Favorite drummer and bass player combo?

[natedoppler]

The bond between the bass player and drummer is one of the most unbreakable and important in a band. The bass player must match with the drummer's bass drum and the drummer must pay attention to the bass player's subtleties of tone, rythym, and intensity.

Some duos are guitar players/drummers, but being a bass player myself, I enjoy the relationship between drummer/bass. When these two players know each others' playing style, the sky is the limit for percussive possibilites..

WHO are your top three Bassist/Drummer combo?




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"I know when I started I would have been happy to sound like the Beatles or Joe Tex or whoever. You want to sound like most bands, you want to sound like their records and that's how you learn your chops."

- Jon Anderson of Yes

[Det_Nosnip]

God, what an easy thread in Rock & Metal.

Sean Reinert, Sean Malone - hands down.

Martin Lopez and Mendez were also great together...hmm there seems to be a pattern here. :lol:

[keyboardxmosh]

slipknot

[AA-12]

hmmm let me see

[Pete]

ratm

[Dimmu Burger]

Jose Pastillas and Dirk Lance.

/thread.

[keyboardxmosh]

dimmu borgir and cradle of filth
josh kullick and jake oskoskie

[Dimmu Burger]

I do love Vortex, but not cause of his bass playing, I like his vocals.

[keyboardxmosh]

lol i was just being lame

vortex' vocals in lamented souls are ill though

[Dimmu Burger]

Word, he is the shiznit.

[Det_Nosnip]

Yes! So much more raw and agonizing. His vocals on the one Borknagar album were awesome, too...Collossus FTW.

lol..[/hijacked thread]

[Dimmu Burger]

I like him on the last Arcturus album.

[Det_Nosnip]

Yeah, they weren't bad...although compared to Garm's on the album before it, they were sorta lackluster.

Then again, ANYONE would sound lackluster compared to Garm...

[keyboardxmosh]

garms got a good as hell voice, but hes not OMG THE BEST VOCALIST AND MUSICIAN OF ALL TIME SIEG

[Thor]

Malone and Reinert are pretty ace

[Phantom]

Dan Foord & James Leach.

[Permanent Solution]

peart and lee is the first to come to mind

[Sponer]

whats a "bass player?" :confused:

[Silenius]

I always like Flea and Chad Smith, they had this one really cool video from the early 90s where it was just them jamming, sounded so good.

[Ceminon]

John Myung, Mike Portnoy

Oliver Riedel, Christoph Schneider

John Campbell, Chris Adler

[bastard]

I always like Flea and Chad Smith, they had this one really cool video from the early 90s where it was just them jamming, sounded so good.

this.

[ekajsk8er]

Martin Lopez and Mendez were also great together...hmm there seems to be a pattern here. :lol:

no, this.

[Dimmu Burger]

I always like Flea and Chad Smith, they had this one really cool video from the early 90s where it was just them jamming, sounded so good.

I agree with this, I've always like Flea.

[pate]

Lee Smith/Jon Gibbs

[Eliminator]

who do you retards keep responding to advertisement threads which is what im doing right now

[ghettoeddo]

whats a "bass player?" :confused:

win

[Nightsbane]

God, what an easy thread in Rock & Metal.

Sean Reinert, Sean Malone - hands down.

Martin Lopez and Mendez were also great together...hmm there seems to be a pattern here. :lol:

Hell yeah Sean Squared! I would put Steve DiGiorgio/ Gene Hoglan in that category too. Hard choice, but I would probably go with the Seans because of their influence on not only Cynic but in Gordian Knot as well.

The Martins not so much though. Lopez is overrated and Mendez is underused.

[Collis]

Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce.

[Thor]

Chris Squire and Bill Bruford. So awesome.

[willfellmarsy]

Chancellor y Carey

[marcus_in_absentia]

I agree with this, I've always like Flea.

he solos a tad too much sometimes, though (live). He's usually all over that fretboard for the entire length of the song, for every song.

[Aaron]

Stevie Wonder and Stevie Wonder. Srs. Superstition is so tight.

[marcus_in_absentia]

that being said, Gavin Harrison, Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree).

I personally think Harrison is wayy underated. The dudes phenomenal.

[Dimmu Burger]

Paul and Ringo

[Aaron]

that being said, Gavin Harrison, Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree).

I personally think Harrison is wayy underated. The dudes phenomenal.
Baby, i'd be honoured if you'd spend the rest of your life with me. Marry me.

