HeavyBassRig's Home Page is a place to check out bass and guitar covers of songs from the 80's all the way through some of today's current hits. I play mostly hard or alternative rock, but you never know what other genres may pop up from time to time. I will also begin reviewing some gear, particularly as it pertains to the bass guitar as I haven't been able to find many bass friendly gear reviews on here. Thanks for checking out my page!
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Very late comment, but I love Ernie Ball, and just recently thought about trying the Cobalts. I’m sold. Thanks. 🙏🏻
mah dude - just wanted to say that 10 years later your video still an absolute banger - hope you're keeping well, thanks for the demonstration !
Really useful - thanks!
In the end I bought a stomp box. The Wazinator Baby Grand. It produces a sound better than anything I or others could actually make too. Its worth the money. SImple as that. Through a nice amp it has got the more beautiful and realistic kick sound.
Over $200??? I’ll make three and have enough left for a case of beer
But did you play new slinky's or the old ones?
Honestly, I really like the sound cobalt strings make, but given that I'm on a bit of a budget right now, it might not be the best idea to aim for them yet. Nickel strings have always produced a good sound in my opinion, especially with guitar, it just sounds a lot brighter, so I may just end up going with nickel. Mostly planning on changing my strings out since I intend to polish the frets and lower their height ever so slightly to combat string buzz, especially around frets 1-10, and on the off chance that doesn't work, I can always adjust the truss rod or the action on the bridge if need be.
The magnetic pickup idea is good and I like the fact the top end of the sound remains. I still feel the piezo pickup concept works best though.
I wonder if you could chuck it through an EQ pedal though to shape the sound. The signal output would be perfect of that.
2:55 I've heard this before, can someone help me out?
I’m convinced to get the whammy DT
I suggest an 8 string bass
nice sound:D
Man, that bass could replace a guitar in basically any hard rock band. That's a winner combo with the cobalts there.
Good man! Trying them out on a Jazz 5, exactly what I'm interested in. I've since moved on to Elixir Nanoweb stainless mediums but I have always had a soft spot for Slinks. The Slinkies might be "relatively" fresh, but any time spent on them is the main reason why the brand new Cobalts are popping out so much. They sound freakin EXCELLENT, however.
Nice tone from the box! 👍
I put dp123 pups in mine, sounds awesome
Excellent demo! I’ve got the Zoom B1 Four, and never really figured out the pitch shift. Your demo really explained it simply. Thanks!
My problem is "mostly fresh strings" versus fresh strings. Of course the fresh strings will sound better, but thanks for this anyway.
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Yeah you can definitely hear that the cobalts have more punch to them
Personally I like the lower end better on the regular slinky’s like the E and A strings and the D and G sounded better with the cobalts so I think I’ll run a hybrid of the two
Why does this pedal sound better on guitar
It’s designed for guitar more than bass.
Great cover👍
Well, your problem is, you're trying to play two notes at the same time through a monophonic pedal, so it's not that the pedal doesn't know what to do, it's you who don't know what to do.
Last video he posted in 5 years 😢
I always used the ernie ball regular slinky strings and I played bass since 92 . the only other brand of strings I tried out was the GHS bass boomers because one time back in the mid 90s gene simmons was promoting the GHS bass boomers . so me being a fan of kiss decided to try them out and they were ok . they didnt seem to hold up in tone as the ernie ball regular slinky strings do . I never tried flatwound strings either but I dont think I would like flatwound because they dont have that bright tone that roundwound strings have . but I will for sure try out the ernie ball cobalt strings next . I've nothing but good things about the cobalts so I'll give them a shot
In the video, because you are using such a small amp, it’s not perceptible if you’re using the 5th feature or just the octave. Plus, one mistake everyone seems to do, is play finger style and expect the octave sound like a “power chord”.
So while this is a good review and it's obvious that the cobalts are "noisier" you are playing pronounced clean lines, like Longview. These are going to better for metal where the is much more sound to cut through. TBH they seem awful to practice with and too shrill in overtones. However if you aren't finding good ballance in a distortion based sound they may be ideal.
