Ellefson didnt do anything illegal so theres no problem, but his right hand technique is among the best for a reason xd
@hotdogdownahallway741
Жыл бұрын
That doesnt change the fact that he cheated on his wife though.
@yakeeb3742
Жыл бұрын
So it’s okay to morally reprehensible as long as it’s not illegal? What a goofy take😂
@MungasaurusBravo69420
Жыл бұрын
@@yakeeb3742 its not a good thing but hes a rockstar spanking his monkey consentually to some groupie, no one really cares
@tucsinglek2042
Жыл бұрын
@@hotdogdownahallway741 which has nothing to do with his bass playing. just a problem between his wife and him an not the whole fucking world.
@hotdogdownahallway741
Жыл бұрын
@@tucsinglek2042 I’m talking about the part where he says “he didn’t do anything illegal so theres no problem”. I know Ellefson is an amazing player and i think that particular event shouldn’t destroy his career but it was still a terrible thing to do regardless.
@stevegel4669
Жыл бұрын
I played with David this past weekend. Talented bass player! Also he played through my darkglass he likes it alot.
@gnocky2292
Жыл бұрын
did he play with u after?
@primer55loose
Жыл бұрын
@@gnocky2292 what the fuck was that
@yeims9480
11 ай бұрын
@@gnocky2292 💀💀
@thomas_the_cat
Жыл бұрын
using a pick is actually a big part of his tone
@Totentanz2440
Жыл бұрын
1:51 Many people get this wrong, but Ellefson was able to play Megadeth's stuff with his fingers, since he was playing with his fingers until sometime around the first album, where he made the change to preserve his right hand's stamina, and because he preferred the tone that pick players had. You can go back and look at early live shows, he was using his fingers while playing songs from the first two albums without much of a hitch, even being able to follow some of Dave's soloing during the instrumental "Quicksand".
@Fireglo
Жыл бұрын
He actually said it was starting to get too difficult to play Mustaine's music with fingers.
@LowEndLobster
Жыл бұрын
I know. You know. You know I know. I know you know. Ya know?
@ricardojmestre
Жыл бұрын
@LowEndLobster salutations from this crustacean!
@matthewd6306
Жыл бұрын
You got 80% there, but its missing some Brightness. Ellefson has a very bright and scooped tone, with the low end compressed a ton.
@ItsJustEmK
Жыл бұрын
I think this was close but there was a bit too much low-mid in there and the end result shifted the balance so it sounded less "jangly" or "bright" vs. the classic Megadeth bass sound. I think if you used some EQ to to trim the low mids it would feel closer.
@adamrushka8096
Жыл бұрын
You forgot his 800rb. That was the most important part of his sound in the 80s and 90s
@ampthebassplayer
Жыл бұрын
I try to keep these videos as short as I can, and sometimes that means cutting out things. The Which Bass channel does an exhaustive list of Dave’s gear, among others.
@davedixon2167
Жыл бұрын
I definitely hear a P pickup sound in things like Peace Sells. Love the presentation in this video, bro! May have needed juuuust a little more presence/2-3k but it's pretty close!
@replicant8532
Жыл бұрын
I don't think David Ellefson needs a disclaimer at the beginning of the video man. It's not like he is convicted for some heinous crime.
@klaymeister
Жыл бұрын
Sounds a little less crispy than his tone, but I bet some active EMGs would change that real quick.
@MrPx93
Жыл бұрын
How about how to sound like Rex Brown especially on the reinventing the steel album.