[badtaste]

slipknot

http://www.mtv.com/news/photos/g/grammy06/nominees/slipknot.jpg

AWWWWWWWWWW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQCGeg7z5kM

[TISM]

the drum and bass interplay in slipknot is not particularly interesting

I will nominate Puffy Bordin & Billy Gould from Faith No More, and of course GZR and whatever drummer happens to be playing in Black Sabbath at the time esp. Bill Ward.

[RunAmokRampant]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AsRfzDuiGc

Chris Pennie and TM Stevens. Pretty thuggin.

[keyboardxmosh]

the drum and bass interplay in slipknot is not particularly interesting

thank you for the interesting info!

[Cocaine]

Prince and Prince.

Seriously, listen to What Time Is It?

[keyboardxmosh]

truth

[TISM]

thank you for the interesting info!

Do you have a problem with me?

[TISM]

I would like to discuss this without using racial slurs thank you.

[keyboardxmosh]

i would like to **** down your throat, slut

[TISM]

are you gay?

[keyboardxmosh]

back on topic: glenn danzig & christ

[TISM]

danzig is a satanist is he not?

he got dropped from disney because he had an evil image at the very least

[keyboardxmosh]

glenn danzig fathered christ, silly little detail they skip in the bible

[TISM]

the chronology is all wrong

[keyboardxmosh]

not if you take into consideration that glenn danzig is timeless

[TISM]

apart from the killer voice he plays generic rock and only has a few good songs

timeless is not the word I would use

[Angmar]

Is TISM Voluminous Flush?

[keyboardxmosh]

apart from the killer voice he plays generic rock and only has a few good songs

timeless is not the word I would use

except shut the **** up noob, you don't know what you're talking about

[TISM]

lol hell of a cop out to an argument you can't provide a rebuttal to

[keyboardxmosh]

except shut the **** up noob

edit: steve, its pretty obvious that its flush

BRO UR REBUTTAL WAS SOOO LACKING BRO ****ING DEBATE SKILLS BRO YOUR NOT INTELLEGENCE IF YOU AINT DEBATE RIGHT SON

[TISM]

well you can throw the n00b card around all you want but y'know it just means you have nothing to fall back on :)

[keyboardxmosh]

i have nothing to fall back on? or is it that i don't really need to take you seriously, as you're merely a fatass with a thesaurus?

[TISM]

I criticised Danzig for pumping out mostly bland, generic rock for most of his career despite the odd highlight.

Does anyone else here truly disagree?

[badtaste]

http://www.wfmu.org/LCD/26/gfxlcd26/immortal.jpg

hsssssssssssssssugggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

[keyboardxmosh]

I criticised Danzig for pumping out mostly bland, generic rock for most of his career despite the odd highlight.

Does anyone else here truly disagree?

wow you're trying REALLY hard to prove your intellect, eh?

[badtaste]

mappycore sux.

[keyboardxmosh]

nigga plox

[Apocalyptic Raids]

joe lally + brendan canty

[keyboardxmosh]

jeff springs + dayton cantley

[Silenius]

DJ Hixxy mixin da kick and bass.

[Jondur]

Lee Smith/Jon Gibbs

Elite.

My vote goes for Lars Ulrich and Jason Newstead on And Justice for All.

[McP3000]

My vote goes for Lars Ulrich and Jason Newstead on And Justice for All.
lol no
are you serious?


anyway:
Chad Smith + Flea (RHCP)
Jamoe Johnson + Berry Oakley (Allman Bros Band)
Roger Patterson/Tony Choy + Steve Flyyn (Atheist)
Geezer Butler + Bill Ward (Black Sabbath)
Steve Harris + Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
Colin Greenwood + Phil Selway (Radiohead)
Paul Hinojos + Tony Hajjar (At The Drive In)

[Shadius]

Justin and Danny. (Tool)

Chris and Dom (Muse)

The guys from Death From Above 1979 are pretty tight.

The Martins from Opeth.

The Porcupine Tree guys are sweet.

wow you're trying REALLY hard to prove your intellect, eh?

not as hard as you're trying to prove you don't need to prove yours, eh? lol

[Chrysostom]

Pasillas and Katunich

Harrison and Edwin

Theodore and Alderete

[pate]

John Bonham and Cliff Burton
Keith Moon and John Entwistle oh snap that one works

[masscows]

The dudes in Atheist probably

[Ceminon]

Rammstein has a pretty solid bass and drum interplay. I wouldn't say they play the most tough stuff in the world, but they play really tight. Srsly.

[Jondur]

lol no
are you serious?


No. Especially considering Newsted might has well not have played on that album.

[yontar]

i don't think it gets any better than:

sean reinert and sean malone (in cynic) or steve digiorgio (in death)

i mean both players in both instances have chops galore, and both bassists are excellent and unique for their styles (sean for his finesse,phrasing, and tone and digiorgio for his technique and speed).

um other than that i think neil peart and geddy lee are a given.

