good metal bass player?

[Samick]

are there any good metal bass player? it seems like every metal tab i look up its just the root note a octave lowwer then the guitar. what metal bands have good bass player?

[the101er]

I suppose you could count Nuclear Rabbit as metal, so Jean Baudin, also, Sean Malone from Cynic (cheers mailing list)

[Teh Glees0rz]

I don't listen to a great deal of metal, but Tye Zamora from Alien Ant Farm, that Ryan guy from Mudvayne, and, though some people might disagree, Sam Rivers from limpbizkit; he's written some pretty intelligent lines

[ShetaN bRaT]

eViL j from Otep isn't bad.

[groundzero]

Iron Maiden...

[BassVirtuoso]

Stefan Fimmers-Necrophagist
John Myung- Dream Theater
Lars K. Norberg- Spiral Architect
Sean Malone- Gordian Knot and Cynic
Tony Choy- Atheist and many other bands
Roger Patterson- Atheist
Pete Perez- Spastic Ink
Tony Levin- King Crimson and Liquid Tension Experiment
Alex Webster- Cannibal Corpse
Troy Sanders- Mastodon
Geezer Butler- Black Sabbath
Steve Harris- Iron Maiden
Steve Digiorgio-Sadus,Death, tons of other projects
Eric Langlois-Cryptopsy
Markus Grosskopf- Helloween
David Ellefson- Megadeth
Robert Trujillo- Infectious Grooves

[Ting]

Indeed a lot of metal bassists play the notes an octave down, but what about playing the lead an octave down? Laid To Rest-Lamb Of God, kinda hard to here John Cambell but for the record he does to the guitar part also.

[6stringslinger]

I have never seen a thread about Godsmack's bassist

Chi Cheng from Deftones

Bass palyer from Limp Bizcut is good




PS: This site is S_________________L____________________O__________ ____W

[Bassinator89]

Cliff?!

[Ting]

Cliff?!
How could we forget

[rik]

James leach from Sikth, absolutely amazing.

[Pluperfect_Arson]

1. Jason King (I think that's his name)
2. Kevin Falk
3. Dan Briggs

Those three bassists played/play for Between The Buried and Me. Dan Briggs is the current bassist with the other two being past members.

They are all excellent bassists.

Adrian Lambert (I think that's his name) is the bassist for DragonForce, and he's an excellent bassist as well. He might root note a lot, but that's some fast root noting that he has to do.

Into The Moat has some good bass in it. The bass really shows during their jazzy breakdowns. They're currently looking for a bassist as far as I know. They lost their original one, and then they had another one that just did the tour with them, but he quit or something. They'll be on their third bassist as well. I don't know the other two bassists' names.

The bassist for Symphony X on "The Odyssey" is good as well.

Job For A Cowboy has some nice bass points in it as well. There are some points where it stands out. It might not be too exciting, but it works well with them.

[FunkMetalBass]

None. Metal is just a horrible genre in which guitarists detune to the point in which they are playing in the bassist's octave, forcing inaudibility from the bass guitar.

Metal = teh sucks

**looks at username**

[Bass-AKIRA]

Cliff?!

Thank you!!!

[Sergio]

Indeed a lot of metal bassists play the notes an octave down, but what about playing the lead an octave down? Laid To Rest-Lamb Of God, kinda hard to here John Cambell but for the record he does to the guitar part also.

+1.

I practice this song about everyday (on a P-bass w/ high action:thumb: ) to work on my speed/coordination. In fact, John Campbell is one of my favorite metal bassists, even if he only plays open-D for some of the songs. :p

[Zion Gates]

download the song mars by soulfly :thumb:

[dan02345]

most of the bassist that were in opeth are really good and all the bassist that were in death

[dan02345]

most of the bassist that were in opeth are really good and all the bassist that were in death

[Az_Holl]

Symphony X is pretty cool

[Alma]

Ryan Martinie.

Martin Mendez.

[rik]

Adrian Lambert (I think that's his name) was the bassist for DragonForce, and he's an excellent bassist as well. He might root note a lot, but that's some fast root noting that he has to do.

Fix'd. But yer he is indeed an amazing bass player.

[Visti]

Sean Malone, Steve DiGiorgio and Tony Choy.. Prepare to be blown away.

[Pluperfect_Arson]

Fix'd. But yer he is indeed an amazing bass player.

Oh, okay, thanks.

I didn't know that he wasn't in the band anymore.

