Fans of Emo Bass!

Yakob · #1 07-22-2010, 12:02 PM

BEFORE THIS GETS FLAMEY:
By "emo", I'm not referring to people who use the term to describe what is otherwise known as "pop-punk". I'm using it to describe bands influenced by Fugazi and indie rock who recorded melodic, emotional music.

A great example of the bass playing I'm talking about would be Nate Mendel of Sunny Day Real Estate. Have you ever listened to the lines he lays down in Diary? Great stuff with a genuine groove. Not hyper-technical, but you can tell he knows his instrument. Another great example would be Rick Burch of Jimmy Eat World, who, according to this article and unbeknownst to me, uses drop-C#

. I'm not exactly sure why he does, probably a mixture of comfort and personal experience (he does come from the hardcore punk scene).

Anyway, who else considers themselves a fan of emo bass?

baalroo · #2 07-23-2010, 11:38 PM

Definitely, especially Nate from SDR. I also really love the bass player from The Promise Ring.

Yakob · #3 07-25-2010, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by baalroo

Definitely, especially Nate from SDR. I also really love the bass player from The Promise Ring.

WOOH! A reply!

Truthfully, I prefer Cap'n Jazz to The Promise Ring, but Davey von Bohlen is one hell of a vocalist. The bassist, Scott Beschta, was in Ceilishrine, I believe. I think he also did lead vocals for them.

Hutzbordello · #4 07-25-2010, 03:10 AM

the bassist from Bear Vs Shark is reallly good

Yakob i think i love you!!! *garage riffs*

baalroo · #5 07-25-2010, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Hutzbordello

the bassist from Bear Vs Shark is reallly good

Yakob i think i love you!!! *garage riffs*

my first instinct is to respond with "BvS wasn't emo they were post-hardcore." Forget that though, you're right... he is really good and you can hear a whole lot of emo influence in his playing.

Meddle · #6 07-25-2010, 09:14 AM

I think the Portland OR band Pond influenced or turned emo. There is a cool clip of them from way back when doing a song called Rock Collection.

Check out that T-bird bass tone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HdQ8dr5rKQ

Yakob · #7 07-25-2010, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Hutzbordello

the bassist from Bear Vs Shark is reallly good

Yakob i think i love you!!! *garage riffs*

Oh man, Terrorhawk is one of the most-played albums I own. Just freakin' awesome. I can't think of one track that I don't like. It sucks that they broke up before I could see them live.

And, uh, thanks?

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Originally Posted by baalroo

my first instinct is to respond with "BvS wasn't emo they were post-hardcore." Forget that though, you're right... he is really good and you can hear a whole lot of emo influence in his playing.

I tend to agree with this as well.

**peledog** · #8 07-25-2010, 03:14 PM

I really like Lally's tone on 'Turnover' (Fugazi - Repeater)

Also, if you've listened to 'Tomorrow Come Today' by Boysetsfire - the bass tone is rockin'!!

s_mcsleazy · #9 07-25-2010, 03:22 PM

braid is good too

your talking about all my fave bands here

s_mcsleazy · #10 07-25-2010, 03:30 PM

oh might i recomend a great bassline from the emo archives

drink deep - rites of spring

southshoreconor · #11 07-25-2010, 03:31 PM

bold statement alert

Nate Mendel in SDRE > Nate Mendel in Foo Fighters. anyone agree?

baalroo · #12 07-25-2010, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by southshoreconor

bold statement alert

Nate Mendel in SDRE > Nate Mendel in Foo Fighters. anyone agree?

That's about as "bold" as an unsalted cracker.

Yakob · #13 07-25-2010, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by baalroo

That's about as "bold" as an unsalted cracker.

True. Nate Mendel in the Foo Fighters is mostly just roots, as far as I can tell. Not the loose, jammy lines he riffed out with SDRE. It's a shame because the SDRE basslines are so great, you can hear the influence of players like Joe Lally and Paul Simonon from time to time.

Plus, along with a noticeable decline in chops, he became an AIDS denialist. Coincidence

?

Going back to Lally, check out his line and tone from "Bed For The Scraping" off of Red Medicine. His tone and line on the track "Repeater" through "Brendan #1" off of the album of the same name as the former is also great.

Yakob · #14 07-27-2010, 10:35 AM

Everyone in this thread should check out the UK band Fightstar. It's made up of one of the kids from Busted (a crappy Simple Plan-esque band) who realized he would rather make decent music and some of his friends. The music generally leans more toward the post-hardcore stylings of Glassjaw, but it's good stuff with some really nifty bass lines.

That's right, nifty. I'm bringin' it back.

andrew · #15 01-25-2011, 10:57 AM

I'm going to revive this thread to mention Shotmaker. I can't think of a band that "emo bass" is better represented by.

www.myspace.com/shotmakerfansite

KingRazor · #16 01-25-2011, 02:50 PM

I know they're technically "alternative" (I think), I always thought of Escape The Fate as an emo band. Max, the bassist, is pretty good.

Hutzbordello · #17 01-25-2011, 02:56 PM

link track by fugazi, learn it