@jackgreehan
Жыл бұрын
There was a sale on a Jackson 5-string recently so I picked one up. It costed $270 to sound EXACTLY like Dave
@Thorthevikingdork
Жыл бұрын
Great video mate, its always lovely to hear insight like this! A tone I'm very curious about is Paul Gray from Slipknot I've been messing around with multiple pedals, but just can't seem to get it right, so a video like that would be awesome possum
@racerdeth
7 ай бұрын
The big trick to getting those kind of driven tones is bi-amping, which is easy enough when recording but if you're playing in the room and you only have the one amp, then signal blending. Your lows should be clean and compressed. Your mids and highs should be distorted. The stuff that often kills in a mix can also often sound pretty ugly on its own! But yeah if you want to do it with one amp and you don't have a Microtubes X7, then a drive with a blend knob with a compressor working hard in front of it will get you partway there, but better yet a splitter would be good, so there is a separate path for lows and mids/highs. That way you can have your clean lows, and also high pass your drives
@ryangoodrow8829
Жыл бұрын
1:51 technically, Wikipedia is paraphrasing Ellefson, he said he made the switch to a using a plectrum around “Peace Sells” in order to accommodate for the faster tempos, The first album and live gigs dated before peace he was playing a mix of finger-style and pick.
@iamgribs
Жыл бұрын
I recall he also said the producer asked him to do it since it cuts thru easier
@rogersgonc
Жыл бұрын
Great approach dude! Thanks and regards from Brazil.
@chrismorris3897
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video! That was awesome!
@ionehkontehdiabo7627
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video guys, but I don’t think it sounds like Ellefson. Hartke and a neck EMG 35CS for the new stuff. EMG PJs and an Ashley preamp for Peace Sells tone. Pick near the bridge, and pick hard.
@Farewelltokingz
Жыл бұрын
Actually not that hard. He just compresses pretty hard and uses full boost on his Bass’s 3 band preamp
@ionehkontehdiabo7627
Жыл бұрын
@@Farewelltokingz true on compression, but his old PJs didn’t have onboard preamps. The 30th anniversary one does. Tbh you’re right about not needing all those specific amps, but I can’t lie, the emg pickups are important.
@Farewelltokingz
Жыл бұрын
@@ionehkontehdiabo7627 Of course EMGs are important. I think his Jackson’s and Spector had a preamp but the BC Rich’s didn’t
@ionehkontehdiabo7627
Жыл бұрын
@@Farewelltokingz Spector definitely did, come to think of it, the original concert bass def did have one, I was wrong, either the EMGs were soldered to the Jackson/Charvel Pre or it was all replaced by an EMG harness. I know the 30th anniversary uses all EMG
@F_bass13
Жыл бұрын
@@ionehkontehdiabo7627 his basses always had preamps, at least the Jacksons. Before adding the EMGs during the CTE album, the jackson basses had a 2 band pre amp, the JE2000 (Bass and treble boost and cut) 😊
@FrozenLemur
Жыл бұрын
best end to an intro ever XD i know you know i know it was good.
@BYLRPhil
Жыл бұрын
You guys need to do Red Fang!
@allendean9807
3 ай бұрын
His tone on Countdown to extinction is the metal template, in my humble opinion
@ThrashingBasskill
Жыл бұрын
Sry, but to my ears, it didn't sound like him at all..
@Jett-Litt
Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@Durkhead
Жыл бұрын
Not even close
@christopherfidler3019
Жыл бұрын
Sadly I also have to agree.
@madcona
Жыл бұрын
It seems to be a bit of a theme with this guy
@Farewelltokingz
11 ай бұрын
@@madconaIt’s because he doesn’t have access to any Basses with active pickups really. I’m also pretty sure rust in peace is straight into board with no amp and some EQ.
@rl-ub9hx
Жыл бұрын
Great job! Killer job dialing in the tone dude
@thomaslehrer5706
Жыл бұрын
Great Video!! HOW TO SOUND FRANK BELLO PLEASE!!!!!
@averagetim6190
Жыл бұрын
That headstock joke! 😃
@adamtucker3128
Жыл бұрын
A hell of a pick player. One of the busiest right hands in the business.
@rileyyyyh
Жыл бұрын
i just got a charvel 4b with the same pj active pickups as his jackson. it’s incredible the tone is exactly the same. i put blue steels on it tho
@lewissharman409
3 ай бұрын
Thanx for putting me on
@lewissharman409
3 ай бұрын
And I’ll have to get the settings for the b1four
@RH-xs8gz
Жыл бұрын
I don’t know if the strings on your bass were new or not but I’m not sure you can mimic Dave Ellefson’s tone without new strings.
