Rev2010
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I was just wondering if anyone knows what processing or effect or whatever some bands or their mixing engineers are using to get that extra low growl used in some parts of songs. I'm not talking downtuning so don't take me as some noob - I downtune to A standard. Korn has done it, Slipknot, etc. I don't know if they're just kicking in a boost, is it bass distortion, using an Octave pedal, or what? but I'm curious to know. Below is a Youtube vid of Slipknot's Sic. The sound I am talking about kicks in at 2:19 in the song. Several of their songs do this on their first album.
And pleeease try to not comment unless you actually know. I don't want to hear, "You need a Mesa". I have a Mesa and oversized cab, a 7-string tuned down to A with heavy strings, and my tone never sounds like that. Of course, I wouldn't always want it to sound like that but I do like that extra push sound for certain song parts and have always wondered just what they do to get that. Thanks.
Rev.
And pleeease try to not comment unless you actually know. I don't want to hear, "You need a Mesa". I have a Mesa and oversized cab, a 7-string tuned down to A with heavy strings, and my tone never sounds like that. Of course, I wouldn't always want it to sound like that but I do like that extra push sound for certain song parts and have always wondered just what they do to get that. Thanks.
Rev.