:)

[burtonbassist_101]

steve harris
cliff burton
john myung
geezer butler
les claypool (metal?)
paul grey
john paul jones (probably not really considered a metal bassist, but good bassist nonetheless)
tony levin
ryan martinie
duff mckagan
rob trujillo
jason newsted

thats a pretty good list for ya

[Bitchwax]

steve harris
cliff burton
john myung
geezer butler
les claypool (metal?)
paul grey
john paul jones (probably not really considered a metal bassist, but good bassist nonetheless)
tony levin
ryan martinie
duff mckagan
rob trujillo
jason newsted

thats a pretty good list for ya
I'm most certain Primus are metal (almost hillbilly metal with My Name is Mud and such). Haven't heard enough of his other projects to judge them though.

[Sade]

Hansi Kursch.

Hahaha.

[the101er]

Yeah, I heard the term punk funk thrash being thrown around for the early albums (Frizzle Fry, Seas of Cheese etc.) so as thrash = form of metal, yeah, Primus are a metal band.

[Psichosis]

Bob Daisley! He played with Ozzy Osbourne on Blizzard Of Oz, Diary Of A Madman and Bark At The Moon, but Ozzy took the bass parts away from Blizzard and Diary on the newer versions. But listen to the Bark At The Moon album.

[Six Foot Revolver]

Opeth have some brilliant bass lines.

[peeted]

on top of what everyone else has said

billy sheenan (how the hell has no one yet said him?!?!?!?!?!)
the psyopus bassist (whos insainley good)
dilinger escape plans bassist

[sixner]

Old incubus was considered to be a bit metalish
ditto with 311

Death by Stereo and Opiate for the masses have some cool bass stuff..

Opiate for the masses - Drown... not hard or anything, but fun.
Avenged Sevenfold too... Sounding the Seventh Trumpt CD... waking the fallen you cant hear the bass for the most part... horrible mix job for Johnny...
-sixner

[peeted]

oh i forgot to mention rex from pantera. he has some class lines (my favourit being revolution is my name)

[FenderSRX]

None. Metal is just a horrible genre in which guitarists detune to the point in which they are playing in the bassist's octave, forcing inaudibility from the bass guitar.

Metal = teh sucks

**looks at username**
dont be so close minded about metal, just because the bass is really low doesnt mean its inaudible, half the time its drop C/D which is still above a 5 string bass, so I cant see it being "inaudible" I do it sometimes when my band plays metal and I think it sounds sweet. Anyways for a good metal bassist check out symphony x, not the exactly metal, but its some type of metal.

[MasterofBass]

ok, here's my metal list of better metal bassists:

Frank Bello - Anthrax
Geezer Butler - Black Sabbath
Steve DiGirogio - Death, Quo Vadis, Testament, and alot of other stuff
John Myung - Dream Theater
Trevor Dunn - Fantomas and Mr. Bungle <---- good stuff, check it out
Steve Harris - Iron Maiden
John Paul Jones - Led Zeppelin and a solo album (YES, Zep is technically Heavy Metal, so don't say "oh, Zeppelin isn't metal)
Tony Levin - Liquid Tension Experiment
Troy Sanders - Mastodon
Dave Ellefson - Megadeth
Cliff Burton - Metallica
Jason Newstead - Metallica, Voivod, Ozzy
Rob Trujillo - Suicidal Tendencies, Ozzy, Metallcia
Ryan Martine - Mudvayne
Martin Mendez - Opeth
D.D. Verni - Overkill
Rex Brown - Pantera
Les Claypool - Primus
Billy Shehan - Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, and alot of other stuff
Matt LePond - Symphony X (check out V and the Odyssey)
Justin Chancellor - Tool



and the guys from:

Cryptopsy
Death (Symbolic and Sound of Perseverance)
Necropahgist
Opeth's first bassist
Sikth
Spastic Ink <----- VERY GOOD bass, check out "To Counter and Groove in E Minor", very good stuf


sorry i dont' have names for all of them, the metal archives are kind of down at the moment... enjoy :thumb:

[Pluperfect_Arson]

and the guys from:

Cryptopsy

For those of you who haven't ever listened to Cryptopsy, listen to the song "Slit My Guts." It has a sweet little bass solo.

I haven't heard much more other than "Slit My Guts," "Dead and Dripping," and "Graves of The Fathers."

[BassCozzy]

Fabio Fecchio from ephel duath ,if u havent heard them download stum stuff now and thats an order!!!

