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Best Metal Basses
- Thread starter FenderGibson
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Masher88
Believe in absurdities and you commit atrocities
Didn't mean to sound snippy.
(Thanks for the correction on the word rhetorical btw.)This question gets asked a lot on this forum.
Almost once a week.
The concensus is that the best bass for metal is any bass you like personally.... preferably in black.
I play metal and I personally like precision basses, for metal.
(Steve Harris only needs a precision bass.)
Some will say Spectors are great for metal, some Ibanez... and so on, and so on...
What bass do you have now? (Your profile isn't filled in.)
It's hard to pin down one bass that's great for metal, because there are several different sounds that can be used in metal.
I like sharp, bright and clean sound for metal.
Some like a bit more growly tone and prefer a bass with double humbuckers.
Some forms of metal have very dubby basslines so basses with deep low end are prefered.
yawn.
ya know. so often i read these threads that i think sound interesting,
and since i'm relatively new to TB i'm often surprised to see these 'seasoned' TBers poke fun at it saying 'do a search'..
..but even I am sick of this one. gah.
ya know. so often i read these threads that i think sound interesting,
and since i'm relatively new to TB i'm often surprised to see these 'seasoned' TBers poke fun at it saying 'do a search'..
..but even I am sick of this one. gah.
Chill dude.....
Anyway, I play a P/J in a death metal outfit, it seems to get the best of both worlds in terms of tone. That being said, Spectors sound amazing as to Warwicks.
Anyway, I play a P/J in a death metal outfit, it seems to get the best of both worlds in terms of tone. That being said, Spectors sound amazing as to Warwicks.
Ever tried a search ???
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=483801&highlight=best+metal
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http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=483801&highlight=best+metal
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Ever tried a search ???
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=483801&highlight=best+metal
How much does TalkBass charges us these days for a search?
Is it still 0,75$ a keyword or did the rates went up?
How come metal bassists don't know what kind of basses to use?
Because they refuse to tell us here on the forum.
Ok, im going to STOP this madness!!! This depends on what metal you're talking about; are you an 80s metal guy, or a Swedish/Norwegian hardcore thrash extreme/death metal (i could go on 
) 2 completely different things. You need to know what kind of sound you like...do you like the Maiden sound, do you like a very mid slicy cutting through the mix tone, or do you like rumbling where you can't distinguish an E from an E# 
. What metal bands do you like? Any how, be more specific and we might give you some points in the right direction.
RANT OVER...
) 2 completely different things. You need to know what kind of sound you like...do you like the Maiden sound, do you like a very mid slicy cutting through the mix tone, or do you like rumbling where you can't distinguish an E from an E# . What metal bands do you like? Any how, be more specific and we might give you some points in the right direction.RANT OVER...
How come metal bassists don't know what kind of basses to use?
on a more serious note, i'm always surprised you don't see more metal bands using stingrays.
on a more serious note, i'm always surprised you don't see more metal bands using stingrays.
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I'm with you. While it does happen (see above pic), it's much more rare than I thought it would be.
