the strings are too loose not enough draw, maybe try benji straight strings from klausen Gilmore will give more punch. And use Duisburg quantum punch when you verb clutch. For sure you'll get it dude. Rock on 🎸
