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I picked up my bass guitar again! I started playing it a year or so back....but only played for two weeks, so i can't play anything except a tiny piece from Rage Against The Machine's 'Bombtrack' .....i attempted playing Iron Savior's 'Never Say Die' but didn't get too far

Soon you will realise that the bass is the path of righetousness. It is by far the superior instrument in any band. Especially metal.

NeonVomit wrote:Soon you will realise that the bass is the path of righetousness. It is by far the superior instrument in any band. Especially metal.

I won't say "especially in metal", but the superior instrument, definitely !

Basses rule :bigok: ! Yes... My bass is late. Damn you you post wagon...

cliff wrote:

NeonVomit wrote:Soon you will realise that the bass is the path of righetousness. It is by far the superior instrument in any band. Especially metal.

I won't say "especially in metal", but the superior instrument, definitely !

Specially in funk...jazz...

Try listening to metal being played without a bass player.

Trust me, bass gives the heaviness to metal.

is there actually any metal band without a bass player?

Some dumb kids must be trying it out. And failing.

NeonVomit wrote:Try listening to metal being played without a bass player.

Trust me, bass gives the heaviness to metal.

I dont think like that. I think that the guitar is what gives the heaviness, bass is great for "armonizing" songs

Bass is esencial in funk

Aresius wrote:

NeonVomit wrote:Try listening to metal being played without a bass player.

Trust me, bass gives the heaviness to metal.

I dont think like that. I think that the guitar is what gives the heaviness, bass is great for "armonizing" songs

Bass is esencial in funk

But no bass = no low end. No low end = no heaviness. Unless you boost the lows on your guitar amps, with a result of losing all sense of definition in playing.

Bass is essential for any music, period.

Of course it is...but i think that we missed something, the MAIN instrument on metal is the guitar...not the bass, in Funk, yes...bass is the MAIN instrument.

Bass is essential. In almost everything, it's the powerhouse even in symphony orchestra, look and feel the row of bass violins! The real low end can't of course even be heard on cheap stereos, walkman earplugs or computer speakers so if someone gets used to music without low end, I guess they can live with it then. Personally I can't enjoy music I can't feel from the low end.

Personally I think it's the crunchy tone of guitar that makes heaviness, bass just makes it sound full! And bass with treble knob high and overdrive... That sounds like shit, I prefer no bass over noise bass, keep it LOW, please!

Jaakko wrote:Bass is essential. In almost everything, it's the powerhouse even in symphony orchestra, look and feel the row of bass violins! The real low end can't of course even be heard on cheap stereos, walkman earplugs or computer speakers so if someone gets used to music without low end, I guess they can live with it then. Personally I can't enjoy music I can't feel from the low end.

Personally I think it's the crunchy tone of guitar that makes heaviness, bass just makes it sound full! And bass with treble knob high and overdrive... That sounds like shit, I prefer no bass over noise bass, keep it LOW, please!

You should hear the sort of sound I get when I play my Washburn through my Ashdown EB-180 with a SansAmp and Big Muff distortion pedal. Absolutely sick, fuzzy, and TONS of low end. Very different to the tone I get from my Gallien-Krueger head into Ashdown ABM cabinet with my Ibanez bass. That's the total opposite, crisp, clean and tight.

Pretty silly discussion, bass is as essential in metal as drums are. Just not as obvious. Essential in all music.

Just that the low frequencies you get off guitar are harmonies and overtones without the actual bass note pitch that bass guitar can produce. So it's muddy and not very articulated if you go with guitars. Unless you tune down quite a bit

Aresius wrote:I think that the guitar is what gives the heaviness, bass is great for "armonizing" songs

Yes. I also think that the first thing in metal we hear is the guitar.

After, all the instruments are important for the structure of a song.
Chant, Guitar, Bass, Drums and Keyboards. Of course, the keyboards are not used by all the bands, but it can add some great melodies in some styles of metal.
Duets of guitar and keyboards are amazing.

black diamond anyone?

The duets may be amazing, but then again the duels are also quite impressive... stratofortress is a good example of that

The Drums are the heart and soul of a band.

Equinox wrote:The Drums are the heart and soul of a band.

Ever heard any Sunn 0))?

NeonVomit wrote:

Equinox wrote:The Drums are the heart and soul of a band.

Ever heard any Sunn 0))?

No.

Do a search and find some stuff. No guitars or drums. Only bass.

Very experimental doom-metal.

how do you call a guy that hangs out with musicians?















A drummer

Bass is a Cool instrument. I enjoy bass as much as regular guitar. I played bass in a church band a few months a couple years back. nothing to brag about but I enjoyed the experience very much.
I try to practice a few times a week to keep my technique fresh and alive.

Oh well. Bass simply speaks to my soul like no other instrument. That's just me though.

silly discussion indeed

each instrument does its job!

I play them all (except drums, using your legs and arms is really hard!!! ) and I have a different "feeling" or sensation with them, but none of them are better than the other!

I recently bought meself an 5-string OLP Musicman. ad hell it's a nice bass

Heard Backstage: Will the musicans and the drummer come to the stage....

Anyway... The bass makes metal more clean... without it everything becomes a bit ... what's the word... pointy?

You know what is the most awesome thing about the bass?

Bass Solos. Long, intricate ones too. Metal needs more of that in my opinion. Cause most bands tend to treat it as a forgettable "rhythm section", it can be more than that.

Plenty of those, if you know where to look.