Creating the perfect bass tone is a constant search for balance between a dense foundation and aggressive clarity. Often, adding overdrive makes the bass muddy and causes it to lose its low end. How can you get both drive and a clean bass at the same time? There is a solution – VeeBassAmp BS Edition.
VeeBassAmp BS Edition: The Principle of a Legend
This VST effect from Viper ITB is inspired by the approach of the legendary Billy Sheehan. The plugin doesn’t copy specific hardware but implements the key principle: dividing the bass signal into two parallel processing lines – for high and low frequencies.
Two Paths for Your Bass
VeeBassAmp BS Edition virtually splits your bass guitar signal. The high-frequency part is directed to distortion processing, while the low-frequency (sub-bass) remains clean. These two signals are mixed at the output. This approach allows you to get a rich and aggressive tone in the upper part of the spectrum while maintaining a clean, focused, and powerful low end. You can heavily overdrive the highs, but you won’t lose the foundation. This provides flexibility in shaping the tone: from dense and clean to bright and aggressive lead bass.
Sound Control
Tone control is intuitive:
- PICKUP: Volume controls for clean low-frequency and overdriven high-frequency signals. Allow you to precisely balance their mix.
- DRIVE: Changes the overdrive level. Controls the amount of overdrive applied to the high-frequency part. A higher value means stronger drive.
Additional Tools
For fine-tuning, “hidden” functions are available:
- HPF: High-pass filter. Removes subsonic rumble, making the low end cleaner.
- LPF: Low-pass filter. Removes high-frequency hiss and artifacts.
- FET Compressor: 8:1 compressor after the virtual preamp. Adds punch and evens out the dynamics.
Conclusion
VeeBassAmp BS Edition is a flexible tool for bassists and producers who strive to achieve a controlled and expressive bass tone. Implementing the principle of split processing, it allows you to combine a dense low end with a rich overdriven high end. Try VeeBassAmp BS Edition to give your bass lines power, character, and the perfect place in the mix.
