budget bassist Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 [quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='182655' date='Apr 22 2008, 11:32 AM']Stuck Mojo - Precision[/quote] Haha cool, someone that's actually heard of stuck mojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lateralus462 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 [quote name='budget bassist' post='182701' date='Apr 22 2008, 12:20 PM']Haha cool, someone that's actually heard of stuck mojo [/quote] Stuck Mojo were awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Ellefson also used a pbass. Peavey are also good metal basses. Dream theater used : Yamaha (trb1006 and myung sig model i believe), now MM bongo 6 and if i remember correctly it used to be a "tung" bass or something of the sort? +1 on warwicks for metal Maybe an idea of budget? And what YOUR particular sound would be? Do you find yourself cranking the treble or boosting the bass? Im a treble man myself with a pick to cut right through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 anyone every used an ashbory for metal ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 [quote name='SJA' post='182666' date='Apr 22 2008, 11:41 AM']Spector, for the Pantera, Metallica cutting pick tone. Dave Ellefson's also used one with Megadeth in the studio. although you can get a usable tone from most basses if you put steel roundwounds on and boost the high mids.[/quote] +1 to Spector for any of the classic early 80's - late 90's rock bass tones.... Eddie Jackson (Queensrche) Rachel Bolan (Skid Row) Gene Simmons (KISS) Jason Newstead (Metallica) Dave Ellefson (Megadeth) Flea (RHCP) Kip Winger (Alice Cooper/Winger) Pat Badger (Extreme) Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue) Mike Starr (Alice In Chains) Rex (Pantera) Geezer Butler (Ozzy/Black Sabbath) Phil Soussan (Ozzy) Ian Hill (Judas Priest) Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith) Bruce Turgon (Foreigner) Melvin Brannon III (Dan Reed Network) Jamie Stuart (The Cult) Chuck Wright (Quiet Riot/House Of Lords etc) Jeff Pilson (Dokken) Francis Bucholz (Scorpions) Ricky Phillips (Bad English) Kasim Sulton (Utopia/Meat Loaf) etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 What does Derek Smalls play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghetox Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 My budget would be something to £600. Something similair to Cannibal corpse, ATHEIST. Which has a solid, heavy sound. Also, what should you people recommend, i was a pick player (and i thought, that playing bass with a pick is lame lol) and now i'm going for fingers, but most of my bands material doesn't sound good now. How can i get the pick bass sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 [quote name='Ghetox' post='182855' date='Apr 22 2008, 03:17 PM']My budget would be something to £600. Something similair to Cannibal corpse, ATHEIST. Which has a solid, heavy sound. Also, what should you people recommend, i was a pick player (and i thought, that playing bass with a pick is lame lol) and now i'm going for fingers, but most of my bands material doesn't sound good now. How can i get the pick bass sound?[/quote] given yr budget, someone on the Forum is selling a Warwick Thumb at that level - excellent metal bass. re pick sound, maybe you need to turn up the High EQ on yr amp to pick up the 'click' of your fingers and make it sound more percussive ... or change your style Steve Harris has a very clicky finger sound, for example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 [quote name='Clarky' post='182861' date='Apr 22 2008, 03:23 PM']given yr budget, someone on the Forum is selling a Warwick Thumb at that level - excellent metal bass. re pick sound, maybe you need to turn up the High EQ on yr amp to pick up the 'click' of your fingers and make it sound more percussive ... or change your style Steve Harris has a very clicky finger sound, for example[/quote] 600 for a Thumb is a bit of a bargain. And yes, you can get a very clicky sound with fingers on a Thumb (if you see what I mean). Play hard and get some good callouses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 [quote name='bremen' post='182804' date='Apr 22 2008, 02:26 PM']What does Derek Smalls play?[/quote] It depends what era..... lol! BC Rich, Tobias, Lakland.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowhand_mike Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 play closer to the neck for that clicky sound (the strings move around more from playing there) also might want to have a look at Zon basses nice cutting tone ala faith no more and they played everything from blues through to thrash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 T-Bird with distortion or overdrive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghetox Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 I've heard to get a pick sound, while playing fingers you can get via effect pedals. true or false? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarxide Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 [quote name='Ghetox' post='182971' date='Apr 22 2008, 04:54 PM']I've heard to get a pick sound, while playing fingers you can get via effect pedals. true or false?[/quote] You could simulate it with a compressor and EQ I guess. Would end up sounding like Fieldy from Korn. Tic-Tacs falling down the stairs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas_hooker Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 The Spector tone on Down II is a bruiser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph_Orpheus Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I'm in a metal band at the moment and I'm using a Warwick $$ five string, and in my old metal band I used a 4 string MusicMan SUB. So it can vary greatly. The Warwick is really suiting me at the moment! Although I'm about to invest in a Spector too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I also forgot Jackson..... [url="http://www.jacksonguitars.com/products/search.php?section=basses"]http://www.jacksonguitars.com/products/sea...?section=basses[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 caparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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