Members jonathan_matos5 Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 i know its another opinion thread but what do you think. do certain genres of music demand specific gear? for example warwick = metal and ampeg= rock p-bass = old school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mudbass Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 Well yeah, I suppose. You wouldn't play Megadeth on a ukulele. Okay maybe if you ran the uke through enough Marshalls, but just a plain old ukulele? No way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members been_effected Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 I dunno, I don't think the music literally demands specific gear, its more how us bass players as consumers choose to spend our cash on gear. I still don't get it though when I get strange looks when I turn up with my Washburn and Genz Benz to heavy rock/rock concerts to play. Just because my tone is better than yours doesn't mean you have to stare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonathan_matos5 Posted September 21, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 Well yeah, I suppose. You wouldn't play Megadeth on a ukulele. Okay maybe if you ran the uke through enough Marshalls, but just a plain old ukulele? No way. drives to guitard center shreds on uke... yes you can:evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members __tony__renaud Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 The short answer is yes, but with the assertion that a P-Bass will cover anything in terms of genre which counts as a "no". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 The short answer is yes, but with the assertion that a P-Bass will cover anything in terms of genre. Not if the genre is "all-acoustic folk" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ranjaman Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 No, I don't believe so.Genres are not defined by the specific sound of an instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 No. thread closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i_wanna_les_paul Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 I believe if you get into the mindset that you 'need' certain gear to play certain music, you'll always hold yourself back. Bassists don't do it too much, IME, since we have players from Country to Metal playing P-basses into Ampegs and kicking ass. Guitarists however, get hung up on this a lot. I could play country licks just fine on an EMG-loaded ESP into a Mesa. The world won't implode. Now, it may not be as "perfect" as a Tele into a Twin, but if I can't make it convincing as a player, I've failed. I see so many new players do the "If I get XXX guitar and run it into XXX amp, I'll be able to play XXX music." IME, if you can't play a type of music on your current gear, new gear changes nothing. Now before someone goes off on "I can't play the solo to Eruption on a flute!" I'm talking within reason, here, kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 Develop your own tone and style and adapt it to whatever you happen to be playing. There's a local blues guy who hires me for gigs when his bass player can't make it. He and his band are always raving how much they like how I play yet he's always complaining that my playing doesn't have enough low end for him, (I play right above the bridge pup. I could move it down but this guy doesn't pay me enough. ). Finally, a few weeks ago, I got tired of listening to him so I just said, "Look, you know my tone by now. If you don't like it then get someone else!". I'm playing with him again tomorrow night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Aussie Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 I can't play eruption on a flute.Chances are, I cant play in many metal bands with my line gear, neither. ||V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emprov Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 I can't play eruption on a flute.Chances are, I cant play in many metal bands with my line gear, neither. Do you only play upright? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ranjaman Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 I can't play eruption on a flute.Chances are, I cant play in many metal bands with my line gear, neither.||V There's nothing stopping you from playing metal with an upright, with a flute or with a harp.It might be hard to fit into existing bands, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Aussie Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 Do you only play upright? Yeah.. I could play electric bass, but I dont.They just sleep quietly in their coffins, day and night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ranjaman Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 Now before someone goes off on "I can't play the solo to Eruption on a flute!" I'm talking within reason, here, kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 I can't play eruption on a flute.Chances are, I cant play in many metal bands with my line gear, neither.||VI used to be able to.......but I haven't played flute in 20+years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lyricpoet Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 No. period. I'll be playing my forthcoming T-Bird bass in a folk/granola/lesbo/hairy legs and pits band. See what I mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 It may be harder to coax suchandsuch tones out of my rig than something that is geared towards that sound, but, if I went out and invested in that {censored}, I wouldn't be happy with the lack of diversity. I've forced metal gear to do reggae, and I've taken some of the most mellow instruments(Rouge VB with tapewounds borrowed from neighbor after a local club gig) in the area to some hard jams, through some {censored}ty house amplification. It's all up to you, in the end. You and your instrumental voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pbass_groovin Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 No in terms of your axe and amp. Effects are a totally different story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 No. thread closed. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roguetitan Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 No. thread closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FloydianAnimal Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 No. thread closed. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xOriginalNinjax Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 No. thread closed. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roguetitan Posted September 21, 2007 Members Share Posted September 21, 2007 Agreed. then it's unanamusnunus:freak:eh {censored} it you know what I mean:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted September 21, 2007 Moderators Share Posted September 21, 2007 No. Keep this thread alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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