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Led_Zeppelin678
10-31-2005, 03:38 AM
Basically, list what basses you think are used popularily in certain genres. I saw something similar in the guitar forum, and thought it'd be interesting to do for basses.

Prog - Rickenbacker
Metal - Warwick
Classic Rock - Fender
Funk - Music Man
Hair Metal - B.C. Rich

I'm sure you guys get the idea. Amps and, I suppose, effects are acceptable as well.
Raiven
10-31-2005, 03:41 AM
Prog - ERB's
Metal - Ibanez
Classic Rock - Fender/Ric
Funk - Music man/Jazz/Warwick
Hardcore - Pbass
Led_Zeppelin678
10-31-2005, 04:02 AM
Prog - ERB's

?

The only prog bassist I can think of that uses ERBs is Myung.
Az_Holl
10-31-2005, 04:12 AM
Basically, list what basses you think are used popularily in certain genres. I saw something similar in the guitar forum, and thought it'd be interesting to do for basses.

Prog - Rickenbacker
Metal - Warwick
Classic Rock - Fender
Funk - Music Man
Hair Metal - B.C. Rich

I'm sure you guys get the idea. Amps and, I suppose, effects are acceptable as well.

http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=407809

:wave:

Im going with-
punk- precison
Charmand G
10-31-2005, 04:56 AM
?

The only prog bassist I can think of that uses ERBs is Myung.

....who use RBX`s...;)
Bass_swede
10-31-2005, 05:31 AM
punk-fender P's

Beaten to it :upset:

well, classical music - uprights :thumb:
Machines
10-31-2005, 05:52 AM
Rock/Punk = Fender P-Bass / Rickenbacker 4003
Metal = Warwick/Spector
Jazz = Fender Jazz (!), Yamaha TRB & fretlesses
Funk = Fender Jazz / Musicman Stingray
Pop Rock (Where they pretend to play) = Gibson Thunderbird / Les Paul Bass.
muthafunkabass
10-31-2005, 05:55 AM
classical-upright
jazz-upright, Fender Jazz
heavy metal-esp, bc rich
nu-metal- ibanez
Criss Frantic
10-31-2005, 06:57 AM
Rock - Fender Jazz
Funk - Fender Jazz
Roots - Fender Jazz
Punk - Fender Jazz
Metal - Fender Jazz
Jazz - Fender Jazz
kilian
10-31-2005, 09:19 AM
Every bass can be used in every style of music. :p

/hayppy ending.
Bass_swede
10-31-2005, 09:24 AM
Every bass can be used in every style of music. :p

/hayppy ending.

CAN, yes.. but IS IT? no ;):thumb:
802.11-NGR
10-31-2005, 09:50 AM
Rock - Fender Precision
Funk - Fender Precision
Roots - Fender Precision
Punk - Fender Precision
Metal - Fender Precision
Jazz - Fender Precision
I fixed it!

JK, but I do find P's to be at home anywhere, especially classic rock and punk.
I'm surprised no one has put the THunderbird with heavy rock yet...

T-Bird- Heavy rock, metal
Ibanez- Shred, Thrash
P bass- Classic Rock, Punk, Hardcore, Metal, Heavy Rock, Pop, Pop punk, Power Pop, Pop rock.
BC Rich- Smashing on stage at a hardcore show:smash:


EDIT: whoops, missed one. Fixed now.
Chris K
10-31-2005, 09:54 AM
I like to mix it up a little...

I like hearing a Warwick playing jazz :cool:
skingle
10-31-2005, 10:28 AM
I think rics are great in indie.
PainKiller8191
10-31-2005, 10:52 AM
Rock - Fender Jazz
Funk - Fender Jazz
Roots - Fender Jazz
Punk - Fender Jazz
Metal - Fender Jazz
Jazz - Fender Jazz
touching.



and true
peeted
10-31-2005, 11:30 AM
metal - warwick
punk - fender
fusion jazz - yamaha/high end erbs
classic rock - fender
prog - prety much anything realy
jazz - upright/vintage fenders
modern funk/jazz - musicman
old school funk - customs and fenders
dirty rock n roll - gibsons
cAPS_lOCK
10-31-2005, 11:36 AM
I like to mix it up a little...

