Christian Sturgess: Brutai’s “Onyx” Bass Playthrough
Brutai’s Christian Sturgess just released a playthrough video for their song “Onyx,” and it’ll melt your face. The song, which appears on their 2013 self-titled EP, features a killer bass part with intricate rhythms using slap, strumming, and three-finger techniques.
The bassist’s snarling bass tone is also something to marvel. Sturgess gave the low down in the YouTube comments section.
“The bass itself does a lot of the tone besides my hands and post – production, its got a Darkglass pre-amp in it which gives a massive crunchy sound to the mids and highs,” he said. “I record in stereo, one track being a bass frequency with all the mids and highs removed, the other just the standard DI with a distortion plugin added.”
For more Brutai, check out their latest single, “Deep”:
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
Very cool: bass, bassist, and band I DIG !
I’ve listen to this a few times now and really dig it. His tone and technique is just killer. Good Stuff!