Sam Ward Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 well i kinda miss playing my bass a bit now but i dont really listen to that kind of emo/rock shit anymore.but i was wasndering if you could play along to drum n bass nd the likes.i know they all use decks and things but its gotta be called that for a reason, unless im being really dumb?any help appreciated?sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 To the bass bit you could. It would be just the same beat i guess. I don't listen to much drum n bass, but i'm guessing you could do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 You might be able to recreate it with a 5er strung with a low B, and synth pedal of some kind.A few DnB people use bassists live, but it's so rare now, synths have taken over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve sturt Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 You should check out a bloke called Squarepusher. About the finest bass player of alltime, and his music is all super schizoid drum and bass, but a lot more mental. In particulat, check out a track called "Come On My Selector". Should be able to get the video off of youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 Most electronic music is derived from Guitars - whether synthesised versions or not. So in short, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seabass Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 have a look for Red Snapper, they manage to do drum and bass using instruments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Aye it's quite fun to twiddle along to d 'n' b.Most Prodigy stuff is in G so you can play along on 4-string without any faffing. Spybreak by Propellorhead is a nice one, that's played on a standard 4-string as well. I warn you, it's fun for a bit of faff, and playing around with different styles on your bass, but it gets repetitive fast. Look at some jazz and funk if you wanna expand your playing. Hip-hop bass is quite enjoyable too Joe x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Ska is quite nice to play aswell, not all the same, and quite quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinky Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 (edited) jamiroquai is a favourite for me, bit more challenging thn emo/rock, good for develpoing skills though, should teach you to use the whole fretboard too. Edited November 22, 2006 by blinky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 jamiroquai is a favourite for me, bit more challenging thn emo/rock, good for develpoing skills though, should teach you to use the whole fretboard too. Word, their new track is really well written from a bass point of view. Quite amusing to play, with a couple of subtle little mutes thrown in to spice it up. It's in flats though, so I have to transpose it up a semitone to play on my bass, it goes all rattly and blergh at half-step-down.Joe x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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