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Best Bass for Metal?

Which bass best for metal/rock?

  • Ibanez SR670 w/bartolini pickups

    Votes: 30 58.8%

  • MTD Kingston Super 4 w/bartolini HH single coil pickups

    Votes: 21 41.2%
  • Total voters
    51
#101
I've played a lot melodic death, both in the studio and on stage, and my favorite pickups are Nordstrand MM5.2 (was playing a 5 string).

Like others have said, you can play metal with any bass you want. Here's what I was playing with during our last two years (a custom Lecompte VB-5):

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#104
Lesfunk said:
I didn’t read the entire thread but I assume the mothman was already posted
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Indeed it was. lol ok well thanks for the replies everyone. Hello Kitty sounds like the way to go... case closed

Feel free to lock the thread if mods want to.

I'm not a fan of slap bass AT ALL so those that don't care for metal I can understand ;)
 
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#105
Lesfunk said:
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I was looking at a German made Corvette Warwick that some guy was selling for 950. Had the double Humbuckers but it's too much money for me.. as for that Warwick model.. look's super awkward and heavy. I'm not really a fan of those off the wall metal style basses. I'm more a traditional rocker. Rather play a Rickenbacker or Stingray.
 
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#107
Rnr..........4 said:
I'm sure you get quite a few people posting such threads. I guess since I am somewhat new to bass (used to play guitar) trying to gather info about pickups since Guitar Center are useless.. the guy there told me Bartolini's are the Cadillac of pickups and would be good for metal or anything.
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Billy Gould from Faith No More rocked Barts back in the day ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ as others have said, almost any bass could work depending upon what you're going for. I've got Ibanez ATKs (four- and five-string) for a cleaner sound and various takes on the Fender Precision (four- and five-string) for a dirtier sound. If you like the idea of a Stingray but not the price tag, a used ATK will get you close (I like the sound of mine even better than Rays, which I also like). Of course P-type-things are ubiquitous. Either of those would make a good starting point to start exploring possible sounds, and you'll learn really quickly whether or not you'd prefer a skinny neck (these don't have 'em).
 
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#120
cardinal said:
Yeah in all seriousness, a Jazz bass and whatever pick of Darkglass flavor is can't-miss metal tone. Of course there are plenty of other options, but for anyone asking this question, IMHO the safest place to start is a Jazz bass through your choice of Darkglass drive.
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True a Jazz bass is a winner. But have you ever tried a G&L L2000 through an AOU or X7? It kills!
If you have the budget, a long-scale Dingwall (NG2, NG3, AB, Z3, D-Roc) is the way to go though.
 
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