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Night of the soul amp settings — Zoom B1X Four

The Brotality guitar tone for “Night of the soul”, dialed in for a Zoom B1X Four with a Gear4music 972 fanned fret 5-string bass. Studio recording, Worldwide Desolation (2021) / singles era

Original rig

5-string modern bass, high-gain modern bass preamp/distortion (Darkglass-style aggressive grind) into solid-state high-headroom bass amp

Aggressive, modern metal bass tone with tight sub-lows, scooped lower mids, prominent metallic 2-3kHz clank, and heavy drive
Amp settings — Zoom B1X Four
CHANNELDARK DRV (Darkglass Microtubes B7K model) + SVT Amp ModelBRIGHTonBOOSToff
GAIN 2 BASS 6 MID 4 TREBLE 7 REVERB 0 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain2
Bass6
Mid4
Treble7
Reverb0
Master7
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge+middle TONE8 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Zoom B1X Four: 160 Comp (Block 1)

Compressor block to even out hard-hitting pick attack

Threshold 6 · Ratio 6 · Gain 5

02Zoom B1X Four: DARK DRV (Block 2)

Darkglass B7K emulation block — primary source of metallic drive and clank

Gain 7 · Tone 7 · Level 6 · Blend 6

03Zoom B1X Four: Bass Graphic EQ (Block 3)

Scoops muddy low-mids and boosts treble snap

160Hz 4 · 400Hz 3 · 800Hz 4 · 3.2kHz 8

04Zoom B1X Four: SVT Amp + 8x10 Cab (Block 4)

Clean amp/cab platform block with master output level at 7

Bass 6 · Mid 4 · Treble 7 · Gain 2
Why these settings

The G4M 972's active soapbars provide strong output and tight low-end tracking across the fanned scale, so keep the pickup blend centered with the onboard bass EQ flat and treble slightly boosted. The Zoom B1X Four's DARK DRV block delivers the essential modern metal clank without needing external analog dirt pedals. Keep the SVT amp block gain low (2) so the Darkglass distortion block stays crisp rather than muddy.

PRO TIPPlay with a heavy 1.0mm+ tortex or ultex pick close to the bridge pickup to accentuate the sharp, metallic percussive clank essential to modern progressive/thrash metal bass lines.

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