John D....something?George144 said:
Also the bass itself is needed in most stlyes of music (including stand-up i mean)
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Also the bass itself is needed in most stlyes of music (including stand-up i mean)
I play guitar, but primarily I'm a drummer. I know that the drums and the bass are the two most important parts of a band, but somehow, they're also the two most overlooked. It sucks, but if you're devoted to your instrument you can get by with only a few punches to your arrogant lead singer's face. XD
I gotta have my base. A song without it just isn't finished without a good baseline. That is one of the reasons I like Faith No More so much.
Also Motley Crue would have never gotten to were to where they are today if not for Nikki Sixx.
Also Motley Crue would have never gotten to were to where they are today if not for Nikki Sixx.
Yes, bass is a separate instrument. It just doesn't sound different, but it has a different purpose and is often a very important part in keeping rhythm. Of course, my guitarist friends disagree, but I think their douches.
Les claypool... Flea....John Entwistle...Cliff Burton... Chris wolstenholme...Justin chancellor... The bassist in my band who is also one of my best friends....Yeah, there are amazing bassists out there.
Bass is it's own instrument. It's just not that well known.
Let me put it this way: how many Saxophone players do you know? How many French Horn players? How many players of the Didgeridoo?
A lot of people idolize guitarists, so they tend to be better known.
Let me put it this way: how many Saxophone players do you know? How many French Horn players? How many players of the Didgeridoo?
A lot of people idolize guitarists, so they tend to be better known.
They are in the same group, diffrent instruments though. For the same reason I call a violin a entirely diffrent instrument from a viola
Well they have a different sound from one another but overall the only difference noticeable by the less musically oriented is that bass players get laid a lot less.
Sure, it's a different instrument. I play the bass, but can't even pick up a guitar, the same way most of the guitarists I know can play the guitar quite well, but can't even begin to make a bass sound good.
I have always been a bass player and I love the instrument, but to say it is very different than the guitar is just stupid. Just because the approach is different, doesn't discount that, other than the bass being lower, the structure and tuning for the two instruments is exactly the same. They even have the same methods for playing.
Using the bass as the lead only makes my point more clear. People like Peter Hook and John Entwistle understood the potential of the instrument. Both instruments can be used as the lead. When that happens, the only difference is amount of strings and lower tuning. And if a different amount of strings is really a problem, pick up a six string bass.
Using the bass as the lead only makes my point more clear. People like Peter Hook and John Entwistle understood the potential of the instrument. Both instruments can be used as the lead. When that happens, the only difference is amount of strings and lower tuning. And if a different amount of strings is really a problem, pick up a six string bass.