Gene Simmons - Love Gun

[Bob Barley]

Granted this is not a complicated bassline by any means, but it fits the song perfectly and is very melodic, and Gene spices it up a bit with some of the improvising he does during this performance of it. I feel like this dude is pretty underrated (in the class of classic hard rock bassists).

 

[Joe Nerve]

I think he plays too loud. Talk about ego!

 

[Bob Barley]

I think he plays too loud. Talk about ego!

Great tone though! Tell me you wouldn't love that tone!

 

[Joe Nerve]

Great tone though! Tell me you wouldn't love that tone!

I'm more of a this sound kinda guy...



So I'm not really a fan of Simmons' tone. I could see someone loving it though, if that's the type sound they go for.

 

[OldDirtyBassist]

At 1 hour 34 minutes in Paul finally yells to his roadie to turn the bass down lol.

 

[corinpills]

Well, hang on, are you serious about him playing too loud? This is obviously an audience phone video shot form right in front of Gene's amp. That's not the FOH mix or anything.

 

[Joe Nerve]

Well, hang on, are you serious about him playing too loud? This is obviously an audience phone video shot form right in front of Gene's amp. That's not the FOH mix or anything.

Nope. That's the mix. I was at that concert. You couldn't hear anything but bass. I even managed to get over to the soundboard and talk with one of the guys. They said, "That's the way Gene wants it. And he and Paul call all the shots." Told him it sounded horrible, and he said he kinda liked liked. I think Paul had a throat problem that night or something. They wanted to compensate. I shrugged, they told me to enjoy the rest of the show.






Lame, I know, but I couldn't resist.

 

[Dluxe]

I read that Paul played bass on the studio track.

 

[Nykki Madd]

yeah where they're recording from it right near the bass monitor. Gene is very underated he's def gotten better with age and experience,i mean after ll who wouldn't after 40 years of the same songs.at this point its all muscle memory and timing. Gene I always thought was a decent bassist for a person whos all about the fame and fortune. At the same time compared to other bassist and his improvs areent that impressive considering how long hes been playing.

 

[Bob Barley]

I mean it's not the greatest improv ever, but they're pretty nice fills for somebody who everyone likes to call "incompetent" lol

 

[coronado3]

Brutal, crushing tone!! Sounds like bones breaking!

 

[A.K.]

Paul did play the bass on the original recording, and it's a great bassline. Paul's a good bassist--he also played on "I Was Made For Lovin' You," which is a very cool part, too.

 

[rtslinger]

Genes tone is one of my favorites always has been. The first time I heard back in 73 I was hooked on that growling sound he was getting. He was up front bigger then life it's not for everyone, but it is clean and you hear every note and not just because he is loud.