10 signs to spot a guitarist playing bass

[@JonasGuy5802]

“Actually moves” Flea: am I a joke to you

[@dio9566]

Fieldy from KoRn also moves

[@richard_4stringmf178]

Cliff, Jason, Frank Bello, Trujilo,... 4 off top of my head

[@Endless_Mayhem666]

@@richard_4stringmf178 Also Steve Harris, but not that much nowdays

[@zook_291]

Les claypool

[@realmare]

chris novoselic from nirvana jumping up and down on stage

[@TheMusicTheorists18]

How to spot a bass player on guitar: asks for chords. Doesn’t solo like a maniac. Learns the songs

[@davenotstaine5646]

Tries to slap

[@TheMusicTheorists18]

@@davenotstaine5646 also that

[@Tonjoon]

Learns the songs is hilarious 😭

[@TheMusicTheorists18]

@@Tonjoon well what else would a bass player do?

[@fujifilm5127]

You forgot better in six months than you are after playing for five years

[@dankin123]

bro just described Cliff Burton😅 guys I meant approximately

[@poppopoppo1090]

Or Krist novoselic

[@deanhenderson5808]

Cliff didn't use a pick

[@rafaelgonzalez7230]

@@deanhenderson5808😂ikr

[@morgancasey5783]

Or His majesty Sir Lem

[@NoThatRyan]

​@morgancasey5783 the most powerful power chords!

[@kurbin.]

The only reason I call it a bass guitar is because because I play in a jazz band and I told my drummer to rent a bass… it was an upright bass and I had to learn it 5 days before the gig.

[@Malum09]

Wow, he's a professional

[@roebuckmckinney]

Drummers gonna drum.

[@imagination9569]

Real bassists play upright too

[@kurbin.]

@@imagination9569 i mean at least i do now lol

[@Nauttica]

Bass is a guitar tho bruh

[@Funnybone-the-Inept]

This actually sounds freakin’ awesome

[@ryooooya]

fr

[@Carrancka]

And at the same time it destroys the song

[@youtubesucks3882]

No it doesn't.

[@danielluna9213]

Found the guitar player

[@Funnybone-the-Inept]

@@danielluna9213 how did you know??!!

[@MrHrannsi]

"Actually moves" "Makes faces" Steve Harris: "We need to have a serious chat lad"

[@lazerblade703]

Ikr, I've seen Maiden live and he still moves around a lot and is always full of energy even after all these years.

[@Roberts66]

Ryan Martinie

[@KarlikWoW]

Power chords on distorted bass is the best shit ever.

[@Fireglo]

Nah power chords on the D and G through a chorus effect is the best.

[@RandoWard]

It's either that, or les claypool in disguise

[@amfvideos6810]

If it were les thered be way more slap

[@RandoWard]

​@@amfvideos6810 true

[@zubrhero5270]

This is what I presume the expectations are every time I see his name mentioned. "Check this out guys. Les Claypool." Bassists: I clapped because I know who that is!

[@ziggystardust3263]

was gonna say, all of these that I do are some that Les do xD

[@NolenBennett]

Lol

[@Ba_rock0bama]

lemmy and cliff 😂😂

[@NoThatRyan]

DeeDee Ramone moved around like crazy and used a pick, too.

[@mrgoatguy7828]

To be fair Lemmy was originally a guitarist

[@ProfaneCreation02]

And Peter Steele

[@TheOnlyHollywood1]

@@mrgoatguy7828 Yeah but he's Lemmy so it's acceptable

[@mrgoatguy7828]

@@TheOnlyHollywood1 True!😂

[@porky379]

11. "Doesnt smell like cat piss"

[@Michael-ky8yx]

The palm mute/guitar amp one sounded like barracuda

[@TIDoesAnything228]

Damn it actually does. I agree. Just add the Flager setting or whatever its called to it and it'll sound exactly like barracuda.

[@toastyeeter]

Barracuda does have a very Iron Maiden like bass line now that I think about it

[@larsheuker]

​@@TIDoesAnything228its both a gallop, a triplet. Its just a rhythm pattern. Nobody owns it or anything. Raining blood does this too

[@Giftless]

@@larsheuker It is not a triplet! A triplet is three notes of the same length played in a duration where two notes would usually played. Gallop is not a triplet rhythm, the notes of different duration: an 8th followed by two 16ths or vice versa.

