I mean, they don't really play actual bass lines more that they play short bursts of notes. the only time the actually play a bass line or something resembling a bass line is during the break down (chug-chug-chug-chugchugchugchug-chug-chug). I personally don't think so because real bassists actually play the damn isntrument! I'm open to other opinions though!
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Are hardcore bassists true bassists?
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from my experience auditioning for hardcore bands that wanted me to do the "Drop D" tuning (this was prior to me playing a 5ver), and just play 1 low note all the time, I'd have to say Nah. Hello-there are more than one note in a damn song!
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If they made people dance or mosh or even just listen to them appreciatively, and if they were actually making sounds with the bass in their hands at the time, then they were true bassists.
Sounds more like criticism of the music than the bassist playing it. Just because someone chooses to play a certain kind of music doesn't necessarily mean that's the limit of his or her skill.
I went through the same thing! My first band was supposed to be a progressive power thrash band, however, they wouldn't let me do walking bass lines or fills of any kind!
true bassist come in all shapes and styles, you dont have to emulate Flea to be considered a player, just get in there and do your thing.
Yeah simply a matter of taste for the music since it's a different style.
I don't hate... they play bass except just a different style.
I don't hate... they play bass except just a different style.
hey, atleast there in a band writing material and playing on stage in front of a crowd, i think its fine.
Looks like an elitist metalhead who doesn't like hardcore.
It's their choices to do whatever they want with their bass. They make a living out of it, so, in my book, they are bassists.
It's their choices to do whatever they want with their bass. They make a living out of it, so, in my book, they are bassists.
there's some technical hardcore bassists - i think the dude from Between the Buried and Me is pretty wicked
What hardcore bands are you listening to is the real question?
It's all in the eye of the beholder. For example, Edgar Meyers a hack, I'm sorry but his intonation is so-so & he can't play with vibrato (that's a fact), & he's also kind of a jerk. Gary Karr is awesome in all those respects!
No one who really listens to hardcore would ever post such a thread... There's allot of complex @#$% out there if your listening to the right bands. (i.e. Dillinger Escape Plan, Lamb of God, Cannae, Dead To Fall, Emmure...)
Edgar Meyers a hack
It's all in the eye of the beholder. For example, Edgar Meyers a hack, I'm sorry but his intonation is so-so & he can't play with vibrato (that's a fact), & he's also kind of a jerk. Gary Karr is awesome in all those respects!
No one who really listens to hardcore would ever post such a thread... There's allot of complex @#$% out there if your listening to the right bands. (i.e. Dillinger Escape Plan, Lamb of God, Cannae, Dead To Fall, Emmure...)
Edgar Meyers a hack
As a bass player you have to be open to the possibility that one note and only one note may be EXACTLY what the song calls for.
A lot of musicians reach the point in their development where they tend to overplay everything simply because they can. True maturity comes in realizing that you don't always have to play complex runs. Whole notes or rests in the right place can be way cool.
But, yeah, taking the minimalist philosophy to the extreme usually just seems to shout minimal talent, laziness, or both.
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