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07 Apr 2010

Fieldy from Korn - do you love or hate his bass sound / style?

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Posted By : Jonthebassman | Comments : 9

Does anyone else ever drop down to A?

A lot of people either love or hate his style - loose strings with a clicky percussive sound with all mids switched off so just high and low end....It certainly made the sound unique but do you love or hate it?

Comments

# Posted by Angel Of Sin - 07/04/2010, 10:06 (GMT)

Well it's not me but it works for him as way to be heard through 2 guitarists also tune down to A. I love my mids. And no, I've never tuned down to A, low B is plenty enough for me. Other metal bands do/did though, some going to low G.

Jon

# Posted by Jonthebassman - 07/04/2010, 10:09 (GMT)

Wow, G, didn't know bands go that low....the low strings must literally be falling off the side of the fretboard!!!

# Posted by Bad Horsie (Mick) - 07/04/2010, 10:13 (GMT)

Our bassist uses a yamaha 5 string and we tune down half a step, so I guess he uses low b flat occasionally. It sounds thunderous. lol

# Posted by DE MORTUIS - 07/04/2010, 10:17 (GMT)

put the thickest strings on possible to stop them flopping about! i was never a fan of his sound, but i guess it worked for them.

# Posted by Angel Of Sin - 07/04/2010, 10:25 (GMT)

I'm not sure the low G actually gets played as an open string very often - it's more to do with playing riffs with guitarists tuned CGCFAD, so the bass is GCGCF I think... or could be G# on bass and C# on guitar?

Jon

# Posted by Sandwich Slayer - 07/04/2010, 10:33 (GMT)

i like it. korn have a great sound. i never go below a bottom B tho

# Posted by Rob Redfern, Black Rose,more f... - 07/04/2010, 14:49 (GMT)

i like it, seems to suit the music as well, met him too, great guy

# Posted by Bass Bloke - 07/04/2010, 16:09 (GMT)

When i used to use my 5 string i only ever went as low as B , thats even with the heavier guage sets to ,if yer band tunes down it still dont make any differance to us so why fuck about ?

just play out of position .but dont let yer guitarists try and follow you coz it fucks their tiny brains up lol

# Posted by 53 Degrees North - 07/04/2010, 22:23 (GMT)

low G?!?!?!?! Daym that must be heart-attack inducing!

Drop-D on my poxy 4 string sounds bad enough! We once tried drop C for Duality by Slipknot, but the problems were a) the geet wouldn't stay in tune, and b) we couldn't play it!!!!!
(was a while ago and we hadn't been playing together long!)

Mick

ps to answer the original question - I think Korn are great - though am really only familiar with 'Untouchables'

Mick

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