pickle Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Hi guys, i was wondering if you could give me some information on what its is like to be a bass player in an Industrial Rock band, such as tunings, pedels, stuff played ect. I have been asked to join a band and i am just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 im fascinated as to what Industrial Rock is..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janmaat Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 If it includes a live drummer then the first thing you need to get is proper earplugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rOB Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 [quote name='bubinga5' post='1329606' date='Aug 6 2011, 09:16 AM']im fascinated as to what Industrial Rock is..?[/quote] I had the same question. According to Wikipedia [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPiO_G-DEHs"]this[/url] is an early example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 Its a bit hard to describe, its kinda rock with coarse music that can include samples and loops of noises associated with industry. It also contains allot of electronics. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_rock"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_rock[/url] [url="http://youtu.be/HgZIarQQ0Nk"]http://youtu.be/HgZIarQQ0Nk[/url] Ministry and NIN are Industrial Rock too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 An odb3 works well in an industrial music environment. Also the multiwave bass distortion is probably worth a look A pick might be usefull too. You'll need lots of volume/ punch as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 You'll need a hi-viz jacket & steel toecap boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberBass Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 In my last Industrial rock band my bass was normal tuning and rig, it's really down to the track and samples/ backing that governs things. One thing is that generally the loops, click track or backing becomes the time keeper and the acoustic drummer keeps time to the track. In my current band my bass is tuned to d and I use occasional distortion, other than that it's very much like any band, only difference as stated previously I.e. Samples, click track and backing. One thing that is important is that good stage monitoring is crucial or timing will or could be lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Industrial rock covers such a massive range of styles that you could need anything from just a simple bass and amp setup to a massively down-tuned ERB and a whole rack of MIDI controlled effects - it depends entirely on the band. Have they not given you any recordings to learn or at least a list of bands that they are influenced by? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar South Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 In Beta I've always used a 4 string tuned down 1 semitone with a small selection of effects, here's the bassic lowdown of what's in my pedal board: Valve drive - just to make everything sound phat and give it a little dirt, I like having a really hot signal too Chorus - I don't use this too much but its good for the spacey or melodic sections, phaser would prob be good too Octaver - Dirtiest, oldest one I could get hold of, can blend original signal with 1 oct down, 2 oct down and 1 oct up, hit this and the walls shake Bassballs - with distortion on its a great 'all guns blazing' effect with one click, or an amazing synthy tone with octave. Without distortion its a nice way to add dynamic and contour to melodic playing and adds a lot of definition to an octaved signal Really though, just see what old dirty junk you can get your hands on and what crazy sounds you can get out out it, then showhorn it into the music. Its a fun genre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I did some industrial stuff for a while. Synth players tend to do most of the work. I played drop D... Used an Overdrive, Chorus and Delay. That was all really. Bass sounds were a mix of clean, grinding NIN-esque and Haunting Tool-esque. It's more about the layers the instruments create as opposed to having a specific cook book of sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 This is my favourite Ministry song ever! Followed by I always though industrial rock tracks work best with a fairly clean bass sound. or a little bit of overdrive And some better Industrial music: A nice Fender Jazz 5 string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 Thanks for the info guys, its really helped. I suppose i could always make home made effects and really experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 [quote name='RhysP' post='1329759' date='Aug 6 2011, 11:53 AM']You'll need a hi-viz jacket & steel toecap boots.[/quote] Wrong actually, what you're describing is a member of "men at work" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 [quote name='EdwardHimself' post='1330151' date='Aug 6 2011, 06:12 PM']Wrong actually, what you're describing is a member of "men at work" [/quote] ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydye Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 [quote name='EdwardHimself' post='1330151' date='Aug 6 2011, 06:12 PM']Wrong actually, what you're describing is a member of "men at work" [/quote] Or the village people maybe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 All I ever used was a Fender Precision through an Ampeg SVT2P. Although ironically,when I recorded us I used bass samples.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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