Fieldy - Did he leave his mark (stain) in the bass world?

[Barkless Dog]

I was thinking about Fieldy of Korn, not being a fan of him, (although I thought Korn was cool at the time).

My question is did he pioneer his "Clicky" bass sound that he is known for?

That is what I remember him for, bass wise. If he really did pioneer that sound, then he could be considered a bass innovator, like him or not.

If he did not pioneer that sound / style then who did?

[AaronD]

I dont know alot about Fieldy but every time i saw him he was almost holding his bass vertically.

[dalkowski]

Yeah, but Bill Wyman did that too.

[EdHunter]

There's no way in Hell that Fieldy pioneered the clicky sound. Just go back and take a listen ot Iron Maiden...

[Rickett Customs]

I would not go as far as to say he "pioneered" the clicky sound....... Perhaps though, he is the first one to come to mind in the Numetal genre......

Matter of fact, I saw Korn last sunday night, he didn't sound as clicky as he did in the 90's, he had way more low end than anything

[Sam Hain]

He definitely did not pioneer that sound, but he certainly has a uniqueness to his own. I like him. I like his bass lines and tone. It fits the band very well.

[Barkless Dog]

Originally Posted by EdHunter

There's no way in Hell that Fieldy pioneered the clicky sound. Just go back and take a listen ot Iron Maiden...

Any song in particular?

[EdHunter]

Originally Posted by Barkless Dog

Any song in particular?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQ4i_8qdeg
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_K6sl4jp3A

[champbassist]

Originally Posted by EdHunter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQ4i_8qdeg
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_K6sl4jp3A

Yeah but there's the notes are very pronounced even despite the clicky sound.

Fieldy's playing, often, sounds like it has just clicks.

[rockstarbassist]

It wasn't his idea anyway, but the producer of their debut "Korn" album b/c they had two 7 strings for Brian and James detuned a whole step. So instead of being inaudible, they raised up those EQ points to match more with the kick and that's what they got.
It's pretty freakin' basic.

I can't tell whether most of these OP's are 50 or 15 for stupid rehashed crap like this.

If you don't like Korn, great- don't start a thread about them. I'd swap spots with them anyday. Their first 3 albums were awesome.

[Barkless Dog]

Originally Posted by EdHunter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQ4i_8qdeg
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_K6sl4jp3A

To me Steve Harris is an excellent bass player, but sounds like a punchy P bass with a pick (I know). I can hear ever note he plays, almost Chris Squire like.

To me Fieldy played more where he sounds drop tuned ultru low, where you cant really hear the notes but just the "clicky" active sound that stands out in the mix.

To me, although similar, they are not the same. Certainly Les Claypool has a clicky more funk oriented technique, but again, I consider different.

So, I see the influence, but not being the same yet. When I hear that drop tuned clicky sound I think of Fieldy or even Meshuggah (Not sure who in the band is doing it).

Come to think of it, the bass player from King's X uses that sound as well on certain songs. I guess its that ultra low tone where the low bass blends in but the clicky sound is up front in the mix.

By the way I don't hate Korn, they started a whole genre, like it or not.

[Raoul_Duke]

I don't think he "pioneered" anything, but he definitely popularized that particular sound and had a generation of young players buying those Ibanez basses.

[EdHunter]

I'm not much of a Korn enthusiast, so when I saw "clicky" I assumed it to be regular playing, with a clicking tone, not just clicks and nothing else.

[champbassist]

Originally Posted by Barkless Dog

By the way I don't hate Korn, they started a whole genre, like it or not.

I agree. I don't like Fieldy all that much. But not liking a bassist and not liking a band are mutually exclusive in my book. You've got to give them credit for doing something new.

[JMac4strngr]

Back in the late nineties, I got more than a belly full of that "sound". It seemed like every local metal bass player had to have that darned "clicky sound" and I still get annoyed by hearing it...... Steve Harris "clicky is awesome BTW, but not that clankedy clank Feildy sound.......

[jgroh]

I never paid much attention to Korn, I only heard their music when it came on the radio. At first I was wondering if the drummer forgot to WD40 his kick drum pedal because it squeaked and clicked so much! Im not joking, I was like, what the hell is that clicking sound? I couldnt hear a bass other than what the guitarists and drummer were pumping out.

[RCCollins]

Fieldy invented extreme mid scoop!

[tycobb73]

I can't think of another popular band that uses it. I'm sure you'll all chime in.

[Rickett Customs]

Want to hear more of the Steve Harris click? Live is the way to go, I've seen them dozens of times. Although it's been pointed out that Fieldy's clicks are more of a percussion sound.

[JumboJack]

One thing about Korn and Fieldy is that since they tune down so low that you need a sound system that can actually reproduce the low notes.Otherwise all you can hear from the bass is the clicking.