Recent content by rary1

Thanks a ton for all the info dudes, I'll try and take all this in to consideration when I'm working on stuff on my own. I have little to no money at the moment, so anything that involves buying new things, for now, is veto'd, but all this is good info I can clearly use. Thanks dudes, it never...

First off, I had a feeling I would get flamed for questioning the almighty Led Zeppelin, and I'm sorry if I offended you, but man...looking at your past posts, it seems like you're trying to "punk" everybody here. In terms of this "living like a rock star" thing, look at your Led Zeppelin...

Well, as far as going between fingerstyle and pick playing is concerned, to be honest, I don't care about the sound live too too much. My reasoning for this is that whether I have incredible tone or not so great tone, it doesn't make a ton of difference. What is more comfortable for playing...

Haha, is that him showing Brad Pitt his archery skills?

I'm not sure what everybody's opinion here is on metal, and especially this type of progressive metal, but this bass player is, in my opinion, the golden bassist of my generation. I don't know how to spell his last name, as it's crazy, but his name is Arif, and he plays in the band Protest The...

Also, I checked out your vid, and you know your stuff in terms of chords, and doing runs, etc. but maybe try switching up your rhythms, moving your notes around. It sucks, because, to me, that's more stuff you need to be coming across when playing with a drummer, and as much as some drummers...

I have been playing bass for about 7 years, and I've played in many different kinds of bands, including Blues, Rock, Metal, Progressive Metal, Black Metal, Hardcore, and more recently, Pop music. And what I have noticed, is basically exactly what JTE mentioned about analyzing what bass players...

I find that "good music" is a very relative term. What I find to be good, would be completely different from what a lot of people call good, just because we all look for different things in music. You also have to take in to consideration, that Led Zeppelin were so huge back then because it...

I think "good sound" is a bit of a relative term, it depends on what you're after. I think you can get a really cool raw sound with a cheap bass and stuff like that, but I do think you get what you pay for.

I guess the biggest things that I've learned from guitar is arpeggios and tapping, all that shred stuff. When I began playing guitar, I was in to all that stuff, so when I started doing it on guitar, I figured there was no reason not to do it on bass. Mind you, I have a hard time finding a...

Oh ya, if you guys want to check out any of the stuff I already have down for comparison purposes, hit up Link Removed as the two first songs we have up are songs we recorded on our own. They're a bit raw, as I mentioned, I'm not a studio engineer, but the tone I got was from just mic'ing my...

Ya, I have a bit of experience in the studio, I've recorded in about 4 pro studios with different bands and such, but when I recorded there I didn't really ask any questions or look in to it. But I've definitely refined my technique in terms of timing and playing cleanly. I use a pick like, as...

So using flatwound strings will give me a warmer or smoother tone? Would using thick gauge strings help at all as well? I play with a pick live, so I don't want to be breaking strings, because I recall snapping a lot of them when I played with a pick before... I like the qualities you've...

So when we demo our songs, before spending thousands of our hard earned money on the studio, I record my bass using a Shure sm58 mic on my 8x10 cab going in to an M-audio recording box. I have a very good feeling that this is not the best way to get a good quality sounding recording. Some...

Ya, I was wondering if maybe switching to a 4x10 and a 1x15 live so that I have a good low end, but having the 4x10 would be good so I can keep an articulate tone, as I find sometimes going too bassy makes things a bit muddy. Would this work?