Keyboard?...or Bass?

[Shnobbert]

hey everyone. i recently posted a thread about playing keyboard in my band. but what i need to know is what do you believe would be more beneficial in my band, or any rock band for that matter (btw, we play kind of punk/emo stuff). so the question i bestow upon you, my fellow mxers is: keyboard?...or bass? thanks all, and goodnight.

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[Left Shoe]

both

i respect any band who can have a good thing going then have a piano break down....*coughthursday*

[Ting]

i find playing keyboard is extremly difficult to include as a big part in a band. Excluding bands such as Children of Bodom. I personally would choose bass

[basgitarist]

I think bass, punk really needs te low driving force off the bass IMO

[godzillarator]

Bass really though if you come into a bass forum and ask if the bass is the right instrument for the job what do you think will happen

[Shnobbert]

^ i figured it would happen, but the keyboard forum barely ever gets any replies, and i knew some people here played keyboard so they might not be as biased.

[godzillarator]

yea i mean i respect it as a instrument its just its not my instrument so i can only base it off what i kno

[bottlerocket]

both

i respect any band who can have a good thing going then have a piano break down....*coughthursday*

*coughCHIODOScough*

You might get biased opinions, since this IS, in fact, a bass forum. :p

Both can add to a band, but they add different things. You'd need to experiment and decide which best suits your music.

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-Gav

[Left Shoe]

*coughCHIODOScough*

You might get biased opinions, since this IS, in fact, a bass forum. :p

Both can add to a band, but they add different things. You'd need to experiment and decide which best suits your music.

:thumb:

-Gav
there is no hardcore dancing in the living room :angry:

[bottlerocket]

^ The whole CD is just plain amazing...their keyboardist knows what he's doing. :D

:thumb:

-Gav

[LewsTherin]

I have an idea.

Play keyboard at times, and bass at times. Kinda like what Matt does in MUSE (except hes guitar/keyboard, not bass).

Get an A/B box, and hook both the bass and they keyboard up to your amp, switch it to whichever youre gunna play, then switch if you wanna play the other.

I will agree with everyone else. Not much beats a good piano breakdown.

[802.11-NGR]

play both you silly fool.

Both have their uses, and both are different.

Keyboard fills up the sound a lot more.

[bass face]

both..just keep the keyboard on your right side when your playing and use your right hand to reach over and play it when it is needed

[Naveed Afzal]

Keyboard... play the basslines there...


Id play Bass, but i do enjoy playing the keys.

[Deacy]

Become Geddy Lee

[Jody LeCompte]

When I play keys I use a split voice, finger bass and grand piano. It works alright but I'd rather a setup similar to Ray Manzarek's, a keyboard for bass and a keyboard for his synth.

[AlmightyPancake]

Become incredibly proficient at left hand tapping, then play bass using that and piano using your right.

[Jody LeCompte]

Become incredibly proficient at left hand tapping, then play bass using that and piano using your right.
I couldnt play piano without both my hands, it'd feel so awkward

[AlmightyPancake]

I couldnt play piano without both my hands, it'd feel so awkward
Yeah, but you're.... weird.

[Jody LeCompte]

Yeah, but you're.... weird.
Well if thats the case then Im keeping my legs crossed from now on.

[Matthew2250]

Why not get a keyboard record some stuff on it and just trigger the bits that need playing on a sequencer while playing bass. Would be a bitch to perform live with but it can be done.

[peeted]

for punk id say deffinatley bass, keys can replace bass in lots of genres of music but punk requires dirty bass tone and driveing lines wich keys just cant provide.

[Shnobbert]

well...its not exactly punk, more like pop punkish, but still. Jody do you have aim?

ps. sorry i wasnt clear enough in my first post.

[muthafunkabass]

i would just like to say in punk, the bass would be a beter choice than keyboard. a bass guitar will fill out ur sound in that kind of genre's enviroment better than a keyboard, and ur band's overall sound will be much fuller. just my 2 cents.














see, now because i said bass, everyone else will say keyboard.:thumb:

[Shnobbert]

anyone else?

ps...BUMP!