Element Bass

A true game changer. Although not very well suited for smoother tones, it is great for heavy stuff. Cuts through a busy mix like a hot knife through butter. Parallel processing is a no-brainer, I was literally waiting for that in other plugins for ages. No stupid license managers, which is also a huge plus compared to competitors. And the best part… It runs on GNU/Linux natively. No screwing around with hacky solutions and trading off any performance. I wish more plugin vendors did the same thing, especially when it comes to drum samplers.

Hands down the fastest way to get a killer guitar tone!!!
This plugin is seriously a game changer. From the moment you load it up, everything just works. No endless tweaking, no fighting the sound, just instant, studio-ready tone.

I mainly work with metal, and I have to say: the moment I loaded the “Three Stages” preset by Glenn Fricker, I was blown away. It sounded amazing right out of the gate. Tight, aggressive, full, like a finished mix. It's rare to find a plugin where literally every knob you touch produces an absolute high quality sound, but this one nails it.

The workflow is smooth, the UI is intuitive, and the tones are genuinely musical, not just “impressive for a plugin.” If I could wish for one thing, it would be a bit more variety when it comes to IRs and distortion types, just to push the flexibility even further.

But overall? This is one of those rare tools that feels like it's doing 90% of the work for you. Total must-have.

Yep it's really good... I mean REALLY GOOD

I used to spend way too much time trying to dial in a usable low-gain tone with Parallax. The distortion is so strong that even with the gain pulled way back, the tone still wasn’t breaking up right. I grabbed Element Bass, loaded up the "Fix My Bass" preset and I instantly had the perfect low-gain, rich, punchy tone. I didn't need to touch it at all. I use that preset on 90% of all bass tracks now and it fits perfectly in all my songs. It's literally Bass tone on easy mode!

One of the best plugins I’ve purchased in a long while. I record a lot of heavy bands and it makes the bass cut through better than ever.

This thing sounds like a beast. I love the Darkglass from NDSP but it really does have a specific vibe, and seating it in a mix often requires playing with it quite a big to get the exact character you want, even as a starting point. Elements bass has a Darkglass mode, so you don't LOSE that, but the triple processing just makes it fit so *easily* it's not funny. I use Fricker's preset and back off the drive a touch - he seems to prefer a metal sound more than I do, but dang, what a starting point.

All in one package!

It's great plugin.

Worked wonders, easy to use and sounds amazing

Best bass amp sim out there for distorted bass, sits perfectly in the mix with minimal tweaking.

I like how this plugin puts the bass perfectly in the mix

Great sound, has definitely transformed my bass tone in the mix! Unfortunately Glenn’s presets clip badly so they have to be adjusted before I can even use them, and I can’t get any sound input when I use it in Standalone mode! Works in logic X fine, it does have a high CPU drain though! With a couple of things sorted, it will definitely be a fantastic plugin 🤘🤘

It's amazing I don't understand how it has crazy sub bass going on and it still allows my kick drums to shine through in a mix I don't have to spend hours in an Eq anymore I can just record and bam done. In FL Studio you have to adjust it in the processing otherwise you get no sound but once you do it's amazing

Genuinely one of the easiest vst's I've used, the sound is great the presets are great it's made recording stuff for my band so so simple, well worth every penny thanks!

Love this plugin and its features. My only issue “and it maybe be only happening to me” is that my pro tools session crashes when opening this plugin

Great, so easy to hit those bass tones so quick and easily. Saves so much time

Thanks Glenn! Live/studio sound engineer here for 20+ years. I've been going back and remixing alot of bass tracks as of late,and holy ****! Amazing! Thanks again and **** you Glenn!

Amazing jack-of-all-trades plugin, using it in my current hard rock production was a breeze. Just throw it on the track (and find someone who knows how to play the damn bass, of course).

The plug in has eveything you need to get the right tone. From smooth and warm, crisp and cut through to sitting right in the pocket like a dream. So many opition with the mutlpile preamp settings, the graphic EQ, cab IR'S and more. Totally worth the biy because this thing is stupid sick! Thanks Spectre Digital!

This is the best bass plugin I have used thus far. I really enjoy the versatility and ease of use. Great job, Glenn and Spectre Digital! Sending healing energy and positivity to you and your wife, Glenn!

Couldn’t be happier with Elements! It’s super intuitive, quick to dial in, and sounds awesome.

This is the best plugin I’ve ever used for getting a quick heavy bass tone right off the gate for recording. I’m a six string guitar player, but for laying down bass tracks, Element bass is the plugin🤘

Blends well in all mixes and easy to use

I actually haven't used it yet. Still working on getting Reaper working through JACK on linux.

Great plug in, cool that you can run 3 amps. I would like more presets since I don't know what I'm doing.

It’s a great sounding plugin and I will be using it for all my heavy bass tones but there is a bug that I cannot seem to fix. When I open my mix, the plugin is not running as it requires me to authenticate it each time. When I hit authenticate, nothing happens. So I hit close then am asked to login every time. Please fix the bug so I only have to log in once when I am using the plugin in my mixes.

This is a great plugin to use to get a bass tone quickly that is recordable.

I needed a good bass tone for a song, I spend hours trying to get a good sound, like an Angel descending from the clouds, came elemental bass.

I have never had an easier time getting great bass sounds. I mean with a few clicks boom, kick ass bass that put the balls back in my mix.
This has changed the sound of my songs for the better and will be using it for the foreseeable future. Thank you Glen!

Love it

Tons of tonal options and sounds sick AF!

If you like bass...get this plug in. The best.

Excellent! I have been able to some great bass tones that sound pro. Great Job! Thank U!

This is a great plugin, I’ve been using it a week or so now and I’ve just put my trusty Tech21 back on the shelf. Sounds awesome and mix ready. Easy to use and tweak to your liking. Makes my cheap Squire Bass sound superb and my Ibanez 5 String feels like it’s rattling teeth!