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Old 2005-08-13, 19:11
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Bass solos yea or neah

Im a solo man but what do yall think about it i mean i love Jaco , Lars from Spiral architect, Steve from death, but do you guys solo in your bands I do some machine gun style Talk monkeys!!!
 
Old 2005-08-13, 19:26
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Machine gun style? LOL
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Old 2005-08-13, 19:43
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How can you not like a good bass solo?

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Old 2005-08-13, 20:20
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Yeah, i like bass solo's, its that time for the bassists to shine! (cheeeese on toast!! ) If used in the right place that is.
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Old 2005-08-13, 21:37
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I'm a guitarist, but i love a good bass solo. I mean, who doesn't?
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Old 2005-08-13, 21:37
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Yeah, i like bass solo's, its that time for the bassists to shine! (cheeeese on toast!! ) If used in the right place that is.

amen brother amen...
 
Old 2005-08-13, 23:37
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I was thinkin about this the other day, and that if i were a bassist i would want to solo in songs.

If i had a band i would make sure we included bass solos, maybe drum solos too.
just coz most bands are guitar, guitar guitar, bass and drums is kinda left in the back somewhere
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Old 2005-08-14, 11:43
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If i had another/side band, it would be one big solo, haha. i'd try to make it as technical as possible, with bass/guitar harmonising sweeping solo's and stuff, ahh.
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Old 2005-08-14, 13:57
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I'm all up for bass solos, id love to have them in my band. Right now my bassist/brother hasn't been playin too long though, and can't really solo, but in like a year he's gonna be like BLAM!!
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Old 2005-08-14, 15:07
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yeah i love me a big fat bass solo


but i play guitar
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Old 2005-08-14, 19:29
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yea, that would be great. record some, then post them
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Old 2005-08-14, 23:13
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Bass solos? Why in the hell would you want to play one of those? Those Ninnys like Pastorius and Claypool and shove it! Bass solos...don't make me laugh.
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Old 2005-08-16, 00:39
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Bass solos? Why in the hell would you want to play one of those? Those Ninnys like Pastorius and Claypool and shove it! Bass solos...don't make me laugh.

i think u r out numbered..like eight to one but at least you are honest, your a dumbass, but your honest
 
Old 2005-08-16, 00:55
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I'm pretty sure he's being sarcastic
 
Old 2005-08-16, 00:57
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i think u r out numbered..like eight to one but at least you are honest, your a dumbass, but your honest

actually i agree with him somewhat




















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Old 2005-08-16, 04:11
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I'm pretty sure he's being sarcastic

Hence the eye rolling. Mr. Punk is t3h DuMbAsS!>!11?!oneoneone
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Old 2005-08-16, 13:00
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Old 2005-08-21, 17:07
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if a bass solo is melodic, atmospheric and good overall, it is cool, but I guess it is pretty hard to make a great bass solo.
 
Old 2005-08-21, 17:20
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I play a 2-handed tapping bass solo section in our one song Heaven's Advocate and another tapping part I'm working on for one of the older songs, but other than that, it's only when my guitarist and myself are doing some very technical sections, but I wouldn't exactly call that a "solo"

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Old 2005-08-21, 17:26
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Death metal bass solos are always my favorite.
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Old 2005-08-21, 23:36
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yea bass solos are always cool!
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Old 2005-08-22, 03:59
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Old 2005-08-22, 07:44
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I play a 2-handed tapping bass solo section in our one song Heaven's Advocate and another tapping part I'm working on for one of the older songs, but other than that, it's only when my guitarist and myself are doing some very technical sections, but I wouldn't exactly call that a "solo"

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Got any clips of it?

I'd like to hear some good bass solo's if you dudes know any good songs with them in
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Old 2005-08-22, 10:01
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if a bass solo is melodic, atmospheric and good overall, it is cool, but I guess it is pretty hard to make a great bass solo.


No, you just slap it, then it doesn't matter what the notes are, it always sounds good!
I love slap bass, I actually got a bass this morning, my mate owed me Ł130 from ages ago and didn't have any cash so he payed me off with a (shitty) encore bass and a peavey basic 112 (50W) that were gathering dust. Considering thats about Ł400 worth of stuff new I think I did quite well.
 
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bass solos are sweet, i love it when Billy Shehan solos. but i dont know anyone else who does, besides that one track from Steve Vai...
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Old 2005-08-22, 16:30
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I plan on giving our man Jake a bass solo in our upcoming grind band. Shit, I've said too much.
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Old 2005-08-22, 17:23
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Yeah bass solos are cool.
 
Old 2005-08-22, 18:58
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Old 2005-08-22, 19:57
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[QUOTE=dark usurper]if a bass solo is melodic, atmospheric and good overall, it is cool, but I guess it is pretty hard to make a great bass solo.

