Octave vs Unison (8-String Guitar Riffs Edition)

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Part 1 (9-String Riffs):

Part 2 (10-String Riffs):

Tuning:
F#0, B0, E1, A1, D2
F0, A#0, D#1, G#1, C#2

[mr.fictionaloxymoron]

Am I the only one who legitimately prefers the subcontrabass more? It sounds so massive and I just love the rumble and feel that it gives the mix great job again djent on man🤘

[timothymckane]

I think some are fine in unison (like Meshuggah's Demiurge) while some are preferred in octave only if it sounds right.

[SamucaGamer]

This channel deserves waaay more views and subs. Great job man

[dylaneverhartmusic]

I'm still waiting to hear a test using guitar, bass AND subcontrabass in the same mix

[svensaturn]

All things considered, I felt the sub-contrabass notes really added body and foundation to the riffs. Unison sounded like it was lacking something to my ears.

[ianalvarez]

I personally prefer the sound of unison, even tho they are playing the same notes as the guitars the frequency space a bass guitar occupies really make the guitars sound huge. Whereas going down another octave makes the whole mix just sound really muddy :/

[ZakkiLowe]

Love that you had some Fear Factory in there. \m/

[Sjrm]

All of periphery’s eight string songs, including hell below at C#0

[lordvalen]

If it's heavy, octave below. If it's tight, unison.

[blahblahsen]

unison sounded like a bass riff with distortion, octave felt like a "band" playing. i actually have an octave up pedal running my bass through a guitar amp with distortion, and i tune A0, so i dont need a guitarist.

[selene]

I hope you keep making videos. I know for sure that if you do, you'll have more than a million subscribers someday!

[ZakkiLowe]

I think my favorite bass tone when tuned down that low is JT's from Bermuda. Sounds way good at drop E. So heavy, but very clear.

[MrNickRowe]

Octave pedal and have both? Next test?

[taylorbelanger]

I prefer the sub contra bass, that seems to be the minority here though and I was thinking maybe because I listen to a lot of low tuned music and been playing bass for a considerable amount of time maybe the more exposure you have the easier it becomes to pick out tones that low ok the hearing spectrum

[Leo_ofRedKeep]

Unison works better on headphones but how would that sound in a good room? I'm still curious.

[domagojoinky]

I like the octave below more. F sharp 0 is the lowest sounding string I would consider using. It sounds good. Unison is interesting but I find it to be lacking something in the low end.

[JCavLP]

I actually thought it depended on the song what worked better, for example I preferred Diamond Eyes and the FF track with the bass an Octave below the guitar, but Demiurge sounds better with the bass in unison. I also thought the Carnifex track would sound best with the Bass in unison if it was driven a bit

[jared]

does the ear hear lower frequencies differently or more amplified perhaps when, for instance, your ears need to pop?

[I_Am_BearSquatch]

I really think it's all in context brotha!

[Julian-fysi]

Fear factory and deftones sounded fucking heavy with the octave below, but the others sounded ok with same octave