Suggested Basses for Metal Subgenres

[Legattabass]

Howdy TB. Today, on a sunny spring Friday, I logged on to my favorite forum in the whole wide world and saw another "best bass for metal" thread, doomed to obscurity because it has become such a laughable forum meme. But I can't help but think that it's not the question itself which is laughable (though the posts and their posters often are!) but the assumption that out there, somewhere, there is a single suitable bass for the whole genre.

Metal, like most genres, is too subdivided and complex for one bass. So, how about the best basses for its subgenres?

In this thread, just copy-paste some of my categories below (feel free to add more, I'm starting small) and post what you think the best bass for that sub-genre is, and then, most importantly, post WHY below it. It is certainly worthwhile to include comments about how a specifc bass functions with a specific amp, pedal or playing style.

Death Metal:

Doom Metal:

Drone Metal:

Grindcore:

Metalcore:

Melodic Death Metal:

Nu Metal:

Post Metal:

Prog Metal:

Sludge Metal:

Stoner Metal:

Thrash Metal:

Note: Trolls are funny and all, but there are half a dozen other, less complex "bass for metal" threads that deserve your ... clever ... contributions. Contributions like "anything in black", the picture of the toilet seat bass, star-shaped basses, the description "pointy" and so forth. You certainly don't have to waste your valuable time here if the thread's proposed content doesn't interest you

 

[ffutterman]

 

[Legattabass]

Symphonic Death Metal:

I fixed your mistake.

 

[Strongjag]

Whatever you feel comfortable playing...



in black.

 

[mongo2]

The black one.

 

[Legattabass]

Whatever you feel comfortable playing...



in black.

The black one.

Would you say to a motown bassist "Whatever you feel comfortable playing .... with a tortoiseshell pickgaurd"? Each genre and subgenre has specific requirements and demands upon players and their gear. It's not all image and color. I don't care what color my instrument is and how many barbs and spikes it has. I want it to SOUND good. I hate the way BC. Rich looks. Please keep that in mind when and if you post, thanks.

 

[cnltb]

Howdy TB. Today, on a sunny spring Friday, I logged on to my favorite forum in the whole wide world and saw another "best bass for metal" thread, doomed to obscurity because it has become such a laughable forum meme. But I can't help but think that it's not the question itself which is laughable (though the posts and their posters often are!) but the assumption that out there, somewhere, there is a single suitable bass for the whole genre.

Metal, like most genres, is too subdivided and complex for one bass. So, how about the best basses for its subgenres?

In this thread, just copy-paste some of my categories below (feel free to add more, I'm starting small) and post what you think the best bass for that sub-genre is, and then, most importantly, post WHY below it. It is certainly worthwhile to include comments about how a specifc bass functions with a specific amp, pedal or playing style.

Death Metal:

Doom Metal:

Drone Metal:

Grindcore:

Metalcore:

Melodic Death Metal:

Nu Metal:

Post Metal:

Prog Metal:

Sludge Metal:

Stoner Metal:

Thrash Metal:

Would you be able to elaborate on the differences and unique features that separate each of the named metal subcategories?

 

[ysand]

The pointy one

 

[Legattabass]

Would you be able to elaborate on the differences and unique features that separate each of the named metal subcategories?

Yes, but it'd take hours and to someone with different music tastes it might seem like splitting hairs, so I'll abstain.

 

[tdub0199]

Death Metal:

Doom Metal:

Drone Metal:

Grindcore:

Metalcore:

Melodic Death Metal:

Nu Metal: Ibanez SR Series... lol

Post Metal:

Prog Metal:

Sludge Metal:

Stoner Metal:

Thrash Metal:

 

[mongo2]

Would you say to a motown bassist "Whatever you feel comfortable playing .... with a tortoiseshell pickgaurd"? Each genre and subgenre has specific requirements and demands upon players and their gear. It's not all image and color. I don't care what color my instrument is and how many barbs and spikes it has. I want it to SOUND good. I hate the way BC. Rich looks. Please keep that in mind when and if you post, thanks.

The black one. Seriously, my son has played different genres of metal for years...it's the black one.

 

[shadow_FIX]

I play metal on a burnt orange Stingray5 with sparkles.

With a black pickguard, black strings, and a sweet setup done by yours truly, it is very metal.

 

[jazzyteen]

The black one.

what about this one?

 

[JMac- Wiskerface Designs]

Here goes it!
Death Metal: Black P bass, Chrome pickguard, strung with flats.

Doom Metal: Burst P bass, Black pickguard, strung with flats.

Drone Metal: White P bass, Black pickguard, strung with flats.

Grindcore: Black P bass, Chrome pickguard, strung with flats.

Metalcore: Black P bass, white pickguard, covered with stickers, strung with flats

Melodic Death Metal: Flat Black P bass, no pickguard, jazz pickup in bridge position, strung with flats

Nu Metal: Metallic Blue P bass, no pickguard, jazz pickup in bridge position, strung with flats

Too tired of copying and pasting to finish...... I guess I give up too easy.

Post Metal:

Prog Metal:

Sludge Metal:

Stoner Metal:

Thrash Metal:

 

[Legattabass]

what about this one?

My experience with jazz pickups has not been stellar, though there is a jazz bass in metal club somewhere around here, so I won't discount it on pickups alone.

 

[shadow_FIX]

Here goes it!
Death Metal: Black P bass, Chrome pickguard, strung with flats.

Doom Metal: Burst P bass, Black pickguard, strung with flats.

Drone Metal: White P bass, Black pickguard, strung with flats.

Grindcore: Black P bass, Chrome pickguard, strung with flats.

Metalcore: Black P bass, white pickguard, covered with stickers, strung with flats

Melodic Death Metal: Flat Black P bass, no pickguard, jazz pickup in bridge position, strung with flats

Nu Metal: Metallic Blue P bass, no pickguard, jazz pickup in bridge position, strung with flats

Too tired of copying and pasting to finish...... I guess I give up too easy.

Post Metal: Hofner beatle bass

Prog Metal: Hofner beatle bass

Sludge Metal: Hofner beatle bass

Stoner Metal: Hofner beatle bass

Thrash Metal:

Fixed

 

[JMac- Wiskerface Designs]

Fixed

Awesome, Thanks man. It took far more effort to finish the list especially on a friday.

 

[JMac- Wiskerface Designs]

Death Metal:

Doom Metal:

Drone Metal:

Grindcore:

Metalcore:

Melodic Death Metal:

Nu Metal: Ibanez SR Series... lol

Post Metal:

Prog Metal:

Sludge Metal:

Stoner Metal:

Thrash Metal:

Far too true My friend and It has to be silver, black or blue.

 

[Legattabass]

Far too true My friend and It has to be silver, black or blue.

SR series has an awful lot of woodgrain.

 

[bongomania]

Would you say to a motown bassist "Whatever you feel comfortable playing .... with a tortoiseshell pickgaurd"? Each genre and subgenre has specific requirements and demands upon players and their gear. It's not all image and color. I don't care what color my instrument is and how many barbs and spikes it has. I want it to SOUND good. I hate the way BC. Rich looks. Please keep that in mind when and if you post, thanks.

Wait a minute... This post makes it sound like you were being serious! But you already acknowledged that there was no way it could be anything but a joke. Plus, the people posting "the black one" or "the pointy one" were clearly just goofing on you because you asked people not to give those answers.

If you were serious with the first post, and serious in your response to the response posts... do you even have a sense of humor?