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Does anyone else also have trouble figuring out what the bass is suppose to sound like in really heavy songs?
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viewerfromnihil
Vein-Marbled Tower
for the majority of bands, its suppose to be none existant ha though personally i like the bass to be cranked up loud
genocide roach
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i know what it should be. but most people dont. but its up to us bass players to correct the issue
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Eligos
Problem Yet to be Solved
If you'll notice, I roll off my mids and boost my bass and treble, so that my tone is bassier and treblier than yours and Kelly's guitars. Sound like it's a sound contest, but it works for us, I think. Most of our songs focus on mid-range anyway.
Bass should be crunchy-sounding in riffs with a lot of gain, and smooth sounding on slow parts, in my opinion.
Bass should be crunchy-sounding in riffs with a lot of gain, and smooth sounding on slow parts, in my opinion.
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lol well i was not really talking about in my band (i got that covered) I was wondering if anyone has difficulty figuring out what the bass sounds like in super heavy songs from bands you like?
More often than not in metal, the bass will play the root of whatever the guitar is doing while following the rhythm of the bass drums. When this happens, it's hard to really identify in a song because it's tied in with the other instruments, but it would be very obvious if it were taken away.
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I've been trying to learn songs on my bass for some death metal bands and such and i have such a huge problem getting what the Bass would sound like! haha without the sound of the bass i am lost completely!
ParsonsMatt
Alas, Tyranny
Bass in metal needs to be TIGHT as fuck with the guitars. If you'd like I can send you some recordings of my songs with bass, without, and the bass soloed.
Symbiant
"Too Punish And Enslave"
As i posted in another thread. bass should be in tune with the kick drum. So if you are tunes to c tune the kick to c..
viewerfromnihil
Vein-Marbled Tower
Demonic viscera
sludge thrall
I don't play bass in my band , but the lower you go the harder it can be for some bands. Our bass player uses a overdrive pedal to give us the extra low end crunch. If you listen to "armagedon deathsquad " by Impaled nazarene you can get agood idea of what good crunch bass sounds like in my opinion. check it out.
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viewerfromnihil
Vein-Marbled Tower
sometimes the point is how the bass sound with the band, not on his own.
yesterday I saw Krisiun live. Killer show! Every song sounded so clear and powerfull, and the bass was a gibson sg. certainly not my main option for playing death metal, and the bass tone isolated was not "metal" at all, but with all the band playing it fits perfectly. I guess it´s more on the player than the instrument.
In my case when I want a definitively metal tone I left the EQ flat, and use a treble boost on his lower frecuency to get that "fret bite", then play more on the bridge pick up. kinda meshuggah/textures tone but a bit warmer because of the lack of the pick attack
yesterday I saw Krisiun live. Killer show! Every song sounded so clear and powerfull, and the bass was a gibson sg. certainly not my main option for playing death metal, and the bass tone isolated was not "metal" at all, but with all the band playing it fits perfectly. I guess it´s more on the player than the instrument.
In my case when I want a definitively metal tone I left the EQ flat, and use a treble boost on his lower frecuency to get that "fret bite", then play more on the bridge pick up. kinda meshuggah/textures tone but a bit warmer because of the lack of the pick attack
xeperu
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unlike some of the other guys, i like my bass with a side of mids rather than more bass
That's understandable, I also like the warm sound of the mids as well.
i believe it should follow the lead guitar if your not a pussy. lows should be present but mids should be crank and not alot of highs.
hes using a pick thats the 1st mistake. and too much related to punk that the second.
Eligos
Problem Yet to be Solved
You're wrong, actually. Bassists should write their own parts. Following the guitarist can be the most "pussy" move possible (although I'm not sure about how much bravery, masculinity and arrogance have to do with metal, as my guitarist is female). In addition, your statement is fallacious. You should watch out for that.
He's a good bassist. He can play his instrument however he wants. There's no "right" way to play. Each player is an individual and his style should reflect that.
Second, what's wrong with punk? There are a lot of thrash bands with punk-esque riffs out there. It's just another style of music, and it's just as respected in the underground as metal, as far as I can tell.