@michaelblaney4461
Жыл бұрын
I guess I never really listened to Megadeth ,maybe I should.
@Facu_Roldan
Жыл бұрын
You definitely should
@ampthebassplayer
Жыл бұрын
I was never much of a fan, but after doing this video I found myself listening to Megadeth just because. Start with Rust in Peace and see where that takes you.
@iamgribs
Жыл бұрын
Peace Sells is one of my favorites
@sonojon0
Жыл бұрын
Peace sells and Rust In Peace are your two best friends of Megadeths catalog!
@mr.timebombman2230
6 ай бұрын
He uses the same picks I use.
@jaredbossart4038
Жыл бұрын
Can we get video on how to sound like Geezer?
@geronimotempesta8930
3 ай бұрын
This guy had to do that intro cuz he fears being caught in 4k as well, he like "I would never" hahhahahha
@joshualacey8828
Жыл бұрын
Please do Eddie Jackson from Queensryche.
@Farewelltokingz
Жыл бұрын
YES YES YES. Although if you want to know, look at his equipboard. Spector or any PJ bass with EMGs through solid state amps with new strings will get you there
@adamphillips6747
10 ай бұрын
Nothing sounded like his tone. When you were trying to play peace sells I had no idea what you were playing… maybe woodshed a little bit more.
@zaicolainen
4 ай бұрын
8:07 most interesting part of video
@user-gd7dc6yf9y
8 ай бұрын
I really appreciated Ellefsons bass playing on Bust in peace
@Cake_Doge
Жыл бұрын
What a nice shirt
@mrgskye
Жыл бұрын
On next week's episode: How to sing like.... Ian Watkins
@1234drums
Жыл бұрын
Dave is so underrated, mostly because of pick versus pluck elitists ❤❤❤❤
@faker6968
Жыл бұрын
The dawn Patrol and peace sells tones sound way off! Turn up the treble
@AlexofKtulu
Жыл бұрын
Sound like Greg Christian from Testament! Or Lemmy Kilmister
@iamgribs
Жыл бұрын
Good mention with Christian he is excellent
@ulash12344321
Жыл бұрын
Hi AMP, First I wanna say nice video, really like it. All the tone samples are really close but the originals have more hi end information I think (to my ears) and sound more "airy" as well. I have a hard n heavy cover band where we play lots of Megadeth stuff. In adition I'm a big Ellefson fan. So that I'm trying to give an Ellefson vibe in the band. I know Ellefson's sound is so clean and really away from a drive pedal but in orther to have that hi and airy clarity I'm using my EHX Soulfood bass pedal. When I hit that one everything changes. It brings the feeling of the compression in the low end, brings a vide range of frequency responce and the hi end information that I'm talking about. Sure I need to tell that the bass I'm using has EMG pickups on it. Maybe the starting point is that ;)
@giffinpoopoo
Жыл бұрын
Rex brown would be great too
@lunamiles6516
Жыл бұрын
would love to see a take on Troy Sanders' or Paul Gray's bass tone
@DarthRoedy
Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one bothered how he played peace sells? Lol
@Bigscott4130
Жыл бұрын
dUg Pinnick. You gotta do a How to Sound Like... dUg Pinnick. THEE Godfather of modern rock and metal bass tone!
@Jett-Litt
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, that won't happen with a Zoom pedal alone.
@ThrashingBasskill
Жыл бұрын
@@Jett-Litt but with the sandamp dug pinnick sig pedal, it will and it will only do this sound.
@JEG69
Жыл бұрын
david likes the tone to be borderline 18 lmao, bi amped of course
@creamysauce7966
Жыл бұрын
Lmao
@Javier-qk7ms
Жыл бұрын
How to sound like Jason Newsted in "Justice for All". That would be great.
@hotdogdownahallway741
Жыл бұрын
They did that already
@Facu_Roldan
Жыл бұрын
Don't turn on your amp and you're good to go.