[@Luemm3l]

what giftless said, not the same.justbas 5/4and quintuplets is also nit the same. however when changing fourths ir eights with respective triplets you can indeed change rhythm a bit, but it is not that galloping pattern.

[@Letmeseesomehammers]

I'm gonna say it. Pick is the best bass technique in the majority of metal. There are exceptions obviously but still

[@jackjacobson6891]

One name: Cliff Burton.

[@CliffBurtonhatesHazbinHotel]

​@@jackjacobson6891 i have been summoned

[@musicsunday1768]

Cliff Burton has left the chat.

[@b-west]

​@@jackjacobson6891you misspelled Steve DiGiorgio

[@hirvo6899]

100% agree there are some exceptions, but 90% of bassists in metal who don't use a pick are completely inaudible

[@emilystarnes7163]

Why does that sound so good.

[@Wagano98]

That's what I'm saying!

[@ronrocker7131]

Because it does? 😃 It's METAL and it's AWESOME! 🤘🔥

[@wardkdouglas]

Because it's a guitar player playing bass

[@Rallysoldier]

Because music isn't for gatekeeping

[@Wagano98]

@N38Productions best reason out of the other 2

[@judgeofhell31]

We need a full version bro this is fire 🔥

[@somerandomsabatonfan]

The lead part of the trooper actually sounds cool on bass

[@omega1231]

"Plays power chords" Pink Floyd - Money just entered the chat

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

Motorhead - Ace of Spades entered the chat.

[@TheDormsOfficial]

​@@BrunodeSouzaLino any NOFX song

[@Henripg559]

As a bassist, I do bass faces and usually stand completely still.

[@ethanko6684]

"4. Plays with a pick" Clay Gober: 🧐

[@JasonCan-wp2fu]

and Jason Newstead

[@Alekskauff]

chris squire

[@JH14FAN]

Roger Waters

[@ezeken14]

David Ellefson

[@Gutto1999]

Greg Lake

[@punkdoggo211]

"actually moves and uses pick" Mike Dirnt of Green Day: 🤐

[@getcrazypuffs]

The song for those looking for it is The Trooper by Iron Maiden off their album Piece of Mind

[@Basserino84]

Oh yes, playing the instrument like an instrument. Totally offensive, arrest this man! 😂

[@WooWoeishyang]

Great headless on Iron Maiden...!!!!

[@1purplepanda]

That bass is enough of a sign already

[@TheLord-YT-FTM]

The fake smiling is freaking me out, once you see it you cant unsee it and it changes the whole commentary of what hes doing.

[@georgefloyd7629]

Bass going lead in the trooper goes hard

[@troxic4176]

"Actually moves" Mike Starr: Am I a joke to you?

[@andrewpappas9311]

I’ve been playing bass since high school and I still do a lot of those while playing

[@NoThatRyan]

You sound like a creative bassist. I'll never understand why incorporating more techniques to bass playing is so looked down on.

[@nathanwahl9224]

Yes, you added them on top, but had the solid foundation to layer them on. I do that a lot in our 3-piece band, first because there's lots of space; second, it helps fill in the excess space. And third, it's just one hell of a lot of fun that way!!!

[@RioMendoza-s2w]

​@@NoThatRyansame thing happens on guitar as well. Some people look down on adding percussion to fingerstyle pieces.

[@piero_ro]

Incredible bassist❤️🎸 So underrated

[@Michiganvideoswithmyfriends.]

Who’s gonna tell Paul McCartney,Krist Novoselic,Dee Dee Ramone and much more about the pick part 💀and what’s wrong with moving around on stage 💀

[@LucaTuccio-hf3ip]

Paul McCartney uses his thumb.

[@Michiganvideoswithmyfriends.]

@@LucaTuccio-hf3ip pick

[@roebuckmckinney]

Paul played bass because nobody else wanted to, Dee Dee was really more of a rapper than a bassist (if you know, you know), Krist nearly killed himself with his own bass once, so I don't really see him as somebody to learn from as far as bass goes.

[@Michiganvideoswithmyfriends.]

@@roebuckmckinney it’s a piece of plastic why you gettin mad

[@roebuckmckinney]

@@Michiganvideoswithmyfriends. who's mad?