[jollygiantchris]

troy sanders - mastodon

justin chancellor - tool

rex brown - pantera/down

mike dean - corrosion of conformity

dude from dog fashion disco

scott reeder - kyuss

twiggy ramirez - marylin manson/some apc/new nin cd (im sure ill get flamed for that one haha)

lemmy kilmister - motorhead

[Led_Zeppelin678]

Early Metallica
Opeth
Black Sabbath
Pantera

[Sade]

dont be so close minded about metal, just because the bass is really low doesnt mean its inaudible, half the time its drop C/D which is still above a 5 string bass, so I cant see it being "inaudible" I do it sometimes when my band plays metal and I think it sounds sweet. Anyways for a good metal bassist check out symphony x, not the exactly metal, but its some type of metal.

Congratulations, you're a ****ing moron.

[squid]

I have never seen a thread about Godsmack's bassist



That would be Robbie Merrill :thumb:

Believe it or not, he's a really good bassist that doesn't get a lot of credit.
His abilities aren't very well shown on albums, but if you see him live,
then you'll know what I'm talking about.

[PaulR]

Fabio Fecchio from ephel duath ,if u havent heard them download stum stuff now and thats an order!!!
Didn't like loads of people leave from that band?

[peeted]

ephel duath are ace, i was gona see em but the ****ing train was late and i was waiting outside wen they were playing :(
i did see poison the well and dilinger escape plan though :)

[Visti]

Old incubus was considered to be a bit metalish
ditto with 311

Death by Stereo and Opiate for the masses have some cool bass stuff..

Opiate for the masses - Drown... not hard or anything, but fun.
Avenged Sevenfold too... Sounding the Seventh Trumpt CD... waking the fallen you cant hear the bass for the most part... horrible mix job for Johnny...
-sixner

Seriously? I can hear the bass pretty damn well on Waking.. And there are some really great lines in there. I Won't See You Tonight pt.1 for example..

[peeted]

its allso worth lissening to yngwie malmsteen, hes has a fantastic bassist (himself)

[sixner]

That would be Robbie Merrill :thumb:

Believe it or not, he's a really good bassist that doesn't get a lot of credit.
His abilities aren't very well shown on albums, but if you see him live,
then you'll know what I'm talking about.

quoted for truth.. I've got the godsmack DVD.. and they do a little scene of Robbie... talking about how he does all this solo bass stuff. they cut to him doing some 2 hand tapping stuff... he sacrafices alot of his playing for the music...

Seriously? I can hear the bass pretty damn well on Waking.. And there are some really great lines in there. I Won't See You Tonight pt.1 for example..

There are some great bass line's.. but on alot of the songs you cant hear him.. A7Xbass (cody) and I have talked about it.. i've seen interview's w/ Johnny talking about he really hates that he cant hear himself in most of the album.... I wont see you tonight pt. 1 is an exception and a cool line :thumb:

-sixner

[FenderSRX]

Congratulations, you're a ****ing moron.
hey, **** you :wave:

[Dosshiz]

Jimi hendrix/Noel Redding

NOTE: hes the reason the phrase "heavy metal" was coined

[vashts80]

Martin Mendez (Opeth)
Johan DeFarFalla (ex-Opeth)
Jason Newsted (ex-Flotsam and Jetsam, ex-Metallica)
Steve DiGiorgio (Sadus, ex-Testament, ex-Death, Quo Vadis, Control Denied etc)
Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
John Myung (Dream Theater)
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
Tony Levin (King Crimson, Liquid Tension Experiment)
David Ellefson (ex-Megadeth)
Les Claypool (Primus)
Billy Sheehan (Racer X, Steve Vai etc)
Scott Clendenin (Death)
Stefan Fimmers (Necrophagist)
Eric Langlois (Cryptopsy)
James MacDonough (ex-Iced Earth, Megadeth)
Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)
Sharlee D'Angelo (Mercyful Fate, Arch Enemy)

[St. Anthonys fire]

How about Kral from Mercenary and Espen Hammer from Lumsk?

[rik]

ephel duath are ace, i was gona see em but the ****ing train was late and i was waiting outside wen they were playing :(
i did see poison the well and dilinger escape plan though :)
I saw that gig at the London venue. I came in and Ephel Duath were just ending their last song, so I couldn't really comment on them.

[Gravaged]

For those of you who haven't ever listened to Cryptopsy, listen to the song "Slit My Guts." It has a sweet little bass solo.

I haven't heard much more other than "Slit My Guts," "Dead and Dripping," and "Graves of The Fathers."

then check out Orgiastic Disembowelment, for a good groove and some bass parts.

and Phobophile's intro

[vashts80]

Quo Vadis (the Canadian one) has a great bass player as well who plays for them live. I believe his name is Dominic 'Forest' Lapointe? He plays fretless as well

[BassVirtuoso]

dont be so close minded about metal, just because the bass is really low doesnt mean its inaudible, half the time its drop C/D which is still above a 5 string bass, so I cant see it being "inaudible" I do it sometimes when my band plays metal and I think it sounds sweet. Anyways for a good metal bassist check out symphony x, not the exactly metal, but its some type of metal.

