Black Mass Electronics - The First Herald Fuzz // Full BASS Demo

We already covered The First Herald here (4 years ago??), but in the time since then, I've used it a ton on bass, and I was happy to oblige when asked to do a quick bass demo of it. If you're not in the know, TFH is a Muff-based fuzz with an independent boost as well—not based on any particular variant, just tuned for aggressive, modern sounds with its own take on the tone stack, plus the handy Scoop control that lets your mids sit where you want them. Definitely an ol' reliable kind of pedal for me, check it out!

Original (guitar demo):    • Black/Mass Electronics - The First Herald ...  
Available from Black Mass: https://blackmasselectronics.com/prod...

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All intro guitars recorded direct, with my own custom IRs of my Avatar 2x12 cab with Celestion Creamback/Greenback speakers.

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// HEARD HERE
BASS
Squier CV ‘60s P-Bass
Stringjoy Long Scale Light Signature strings
The First Herald
OxEAE Bass Driver (Direct preamp)
Science Amplification 6x10 bass cab IRs
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GUITAR
Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster
Stringjoy 11/50 Signature strings
Black Mass WRHB pickups
Black Mass 1312 distortion
Also The First Herald
EAE Citadel Preamp
My Avatar 2x12 IRs
Soundtoys EchoBoy Jr. & Room
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Non-Human Audio Unclean distortion
Black Mass Ceremonial Show of Force overdrive
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DRUMS: GetGood Drums Modern & Massive 2

0:00 Intro Track
1:38 Overview
2:45 Basic controls
4:16 Clipping modes
5:27 Boost before fuzz
6:36 Boost after fuzz
6:57 Kinda gnarly broken sounds
7:17 Heavy chords into NHA Unclean
8:17 Stacked w/ CSOF