[yontar]

God, what an easy thread in Rock & Metal.

Sean Reinert, Sean Malone - hands down.

Martin Lopez and Mendez were also great together...hmm there seems to be a pattern here. :lol:

ohhh woops, he already got it, should have read the thread.

[yontar]

I do love Vortex, but not cause of his bass playing, I like his vocals.

he actually is quite a good bassist as well.

[Dimmu Burger]

he actually is quite a good bassist as well.

I've only seen him play in DB so its just really fast root notes.

Rammstein has a pretty solid bass and drum interplay. I wouldn't say they play the most tough stuff in the world, but they play really tight. Srsly.

That's true, they are pretty tight. I'm a big Rammstein fan.

[yontar]

I've only seen him play in DB so its just really fast root notes.



That's true, they are pretty tight. I'm a big Rammstein fan.

really fast roots for an entire set without a pick is somewhat harder than it sounds. i am developing my 3 finger technique right now and its a serious pain. it's fun developing and growing at it, but he is quite good, i believe he was borknagar as well.

[Det_Nosnip]

Why not just play with a pick, then?

...It seems like one should use the best technique suited for what one needs to play. The advantage of playing with fingers is that you can reach across strings much easier and play multiple string arppeggios...the advantage of playing with a pick is that you can play single notes really really fast. :p

[Prince of Darkness]

Gavin Harrison and Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree)

[HighandDriving]

That's obvious Death From Above, they smash any other drum and bass combo.

Not skill and rhythm so much, it's just that they can carry themselves without any guitars.

[Cocaine]

But they're really bad. Or they were, rather.

[charlesfishtitz]

dudes in OM

[HighandDriving]

But they're really bad. Or they were, rather.

Hearing this makes me even sadder considering you're from Toronto.

[Pete]

Cocaine dislikes music altogether, dont be too down about it

[Cocaine]

Hearing this makes me even sadder considering you're from Toronto.

It just means I've had to deal with them longer than most people. So many shows have been marred by those two doofuses.

[HighandDriving]

No more please.

[Cocaine]

They broke up.

[Czech Yourself]

Brain and Les Claypool.

[P13]

^ basically this

[bringonthebreakdown]

Gavin Harrison and Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree)

That or Myung/Portnoy from DT for me.

[Sponer]

Oh yea maybe those two guys from Tower Of Power. They keep that shi groovin.

Edit:
That or Myung/Portnoy from DT for me.

Hey don't post anymore, K?

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[alytee123]

I'm really liking the way Walter Gervers and Jack Bevan from Foals play at the moment. A lot of dance-esque grooves going on.

[Kage]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPd7Vkh-_8g

[HighandDriving]

They broke up.

Seriously?:(

[bringonthebreakdown]

Oh yea maybe those two guys from Tower Of Power. They keep that shi groovin.

Edit:


Hey don't post anymore, K?

(Posts: 1,234)

lol i think you have ulterior motives. i'll wait until i hit 1337. =]

[penelope weird hands]

Brain and Les Claypool.

123

But don't forget about Herb.

[enjoimx]

Jose Pastillas and Dirk Lance.

/thread.

yessss yes

flea & chad from RHCP
manueal & justin (or whoever is in the line up now, ha) from glassjaw. wierd i know, but its really on the slower tracks like trailer park jesus, they just pump out a really cool atmosphere

[yontar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPd7Vkh-_8g

ohh yea jim garrison kicked face!

[beans]

bad thread is bad

[keyboardxmosh]

jared logan & kyle johnson

[yontar]

Why not just play with a pick, then?

...It seems like one should use the best technique suited for what one needs to play. The advantage of playing with fingers is that you can reach across strings much easier and play multiple string arppeggios...the advantage of playing with a pick is that you can play single notes really really fast. :p

only cheating bastards play with a pick, plus your tone goes down the toilet when you use a pick imo. i mean digiorgio, tony choy, alex webster (and countless other great death, power, thrash players that used their fingers) are all examples of fingerstyle players who push their chops and develop their technique to the point where no pick is needed. picks on bass are freaking lame.

[pate]

Unless you play better with a pick. Faggot

[niobium]

vern rumsey and sara lund

[Czech Yourself]

I use both.

Picks are often used for many stringed instruments. Yontar is obv a faggot.

