What went wrong with BASS?? - Page 3

sikkinixx · #41 06-23-2007, 08:55 AM

I would have to agree with fe11atio. The whole reason I turned to bass when all my friends were obsessed with guitar was the bottom end. That low-down growl. It just ooooooozed power.
I play a 5 string and play predominatly the B and E strings, with a bit of A thrown in. Sure I use D and G through alot of runs and stuff. But for me, bass is supposed to be low.
But, I also agree, each to his own. I can't deny the obvious 'wow' factor of players like Wooten, Flea and Claypool.
And to further agree, Kill 'Em All, ...Lightning and Master were the definitive Metallica albums. R.I.P Cliff!!

Naminator01 · #42 06-23-2007, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by *smb

+1! But a byproduct of YouTube videos is the terrible audio compression that loses all the bass anyway, not to mention the fact that they're recording the videos on a digital camera which will only have a microphone built in as an afterthought. There are still plenty of bassists out there who like to shake the room!

Also it was a mistake to pick up the last Rage album. The first one was good but each one got progressively worse. Battle of Los Angeles is borderline and anything afterwards is unlistenable, IMO.

It isn't really youtube that filters out the low end

It is just the crappy cameras they use.

forte · #43 06-23-2007, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by fe11atio

i'd be able to to buy sex from Jenna Jameson.

you should work on getting sex without paying for it.

sikkinixx · #44 06-23-2007, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by forte

you should work on getting sex without paying for it.

Hahahahaha

Gnosticbass · #45 06-23-2007, 09:13 PM

When I starte playing back in the late 80's the rage was funk slap or million notes a minute(I guess bassists were just trying to compete with all the shred heads)I made a conscious effort not to get sucked into what I saw as trendy.I started with groove players like Cliff Williams and Andy Fraser the progressed to more riff oriented players like Geezer.As my playing got a tiny bit better I branched out into other styles.After all thats said and done I still love to play grooves.

JimmyM · #46 06-23-2007, 10:25 PM

This thread is ass.