Members zachoff Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 As in when you play, does your style sound reminiscent of anyone? I figure Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction) and Sergio Vega (Quicksand) are probably who I most sound like if I'm writing/playing my own songs... Simple and driving spotted with a bit of melody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Thrustin Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 As a drummer, turned songwriter, I appreciate the role that the bass guitar plays in a recorded composition. Although, I really appreciate all of those nameless bass players who played to the song and didn't get in the way. That's how I try and play when I record my own tunes. My all-time favorite is Mel Schacher from Grand Funk. He is the most underrated 'Bass Badass' of all-time. [YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zachoff Posted March 13, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 Grand Funk is one of my dad's favorite bands & I grew up on those guys. Mel rules for sure, and the cool thing about him is he played to the song but his lines were far from simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thrustin Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 Grand Funk is one of my dad's favorite bands & I grew up on those guys. Mel rules for sure, and the cool thing about him is he played to the song but his lines were far from simple. Listen to this! Absolutley far out bass![YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scary Bill Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 I like the GF song, I think the name is "I'm your captain". My fav for sure. As for the OP, I wish I could lay down the funk like James Jamerson. He was the master. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chaos5522 Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 Well I don't know that any particular bassist influenced my style...mostly cause I'm not that good yet (getting better every day though), but two of my biggest inspirations for taking up bass are Rob Derhak from moe. and the bass player from Yoko Kanno's Seatbelts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solderjunkie Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction) Matt Freeman (Rancid) A typical Matt Freeman solo with plenty of wankery:[YOUTUBE]RsgWs4sNHwM[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JC Bass Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 Eddie Jackson of Queensryche. He was the biggest influence on my playing in the very beginning and I feel like my style has a lot of elements from his. The first few songs I learned to play were Queensryche tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 I think Tony Levin and Eberhard Weber are the most visible influences in my playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burdizzos Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 Proabably Duff. I started playing bass right around the time Appetite for Destruction dropped, so my first connections with bass and music were there. I don't play with a pick, but his style of filling out a bassline is definitely how I try to shape my playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 Entwistle.Without a doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LouSpaceMonkey Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 Steve Harris. My drummer, jokes around and tells me the stuff I write is like the greatest riffs Iron Maiden never wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vladoicho Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 I'd say Matt Freeman, although I don't think that would be very obvious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetmxer Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 I'm new to bass(guitar guy who wants to learn) but my favorite players/stuff i want to learn would be Geddy Lee,Steve Harris,Blacky(Voivod-if you never heard of them I recommend the Nothingface album as a good starter),Cliff Burton,Matt Freeman. The list is longer but hey its early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 Entwistle. Without a doubt. Moi aussi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 Moi aussi. Aussi? I thought Entwistle was a brit. They all sound the same anyway.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 Stefan Lessard (DMB) and Jeremy Plato (Cross Canadian Ragweed) The older I get, the more I see/hear it. I pretty much tried to be Fonzie when I was in my original 3 piece, and some of that carries over now, and I get my fills/licks from all the stuff I've seen/heard Jeremy do over the years. He's part country, part southern rock'n'roll, so it fits widely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members countrybass Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 Stanley Clarke, Abraham Laboriel, Dave Pomeroy, Jerry Flowers who is the bassist for Keith Urban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 [YOUTUBE]1qo4RC1Qd2w[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 Jerry Flowers who is the bassist for Keith Urban. I was wondering who their current guy was. I know the guy Robbie who plays w/ Dierks used to be the bandleader for Keith just couldn't remember when he switched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 And if you're going to walk a fretless this ain't bad! [YOUTUBE]XC_-Tmp3mOw[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members countrybass Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 I was wondering who their current guy was.I know the guy Robbie who plays w/ Dierks used to be the bandleader for Keith just couldn't remember when he switched. Robbie's awesome!!! Jerry is a cool dude. When we opened for Keith Urban last summer, I got to hang with Jerry for alittle while. Awesome guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 Robbie's awesome!!! I've liked Dierks, and I'm sure they used a studio cat to do his tracking, but I remember seeing them live and I was like "Whoa, ok. Your 'average' country cat doesn't rock a FULL Mesa back line and have a pedalboard twice the size of mine featuring a wah and a Phase 90!" Then I looked him up and saw he's a Steve Vai alum and has tons of credit to his name. Definitely moved him up in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dert_stylus Posted March 13, 2009 Members Share Posted March 13, 2009 Charles Levi ,Jah Wobble, and Raven (RIP). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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