[QUOTE="Inconsistancy"][QUOTE="Mercenary848"]I have heard similar comments, and I have realised bass is something you have to develop an ear for. I use to not be able to hear it at first, but then I started concentrating my hearing for it and I realised how many songs would sound like crap without the bassist in the background.
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It may be vital to the overall sound, but it rarely carries the melody or gets solos, so it's boring alone. Meh. Harmony is significantly more important than melody in most cases and the bass really brings that out as well as underlying chord progressions. It's not as easy to hear (especially in a lot of poppier rock music where poor production and mixing are rampant) but a good bassline or progression is what gives songs "feeling" rather than melody.I don't have a singular favorite bass player but some of my favorites are Colin Marston, Benoit Claus, Steve Cloutier, and Paul Kelland.
"It may be vital to the overall sound, but it rarely carries the melody or gets solos, so it's boring alone." I'm not sure why you quoted me when I said this. Honestly, I'm a bit insulted by your post, feels like you're implying I listen to some lowgrade garbage."Harmony is significantly more important than melody in most cases"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntg4Cf8E7Rs
I'd wager it's more important here. 'most' completely depends on what you listen to.
The problem with bass, is it's boring, I didn't say it wasn't vital.
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