The Jason Newsted Metallica Black Album Bass Tone, Dissected & Re-created
J.P. Henry
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A dissection of the elements that went into Jason Newsted's Black Album bass tones.
I have no affiliation with Brainworx, IK Multimedia/Amplitube, Line6, Amek, Waves/SSL, UAD, Avid/Protools, or any of the equipment brands mentioned here
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20 Comments
@Elektrifekt 1 year ago
Learned more from this guy than 4 years in university studying music production and audio engineering.
@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL 1 year ago
Great video, the bass sound in this album is pretty much the pinnacle for E standard metal and everything down to C honestly.
@mcpribs 1 year ago (edited)
That Amek is insane! It’s so insanely versatile once you figure it out. It’s my mix comp, amazing on drums, so good on low end how you can just make it sit. I made a preset that is my SSL G comp replacement. 👌
Amazing vid, as always! Thanks!
Amazing vid, as always! Thanks!
@VemundOsland 9 months ago (edited)
An absolute wonderful video and recreation, JP! Keep up everything you do – it certainly means a lot for YouTube (and a huge Metfan!). :) Wish you and your family the best of Christmas!
@luciengrandjean1936 1 year ago
Wow this AMEK Mastering Compressor is insane! Great video, very inspiring! Thanks
@deathblowhere 1 year ago
A.W.E.S.O..M.E! Keep the coming JP, it is a proper treasure trove.. Cheers mate!
@BenjC1979 1 year ago
Glad you tried the Amek Mastering Comp, it s a wonderfull compressor ! Try the peak part of the compressor whenever you need to round transient, it works really great for that also. As I told you there is a learning curve with this one.
Great video as always!
Great video as always!
@MrGibsn1960 1 year ago
Jason's tone seems to have a little extra speaker flub to it but that's just what it sounds like to my ear. It's super close though. Loving what you do.
Different kind of music and different era, but we always used a blend of miked cab and avalon U5 di. Seemed to be the standard in early 2k's
Different kind of music and different era, but we always used a blend of miked cab and avalon U5 di. Seemed to be the standard in early 2k's
@TheGarageRecordingSC 1 year ago
Sounds nearly identical to the original. Great job matching the tone!! I like the boombox track idea. I bus my bass tracks to an aux with a 1073 with 35 Hz cranked completely up, and then it's followed by the space modulator plugin from Valhalla, set to the symphonic preset. so essentially 2 Andy Wallace, techniques combined on 1 Aux. I blend that into the original sound for the amount of sub and width that I'm looking for.
The Jason Newsted Metallica Black Album Bass Tone, Dissected & Re-created
J.P. Henry
15,776 views
Like my content? Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/jphenry
A dissection of the elements that went into Jason Newsted's Black Album bass tones.
I have no affiliation with Brainworx, IK Multimedia/Amplitube, Line6, Amek, Waves/SSL, UAD, Avid/Protools, or any of the equipment brands mentioned here
My Sweetwater Affiliate Link: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/vP45jv
I learn and incorporate more techniques into my templates from your videos than years of others.
I think it’s because you can explain why something works (little details like SSL sharing a chip from DBX, etc.) and then you talk about your failed experiments.
I’m using my plugins better, getting better tones, etc.
Awesome!