Fingerstyle Metal Bassists

[aceshigh92]

power metal bands with bassists that use their fingers are the best. aquaria is on to check out for fast, complex bass playin.
aswell as necrophagist bassist stefan fimmers.

 

[SafetyBean]

Didn't check the whole thread, but the guy from Bleeding Through plays 5-string fingerstyle.

Anyway, for various reasons, I'll go for the obvious Steve Harris. I also love the playing and technique of Cliff Burton and Rob Trujillo, although I don't care for the "up-and-down" motion that they do with their fingers, as though it were a pick. Mainly 'cause I can't do it.


Matt

 

[Mutato]

Good to see Ron Royce and Troy Gregory mentioned here. Luckily got to see Troy with both Prong and Flotsam. Got to see Coroner as well.

 

[Tooned]

My friend is the drummer in Last Plague. Their bassist plays finger style.
Check 'em!

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[nomorethanfour]

I don't think anyone mentioned Timi "Grabber" Hanson yet. He played on the early Mercyful Fate stuff and later on the first two King Diamond solo records. I think he played mostly fingerstyle.

 

[Mutato]

I don't think anyone mentioned Timi "Grabber" Hanson yet. He played on the early Mercyful Fate stuff and later on the first two King Diamond solo records. I think he played mostly fingerstyle.

Good call! I mentioned him over in the thread about under rated or whatever bass players. This guy is way over-looked.

 

[landry.bass]

Guy from Necrophagist is awesome and fingerstyle.

 

[Mutato]

Mark Mendoza

 

[Sound Chaser]

For Power-Metal, Steve Digiorgio's stuff with Control Denied is pretty sick.

 

[Sound Chaser]

Dan Briggs from Between The Buried And Me is, in my opinion, the best metal bassist ever. Check out their Colors Live DVD, his writing and chops are fantastic. Recommended tracks are Sun Of Nothing, Viridian, Roboturner, Backwards Marathon, Foam Born (B) - Decade of Statues, and All Bodies.

 

[the general]

Mudvayne's bassist, Ryan (Mar...)memory block

I'd agree. Just saw them last night. Awesome bass playing

 

[arjune]

+1 to Dan Briggs.

Also, the bassist for The Dillinger Escape Plan, Liam Wilson, plays fingerstyle occasionally, although the majority of the time, he's playing with a pick. When I saw them a couple of years back on the first tour supporting "Miss Machine" they played some killer tracks from Calculating Infinity, and he was right there in your face for all of it. Great chops for a lot of the different styles represented on those songs, especially "43% Burnt". Plus, he's sponsored by G&L, so he has to be good.

 

[StanFan]

I didn't see this one on a quick thread inspection: Joey Vera. He's easily one of my favorite bass players in metal. He has that ability to construct great lines that stand apart from the guitars yet serve the song so well. He is perhaps best known for his work with Armored Saint, Fates Warning, and briefly in Anthrax a few years ago.

Also the bassist that preceded him in Fates Warning, Joe DiBiase, was a finger style player.

 

[rapturebass]

Johnny Christ from Avenged Sevenfold plays with his fingers sometimes...i think he recorded the whole new album with fingers

 

[Sound Chaser]

+1 to Dan Briggs.

Also, the bassist for The Dillinger Escape Plan, Liam Wilson, plays fingerstyle occasionally, although the majority of the time, he's playing with a pick. When I saw them a couple of years back on the first tour supporting "Miss Machine" they played some killer tracks from Calculating Infinity, and he was right there in your face for all of it. Great chops for a lot of the different styles represented on those songs, especially "43% Burnt". Plus, he's sponsored by G&L, so he has to be good.

I saw them live last December, it was insane. Favorite live tone ever. G&L ASAT > SansAmp > Vintage SVT. It sounded like a mix between a Ric, P, and Jazz with the perfect crunchy distortion. I got one of his picks, too

 

[Matt Till]

GAHHHHHHHHHH man! I missed out on this thread! I mention him like every other thread!!!!!!

One of my all time faaaaaavorite bassists. Not too much room for him to really establish a voice in Coroner– mostly just high-speed guitar doubling with some really nice fills here and there. What really impresses me is his accuracy while simultaneously singing, even on simpler-but-more-primal numbers like "Internal Conflicts" on Grin.

I also love his note-for-note doubling on the last part of the intro to "Die By My Hand" or the mind-boggling interlude to "Mistress of Deception."

Coroner is just beyond amazing.

Also, what about Roger Patterson, and Lars K. Norberg? Great players.

I just wanted to let you know, I think I'm becoming a pretty big Coroner fan. I remember you telling me to check 'em out quite a while ago. I wasn't so into the early thrash vocal style at the time, but a while back I got into Venom a bit. So I started acquiring the taste for that style.

Coroner is awesome, because they sound like Venom (in terms of thrashiness and to an extent vocals), but if Venom had talent. Amazingly talented musicians, they actually kind of remind me of early Megadeth, but better.

Punishment for Decadence is a perfect metal album.

 

[MaskedJackal]

Well done, o Till. It's only taken two-plus years!

If you think PFD is good, then check out the next one, No More Color. Plenty tech, but not as aimless...a great, very sort of "eerie" production. It's my favorite album of theirs.

But frankly, Coroner never made a "bad" record...the first two are just not as well-composed as the other three, IMHO.

 

[boprobe]

Here's my contribution:

(forgive any repeats)


Dhilorz from Ancient
Steve Cloutier from Gorguts
Sami Hinkka from Ensiferum
Matti Honkonen from Swallow the Sun
Chris Richards from Suffocation





I could prolly think of a few more if I sat here any longer... but I iz tired

 

[MaskedJackal]

Steve Cloutier from Gorguts

Hells yes! His tone is somehow mixed really well and is quite audible. Dude can groove well AND match Luc and Steeve's trem picking...with TWO fingers.