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Most aggressive bass tone?
- Thread starter PrimusNut
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Timmy C or Paul D'Amour with Tool. Justin Chancellor on some of 10,000 Days is really hardcore...
Took the words completely out of my mouth!
John Wetton and Paul D'Amour had some of the most brutal bass tones on planet earth - John Wetton had the original, and D'amour's nastiness on Undertow can't be beat...
Wetton, on the "Red" Crimson album:
"Starless", starting at the 4:20 mark to the end.
- what I affectionately call the "Angry God" tone.
I totally forgot Juan Alderete on the Mars Volta album "Frances the Mute" - very Wetton-ish bass tones in certain parts of that album, all on a fretless Precision to boot.
I've heard Lemmy, and although his Ric always sounds pretty aggressive, it sounds too distorted(to me), and doesn't have as much of that raw chunk that Wetton and D'amour have in their tones
I've heard Lemmy, and although his Ric always sounds pretty aggressive, it sounds too distorted(to me), and doesn't have as much of that raw chunk that Wetton and D'amour have in their tones
Andrew Weiss of Gone/Ween/Rollins also had a very sick tone & chops to boot.
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who the hell is that?
Geddy Lee has the most aggressive tone. Distorted, mid-rangey, and nasty.
this guy: Link Removed
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you may have heard of him..
I actually find Timmy c's playing/tone quite melodic & a touch of funky, with only subtle undertones of raping & pillaging- sure its aggressive, but not like D'amour or Lemmy, sometimes there playing makes me feel like I should hide the woman and children.
Nobody finds the bass tones on the Primus album 'Suck on this' aggressive? How about the Brown album? Hell.. Just about any Primus album really.. +1 on Motorhead though. Lemmy shreds 
Also Mike Watt w/ the Minutemen..
How about the Brown album? Hell.. Just about any Primus album really.. +1 on Motorhead though. Lemmy shreds Also Mike Watt w/ the Minutemen..
You've obviously never heard big business.
I seriously think I win so far (by I, I mean Jared from Big Business who is not I)
The disc in the "Different Stages" set by Rush where they're playing at the Hammersmith Odeon (I think that's what it's called) in the late 70's has an awesome, powerful, aggressive, in-your-face Rick tone.
Angry God Tone:
http://www.3dentourage.com/425/kc.mp3
(keep in mind that was a live recording in the 70's)
http://www.3dentourage.com/425/kc.mp3
(keep in mind that was a live recording in the 70's)
