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06-05-2010, 06:59 AM
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Can anyone recommend some outstanding bassists from the hard rock/heavy metal idiom? Preferably new(from the 2000's),and plays melodic music. I know there are bassist like alex webster or Dan Briggs that are outstanding bassists but the music is just not my cup of tea. Are there any modern bassist out there that plays interesting basslines (hard rock/metal)? It seems to me busy basslines exist in the old days like Geddy , Entwistle era. Or did I just don't know them yet? |
06-05-2010, 07:47 AM
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06-05-2010, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by crucislancer  Robert DeLeo from Stone Temple Pilots. | +100000000 but I'm not a fan of their new album  |
06-05-2010, 08:15 AM
| | | | Steve DiGiorgio is one of my favourite metal bassists, and has played with just about everyone. I'm not sure what you would call melodic, but I'm sure you'll find something in his catalogue that interests you! |
06-05-2010, 08:24 AM
| | | | Thanks guys for the suggestions, plz keep them coming. By melodic I mean nice riff n singing "melodic" vocals. I find it hard to express, hope u know what i mean. I'm not a fan of death grunt vocals, but I like hard rock/metal. |
06-05-2010, 09:04 AM
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06-05-2010, 09:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: The Burbs, New York | | | Sean Malone of Cynic was really known for how busy his basslines were on "Focus," and if you can get past the Vocoder/death vocals it is a fantastic (and technical) album. Also, some of Portal's songs, spin off of cynic with Kris Kringel (sp?) on bass, have great lines.
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06-05-2010, 04:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Across the creek from Cinci | | | +1 on Sean Malone... Awesome stuff, including his work on the Chapman Stick. I have to mention Justin Chancellor of Tool. I know he's brought up alot but, I enjoy his stuff.
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06-05-2010, 06:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central MA | | | Joe Lester of the prog metal band, Intronaut, is an amazing fretless bass player. No singing by them, but the screams aren't too harsh, and the music behind it is worth it. |
06-05-2010, 06:18 PM
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06-05-2010, 07:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Jacksonville, Florida | | | Check out mastodon. That band has some killer bass lines. Also, maybe Tool?
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06-05-2010, 07:25 PM
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06-05-2010, 07:48 PM
| | | | Ue-Chan from Maximum The Hormone. They're Japanese, but they're really good. Nu-Metal. And you can always hear Ue-Chan's bass. It's really prominent.
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06-05-2010, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bstringkyle Check out mastodon. That band has some killer bass lines. Also, maybe Tool? | Huge +1 on Troy and Steve DiGiorgio. Let's see, Martin Mendez from Opeth writes some great lines as does Jack Gibson with Exodus. Some other guys i like are Jeroen Paul Thesseling of Obscura, D.D. Verni of Overkill, Rex Brown of Pantera, and Jean-Michel Labadie of Gojira. I know all of those bands aren't new, but they've all had albums out in the past two or three years. |
06-06-2010, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by RNV How about Maiden? Steve Harris is the man and is still putting put great music in the 2000s | Steve is the man!!!!  +1
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06-06-2010, 07:40 AM
| | | Jeff Caxide from ISIS is what you are looking for.
Yes, there is some cookie monster/growling but if you start with their Panopticon, In the Absence of Truth, and Wavering Radiant CDs it's not too much to deal with. 
Of course then you can go backwards and get the amazing Oceanic and Celestial CDs
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06-06-2010, 07:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: alabama | | | The Raconteurs "Consolers Of The Lonely" album has some excellent lines, tones, etc. And check out Duff McKagen`s side band "Loaded" - no, Duff isn`t the bassist - he`s doing rhythm guitar and vocals (pretty good job, too!) The guy handling bass duties on the "Sick" album released last year is stunning ! He is very up-front in the mix - probably because he`s the best musician in the band lol ! He has a very fat tone, and his playing is the best I`ve heard come along in the rock genre in a loooong time. Highly highly recommended - I picked the CD up @ Walmart for $10.
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06-06-2010, 07:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington, Pennsylvania USA | | | Check out Jeroen Paul Thesseling. He plays in a German Death Metal band called Obscura. He ONLY plays fretless 6 string bass. The music is technical, but his lines are more jazz/fusion than metal. The biggest plus is he is very noticeable in the mix, not drowned out by the guitars. |
06-06-2010, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by rick0link Check out Jeroen Paul Thesseling. He plays in a German Death Metal band called Obscura. He ONLY plays fretless 6 string bass. The music is technical, but his lines are more jazz/fusion than metal. The biggest plus is he is very noticeable in the mix, not drowned out by the guitars. | This guy can Play. Just listen to his solo on the beginning of Orbital Elements.
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06-06-2010, 08:55 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Georgetown, IN (Louisville KY) | | I can't believe no one has said Ryan Martini from Mudvayne. That man is insane!! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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