I must second Sade on this one. Not only is your sarcasm detector less effective than Homeland Security, but you totally demonstrate a complete lack of understanding for what metal is.

[Sade]

^Oh BV, you slay me so.

Does nobody else like Hansi Kursch as a bass player? Haha, he was so bad he was good.

His tone is...just awful. It sounds like he was playing on an Ibanez GSR200 or something.

[BassVirtuoso]

^Definitely. He's lucky he's totally drowned out by the rest of his band.

His tone in Theater of Pain...yuck...

[Sade]

Holy crap dude, the intro to "Ashes to Ashes"

I wanted to vomit.

[Krabsworth]

I've always wondered how metal bassists find places to play when their egomanicial guitarists are playing every note possible.

[slaughteredfirst]

None. Metal is just a horrible genre in which guitarists detune to the point in which they are playing in the bassist's octave, forcing inaudibility from the bass guitar.

Metal = teh sucks

**looks at username**


This better be sarcasm.


If it isnt listen to Necrophagist and then talk.

[BassVirtuoso]

^Was I the only one that looked at his user name?

[Ghoul Hunter]

^Oh BV, you slay me so.

Does nobody else like Hansi Kursch as a bass player? Haha, he was so bad he was good.

His tone is...just awful. It sounds like he was playing on an Ibanez GSR200 or something.
GSR200's can have perfect tone. Ask the poster above me :)

[Cerberust]

Though he's hard to hear cause he is so damn low, System of a Down's bassist Shavo is all over the place on the fretboard, at least live. Hes a pick player too, which may or may not turn you off.

[d-mart]

Though he's hard to hear cause he is so damn low, System of a Down's bassist Shavo is all over the place on the fretboard, at least live. Hes a pick player too, which may or may not turn you off.

He's highly over-rated

Shadow's Fall had an ok-ish bassist, Nile have a good player and so is The Haunted.

Hard to stand out in a metal band due to the low tuning and the fact of shred guitarist. I play in a death-thrash band so i know its hard to show your 'skills', but the genre of music dose'nt really call of a busy bass just play the riffs and enjoy the music.

Save your talent for something more worth while.

[Sade]

Funk metal is fun.

My dream group is a funk-Power metal band. Oh, that would be sweet.

[Samick]

^Oh BV, you slay me so.

Does nobody else like Hansi Kursch as a bass player? Haha, he was so bad he was good.

His tone is...just awful. It sounds like he was playing on an Ibanez GSR200 or something.
thanks man, i got a gsr200, now my feellings are hurt.

j/k i know its just a "high end" beginner bass
1,000 post-damn im a nerd

[E_man]

*cough CLIFFcoughBURTONcoughJASONcoughNEWSTEADcough*

[Sade]

*cough CLIFFcoughBURTONcoughJASONcoughNEWSTEADcough*

coughCLEAR YOUR THROAT BEFORE POSTING STUPID CRAPcough

[E_man]

coughCLEAR YOUR THROAT BEFORE POSTING STUPID CRAPcough

Ha , the irony

[slaughteredfirst]

*cough CLIFFcoughBURTONcoughJASONcoughNEWSTEADcough*


*cough* metallica fanboy *Cough*

[E_man]

*cough* metallica fanboy *Cough*

cough **** YEAH!!!!

[Sade]

Gorlan from Elvenking.

[Deacy]

*cough CLIFFcoughBURTONcoughJASONcoughNEWSTEADcough*
Lies :angry:

[PainKiller8191]

i havent read anything but the first post in this thread...
but whats so ****ing wrong with rooting...think about what the guitar player is doing.....i'd imagine that's pretty "simple" too....

ignorant n00b

[cky45]

i think elton john easily has the best bass lines, and since hes gay, he can go LOW if you know what i mean...

[PainKiller8191]

i think elton john easily has the best bass lines, and since hes gay, he can go LOW if you know what i mean...
do u come in here attempting to make really bad jokes, be flamed, and later banned?

[cky45]

actually yes, yes i did, you israeli jew bastard, go be a victim in a car bombing or something

[SixnStones]

actually yes, yes i did, you israeli jew bastard, go be a victim in a car bombing or something

wow, ur an idiot. dyu hav any recordings of your bass playing?

[PaulR]

actually yes, yes i did, you israeli jew bastard, go be a victim in a car bombing or something
Nice post, moron.

Welcome to banny town, population: you.