[Moon Flavor]

picks are cool i don't use em though

cool combos:
Natsumen
We Followed Tigers
Heavy Vegetable
Primus (although I appreciate the drums more than the bass in this case tbh)
Sikth

[bringonthebreakdown]

Unless you play better with a pick. large bundle of sticks

LOL. owned x 431287318724

[yontar]

Unless you play better with a pick. large bundle of sticks

people who don't value good tone, and actual traditional bass techniques use picks. i learned to play fingerstyle because initially i tried both and compared the advantages of both and disadvantages of both, and the pick outnumbered the fingerstyle technique in disadvantages. and i am not a large bundle of sticks.

[Czech Yourself]

people who don't value good tone, and actual traditional bass techniques use picks. i learned to play fingerstyle because initially i tried both and compared the advantages of both and disadvantages of both, and the pick outnumbered the fingerstyle technique in disadvantages. and i am not a large bundle of sticks.

This is OBVIOUSLY opinion and NOT fact.

[yontar]

This is OBVIOUSLY opinion and NOT fact.

phhhhh it's personal experience so it's as much of a fact to me as it is an opinion. i mean in the music program i am in here at school the bass instructor (who has played for gloria estefan, and several other large latin and jazz acts)
literally tells people who play with a pick to pick up fingerstyle (he's usually fine with people doing both, and so am i as long as they primarily use their fingers).
god, don't argue with a freaking bass performance major about things you know nothing about. i mean i have only heard like 3 players in my life who played with picks and had a good low end to their sound. it is all preference of tone, but i do my best to emulate the greats in their tone and 99% of them had a nice bottom end to their sound. bah, get this freaking thread back on topic.

[yontar]

vern rumsey and sara lund

yea vern was decent.

[Kage]

guys, don't argue with a freaking bass performance major

[yontar]

lol i kind of meant that only in the context of bass, definitely not anything else.

[Dimmu Burger]

I'll use a pick once in awhile just to stay fresh with my pick skills.

[yontar]

yea i mean i never said it's illegal and having an alternate plucking technique is your choice , just shared my opinions and experience with em, and talking to my bass prof has changed my mind on alot of those issues as well.

[Dimmu Burger]

I just think you shouldn't limit yourself, I can do a lot more with my fingers but I like being able to use a pick once in awhile.

[Ceminon]

Finger picking on bass definitely sounds better imo. Maybe not in death metal or some **** like that, but in my opinion, using a pick on bass is almost as bad as Malmsteen using a pick when shredding acoustic (ever heard that ****? damn, that sounds aweful).

[Dimmu Burger]

I think with punk rock or pop punk a pick is more appropriate for sure, but most everything else fingers are better.

[yontar]

I think with punk rock or pop punk a pick is more appropriate for sure, but most everything else fingers are better.

i would agree and say that in thrash as well its a tie i have heard both and in that genre both are suitable.

[yontar]

Finger picking on bass definitely sounds better imo. Maybe not in death metal or some **** like that, but in my opinion, using a pick on bass is almost as bad as Malmsteen using a pick when shredding acoustic (ever heard that ****? damn, that sounds aweful).yerai

yea i would definitely agree with the malmsteen comment.

[pate]

Not like you can hear bass anyway.

[Dimmu Burger]

The guy from 3 can effin shred fingerstyle acoustic guitar, he may not be Malmsteen, but he is a beast.

[niobium]

post-hardcore is good for bassists because they are treated truly as rhythm and not just the low end

[yontar]

Not like you can hear bass anyway.

all the players i mentioned you can (choy, malone, digiorgio, even geezer butler from sabbath one of your favorites is pretty high in the mix).

[yontar]

post-hardcore is good for bassists because they are treated truly as rhythm and not just the low end

any post music and technical music is good for us because we actually get to play :smoke:

[pate]

Geezer is the only audible bassist in history.

[Cocaine]

I cant believe I forgot Ben Kenny/Owen Biddle and ?uestlove of the Roots. Anyone and ?uestlove, really.

[pate]

All I read was Ken Owen. omg dyslexia

[Rogue Six]

Bran Daylor, Troy Saunders from Mastodon
John Bonham, John Paul Jones Led Zep

Bass Major = no paying jobs in his future elitist snob.

P.S my main lurk is the dead Forum known as Bass guitar. So I've got some experience with bass major seeking asshats..

[Benzum]

Morgan Gren and whoever the bassist is in The Bird

[bringonthebreakdown]

The guy from 3 can effin shred fingerstyle acoustic guitar, he may not be Malmsteen, but he is a beast.

that he can. joey eppard is so sick.

[yontar]

Geezer is the only audible bassist in history.

um steve harris and roger patterson/tony choy were all very high in the mix. most of the time if you have a good set of speakers/headphones in progressive metal or traditional metal the bass is quite loud in the mix.

