Norris Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Heaven - a decent music venue packed with punters and a great sound Hell - a boomy village hall fitted with a sound meter that cuts the power if anybody speaks above a whisper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Heaven- you can hear bass in Iron Maiden albums Hell- Lars Ulrich instructed that bass is muted almost to the point you can't hear it in ...and justice for all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 other bass heavens and hells heaven - basslines loaded with 16ths played fingerstyle a la Rocco Prestia hell - solo bass stuff when whatever's being played might as well have been done on a guitar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow_22 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) Bass Heaven - Old P bass with flats through a B15 (Babbit, Dunn, Jamerson) Bass Hell - New roundwounds and a million miles an hour slap and pop rubbish Edited February 5, 2018 by Pow_22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Heaven: walking into a shop like the Bass Gallery, and seeing all the beautiful instruments lining the walls, which quickly becomes... Hell:...when I see the price tags hanging off them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) Heaven - Decent charts and a band that can read 'em and play. Hell - too many rehearsals because someone/no-one can read. Edited February 6, 2018 by Bilbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellie Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Bass heaven: playing with a tight three piece band bass hell: playing with drummers I can’t lock in with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 For me: Bass heaven = The Enormous Room played by Michael Manring on his Zon hyperbass; Jaco's basslines on Joni Mitchell's Hejira; Percy Jones weaving beautiful chaos on Noddy goes to Sweden .. and you know, now and then, Mark King playing Sandstorm. Bass hell = some bloke, in a covers band, thumping out roots and fifths on a (relic-ed) passive precision fitted with flats But it strikes me that we're arguing more about tastes in music than about what bass players should do. If you like Jazz you want to hear a complex, ever moving bass-line that weaves around the harmonies of the music. If you like Rock then you probably want to hear a solid foundation with few frills or thrills - and doing either really really well, is heaven in its way. There are of course people who manage both kinds of playing almost simultaneously, for which I finger Richard Sinclair, Tony Levin and (a little left field) Steve Swallow - who's playing is never flashy and often harmonically weird, but all the same, somehow very special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Bass heaven= Finding a bass that looks great, sounds great, and feels great to play... Bass hell= dropping it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) Bass heaven = A grinding, growling Spector (a la Eddie Jackson of Queensryche on Operation Mindcrime/Empire albums). Melodic, supportive grooves and basslines of classic 70's bassists like Peter Cetera, Tiran Porter, John Deacon, Paul Goddard, Dee Murray, Rutger Gunnarsson, Joe Puerta, David Paton etc. Active PJ style basses. Beautiful mwaaahhhing fretless tones. Bass hell = 6+ string basses, slappers demoing gear and making it sound like they're falling down the stairs, players more concerned with showing off technique/note count than locking the groove. Edited February 15, 2018 by cetera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Bass heaven - a desert gold limited edition Stingray on the music stand Bass Hell - a 16 month old baby about to smack it with a TV remote control (I managed to stop her!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Steve Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Bass Heaven - writing a really satisfying bass line for a new song, complicated enough to keep it interesting, hitting all the right melody and drive, locked in with the drums and supporting the song Bass Hell - the guitarist saying "just play A" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 20 hours ago, NickA said: But it strikes me that we're arguing more about tastes in music than about what bass players should do. Ooh, can't really agree with you on this - many of the posts are criticising specifics, not attacking different genres. My post was about inappropriate bass playing - one highly skilled and respected player doing the wrong thing in the wrong song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilp Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 05/02/2018 at 15:07, Barking Spiders said: other bass heavens and hells heaven - basslines loaded with 16ths played fingerstyle a la Rocco Prestia hell - solo bass stuff when whatever's being played might as well have been done on a guitar 16ths are called semiquavers in the real world... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegateNaarifin Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Heaven: mids Hell: no mids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 1 hour ago, neilp said: 16ths are called semiquavers in the real world... I think you’ll find that quavers in the real world are a processed food snack flavoured with cheese. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilp Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I think your real world must be different than mine. What is this "snack" of which you speak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, neilp said: I think your real world must be different than mine. What is this "snack" of which you speak? They’re like a poor relative of Wotsits. I reckon if you took a straw poll of the ‘great’ British public the majority would mention cheesy snack than a musical note. As an old man it’s another reason to shake my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilp Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 You may well be right. I'm on a mission to change that in my little patch of the UK though. When did I last eat a Wotsit? Long time ago.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Bass Heaven - Ska, Early 2 Tone Bass Hell - Root note plodders (often played by guitarists) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Burns-bass said: I think you’ll find that quavers in the real world are a processed food snack flavoured with cheese. A Semi-quaver is a half eaten one Edited February 15, 2018 by dmccombe7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicbassman Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Ah - that explains the old Tower of Power favourite.......... ...........What is Chip? ......sorry............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 1 hour ago, musicbassman said: Ah - that explains the old Tower of Power favourite.......... ...........What is Chip? ......sorry............ Deep fried or Americanised crisps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razze06 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Heaven: Groove Hell: Bass Solos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 heaven, bass below the waist played with a pick hell, bass just under the chin played with fingers, I'll get my coat and put my tin hat on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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