[Sade]

HAHA, I laughed my *** off at that car bomb thing. Hahaha.

[SporKsBaSSisT]

wait.....

did he mean Metal, or ****ty numetal?

If you mean metal, check out

Kevin Faulk (ex BTBAM),
Dan Briggs (current BTBAM)
Liam Wilson (Dillinger Escape Plan)
Into the Moat's bassists (any of them)
Colin Marston (Behold... the Arctopus (really he plays a Warr Guitar but I will count it as a bass))
Sean Malone, obviously
I could go on, but any of these bands I'm sure youve never heard, much less heard of.

Not Cliff Burton. Not Godsmack's bass attempt. Not alien ant farm's bassist... AAF isnt even metal, people. If you consider these guys good, you need to throw away your radio and television and take a look at http://www.youhavebadtasteinmusic.com

[BassVirtuoso]

*cough CLIFFcoughBURTONcoughJASONcoughNEWSTEADcough*

You must be in the wrong thread.

[black-knight]

the bloke from in flames is good. dunno his name sorry.

[MrSigma]

Cliff is awesome

I just got the Cliff em all DVD for xmas and it shows some awesome bass solos by Cliff

[BassRevelation1029]

Not Cliff Burton. Not Godsmack's bass attempt. Not alien ant farm's bassist... AAF isnt even metal, people. If you consider these guys good, you need to throw away your radio and television and take a look at http://www.youhavebadtasteinmusic.com
Both Cliff Burton and Tye zamora are very good, technical bassists. We all have different opinions, but i think we should all be able to agree on who is technically adept and who isnt.

[vashts80]

Cliff Burton as a bassist was nothing special. Cliff Burton as a songwriter was. People need to differentiate between the two. Songwriting != bass playing skills.

[tenorbass]

Takeshi Ueda

[madthumbs]

Cliff Burton was good, but ive yet to hear anything mind blowing from Jason. He is a solid player, and his tone rocks, but he isnt a god or anything like some people make him out to be. My advice if your going to be in a metal band i say go one guitarist, my band has one guitarist and i have heaps of room to play around in. Ive never been drowned out by his guitar and plus i have a crisp enough tone when im playing to keep me heared. Muddy tones, or smooth tones dont do any good in metal unless you have the right attack i spose.

All the bassists that i would say that are awesome have already been said, except the guy from testament (Not Steve) "Practice What You Preach" is a good example of his playing.

[madthumbs]

i wouldnt classify primus as metal either, but thats just me. They have some heavy stuff. But it aint metal.

[SporKsBaSSisT]

Both Cliff Burton and Tye zamora are very good, technical bassists. We all have different opinions, but i think we should all be able to agree on who is technically adept and who isnt.

What do you consider technically adept? Yeah he can write parts that fit but they are hardly technical in any sense to anyone who can truly claim to be a bassist.

If you are versed in an instrument, then your perception of technical music changed from your apparent view.

Honestly, listen to Into the Moat and tell me cliff burton is technical.

Here I'll even help you http://www.myspace.com/intothemoat

Again, turn off your radio. Perhaps learn about music.

EDIT: Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention another good bassist in my last post. Greg Weeks from The Red Chord.

[vashts80]

Cliff Burton was good, but ive yet to hear anything mind blowing from Jason. He is a solid player, and his tone rocks, but he isnt a god or anything like some people make him out to be. My advice if your going to be in a metal band i say go one guitarist, my band has one guitarist and i have heaps of room to play around in. Ive never been drowned out by his guitar and plus i have a crisp enough tone when im playing to keep me heared. Muddy tones, or smooth tones dont do any good in metal unless you have the right attack i spose.

All the bassists that i would say that are awesome have already been said, except the guy from testament (Not Steve) "Practice What You Preach" is a good example of his playing.

Jason's stuff in Metallica wasn't really that good until Load/Reload, and by then most metal fans turned their back on Metallica because they went "soft"...his stuff in Flotsam and Jetsam, however, is/was amazing. Try and find the album "Doomsday for the Deceiver."

[Alex]

the bass oplayer in unexpect is amazing... absolutly amzing... better than sheehan at shred...

www.myspace.com/unexpect

[Kobaia]

burton sucks

[Alex]

actually yes, yes i did, you israeli jew bastard, go be a victim in a car bombing or something
ur a fcuking cunt who deserves to bunr in hell for fcuking eternity.
Go fcuking Die a gruesome death. a death where ur guts are ****ing ripped out of ur mouth and then u **** out ur ur ****ing intestines.

(is not a jew or israeli... i just ****ing hate racists)

ps. u may as well ban me now