I like hearing a Warwick playing jazz :cool:

I have :) It sounds better than you would think. It's a pretty cool contrast. Warwick + saxophone = awesome.
Charmand G
10-31-2005, 11:42 AM
I have :) It sounds better than you would think. It's a pretty cool contrast. Warwick + saxophone = awesome.

Check out "Reason to Believe" Divx by Ugress. There you have your combination...:

http://www.ugress.com/media_video_live.asp
Esp Griffyn
10-31-2005, 11:45 AM
I dont like to classify like this, but Kubicki and Fodera are what Id consider Virtuoso basses. They are a look and tone I commonly assosciate with Virtuoso players.
BassPlayingPineapple
10-31-2005, 12:01 PM
Rickenbacker 4003 i would definetly associate with indie, loads of bands use it, Razorlight, Franz Ferdinand, The kaiser chiefs...they're all the same.
Oskanot
10-31-2005, 12:13 PM
About four of the bassists of my favourite experimental Japanese groups use Hohner B2's.. Which aren't that common.

Weird?
skingle
10-31-2005, 12:35 PM
If this was guitar too i would say...

Gibson SG = Every band less than five years old!!
cAPS_lOCK
10-31-2005, 12:55 PM
Check out "Reason to Believe" Divx by Ugress. There you have your combination...:

http://www.ugress.com/media_video_live.asp

Except that it, with the exception of the saxophone, was probably the most boring song I've ever heard. The bassist plays two different notes all the song. As far from jazz as you can possibly come.
LewsTherin
10-31-2005, 01:07 PM
Fingerfunk - P Bass
Punk/hxc - P Bass
Slap Funk - Jazz/Musicman
metal (inc numetal) - warwick/spector
Classic Rock - P or J
thelowsoundofbass
10-31-2005, 01:12 PM
i like to play my fretless in any band situation fretless pbass>everything else

lowsound
Hardinge
10-31-2005, 01:20 PM
couldnt u just use effects to get pretty much any sound
Phalanx
10-31-2005, 01:29 PM
Rock - Fender Jazz
Funk - Fender Jazz
Roots - Fender Jazz
Punk - Fender Jazz
Metal - Fender Jazz
Jazz - Fender Jazz

quoted for truthz0r
Machines
10-31-2005, 01:47 PM
couldnt u just use effects to get pretty much any sound

I sigh at your ignorance.. *sigh*
Led_Zeppelin678
10-31-2005, 01:52 PM
couldnt u just use effects to get pretty much any sound

No. Every instrument has it's own natural tone that can in no way be replicated with effects.
lobsterjohnson
10-31-2005, 02:21 PM
metal - esp/pbass/warwick
Rockabilly/psychobilly kay/englehart(sp?)/king
country/dean
nu metal/ warwick/ibanez
hardcore esp/pbass
Naminator
10-31-2005, 04:08 PM
nu metal- warwick vengala ibanez
funk- modulus
Purple Alien
10-31-2005, 04:09 PM
Rock - Fender Jazz
Funk - Fender Jazz
Roots - Fender Jazz
Punk - Fender Jazz
Metal - Fender Jazz
Jazz - Fender Jazz

no...
6stringslinger
10-31-2005, 04:22 PM
rock-ibanez
jazz-ibanez
funk-ibanez
harder metal-ibanez srx
Purple Alien
10-31-2005, 04:31 PM
rock-ibanez
jazz-ibanez
funk-ibanez
harder metal-ibanez srx

lol omg as much as i love ibanez no...i cant see an ibanez playing funk or jazz...

Rock- Fender J or P
Funk- MusicMan
Metal- Warwick Ibanez
Jazz- Fender J or P
Chris K
10-31-2005, 04:39 PM
lol omg as much as i love ibanez no...i cant see an ibanez playing funk or jazz...


Listen to Gerald Veasley playing jazz on his SR3006 and try and tell me you can't do jazz with an Ibanez ;)