Anyone Shred?

ryanDhammond · #1 07-13-2009, 08:31 PM

Anyone Shred: Whenever i play my bass solos i play it like Dave Mustaine, K.K. Downing, and of course Cliff Burton. So i went to Sam Ash earlier with a few of my buddies. I picked out a Spector 4 String and i plugged it into a Marshall Half Stack. Which was a guitar amp. I put the treble on 7 bass on 3 middle at 5 and i was on the classic gain channel which i had at max.any way i turned up the volume to about as high as all the other bassist who were slapping there asses off and when i started shredding u no just ripping up the fret broad they all shot me dirty looks. This nearly cracked me up cause i guess i didn't please them. Anyway i guess the point that i'm trying to get to is how to do ya'll feel about bass shredding like with gain?

To Clear this up I was not Attempting to get there attention or showing of in anyway

Honk'n_down-low · #2 07-13-2009, 08:39 PM

With gain yes - with and **** no.

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Originally Posted by ryanDhammond

Anyone Shred: Whenever i play my bass solos i play it like Dave Mustaine, K.K. Downing, and of course Cliff Burton. So i went to Sam Ash earlier with a few of my buddies and Picked out a Spector 4 String and i plugged it into a Marshall Half Stack. Which was a guitar amp. I put the treble on 7 bass on 3 middle at 5 and i was on the classic gain channel which i had at max.any way i turned up the volume to about as high as all the other bassist who were slapping there asses off and when i started shredding u no just ripping up the fret broad they all shot me dirty looks. This nearly cracked me up cause i guess i didn't please them. Anyway i guess the point that i'm trying to get to is how to do ya'll feel about bass shredding like with gain and ****?

RS · #3 07-13-2009, 08:45 PM

Go buy a six string guitar, if that really is what bass is to you.

ryanDhammond · #4 07-13-2009, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by RS

Go buy a six string guitar, if that really is what bass is to you.

I prefer it because of how it handles and the fact tht i can get an octave lower than a electric without down tuning

bassteban · #5 07-13-2009, 09:34 PM

Excellent. It has been entirely too slow around here lately.

polydeathsphere · #6 07-13-2009, 09:57 PM

I don't like the usual "just play a guitar" talk but in this case, if you're going to play bass like a guitarist and THROUGH a guitar amp, then get a Baritone 7 or 8 string guitar and you'll be set in terms of feel of he instrument. Bass should not equate to a low sounding guitar, differences should be made stylistically and tonally between the two. Then again, they invented the piccolo bass, so do what you please, but learn the "bass" side of "bass guitar" too man, master the instrument not just a style. (this is all IMO)

MattAT · #7 07-13-2009, 10:05 PM

It is called the bass GUITAR. Play how you feel on what you feel. I love to shred. Keep it up.

EagleMoon · #8 07-13-2009, 10:16 PM

It's no wonder they gave you dirty looks. They're trying to sell the equipment you're messing with. A little respect for equipment that doesn't belong to you would be a good first step to growing up a bit.

Beyond that, nothing wrong with a little shredding if it's on your own equipment.

ryanDhammond · #9 07-13-2009, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by EagleMoon

It's no wonder they gave you dirty looks. They're trying to sell the equipment you're messing with. A little respect for equipment that doesn't belong to you would be a good first step to growing up a bit.

Beyond that, nothing wrong with a little shredding if it's on your own equipment.

I'm sorry i don't think you understood what i said the people giving me dirty looks were other players and ripping up the fret board is an expression that means i was playing very fast im sorry i should of been more clear

ryanDhammond · #10 07-13-2009, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by polydeathsphere

I don't like the usual "just play a guitar" talk but in this case, if you're going to play bass like a guitarist and THROUGH a guitar amp, then get a Baritone 7 or 8 string guitar and you'll be set in terms of feel of he instrument. Bass should not equate to a low sounding guitar, differences should be made stylistically and tonally between the two. Then again, they invented the piccolo bass, so do what you please, but learn the "bass" side of "bass guitar" too man, master the instrument not just a style. (this is all IMO)

I plugged into a guitar amp cause the bass amps don't have gain and the pedals didn't sound good.(but like i said earlier playibility wise bass>electric

HaVIC5 · #11 07-13-2009, 11:45 PM

Sounds like you were kind of a douche. Why the hell would you turn up the volume that loud? And through a guitar amp? No wonder they shot you dirty looks.

EagleMoon · #12 07-13-2009, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ryanDhammond

I'm sorry i don't think you understood what i said the people giving me dirty looks were other players and ripping up the fret board is an expression that means i was playing very fast im sorry i should of been more clear

Yes I did know what you meant. My comment still stands.

Ayliffe · #13 07-13-2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by HaVIC5

Sounds like you were kind of a douche. Why the hell would you turn up the volume that loud? And through a guitar amp? No wonder they shot you dirty looks.

Well put..

Its a Guitar store, be respectful of the other people. Shred if you want, even though its pretty juvenile in my opinion, its not impressive to anyone with any sliver of talent.. and it can only be fun for so long..

totallybacan · #14 07-13-2009, 11:57 PM

If the only reason you like bass is because it "handles" better and goes an octave lower so you can "shred" (which is what, play as fast as you can?) through guitar equipment, buy a guitar and an octave pedal. Buy some weights to give it that feel, and throw some awesome dust in the cavity to make up for it being a guitar.

bassteban · #15 07-14-2009, 12:04 AM

Rock on, I say.

thombo · #16 07-14-2009, 12:07 AM

this has to be a joke- this dude has 4 posts, all on this thread... if i am right, kudos sir, you earned my distain, followed by laughter.

if this isn't a joke post, rawk it on stage, not in sam ash.

JohNLA · #17 07-14-2009, 12:08 AM

I do like to play Bach pretty fast.

superfunk47 · #18 07-14-2009, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by thombo

rawk it on stage, not in sam ash.

+1 to this. Nothing against shredding, but if you think you've got something, do it on stage.

totallybacan · #19 07-14-2009, 12:19 AM

Relax, he joined today (yesterday) so the "international-search-exclusion-rule-for-people-who-have-signed-up-within-24-hours" is in effect. To the OP, this is standard behavior for someone who recently started playing, usually came from guitar, and thinks that playing standard things found on guitar are considered "Holy" on bass because it's easier. I hate to pick on you, but soon enough you will find out that shred is not a display of talent but rather lack of practice. Until then, rock on.

M.Wrenn · #20 07-14-2009, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JohNLA

I do like to play Bach pretty fast.

+1

try playing Chromatic Fantasy as fast as you possibly can, SOOO FUN!

granted, that too has got me some dirty looks in guitar center haha