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June 12th, 2008, 01:01 PM
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Bass
Does anyone else also have trouble figuring out what the bass is suppose to sound like in really heavy songs?
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June 12th, 2008, 02:31 PM
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Covered With Sores
Join Date: May 2008
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for the majority of bands, its suppose to be none existant ha though personally i like the bass to be cranked up loud
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June 12th, 2008, 03:18 PM
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anti fender/gibson/esp
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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
~gR~
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June 12th, 2008, 05:24 PM
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Bassist - Kastigation
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Great Plains of the U.S.
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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.
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June 12th, 2008, 06:52 PM
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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?
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June 12th, 2008, 08:11 PM
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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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June 12th, 2008, 08:18 PM
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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!
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June 13th, 2008, 11:57 AM
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When I play anything, I usually try to leave the treble out as much as possible (but that's personal preference). I usually keep my levels for lows on about 3-quarteres and mids at about a quarter. This is the kind of bass tone I like the most.
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June 14th, 2008, 01:38 AM
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TMPB
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Athens, GA
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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.
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June 14th, 2008, 10:13 AM
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"Too Punish And Enslave"
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Northumberland
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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..
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June 15th, 2008, 11:47 PM
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Covered With Sores
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mechanicsville, MD
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unlike some of the other guys, i like my bass with a side of mids rather than more bass  |
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