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10-24-2006, 04:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cambridge | | | Megadeth basslines... your opinions?
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Ok so im a huge fan of playing megadeth basslines in particular:
-Peace sells but who's buying
-Angry Again
-A toute le monde
Wondering how you would grade them difficulty wise (0-10 10 bein hardest).
Also how good do you think the basslines are? And opinions on how good the bassist is?
Im a huge fan just wanted opinions. Just because im a fan doesnt mean i dont want to hear annything bad tho  speak your mind
Rik
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10-24-2006, 05:37 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | I would tend not to rate them on difficulty. They're not that tough if you've got the basics down, but often have a few neat tricks thrown in. Overall, I think Megadeth has good basslines for metal, Mustaine certainly understood the importance of having a bassist who wasn't tied to the root all the time. |
10-24-2006, 07:01 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Spector, Aguilar, EMG, Coffin Case, Maxon | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: las vegas/maui, nevada/hawaii | | | ive been practically studying those basslines(megadeth lines..) for the past few months.. going from finger to pick(im practically a switch hitter now..)... i dont know any other metal bassist pick player that i like more then david ellefson |
10-24-2006, 07:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Marcos, Texas | | | I would say his best two basslines (difficulty wise) are actually from Killing Is My Business, off Last Rites and Killing Is My Business. Especially on Killing is MyBusiness when he doubles that sweet guitar riff. Just awesome. Though My Last Words is awesome too.
Tell you the truth, I just like David Ellefson lol. Good basslines, good presence, and metal through and through. |
10-24-2006, 08:11 AM
| | | | I really like Peace sells, great bassline, very easy to play though. |
10-24-2006, 11:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | Not hard stuff really... good stuff though.
Don't worry about how tricky the stuff you are playing is, concern yourself with how good it sounds.
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10-24-2006, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by CaptainKY Tell you the truth, I just like David Ellefson lol. Good basslines, good presence, and metal through and through. | That sums it up pretty good right there. I've always like David's tone on all the Megadeth albums he played on.
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10-24-2006, 12:29 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada | | | I had a really hard time learning Take No Prisoners, and then after i had learned it i realized that he wasnt doubling the guitar lines, and that made the song rediculously easy. Five Magics is another wicked one. |
10-24-2006, 12:35 PM
| | Poop? | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada | | | Ellefson for the win. I'm partial to playing Holy Wars... The Punishment Due just because of the sweet opening. |
10-24-2006, 12:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Limassol, Cyprus EU | | | Basslines on Megadeth its simple most of times, but you cannot blame mr.Ellefson bout that. With all that great guitar work on their tracks, a great frontman and a huge drum set, almost noone notice the bass lines. Although Megadeth influenced me in many ways, the bass never thrill me at all!
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10-24-2006, 02:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California | | | My Last Words is probably my favorite to play. Most of Peace Sells... But Who's Buying has great bass work. Actually, the first five Megadeth albums have great bass lines. |
10-24-2006, 02:33 PM
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10-24-2006, 04:28 PM
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10-24-2006, 05:24 PM
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10-24-2006, 10:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: North Houston | | | Dave Ellefson is a great bass player. One of the few metal players that manages to stand out in an area of root huggers who got mixed out in a drum/guitar heavy genre. His lines are not that difficult but managed to be creative and integral to many of Megadeth's best tracks. While I wouldn't want his tone I think its perfect for metal. |
10-24-2006, 10:56 PM
|  | 1 part buddhist, 1 part bassist. All funk. | | Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dalhart, TX | | Megadeth is fun stuff. Not what i'm into anymore, but Angry again has a sweet little bass lick in it. I dig the music, it's fun, it's not real challenging(for me, but i haven't played the full library either). Good times. 
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10-24-2006, 11:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta | | | I tell my guitar friends my favourite megadeth song is My Last Words and the don't have a clue what song it is, let alone what album. Great song.
The first 5 Megadeth albums are byfar their best, though theres a couple songs off of Cryptic Writings that are decent.
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10-24-2006, 11:49 PM
|  | TalkBass' resident Bongo + Cowbell player | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Bucaramanga, Colombia, South A | | "Sweating Bullets" is by far my favorite Megadeth song. The bassline isn't difficult (well, keeping those eighth-note triplets at the end of the song really locked with the double bass drum isn't a one-take job IMO), but lots of fun to play!  |
10-25-2006, 03:38 AM
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10-26-2006, 08:02 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Istanbul | | When Ellefson was in the band,he was a creative force.Not only a bass player but a songwriter also.You can see the change in the music if you listen to The System Has Failed.Their sound is definetelly different,bass is not that present and creative.
Ellefson is not that flashy maybe but he's creative for sure.There are not many metal bands out there where the bass is roaming like his and not rooting.He sometimes roots but thats when the song calls for it.(A tout le monde for example)
BTW Rust in Peace is not that easy stuff to play. 
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