[@Obi-WanKannabis]

People need to remember Metal started with a guitar player on the bass. Geezer was a guitar player, who moved to the bass. And its because of his unconventional style on the bass that Black Sabbath was so different back in the day. Art is about breaking the rules when it fits.

[@AA-Trickstar]

Actually moves Flea: hold my clothes

[@RickReasonnz]

Flea has clothes? o.O

[@VanguardAlexkio]

You can never go wrong with the bass following the lead

[@jessejordache1869]

You just described Lemmy Kilmister. Actually if you haven't played in a while --like a few years -- and suddenly an attractive gig opens up and you have time to knock the rust off, a pick is easier, even if you've only played finger style in your life.

[@virgawolf1485]

10 Signs to spot a guitarist on bass Me: "So he's having fun with it?"

[@IronValorantClips]

congrats for 100k! love you

[@arcioko2142]

I am a bass player and I use power chords in bass. They make the band sound much fuller and I have no idea why they are not used more often. I also play lead sometimes.

[@aria_chatt]

10 ways to spot Peter Hook

[@FreakFred]

“Power cords” Lemmy entered the chat

[@ninjacat6215]

Mostly describes cliff burton.

[@joshuablassingame7714]

As both a guitarist and bassist myself, even the bass has its own licks and uses a pick for playing, such as in hard rock and all genres of metal.

[@omigangm948]

11 sign that this is not a bass player is that he using distortion

[@Awsome_sauce948]

Cliff Burton?

[@QWRTkeyboard]

I'm not using distortion but I want to try it

[@omigangm948]

@@Awsome_sauce948 bruh I forgot about him

[@Awsome_sauce948]

@omigangm948 a lot of bass players out there, no one's blaming you buddy honestly I could only think of cliff🤗

[@cypi6210]

Most metal bassists use distortion

[@Bruizing_Bro]

I think that this sounds amazing. Bass to Guitar 🎸 it's how you play and feel the music 🎵 🎶 🎵 🎶 🎶 🎵 🎶 🎵 🎶 🎵 🎵 🎶 🎶 🎵 Nicely played music 👍

[@raithebatou]

Peter Steele, Lemmy

[@stephencshapiro]

I’ve played with a lot of guitarists turned bassists and for rock, they’re awesome.

[@_metal.militia]

Bro js described cliff burton and jason newsted

[@felipesantiago7523]

"Actually moves" cracked me! Hahahaha

[@SBSP02]

Motörhead be like:

[@mattryan6886]

Using a pick for this galloping bass line is a serious faux pas for the super serious Iron Maiden bass. Great job!! You killed it on the lead section. I can’t stop making silly faces when I’m on my drum kit.

[@MUSICMAN-F15EX]

Day 30 of asking for the full metal version of thunderstruck

[@Maximus-HK]

Dude, you're funny as! Love your work 👌

[@aditya.dimri21]

11 th sign ( actually plays bass better than a bass player )

[@Helena-gk4ui]

nah, sounds even worse

[@gabbo_hotel]

least obvious guitarrist that plays bass:

[@Bjmd4]

I think p much everything was cool except the palm mute because that's the shit that keeps the low end of the song going and it makes the music fuller

[@pedromartinitoledo7740]

"Actually Moves" Roberto Toujiro:i'm a joke to you?

[@insertlogohere2643]

Bass guitar is the correct term for the instrument because it is a guitar by construction that is designed to play basslines

[@tvav69]

Ur so awesome dude! 😊✌🏻💙

[@Jaccckyl]

No one gonna talk about the head stock of the bass being missing?

[@michalberanek2783]

Inside every bassist, there's a classical guitarist who just didn't wanna deal with electric string spacing

[@mootbooxle]

This is excellent on several levels 🎉

[@cardinalhamneggs5253]

All of these except the last three are things I either currently do or probably will start doing in the near future. For the record, the only guitar I own is a bass, but I _am_ saving up for a four-string tremolo for it. Also for the record, the only two amps I currently have access to are my Mustang Micro practice amp and my sister’s amp which she got for her Stratocaster.

[@bigvito4630]

I always here string noise from not muting neck hand, he's a bass player, he's not letting strings ring

[@NanaZ0988]

You're brilliant dude... Genius

[@Ertuğrull_188]

Ngl lead sounded pretty solid

[@everettbruckerhoff6029]

Nah but that “unsolicited lick” went crazy hard

[@stenooo2439]

This is how I play my bass. Guitar amp and all. Absolutely love it

[@therobotFrom94]

That lead riff sounded sick tbh

[@AngusMcGregor]

Sounds Great.

