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03-05-2010, 12:56 PM
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Being bassists I wonder if you all share my feelings on this particular subject.
Can a bassist make or break a band for you?
Will a bassist alone make you like a band?
I myself have never that I can think of liked a band solely or even mainly for that matter because of the(ir) bassist.
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03-05-2010, 12:58 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: AZ mountains | | | I kinda dug the Beatles.
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03-05-2010, 01:00 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: JaxBch, Fl | | | oh yes... if myself or the drummer is in a slumpy mood, doesnt matter what the guitard does.
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03-05-2010, 01:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada | | | No, I really don't listen to music for the bass, a good bass player is just a bonus. I love the White Stripes and they don't even have bass in a lot of their tunes! |
03-05-2010, 01:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Floridabwoy  oh yes... if myself or the drummer is in a slumpy mood, doesnt matter what the guitard does. | Well I guess in that respect you'd be correct. But I think you interpreted this differently than I saw it in my mind.
What I meant is...
Has a bassist ALONE ever made you like a band?
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03-05-2010, 01:09 PM
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03-05-2010, 01:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Faversham - England | | | I (if I'm honest) only really like Ian Dury and the Blockheads stuff because of Norman Watt-roys bass playing.
I remember thinking on more than one occasion that a bass player or their bass tone has ruined a band for me.
Certainly when I play live I feel that if I play bad or sound bad then surely it can't sound good in the crowd. |
03-05-2010, 01:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA | | | Hmm... cool, this is interesting.
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03-05-2010, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by grimniggzy What I meant is...
Has a bassist ALONE ever made you like a band? | Primus? |
03-05-2010, 01:19 PM
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03-05-2010, 01:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Round Lake Heights, IL USA | | | I always thought that if the bass player isn't holding up his end of the job then he and the drummer wont be clicking and that will have a devastating effect on the overall feel of the songs.
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03-05-2010, 01:26 PM
| | | | i know i dislike bands because of thier bassist but i don't know about diggin a band soley based on the bassist.
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03-05-2010, 01:30 PM
|  | Bass lines like a big, funky giant | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southern MN | | | Make? No.
Break? Yes.
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03-05-2010, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by scottbass Make? No.
Break? Yes.
IMHO | Pretty sure this is my stance as well. At least in the live performance spectrum.
I'm fairly certain a band can have a recording with underwhelming bass and I could still like it a lot.
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03-05-2010, 01:36 PM
|  | Real Basses Have 5 Strings! | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado | | Quote:
Originally Posted by grimniggzy Being bassists I wonder if you all share my feelings on this particular subject.
Can a bassist make or break a band for you?
Will a bassist alone make you like a band?
I myself have never that I can think of liked a band solely or even mainly for that matter because of the(ir) bassist. | If the band sucks then just adding a good bassist won't help. But a good band with a bad bassist will suck. |
03-05-2010, 01:41 PM
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60% Drummer
40% Bassist.
It's all about the groove.
A good drummer can hide a bad bass player. ( a little)
But a good bass player can't hide a bad drummer.
People (non-musicians) are programed to hear singers, and drummers first. |
03-05-2010, 01:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Amarillo, TX | | | Ive been known to listen to tunes of artists/bands that I don't like just because I like the bass part. I also am more apt to pay attention if a band has an interesting bassist or bass parts.
If the band has a bad bassist I don't listen to them.
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03-05-2010, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by baba Drummers and singers make or break bands. | I agree 100%. I mean if the whole band is great, then great. But a good or bad drummer has the most impact on a band. A singer has to either be good, or interesting. |
03-05-2010, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by scottbass Make? No.
Break? Yes.
IMHO | +1
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03-05-2010, 02:10 PM
| | | | That's an interesting question. I've only been playing < 1 year but I can tell you that since I have I listen to all music differently. Partly because I've got the bass jacked up on my mp3 player (Cowon S9 rules, btw). But in paying attention to it more, I do appreciate interesting players a lot more.
The "lead bass" guys like Geddy, Claypool are different. But I'd say, mostly, a good bassist is more of a bonus.
BUT, would Zeppelin or the Who or the Beatles been what they were with a guy riding the root? Of course not. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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