@codyhansonbass
Жыл бұрын
His tone on those albums was actually insane. Check out the isolated bass tracks
@ampthebassplayer
Жыл бұрын
Already got you covered! kzitem.info/news/bejne/pKaanXZ_cZ9qYHY
@awesomeprunes
Жыл бұрын
You are so funny and original
@lettuce9001
Жыл бұрын
i’m really bothered by how this man plays peace sells riff
@melvinatkins998
3 ай бұрын
Only way to sound like Megadeth is to be Megadeth! 💯
@sakminis
Жыл бұрын
Great vid, but the way you played Peace Sells hurt me a bit, it clearly sounds so wrong to the record
@giffinpoopoo
Жыл бұрын
You guys should do Robert Trujillo
@themiddle-agedmediocrebass479
Жыл бұрын
Would loooove a How to sound like... video for Ghost. The latest album, Impera, has some of the best bass tone I've ever heard. 👌👌🤘🤘
@fredericnoel5794
4 ай бұрын
missing a bit of cranking in the sound
@joaopaulobaixista
7 ай бұрын
intro song?
@iamgribs
Жыл бұрын
Pick thickness matter a great deal, i am surprised he uses .88
@gokcengolge2366
Жыл бұрын
Please do video about Robert Trujillo tone pls
@phantonex8772
10 ай бұрын
where do we find the patch? I looked on patreon and couldn't find it anywhere
@seanfrost2509
Жыл бұрын
What about a comparison between Jason Newsted and Robert Trujillo playing the same Metallica songs?
@ginge5018
Жыл бұрын
GOTTA DO REX BROWN!!!!!!!!!!
@jorgearozoal
Жыл бұрын
Tim Commerford tone! PLEASE!!!! 🙏🙏🙏
@corvokenway.
10 ай бұрын
How'd you do this with a HX Stomp? 🤔
@yenneferalvarez7122
Жыл бұрын
Didn't sound close imo
@Thisisswanbon
Жыл бұрын
Easy... You do that thing where you grab your cheek and move it in and out
@Thisisswanbon
Жыл бұрын
Side note... Great video! Really informative, well researched and excellently presented! This format works really well!
@creamysauce7966
Жыл бұрын
Lmaoooo good one
@noob_acid3095
Ай бұрын
You guys need to start to add eq to your tutorials bc you’re using the right things but it doesn’t sound like it at all bc the eq is wrong
@gurlerium
10 ай бұрын
hi messi plays bass :)
@seanmartin728
Жыл бұрын
Frank Bello
@kenairockband
9 ай бұрын
Practice
@bradhirst1646
Жыл бұрын
Dan Maines of clutch
@zackarysmith2222
Жыл бұрын
Man why the fuck did you play peace sells like that LOL
@apnoiz6922
Жыл бұрын
Gene Simmons next please
@chriskiefer7493
Жыл бұрын
How to sound like Dave: " Hey girl, are you underage?"
@danwatt5789
Жыл бұрын
Dave Ellefson did nothing wrong. But it seems that the court of public opinion is more important than the truth, or an actual court for that matter.
@AcidifiedMammoth
Жыл бұрын
He cheated on his wife and while she wasn't underage, it's still creepy.
@chriskiefer7493
Жыл бұрын
Grooming.
@chriskiefer7493
Жыл бұрын
Grooming.
@Facu_Roldan
Жыл бұрын
@@AcidifiedMammoth and who cares? It's none of our business. It's not like he killed or raped someone.
@AcidifiedMammoth
Жыл бұрын
@@Facu_Roldan People care. Otherwise it wouldn't really have generated buzz. If everything that didn't affect someone directly wasn't of a concern of theirs we'd still be barbarians. I don't think it would've this big a trouble if she wasn't so young.
@pip5528
Жыл бұрын
I personally think Megadeth did him dirty and should've given him a second chance after the sex scandal. I'd say this tone is pretty close so good job! Very well done! I know bassists don't normally palm mute nor is it good to do frequently unlike guitar but I'd say he does so tastefully in moderation, particularly if there's not much else happening.
