going without a bass player in extreme metal.[views:18355][posts:101]______________________________________________ [Jan 8,2009 1:02pm - IllinoisEnemaBradness ""] Mess said: No, i haven't had the pleasure of seeing Larry play guitar just yet. i bet it's a thing to see though, hahaha. although i have found some pretty rare kilslug videos on myspace as well as some nightstick ones. when i get home from work today, i'll try to dig them up and forward you the links Brad. on another note, i don't know how a man like Larrylifeless can produce such beautiful girls. hot diggitydogdamn. oh yeah, and TomCWAF moved with Liz and jr. fucked his hand up bad at a party, smashed some dooooods face with a bottle if you haven't heard. Yeah I heard, I got a call from Tom at 5am after it happened. My number was the only one he could remember. That was fucked, he sounded really bad, saying he was covered in blood, couldn't feel his hands and that he didn't know what happened. Then the nurse gets on the phone saying the cops wanna talk to me about what happened. After explaining that i was 1200 miles away she was cool. Guess he almost died from blood loss, and has no feeling in his left thumb or ring finger. and Larry's daughters? WTF!! is his ex-wife that hot? |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 8,2009 1:22pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Bass players am dumb. |
| ______________________________________________ [Jan 8,2009 5:56pm - IllinoisEnemaBradness ""] hyper_sludge said:then why are you listening to local bands? for fucks sake i played various instruments in local bands from 1993 to 2007, punk,grind,hardcore,metal or a comination of all of those. We always played with metal bands that had ok drummers and guitarists and shitty bassists. I don't listen to local bands anymore cuz I live 1200 miles away. can you shut the fuck up now? |
| _________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 12:50pm - darkwor ""] i really think most bass players only picked it up because they didn't get guitar or drums. that seems to ALWAYS be the case. and then what is worse is somebody that says they actually can play the drums...99% of the time they are terribly WRONG. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 1:25pm - narkybark ""] I decided bass guitar would be a better fit, I used to open up grand pianos and bang on the wires. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 3:12pm - LordWorm ""] DestroyYouAlot said:Bass players am dumb. Most definitly... none of them have the guts to play hard! |
| ______________________________ [Jan 9,2009 3:13pm - Seth ""] Ok, so there seems to be a shortage of Drummers and bassist, so where are they and is it because they are already in a band? Why do many people pick up the bass or drums? What is the scoop! |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 3:14pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] i play bass in a classic rock cover band. its a good frickin time. |
| ______________________________ [Jan 9,2009 3:20pm - Seth ""] From what I hear that bass and guitar can go hand in hand, but how come guitarist dont just jump on bass sometimes... I would love to play bass and keep the low end blasting with speed, but have not much time to learn much now... oh well... guitarist just seem to be spawn! |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 3:24pm - ouchdrummer ""] Seth said:Ok, so there seems to be a shortage of Drummers and bassist, so where are they and is it because they are already in a band? Why do many people pick up the bass or drums? What is the scoop! Well for drummers at least, the answer is easy. Drums are not played as much because it's hard to find someplace you can play, because as a beginner you have to buy a handful of equipment just to start, and because if a drummer isn't perfect, than EVERYONE hears. So when people realize how hard it is, they quit. Not everyone, but a lot of people... Bass players... I think Darkwar hit the nail on the head, I have known a lot of people who wanted to get into music, but didn't want to have to play "like, everynight". AKA, they wanted to be able to play in a band with minimal effort. Lots of people take this stance, and there are the ones who so the whole "guitar was too hard, how about bass" thing. What you have to find are the bass players that play because they love the low end, the ones that don't need to be in the front of the music, the ones that are creative enough to write parts that counterpoint the guitar and that accent the guitar, not that play the root or fifth the entire time. |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 3:26pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] Seth said:From what I hear that bass and guitar can go hand in hand, but how come guitarist dont just jump on bass sometimes... I would love to play bass and keep the low end blasting with speed, but have not much time to learn much now... oh well... guitarist just seem to be spawn! they switch off in seemless ... pretty rad. |
| ______________________________ [Jan 9,2009 3:29pm - Seth ""] Definitly, then there must be a lack of interest to be a clock or base for the music and songs.... That is power! Everyone wants to be a showpony!:krusty: Kidding:satancross: |
| _______________________________ [Jan 9,2009 3:43pm - CMTAIB ""] alls you need to be a band today is BASSS DROPS, put it on the drum trigger. |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 4:03pm - arilliusbm ""] I'm not experienced at bass, because I don't have one at the moment. I can play with a pick, it's really not hard that way. of course, most bass players despise others that play with a pick and nothing else. well, fuck you, I'm a guitar player. |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 4:08pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] i only play with a pick for reeeealy fast stuff and when my fingers start to hurt to much. gettin my callouses back though...slowly but surely. |
| _______________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 4:46pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Only upright is real. |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 4:48pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] buy me an upright bass |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 5:05pm - arilliusbm ""] destroyyoualot plays bass with his teeth and penis |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 5:07pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] he must do the staccato picking with his penis |
| __________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 5:22pm - dreadkill ""] i clench the bass between my ass cheeks and fart on it. sometimes i shit on it by accident and have to take it to daddy's for repairs. |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 5:23pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] [img] |
