It's not just Important. It's Everything!

Heavy Guitar is more than just tuning your instrument as low as possible. There's a missing Element.

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About Spectre Sound Studios:
I'm Glenn Fricker, engineer here at Spectre Sound Studios. I love making records, and after doing it for sixteen years, I want to pass on what I've learned. On my channel you can find tutorials on how to record guitar, bass, real drums and vocals. There's reviews and demos of tube amps, amp sims, drums, mics, preamps, outboard gear, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, and plugin effects.
We've covered Moon on the Water, played Bias FX, given you the absolute best in Stupid Musician Texts, ranted & raved about bass guitar, and this channel is where The Eagle has Landed.
Everything you've wanted to learn about recording Hard Rock & Heavy Metal can be found right here on this channel!

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[lukehenderson]

Just got Element Bass and within 15 minutes it had transformed my bass tone on a song I've been agonizing over for weeks. Now everything sounds so much better!

[robspectre]

Bass is absolutely the most overlooked instrument in the band. Imagine TOOL with a lackluster bassist.

[withinthrall]

Very brave of Glenn to make a bass plugin that requires them to learn how to use an eq. He’s really out here encouraging us to think for once 🖤

[KyleSevenoaks]

I love how everyone that hears my mixes are like "I CAN HEAR THE BASS OMG!"

MORE BASS CONTENT PLEASE GLENN!

[Funkybassuk]

I’m a bass player and I love all your trolling of bass players. You had a hilariously offensive t-shirt relating to bass players once upon a time. This is a very clever bass plugin btw.

[bassplayer]

I love the metalocalypse support, brutal! 🤘🏻

[AfroRedMusic]

As a professional bassist in Jazz and R&B, but started as a guitarist in heavy music I loved as a kid; having just (unofficially) joined an amazing Death metal band Avé Inanis, as well as in the writing process of a new, heavier EP with my bestfriend Samiah; this is EXACTLY what I need man! You're always excellent in your approach and I appreciate all you do for clearing out the bullshit from our "perfect" ears 🤣 can't wait to add this to my bass tone!

[rjbrando]

Bass literally defines the way genres feel and sound.

[metramaks]

That's why Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden are one of my favorite bands. Because Geezer and Steve have one of the greatest bass tones ever.

[SteveC-Shaman]

Vision of Disorder's "From Bliss to Devestation" is a good example of this. The bass make ALL the difference, it's just brutal but it also is highly musical with a hard to pin bottom end, which it wouldn't be without the bassist in that mix.

[andrewafonso]

As a guitar player, I approve this with enthusiasm. Bass (and drums) are the foundation of any good band.

[void_snw]

One of my favorite bands, Billy Talent, made me believe the guitar had a LOT more bass in it than it really does, because the way they play together and are mixed together makes them feel like one hugely fat instrument and it's so damn good.

[Clinthopanonymous]

Really diggin the EQ nice and big on the interface. It makes sense.

[captainobviousn]

Thank you Glen. Have been waiting for this video and you didn’t dissapoint. This preset is just killer. You and everyone at Spectre Digital did an outstanding job. Can't wait to hear more mixes an appriciate the butal beauty of this Bass tone. Rock on Glen

[picksalot]

The Bass tone sounds awesome in the Plugin. Maybe you should talk to Josh at JHS Pedals about making a Pedal to deliver those tones live.

[MaxSxB]

Holy crap dude made the perfet hybrid between Parallax and Mammoth. Like a dream come true. Each one has something missing from the other, the void has been filled. I need to grab this ASAP !

[niteshades_promise]

I just got an awesome bass tone with a kick drum mic 1 foot in front of the speaker. Thanks to Glenn.🤔🍻

[Lilrockerdude]

Been wanting a Bass rig, but for $100 hot damn this is a steal for the home recording enthusiast. Why do you gotta keep pushing these amazing products to us Glenn!

[lightningjimmyjoejohnson]

having 3 tracks (low end, clank, and ampy distortion) for bass is what ive been doing for years on the advice of Kristian Khole. Cool someone made a standalone plugin that can do that without having the split it into 3 tracks and make a bus and all that

[sEaNoYeAh]

Having seen Muse (repeatedly) and Queens of the Stone Age this year, I can attest to the fact that great bass tone means a huge sound. Both bands are rock but sound massive compared to almost every metal band I've seen over the years.