[bringonthebreakdown]

the fall of troy has a sick bass/drums combo with those crazy guitar lines over them.

[yontar]

Bran Daylor, Troy Saunders from Mastodon
John Bonham, John Paul Jones Led Zep

Bass Major = no paying jobs in his future elitist snob.

P.S my main lurk is the dead Forum known as Bass guitar. So I've got some experience with bass major seeking asshats..

lol, i work really hard, and my prof as well as a few others i know have connections. i am not too concerned, you just have to work really hard and get your name out there, i have already had 5 different offers from different metal bands on small labels here in illinois, plus i have friends in finland who have alot of connections in the scene there so i can always fall back on that. i am not an asshat either (if that expression makes any sense at all :rolleyes:)

[yontar]

the fall of troy has a sick bass/drums combo with those crazy guitar lines over them.

true they are quite tight. their instrumental sections are really cool.

[jebus FX]

Choy and Flynn

[yontar]

Choy and Flynn

yea, i always forgot how sick flynn was/is. should have put him in my original post.

[McP3000]

um steve harris and roger patterson/tony choy were all very high in the mix. most of the time if you have a good set of speakers/headphones in progressive metal or traditional metal the bass is quite loud in the mix.
he was being facetious

[ghettoeddo]

joey eppert ftw

not that hes a drummer or bassist...

[Dimmu Burger]

3's drummer and bassist are good, but its the guitars and vocals that make me enjoy them.

[lak89]

Mike Portnoy & Tony Levin, hence my avatar

[ReadyToFall]

Neil Peart and Geddy Lee

[Dimmu Burger]

Chris Novacelic(sp?) and Dave Grohl.

[ArcLite]

Mendez, Lopez

[lak89]

Chris Novacelic(sp?) and Dave Grohl.

Novoselic :)

[Dimmu Burger]

There ya go!

[DBlitz]

Sean Miller and Vincent Roseboom (Gospel)

[Pvtpwn]

I wouldn't say my favorite combo, but does anyone else here like bizarre x

[interviewer02]

God, what an easy thread in Rock & Metal.

Sean Reinert, Sean Malone - hands down.

Martin Lopez and Mendez were also great together...hmm there seems to be a pattern here. :lol:
yeah, Rienert is in my top 5 drummers easy, probably number 1 or 2, I need to get that Cynic album Focus.

[Angmar]

You haven't heard Focus?

lol

[Det_Nosnip]

Yeah almost everybody loves him b/c of that album. What have you heard from Reinert, interviewer? TBH His stuff on Aghora's self titled was as good but with Death he didn't really get to show what he was capable of other than playing metal.

[interviewer02]

The dudes in Atheist probably

yeah, they're great.

Wait, I thought you were an idiot...

[interviewer02]

Yeah almost everybody loves him b/c of that album. What have you heard from Reinert, interviewer? TBH His stuff on Aghora's self titled was as good but with Death he didn't really get to show what he was capable of other than playing metal.

nothing outside death, but I love his drumming on that album. Personally I don't like Human as much as anything after that (ITP, Symbolic, TSOP) but because of Reinerts drumming, its so much better. I feel like Cristie is almost over the top sometimes and Reinert is better at knowing when to let rip and when to let back.

[masscows]

yeah, they're great.

Wait, I thought you were an idiot...

I most certainly am not an idiot, I just think most of your threads are stupid

[interviewer02]

I would have to say Kerry/Chancellor.

Followed by Cristie/Clendenin

But how can we forget Araya/Bostaph?

[masscows]

Araya is a **** bassist and you cant hear his playing most of the time anyway

[masscows]

wait whoi the **** is bostaph

oh that guy who didnt play on any good slayer records, right

[pate]

And Paul Bostaph played on like two shitty Exodus albums and one shitty Testament album.

I would have to say Kerry/Chancellor.

Followed by Cristie/Clendenin


Dude you can't spell.

Danny Carey

Richard Christy

[Ceminon]

And Paul Bostaph played on like two poopty Exodus albums and one poopty Testament album.



Dude you can't spell.

Danny Carey

Richard Christy

Richard Christy kicks so much ***.

[Anthracks]

Conny Pettersson and Henrik Drake

[interviewer02]

And Paul Bostaph played on like two poopty Exodus albums and one poopty Testament album.



Dude you can't spell.

Danny Carey

Richard ChristyDamnit people, Araya/Bostaph was a joke, I thought people would understand that.

And yeah, I knew I spelled them wrong, I was tired and it was late.

[Dimmu Burger]

I'm still going with Pastillas/Lance of Incubus. They were locked in really tight and wrote some catchy stuff.