| ______________________________ [Jan 9,2009 5:57pm - slymo ""] i think there is just no interest in it for metal... does not seem to be a shortage anywhere else. |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 6:07pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] unless there is a big jazz influence in the song writing ...metal bass gets typically drowned out and overlooked. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 9:22pm - Lamp nli ""] IllinoisEnemaBradness said:since most metal bass players are idiots, keep it guitar only. Nick from KA is an exception as is Josh from Sexcrement, other than them, i couldn't name a decent bassist Throwing Shrapnel |
| ______________________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 9:35pm - IllinoisEnemaBradness ""] Lamp%20nli said: IllinoisEnemaBradness said:since most metal bass players are idiots, keep it guitar only. Nick from KA is an exception as is Josh from Sexcrement, other than them, i couldn't name a decent bassist Throwing Shrapnel ok he counts, but I don't know his name :spineyes: there are others, but no one ever jumped out at me as a real bassist, just a shmuck who couldn't handle the extra strings |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 9:47pm - the_reverend ""] looks like we are going to need another timmy. |
| ________________________________ [Jan 9,2009 9:55pm - W3 nli ""] Brian "DOOM" Acyder who is playing bass for In The Shit right now and thanks for the props Lamp. |
| _________________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 12:41pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] So, darkwor, anything ever happen with this? LOL |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 1:59pm - darkwor ""] ahahaha....i think we all were disillusioned with bass players. then we decided we needed one, when we realized we wanted more noise but didn't want a second guitar player. then we found a REAL bass player. |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 2:05pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] I'm pretty sure my phone trashed one or two long rants in this thread and then I gave up. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 2:13pm - brian_dc ""] darkwor said:ahahaha....i think we all were disillusioned with bass players. then we decided we needed one, when we realized we wanted more noise but didn't want a second guitar player. then we found a REAL bass player. awesome, best case scenario right there |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 2:24pm - orgymf@work ""] while i have heard some awesome heavy bands without bass players, i have also heard some great bands with no guitar (just bass) God Stomper Gut Bucket and, when we recorded the first Channel 62 demo, it was just bass and drums, and it sounded heavy as fuck! |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 2:30pm - darkwor ""] a raw ripping distorted bass and drums can kill. |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 2:31pm - orgymf@work ""] darkwor said:a raw ripping distorted bass and drums can kill. indeed |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 2:40pm - orgymf@work ""] on the other hand my favorite bands/one time performances without bass players Anal Cunt Suffer Now Frivilous Calculations Terminal Logic Umbrella Scum Bitch (yes i was in the band, but for the 7 or so years they were around before i joined, i was a fan, and i don't think they ever used a bass player) Candy Striper Death Orgy (i saw them play without their bassist once and it was still fucking heavy) also, when i was in Maggot Feast we had.... a demo (old school style grind) then we played on rttp (our noisier/drone/doom/sludge shit....with some fast parts) and then there is the song we have up on myspace right now (Adversary of Mankind...the last song we ever recorded) all of our shit had a very heavy sound, and was 100 % bass free |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 2:51pm - MillenialKingdom ""] IllinoisEnemaBradness said: and Larry's daughters? WTF!! is his ex-wife that hot? Pics? |
| ______________________________ [Feb 27,2009 3:26pm - Yeti ""] Peter Steele has the best bass tone ever. followed closely by GC Green from Godflesh. |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 3:42pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Pete Steele's tone is mighty. |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 5:16pm - badsneakers ""] I play bass because I love it, no other reason. I have only ever played with my fingers until recently starting a new band with no guitar and found I liked the sound with a pick better for this. I suck with a pick though.. Doesn't sound like you need a bassist if you like the sound with out. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 10:57pm - Ryan_M ""] Yeti said:Peter Steele has the best bass tone ever. followed closely by GC Green from Godflesh. I would nominate David Vincent's bass sound on Terrorizer's "World Downfall" Good call on Godflesh! |
| _________________________________ [Feb 27,2009 11:11pm - Hater ""] brian_dc said:my last band tried playing shows without a bassist toward the end. Granted we had a shitty bass player prior to that...but even we could tell that it was a severe lack. Bass is way more important than people think, even in metal. Maybe stupid people. |
| ______________________________ [Feb 28,2009 1:47am - Lamp ""] orgymf@work said:while i have heard some awesome heavy bands without bass players, i have also heard some great bands with no guitar (just bass) God Stomper Gut Bucket and, when we recorded the first Channel 62 demo, it was just bass and drums, and it sounded heavy as fuck! I like No Comply's half of the split with Christmess, that's free of guitar and pretty snazzy. I also saw the Rowdy Ones from Connecticut once and they didn't have a guitarist, I think they normally do though. Either way it was interesting. Usually I prefer it the other way around though, guitar with no bass. |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 28,2009 11:15am - orgymaggotfeast ""] Lamp said: orgymf@work said:while i have heard some awesome heavy bands without bass players, i have also heard some great bands with no guitar (just bass) God Stomper Gut Bucket and, when we recorded the first Channel 62 demo, it was just bass and drums, and it sounded heavy as fuck! I like No Comply's half of the split with Christmess, that's free of guitar and pretty snazzy. I also saw the Rowdy Ones from Connecticut once and they didn't have a guitarist, I think they normally do though. Either way it was interesting. Usually I prefer it the other way around though, guitar with no bass. in general i agree |