New Beastly Bass Tone Settings — Vulfpeck
Vulfpeck · 2020s · funk
studio
Tone Reconstruction
This is New Beastly from Vulfpeck’s Clarity of Cal, not the earlier Beastly recording. The official performance credits establish the new track’s context; they do not provide a complete bass/DI settings sheet.
Suggested practice setup. These choices help recreate the part; documented recording details and their limits are explained in the story sources.
Amp Settings
Suggested starting points on a 0–10 scale, not documented studio knob positions. Match to your gear for controls specific to your setup.
Effects Chain
Begin dry; use only enough compression to control peaks while leaving lighter notes clearly quieter.
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Tone Character
- Articulate clean bass
- Fast note release
- Dynamic funk accents
Playing Technique
Practical suggestions for this bass line reconstruction; difficulty reflects the exercise, not an official transcription.
- Practice the groove before the fills · difficulty 4/5Choose a short repeating New Beastly passage and keep its main accents consistent before adding busier movement.
- Keep ghosted notes quieter · difficulty 4/5If using muted articulations, separate their level from pitched notes so they support rather than obscure the line.
- Damp during register changes · difficulty 4/5Move thumb and fretting-hand muting with the phrase, preventing low strings from ringing under higher notes.
- Preserve dynamic headroom · difficulty 3/5Reduce compression if the quieter notes and accents become indistinguishable; the clean groove needs that contrast.
Sources
Tone Story / Why This Tone Works
- A distinct Vulfpeck recordingNew Beastly appears on Clarity of Cal. Treat it as its own funk performance rather than reusing the earlier Beastly tutorial.
- Joe Dart in the credited lineupThe official video credits Joe Dart with the core performers. A clean bass target should keep the line’s rhythmic detail prominent.
- Quick attack, controlled sustainUse a clear low-mid voice with enough headroom to preserve differences between lighter notes and stronger accents.
- The pocket lives in note lengthCareful releases allow busy movement to coexist with the groove instead of becoming a continuous stream of bass.
Story sources
- Vulfpeck — official New Beastly performance and creditsOfficial track identity and credited performers; exact bass model, DI path and numeric settings are not established.
- Vulfpeck — New Beastly official releaseArtist release confirms the Clarity of Cal track and March 2025 release context; it does not document a complete bass recording chain.