Hit the nail on the head I agree if its a metal bass solo now fusion and jazz is a different story
 
Old 2005-08-22, 21:21
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Hah. Nah, it would just be cool to have shit at 230+ bpm, then all of a sudden stop, bass solo, half time feel, then 230+ bpm again.
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like cryptopsy.... the whole goddamn song is a bass solo.... along with the rest of the instruments.
Check out Morbid angel - lord of all fevers and plague video off the net
its crazy what Steve Tucker's doing while singing. does anyone know the bass tab for the main riff?
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Got any clips of it?

I'd like to hear some good bass solo's if you dudes know any good songs with them in


Hey, OpethFan. Yeah, if you go to our site at Wetwork and check the samples page, or, failing that, to our myspace site (not sure the exact addy, but go to myspace and search "wetwork" The song you are looking for is called "Heaven's Advocate" the tapping part is near the end of the song. Hope ya enjoy it!

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Old 2005-08-23, 03:16
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wow my thread is really cool! sweet!!!
 
Old 2005-08-23, 04:18
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until that post came along.

I wish more bass solos (like Tool's 46 & 2) would appear in music. Guitar solos have just become generic and expected...
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Bass solo`s are always cool, but there ain`t enough of them!
 
Old 2005-08-24, 00:28
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I wish more bass solos (like Tool's 46 & 2) would appear in music. Guitar solos have just become generic and expected...


I agree, go Tool

Unless the guitar solos are really fuckin amazing, its just same old same old.
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I agree, go Tool

Unless the guitar solos are really fuckin amazing, its just same old same old.


Even when they are fucking amazing, its kind of just "there" to be there. Thats why I'd rather blow someone's mind with rhythm. Or an oddly time bass solo (not me playing it, obviously).
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Even when they are fucking amazing, its kind of just "there" to be there. Thats why I'd rather blow someone's mind with rhythm. Or an oddly time bass solo (not me playing it, obviously).


Very true. That's why on our new CD there are only 2 guitar solo's (and that one bass solo!!!) out of 9 songs. The rythm's themselves are almost a solo, and each song does have atleast one technical breakdown section that can be considered a "solo" by the whole band. Most people seem to not even notice the lack of "leads" because of the style of music. Those that do, well...go play a Malmsteen CD. lol

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Old 2005-08-28, 22:46
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Old 2005-08-29, 19:41
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i am rhythm guitar in a band right now but im a bassist at heart, thats what i started on and i love bass solos...but the problem is our bassist cant really play them at the moment..sometimes i wonder why im not the bassist cuz i can play better than him...im not saying im awesome but i play like machine gun scales n stuff, heavily influenced by primus...but i guess slapping wouldnt work with our style of music..meh...
 
Old 2005-08-31, 18:43
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i always thought it was a shame ppl didnt bass solo more often. just look at how amazing cliff burton was. i mean ffs.....awesome, and no one does it!

more solos! now!
 
Old 2005-09-01, 01:09
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Bass solos? Fuck yea! \m/ In my opinion, there should be MORE of them!
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im not a big fan of bass solo's unless its something with melody like the thing that Jason Newstead plays in the Metallica "Cunning Stunts" DVD.

The way shit goes in my head, the bass is a rhythm and melody instument. I'd much rather groove a melody behind a solo then solo myself, cause if im soloing, where's the song I mean, do you really wanna rely on a GUITARIST to hold down the fort?
 
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I wouldnt mind somebody like A steve Harris or a Geezer Butler laying it down
 
Old 2005-10-04, 00:41
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i reckon there should be more bass solos of corse.they are just awsume for example the 8 foot sativa bass solo on i live my death is just fuken kick ass thats the main reason i like the song lolz.but yeah i think bass solos are good if you can make them have a evil metally sort of a sound to it like 8 foot .
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1just to let everyone know i started this post under my friend shas name lol
Quote:im not a big fan of bass solo's unless its something with melody like the thing that Jason Newstead plays in the Metallica "Cunning Stunts" DVD.

{quote}The way shit goes in my head, the bass is a rhythm and melody instument. I'd much rather groove a melody behind a solo then solo myself, cause if im soloing, where's the song I mean, do you really wanna rely on a GUITARIST to hold down the fort? :

Ok if you are gonna refer to metallica dont refer to newstead always Burton( kill em all, master of puppets, ride the lightning, there was some way better bass work on those rather than the black album or justice) man!!! and i just wanted to know if i was one of the few people who can really appreciate a good bass solo.

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Old 2005-11-14, 19:18
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i myself think heavy/ thrash and power metal dont really need solos, just need good grooves, Death and progressive metal on the other hand thrive on good bass parts otherwise its just guitar which can sometimes not be enough

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