Bass in the Post Zombie Apocalyptic World

[ctrotier]

...and the best bass for zombie smashing?

My vote is Mothman.


Oh, and IMHO, Jaco would have only needed four strings to smash a zombie.

 

[madrob]

Staying alive is more important than playing bass ... and in this scenario I think I would commit suicide

Pussy!

 

[NightCat]

Yeah, I've thought about this....
I wouldn't hoard basses, I'd find every Lemmy signature Marshall stack ever made and daisy chain them together, (all dimed of course) and then just RAGE!
I joke that if you don't have to reach UP to plug your bass in, you ain't a real bass player.
I volunteer to be the zombie magnet for the gun hoarders.... yeah!

 

[Fair Warning]

Set up some sort of pitfall trap around your stage; play your gig and do your part to solve the zombie problem at the same time!

I can picture this scene......pit the zombies and set off the pyros! Thats right outo of Kiss/Alice Cooper/Rob Zombie.

 

[nojj]

I'd wanna play in the band at that roadhouse in Dusk to Dawn.
Bassists are already nocturnal, and can you imagine the chops you would have if you were immortal?

 

[Clef_de_fa]

Pussy!

I'm not, what is the point in living when all people you loved is dead and there is not electricity for bass playing and well ... when you'll die you'll be a a zombi too ... I'll prefer to explose my brain before turning into a zombi

 

[nojj]

So, do zombies play covers or originals?
Do they mix their cabs?
Most importantly: do they use wall hangers and if so, do they center on a stud?

 

[pklima]

Most TBers seem to be of the opinion that electronic dance pop is "music for brainless zombies", don't they? I hope that's true - then I won't need to change my setlists at all.

 

[Fair Warning]

So, do zombies play covers or originals?
Do they mix their cabs?
Most importantly: do they use wall hangers and if so, do they center on a stud?

Covers - Since Zombies would not put up with Pay to Play..

They mix their cabs because it all sounds the same to them

No wall hangers since they involve a screw and maybe a hammer or screwdriver - scary objects

 

[Fair Warning]

So what about the song list:

1. Living Dead Girl
2. .......
3. .......
4. .......

 

[SquierJazz72]

So, what is the best bass for zombie slaying??

I could see me with a reinforced P bass, 8 bolt baseball bat of a neck, bayonet attachment on the headstock, and a handy battle axe head built into the lower body(retractable, of course, since us men wouldn't want to risk castrating ourselves while playing gigs).

And used G strings(not those kind ) could be strung together and anchored between moving vehicles to provide a mass zombie decapitation device.

 

[Slade N]

im pretty sure that zombies are really just drummers and guitards...and that drunk guy at the bar

 

[funkingroovin]

So what about the song list:

1. Living Dead Girl
2. .......
3. .......
4. .......

Something by the Cranberries perhaps? and of course,The Monster Mash

 

[SquierJazz72]

Add Judas Priest, Some Heads Are Gonna Roll to the songlist.

 

[Spectrum]

My first thought is to play lots of Iron Maiden, since you've already got various versions of Eddie shambling around...

But I'd have to do a cover of Thriller, because I want to see if MJ's groove really makes the zombies dance in sync like that.

 

[JayfromDeeKay]

Roundwounds are a must for zombie-bashing.

 

[48thStreetCustom]

After the apocalypse the only thing left will be hot chicks living in the sewers, Kiss and strange food containers

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[pklima]

Something by the Cranberries perhaps?

Ah yeah. I've played that and the Pretty Reckless song by the same title back to back. You could probably find a few more and do a medley of 5-6 songs all with the same title.

Also, a couple I haven't covered: "Zombie Dance Trance" by the Cramps (which in spite of the title sounds nothing like Armin van Buuren) and "Walking With A Zombie" by Army Of Lovers.

 

[Landy67]

This is the bass for the zombie apocalypse. You don't need an amp to play while running for your life, when you do find an amp it plugs right in. It's also got some pretty good dimensions to use as a head smashing mace.

As for strings... It has to be Elixirs, nothing else would do. You gotta have that coating to keep the zombie goo from getting into the windings on your strings and killing your tone. Sorry for the reality check, but in an emergency, you have to make some compromises!

 

[SquierJazz72]

Well, this could be the next great zombie flick.

Picture a roving band struggling to entertain the disheartened remnants of human civilization, while figuring out creative ways to dispatch the undead with their gear as they fight their way towards the last untainted recording studio.

Definitely B rate, but hey, even though the world as we know it has ended, one must try to keep amused.