Very big difference in sound. I definitely prefer the cobalts, they sound awesome! Cool video, thanks.
I like the cobalt sound like you said it’s brighter and its got more body. Thanks for sharing and cool bass riffs too
What I got out of it was more enhanced upper mids, or just a different type of sound curve, hard to explain but now I know. Thanks You!
Excellent and I can hear the bass! So many covers bass is muddled. This was excellent!
Greetings, how well does the RD45 head fit on top of the RD112 cabinet? I have an RD20 and am looking to get one of the matching RD112 cabs for it.
the RD45 head fits the RD112 perfectly. They look like they were made to go together
Flawless, you rock! Subscribed. You know what's funny, I didn't find any bass cover of Present Tense on KZread, despite its amazing chord progression and rhythm. I felt inspired to do a bass improvisation on the song, curious to hear what you think as a fellow bassist! kzread.info/dash/bejne/e2Rhz7GOe5C0j7Q.html
Great video dude. What was the last song of the last rift you played?
I knew every single but one of these bass lines, and I’m a guitar player just starting out on bass. 1.Longview 2.RHCP ? 3.Californication 4. Comedown Sounds crazy similar to “Aeroplane” but the progression wouldn’t be in the correct sequence.
actually Longview, Littlle miss can't be wrong, Californication, and You give lova a bad name. But I can see how you got comedown. very similar bass line
HeavyBassRig Damn! This just proves I’m new at focusing on bass, vs vocals and guitar in the mix.
I just listened to both Comedown and YGLABN and they are nearly identical except for two things I noticed: The key they are in. Comedown in B minor YGLABN in C minor The pause in the second half measure of YGLABN
Appreciate the review, I think everyone's missing the point of this pedal, it plays a guitar chord for every note you hit. If you want to play something all over the neck just get a rhythm guitarist, you play a riff starting in f# and it includes a hammer on/off riff and then a 2 note chord, could you imagine trying to play the exact riff but every note is a chord? So why expect the pedal to do so? If you play chord progression type notes on the low e and a strings then it works just fine(add a distortion pedal before the amp) but if you're trying to play something like a greenday song this pedal doesn't make sence to use. I find an octave pedal works better for the more complex playing
My super slinkys lasted a month... how long did these last you? Thanks for the review! Debating Daddarios NYXL versus these cobalts
R U using a D.I.?
You answered my question thank you!
Roundwounds. Ugh. The Ernie Ball Cobalt flats sound great on my P bass. But thanks for the demo.
Grazie per il video, io ho fatto la stessa prova sulla mia strato con queste corde e ho trovato le stesse differenze che sento in questo video..... preferisco di molto le Cobalt !
Do you have auto gain on the micrfoon? Better turn it off.
It sounded like at one point you were playing Kutless Take Me In! Great Song!!
Don't ask. Cobalt are really the best.
Hey bro nice amp :) I've just bought the rd45 but do you think if is it enough for a live gig??
should definitely be enough for most clubs
This is how you review strings, you give the raw sound. I watched a string review and they had put the bass in a mix instead of just plugging the bass in and play
Could've stayed in standard tuning and transpose the parts???? I understand in order to get the beefy tone, best way is to tune down, but the resonance is too much with no clarity. Just my opinion
Heavy bass rig thanks brother! Ernie ball owes you some Commission money you just sold me a set of strings thanks for the nice review appreciate it big time
These things are great for straight single note bass lines. Any one in their right might would know that you cannot play 2 notes simultaneously with this pedal. This pedal is not designed for that. It's designed to give you an octave up & a fifth to your single root note to create a power chord. It's a great pedal if you know how to use it. Also... Do yourself a favor & run an equalizer on the effects side. This will smooth the sound out & give you a nice warm distortion in place of that tinny sound you're getting out of that guitar amp.
Go next door and pinch a licence plate haha