Akerfeldt's bass work

[Travis]

From what I've read, I understand that Mike did the bass on My Arms, Your Hearse. Does anyone know if he used his fingers as opposed to using a pick?

A simple question, I know, but it seems like 99% of the guitar players out there that play bass as a secondary instrument just use a pick since they already do on guitar. It sounds to me like he's using his fingers, in which case I would be very impressed. I'm curious.
-Travis

 

[:Wreath:]

I'm not 100% on this one but I think he used a pick

at least it sounds like a pick

 

[FuneralPortrait]

It sounds like a pick to me.. but then I pretty much never listen to MAYH

 

[Scourge of Malice]

^ What's wrong with you?

 

[TheApostle]

Sounds like a pick to me as well.

 

[Monochrome]

Akerfeldt only wrote the bass material, Lindgren recorded it. I guess, I heard that he played by finger... not sure at all.

 

[CAIRATH]

Akerfeldt only wrote the bass material, Lindgren recorded it. I guess, I heard that he played by finger... not sure at all.

Where did you get that information? I'm 99% sure Mikael said he played all the bass parts on MAYH.

 

[Necromantic-Hiko]

^^^

it also credits Mikael for bass in the booklet...>_>

 

[steel102]

he uses a pick tbh:

 

[Powers]

Wasn't Akerfeldt first and foremost a bassist?

 

[AnTz0r]

first in opeth, yes, but not foremost

and that he is doodling with a pick on mendez' bass doesnt prove anything about MAYH being recorded with fingers on pick.

i think it's pick though. but who cares, the bass lines in MAYH are boring anyway.

 

[NFU]

^ you guys are hilarious.

 

[My Arms, Your Purse]

^ you guys are hilarious.

Someone have to be the counterweight of the grand chunck of cement and boring deadweight that is you

Flame me plx im overtired so i can handle it ;o

 

[NFU]

Someone have to be the counterweight of the grand chunck of cement and boring deadweight that is you

Flame me plx im overtired so i can handle it ;o

yes, im SOOO boring. because youre just setting the world on fire with all the extremely interesting and productive things you say.


the audience's most comment answer? "I wanted to see what he'd say next."

 

[Led Opeth]

your all gay...lol stop being such little girls and cop a life

 

[batmura]

So did he use a pick or not on MAYH? Instead of talking crap, why can't someone simply confirm or deny the original post?

 

[OpethNZ]

actually they set up a line of bass guitars at then end of the worlds biggest slip n slide, mike lathered himself up with butter and grease and slid naked at pace, when he hit the guitars at the end he made movements with his dick and they recorded each fragment of noise that came from this act, and that is precisely how the bass for MAYH was made and recorded

 

[Zubenator]

...he made movements with his dick and they recorded...

Nice version, but u've forgotten about virgin blood

 

[FUBAR]

he uses a pick tbh:

Hey man I took this picture in London!

 

[Powers]

Well aren't you the little internet celebrity.

*huff*