jimmie ray Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 3.Getty!!!!! I hear you, man. Even with the price of gas being so high, it's still worth it when you buy it there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Ok I will be there... Thanks Thanks, but leave the 5 and 6 string basses behind. I'm only graduating from a 1 string, ya know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncing~ship Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I hear you, man. Even with the price of gas being so high, it's still worth it when you buy it there! Im paying 1.41 a liter. god dam Germans had to construct my motor to run on Super!!! I wonder if they were told so to construct in this manner during their massive gain in Technology during world war 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hickory Man Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 It doesn't make any sense considering most bassist today in teen bands are just root-note pluckers It's because most all heavy rock these days is played in B or lower. Try tuning the E string down to B on a four string bass... it gets a little sloppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 3.Getty!!!!! O.K. - so we all know how Geddy keeps a Helium tank hooked up to his larynx for that "singing" he does. But what device does he channel his bass through, to produce that otherworldly tone? It can't just be the Rickenbacker sound, or his finger strength? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncing~ship Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 O.K. - so we all know how Geddy keeps a Helium tank hooked up to his larynx for that "singing" he does. But what device does he channel his bass through, to produce that otherworldly tone? It can't just be the Rickenbacker sound, or his finger strength? His brain waves seem to be the concluding factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainsbarre Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 It's because most all heavy rock these days is played in B or lower. Why is all heavy rock these days played in B or lower? Who decided on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouncing~ship Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Why is all heavy rock these days played in B or lower? Who decided on that? I take it that the Devil had his 2 cents in on the deciding factor. El Diablo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle87 Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 I don't like at all the new Age heavy rock. A lot of scream... and the guitars sounds ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hickory Man Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 Why is all heavy rock these days played in B or lower? Who decided on that? Well it makes it easier for more generic non-singers to mug through a bunch of mediocre songs right? I point at Seattle and the grunge era....detuning was the path twoards sounding more like Sabbath instead of the standard tuning hair metal that was ruling the airwaves at the time. Then , what do you do if you want to sound even more raw, and even heavier? Add another string to the bass, and the guitar and go for B, or even A minor in some cases. I'd say Korn pretty well made B the key of the day with their 1994 debut. Followed up with their buddy Fred Durst and his band Limp Bizkit, and you had platinum selling acts utilizing those keys to get in with the Drum n' Bass thumpin my subz crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 We're getting off course, here - repetitive, mundane striking of the same note is not a bass skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtazy Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagemccartney95 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I'll just list the ones I like, in no particular order: Paul McCartney JPJ Roger Waters John Entwistle Willie Dixon Tom Hamilton(Aerosmith) Debate it as you wish. , Jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Dog_90 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 1. Paul McCartney 2. John Paul Jones 3. John Entwistle Currently my favorite bass players. I would also like to mention Geezer Butler from Black Sabbath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Dog_90 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 1. Paul McCartney 2. John Paul Jones 3. John Entwistle Currently my favorite bass players. I would also like to mention Geezer Butler from Black Sabbath. Sorry about double post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 My favorite JPJ Chris Novoselic Roger Waters I would also like to mention Roger Glover, and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth (when she is on bass) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgeholder Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 No one has mentioned Tal Wilkenfeld, Jeff Beck's hot young bassist. She's an amazing player. Jaco Pastorious is the name you'll hear over and over if you just ask any pro bass player, I mean he's a fucking legend, he is the Jimi Hendrix of bass. If you were around when his solo LP came out ('75? '74?) it was like an earthquake. Even Stanley Clarke had to agree, Jaco was the shit. Victor Whooten, Jeff Berlin, Tony Levin, all those fusion cats can cook. But I also like the real "musical" bass players, and that means guys like John Paul Jones and Paul McCartney. Very inventive with their parts while still helping the song. The Ox, don't get me wrong, I loved him, he was a major part of the Who sound, but he had such a weird "clawing" style, I can't imagine that working with any band but the Who. But back to my top three John Paul Jones Jaco Pastorious Colin Greenwood (Radiohead) Gary Thaine! Haha! Someone remembers Uriah Heep, allright! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sathington Willoughby Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Les Claypool JPJ Paul McCartney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amstel Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Chris Squire Les Claypool John Paul Jones John Entwistle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sathington Willoughby Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Chris Squire Les Claypool John Paul Jones John Entwistle Another Claypool fan comes out of the woodworks! Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amstel Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Another Claypool fan comes out of the woodworks! Nice! "Out of the woodworks?" Lol, I've been a huge fan of Les Claypool for quite some time. I use to post on here a to , but stayed away for awhile. Now I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Les Claypool sounds fantastic doing Sabbath's " N.I.B." with Ozzie, but I've had a hard time finding other work by him to enjoy - the songs themselves just don't grab me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amstel Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Les Claypool sounds fantastic doing Sabbath's " N.I.B." with Ozzie, but I've had a hard time finding other work by him to enjoy - the songs themselves just don't grab me... Have you ever heard him with Oysterhead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic_juice Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 JPJ Paul McCartney James Jamerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef free Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Sir Paul Chris Squire JPJ In that order! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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