@stevn744
10 ай бұрын
well it was proven that david was innocent when it came to the whole child grooming stuff so yeah they did him dirty and where just trying to have a good image
@aldomichel9473
Жыл бұрын
DO REX BROWN!!!!!!
@sickynixx
Жыл бұрын
Funny, I Came to the Video to See if I could improve my Sound. Turns out im already playing a mxr di plus into a hartke with a pic. I liked my Sound before and now I know im just an eq fiddeling away from beeing a clone.😅 Since im Not playing thrash I guess its ok
@sickynixx
Жыл бұрын
P.s. and besides the gear there also is a significant skill difference 😅
@mariano.tiberi
Жыл бұрын
I think that tone isn't the ellefson s tone
@davidbarnes5629
Жыл бұрын
Nope . Not as crisp as the real . Yours sounds like a blanket over the amp.
@TheBigMrJGC
Жыл бұрын
yeah just hit up lil girls and you'll soon to sounding like him for sure
@creamysauce7966
Жыл бұрын
😂😂
@Durkhead
Жыл бұрын
You need new strings and u were picking to far away from the bridge I'm sorry but this was a massive fail
@nelsonporter8387
Жыл бұрын
Why?
@iamgribs
Жыл бұрын
The bass you have is nice and you sound great but i don't think it sounds like him.
@Moises505130
Жыл бұрын
I think you need to get reverse p pickup to get even closer
@thebarbender2403
Жыл бұрын
Pls...how to sound like John Myung is good to be the next video.. cheers
@JM.COSMIC
Жыл бұрын
Just turn down your volume lol
@nachbelichtet
Жыл бұрын
Nice explanations, but the sound isn't even in the ballpark of Dave's sound.
@madcona
Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@alexanderhemming9148
Жыл бұрын
I mean honestly he has P basses and seems to like them yet obviously doesn't use them for any of the music he plays. Seems to me like that would indicate you really can't play p basses for metal at least as far as I can tell from his actions. Interesting conclusion you came to though
@metalfather8139
10 ай бұрын
Wikipedia is not an authority on all fact unless your a fool....but wer you using dead strings?
@tun-tunninc.6492
Жыл бұрын
So...u gonna do a video on how u can WHACK it just like Ellefson to a 16yr old broad?
@4fit816
Жыл бұрын
Red bass sounded best
@JEG69
Жыл бұрын
imagine being davids ex wife, and this video shows up
@steve1982n
11 ай бұрын
Stop trying to sound like someone, just sound like yourself your identity your own style
@sscnapolibelgio4816
Жыл бұрын
Big difference between your tone and the Ellefson Tone !! this is not really the David Ellefson sound !! you need more clarity and medium in your tone !! and more comp ...
@MrCloud254
Жыл бұрын
Being somebody that doesn't listen to Megadeth, I'm not too sure about this one.
@8Junio76
11 ай бұрын
Sounds nothing like Dave Ellefson
@Beep_Boop937
Жыл бұрын
Do in waves trivium on bass pls or I unsubscribe
@WildWildWeasel
Жыл бұрын
I hated how David ended up being screwed by some bs rumors that ended up being totally untrue.
@creamysauce7966
Жыл бұрын
It doesn’t change the fact that he mastrbated to a 19 year old girl, which is disturbing
@WildWildWeasel
Жыл бұрын
@@creamysauce7966 you’d be surprised with most girls with sugar daddies then lmao
@creamysauce7966
Жыл бұрын
@@WildWildWeasel I'm not surprised, but it still disgusts me.
@WUBRGer_King
Жыл бұрын
Y'know, there are a thousand bassists who didn't groom a teenager before cheating on their wife. Maybe you could have picked one of them!
@ampthebassplayer
Жыл бұрын
Separate the art from the artist, my friend.
@Mike-li5uv
Жыл бұрын
Great video, but why would you want that sound. 😂😂 Remember, he is basically a guitar player playing bass and you know what kind of bass tone guitar players like. 🤘
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