SteveXFR

Cici bass is someone I recently come across on YouTube. Her gear demo videos are generally really good, creative playing to show the product capabilities nicely. It's the music videos I enjoy more though, it's a million miles from the usual youtuber slap fest and much more creative. This one I think is brilliant, definitely a bit of Cliff Burton influence in there.

Am I evil? - Diamond Head

Blood and Thunder - Mastadon

I am the resurrection - Stone Roses

From Mars - Gojira

Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols

What's my name again - Blink 182

Burn the witch - Queens Of The Stone Age

After getting started on Hendrix and The Who through my dad's record collection in the 80s my best mate Stu started stealing his brothers cassettes which included Faith No More, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Slayer and Metallica so we copied all of them and pretty much wore out The Real Thing and Ride The Lightning. After that it was Headbangers Ball and Raw Power which introduced me to grunge and a lot of alt metal including Helmet, Tool and Therapy?

In to the white - Pixies

Born for one thing - Gojira

Rain - The Cult

Eyes of the South - Down

Snow blind - Sabbath

In to the white - Pixies

I like to move it - Reel 2 Reel

Girls Girls Girls - Motley Crue

One of the less doomy bands I'd like to see at Desertfest is Hey Colossus. Possibly the least heavy band there but they're really good live and have a really interesting sound. I saw them support Idles and really enjoyed their show.

I want to get one by Lars Fredericksen, that should give a solid punk rock punch.

Do you find that when they're fresh the tone is brighter? I've not taken any notice but now I think about it, my sound gets darker as I get more tattoos.

What difference do tattoos make? Are tone inks a thing?

There's so much going on with the guitars and drums that its easy to overlook the bass. I really like what Gojira have achieved. They have that rare thing where every band member is incredibly talented and creative. I really like their creativity and originality.

Jerry was a racecar driver - Primus

Little fluffy clouds - The Orb

I decided to learn Flying Whales by Gojira, I knew it would be interesting but as I listen to it more closely to work it out, I'm starting to realise this could be one of the all time great metal bass lines buried in a guitar heavy mix. It seems a shame they didn't have the bass much higher in the mix.