[@jacoby8208]

I got my buddy who always played guitar to play bass in a band I joined and he’s now one of the dopest bass players I’ve ever seen just because he plays so outside of the box and does a lot of chords and stuff

[@lorenzociciulla2962]

Need more bassist like this

[@zx8194]

8: I love a good bass solo, especially Troy Sanders' in Mastodon's "Teardrinker".

[@humanseekingtruth6080]

I’m a guitarist that plays bass now and I know my parts. I usually don’t move that much. I mostly play with my two figures (pick if the song calls for it). I use a Bass Amp & Bass Pedals. I play musical parts to highlight the guitarist, which includes cords during their solo if needed. I only play solos if the song calls for it, but I don’t like being highlighted like that. 🫣😅😂

[@FerdinandT-rq2xg]

For anyone wondering the Song is called: The Trooper by Iron Maiden

[@3ixy]

"Goes lead" Cliff Burton: I am a joke?

[@vincent7160]

That's me! Haha! I played bass for a band for 3 years on the side! Loved it too!

[@Xx_RosePetal_xX]

as a guitarist who picked up bass for a jazz band 2 months ago, I’m proud to say I only do ONE of these things, simply just because I didn’t feel like buying a bass amp when my guitar amp worked well enough

[@daltonsales5481]

"Accurate." -Les Claypool

[@Geckarooni]

Bro i love iron maiden so much, im literally wearing the trooper shirt rn

[@Colt_MacLeod_Guitar]

Mike durnt played guitar first but hes one of my fav bassists of all time and has transended guitar

[@SYL-ih3ue]

Maiden rules❤ luv the hair 😍

[@kyosukeplays]

He just really enjoys any guitar and wants to be the hero. Some days are like that. Or always for some people.

[@Acy_Reeves]

Wow. He just told most bassists to fuck off by playing Iron Maiden.

[@PopuluxeApocalypse]

This still sounds badass AF.

[@alexanderlyon]

But he's so happy!

[@Crispy_Chip_C]

As a bassist, it's fun to play like that sometimes

[@kairelomabe3933]

Sound so freaking good

[@seangray2481]

That’s why Lemmy was such a good bassist

[@pulaski1]

Reminds me of Sammy Hagar's solo album recorded when he was in Van Halen (sometimes called "Sammy Hagar", and sometimes "Sorry I forgot to say goodbye"). It was produced by Eddie, and Eddie also played bass guitar on it, .... and it sounds like "lead bass"! 😅😃😆😀🤣😃😆

[@jedoesstuff9086]

i keep a capo on my bass so i can get those sweet natural harmonics in any key i want

[@jackoblllllllll]

Sounds pretty awesome

[@RomanJohnstone-zq4im]

As a guitar player who has fun with bass, I relate to this

[@maxleavitt8199]

As a guitarist, I play bass with a guitar amp because my bass amp is a used one that dad got at a pawn shop

[@wildmanchannel4610]

AMAZING!!! Rock on 🤘

[@johanandersson7319]

You're so awesome! Keep it up!

[@zacharybaird6339]

Still sounds great

[@S4gef1eld]

I dislike the way the strings feel on the bass, so I use a pick. I have never played a guitar before. (Casual bassist confusion)

[@nomchomsley854]

"Going lead" took the floor out from the song holy wow

[@BarelloSmith]

The only way I can spot an imposter on bass is the angle of their fretting hand. Bass players hold it parallel to the fretboard while guitarist usually hold it in a 30ish degree angle to the fretboard.

[@entr3_nou5]

“Uses a pick” *[Justin Chancellor would like to know your location]*

[@frostriver4547]

Hey. I used a capo on 5 string bass, 1st fret. It was Tyrone by Erykah Badu. It just made sense for the low C to be open

[@eddiecabrera1599]

“Actually moves” Robert Trujillo: you talking abt me?

[@poughkeepsieblue]

Nice iron maiden cover

[@BaBaBaBenny]

An actual good tell that someone pointed out to me a while ago is that guitarists who also play bass will often use their third finger to fret two-fret gaps as they're more used to doing that on guitar, whilst predominant bass players will often use their pinky instead.