Session Bassist - Icon Bass
$99.00
Session Bassist - Icon Bass

Session Bassist - Icon Bass

by Native Instruments

The power and punch of a legendary 1989 electric solid-body bass guitar with active electronics.
$99.00
Download: available immediately

Craft hit-ready bass hooks

More than 200 playable patterns and phrases spanning a range of genres

  • The powerful low end of a legendary electric bass guitar – the first to feature active electronics
  • Edit and play your own solo melodies and basslines
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Play like the greats

ICON BASS brings the power and versatility of one of the greatest bass guitars to stand the test of time. Carefully sampled from a popular 1989 USA-made model, it packs a wide array of riffs, loops, and melodies composed and performed by top session bassists. With the added kick of active electronics, ICON BASS is perfect when you need that extra bite for rumbling rock riffs, fierce funk fills, and pop parts that pack a punch.

An iconic bass guitar with active electronics captured with remarkable precision.
Play your own parts and combine a large number of playing styles for life-like bass parts.
Sculpt a wide range of bass tones with hands-on controls.
Explore a collection of patterns and customize them to suit your productions.
Choose from 58 sound presets or create your own using stompboxes, amps, cabs, and studio effects.
Use the pattern browser to search by rhythm, playing style, and articulation to find the styles you need fast.

Cut through the mix

Influential from the stage to the studio, the ICON BASS model is favored by some of the greatest players to ever do it. One of the first bass guitars to boast an onboard 2-band active EQ, along with a large alnico humbucker pickup positioned close to the bridge, it’s perfect for dialing in bright and punchy bass tones that demand attention.

Own your tone

Embrace the natural character of the instrument or customize your sound with meticulously modeled tone controls. Send your sound through a selection of four amplifiers and ten cabinets including GUITAR RIG 6 PRO’s Bass Invader and Bass Pro. Choose between eight expressive stompboxes and eleven high-grade studio effects, including distortion, modulation, vintage compressors, studio EQ, reverb, and delay emulations, then tailor them to your taste or be inspired by an extensive library of 58 sound presets.

Four strings, two instruments

ICON BASS comes loaded with two instruments – the primary pattern instrument and a second melody instrument for combining your own melodies with patterns and phrases. Together, they make it simple to lay down authentic and expressive bass parts in any genre with a range of articulations, techniques, and playing styles to help bring your ideas to life.

Playable patterns

Quickly browse through more than 200 patterns across 54 song presets, then adapt the pitches further in your sequencer with MIDI drag and drop. Lock in your basslines to the groove of your productions with swing and humanize controls, and shift accents between downbeats and offbeats.

Real session feel

ICON BASS brings a professional session bassist to your DAW with a range of articulation options, including fingers, plectrum, slaps and pops, open and muted notes, chromatic dead notes, harmonics, and more. The engine automatically adds realistic hammer-ons and pull-offs for authentic transitions and repetitions, as well as fret noises and a wide range of slide intervals to ensure a fluid, dynamic, and nuanced performance.

Play it with KOMPLETE KONTROL

Play it with KOMPLETE KONTROL

The SESSION BASSIST series offers full integration with KOMPLETE KONTROL hardware and NKS. Take advantage of the Light Guide to display key ranges, articulations, and expressive techniques such as slides and mutes, allowing you to effortlessly switch between playing styles and articulations mid-take.

Created with Big Wave Audio

Created with Big Wave Audio

Created in collaboration with Big Wave Audio – the award-winning team behind Icon Bass, Prime Bass, Electric Sunburst Deluxe, Electric Vintage, Electric Storm Deluxe, Strummed Acoustic, Picked Acoustic, Session Percussionist, Acoustic Sunburst Deluxe, and more.

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Session Bassist - Icon Bass
Session Bassist - Icon Bass

Session Bassist - Icon Bass

The power and punch of a legendary 1989 electric solid-body bass guitar with active electronics.

$99.00

Download: available immediately

Session Bassist - Icon Bass at a glance

Product type: KOMPLETE Instrument
For use with: Free KONTAKT PLAYER version 7.1.8 or KONTAKT version 7.1.8 and higher.
Sound category: Four-string electric bass guitar
Number of sounds: 208 patterns, 54 songs
Download size: 5.08 GB
System requirements: Free KONTAKT PLAYER version 7.1.8 or KONTAKT version 7.1.8 and higher. Please also see the KONTAKT PLAYER system requirements and the KONTAKT PLAYER FAQ.
User Manual online: ONLINE MANUAL
User manual: DOWNLOAD MANUAL

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