Getting along with your drummer's kick drum

[webmonster]

Thanks for bumping this - there is some interesting stuff for me to discuss with my students at school

 

[swamp_bass]

To me this is a problem with a lot of modern music, recording esp. Each instrument is totally distinguishable from all the others, panned in its own space with its own reverb.

Aside from personal preference, we agree on this. It's the modern sound that has inspired me to pick up the bass after so many years. I find the non-homogeneous, clean stripped down sound refreshing. The next English invasion is here in the form of Muse, Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, the Fratellis, etc. I like playing their tunes just as much as the standard classic rock that I grew up with.

Back on topic, when I play with my stupid loud band (mostly classic rock), the kick drum is barely audible on the concrete garage floor, so my bass fills in the bottom octave. But when I jam with a local blues band, I tend to want to cut my lows. I always attributed it to the difference in type of music the two bands play, but after reading through this thread, I'm thinking it might also be partially because the kick is more dominant in the blues band's setup in a house on a wooden floor.