Cliff Burton pic

[Killed_by_Death]

Lol. Wasn't that in the 90s?

Yeah, 91 I think. I had a friend who worked at a record store hook me up with tickets.
I wrecked my car that night, so it was sitting nearby with the door smashed in while I was inside watching Gene & Bruce do their thing.

 

[mat666]

1984 APII SB Black n Gold I - The holy grail..

I got one from a UK store last month for 299 GBP!!

Still can't believe it, it's a lefty!!!. Easiest bass I ever played.

 

[Sixgunn]

That's like saying Kanye West is a rock artist based on his opinion of himself and one cover. I can't call Toby Keith metal because I feel like it. Or rather, I can, I'm just a dolt for doing it.
There are defining characteristics that set genres apart from each other. There are objective ways to categorize music based on tone, pace, instrumentation, modes, and themes. There are gray areas where things bleed from one to the other, but most are easy enough if you pay attention.

What is and isn't "Metal" has been hotly debated since the term was coined. To say that ones own definitions are gospel is either extremely arrogant or extremely ignorant.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

That's like saying Kanye West is a rock artist based on his opinion of himself and one cover. I can't call Toby Keith metal because I feel like it. Or rather, I can, I'm just a dolt for doing it.
There are defining characteristics that set genres apart from each other. There are objective ways to categorize music based on tone, pace, instrumentation, modes, and themes. There are gray areas where things bleed from one to the other, but most are easy enough if you pay attention.

Ok so, benchmarks of heavy metal music:

Loud distorted guitars
Heavy, Driving drum beats
Riffs containing the tri-tone (bV chord)
Sometimes "screaming" vocals

Am I missing anything?

 

[VinnyIuspa]

Lots of hardcore Metal guys use Ric's....me included

I love the way distortion and fuzz sound with a Ric!

Ever heard of Al Cisneros? Google Sleep!

also...these guys did or do plays Ric's as well

Steve Kille of Dead Meadow
Dan Maines of Clutch
Nick Oliveri of Queens of the Stone Age & Kyuss
Scott Reeder of Kyuss
Troy Sanders of Mastodon

Troy sanders only used a ric on a couple of studio tracks. I believe he said it was the producers bass.

 

[Dan Bass]

Ok so, benchmarks of heavy metal music:

Loud distorted guitars
Heavy, Driving drum beats
Riffs containing the tri-tone (bV chord)
Sometimes "screaming" vocals

Am I missing anything?

Yeah, the loud crispy, clanking of metal strings up against the neck of a Bass guitar.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Ok so, benchmarks of heavy metal music:

Loud distorted guitars
Heavy, Driving drum beats
Riffs containing the tri-tone (bV chord)
Sometimes "screaming" vocals

Ah, so The Kinks were Heavy Metal!

 

[Brian D]

Gimme a call when you're finished arguing over genres!

 

[Sixgunn]

Gimme a call when you're finished arguing over genres!

Might as well disconnect your phone. That argument will never end.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

Ah, so The Kinks were Heavy Metal!

So were The Who ("Boris the spider"), and The Beatles ("Helter Skelter")!!!!

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I was listening to something from Pat Benatar last week that could be construed as Heavy Metal.

 

[socialleper]

If Cliff's sister has his Aria Pros I wonder if his Rick is still floating around somewhere. The bass that recorded Anesthesia would be worth a nickle or two I'm sure.

 

[Herrick]

Maybe I wan't aware of what he played, but I recently saw a pic of him playing a Rickenbacher, believe is was a 4001. Never noticed as I wasn't playing bass or guitar back then, but I would have thought he'd have used a solid body and a more metal type bass.

Always thought of Ricks as being more for late 60's British rock and pop, not mid 80's what we used to call thrash.

They didn't really have "metal-type" basses or guitars back then.

 

[Metalbasspro]

I was sitting out on the porch today running through the riffs of different songs & then realized I'm to the point where I can probably learn Anesthesia.

I have the tab somewhere. I tried it but too much guitar technique for me. Concluded I could only do it with a series of sit down lessons.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Tabs are all over the internet these days. I've got Rocksmith & have the Custom song for it, but that time I tried it kind of blew my mind.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

They didn't really have "metal-type" basses or guitars back then.

Yeah, Aluminum guitars & basses didn't come out until much later.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

Tabs are all over the internet these days. I've got Rocksmith & have the Custom song for it, but that time I tried it kind of blew my mind.

Never ever EVER trust TABs on the internet!!! In fact, dump the tabs altogether and figure it out by ear. You'll be a better player in the end because of it!

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I am too near tone deaf to work anything out by ear.

 

[callofcthulhu]

If Cliff's sister has his Aria Pros I wonder if his Rick is still floating around somewhere. The bass that recorded Anesthesia would be worth a nickle or two I'm sure.

It's in the rock and roll hall of fame.

I seen't it.

 

[000_Unknown]

I'm a total Ric fanboy and this post had me laughing. Shag carpet and wood paneling, we should see if John Hall will hook it up!


Appears to me that Connie is keeping these priceless basses in a STORAGE UNIT.

GPS metadata.. Connie please be careful!