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View Poll Results: whats the most important instrument in a band
guitar		28	28.57%
bass		18	18.37%
drums		35	35.71%
vocal		14	14.29%
piano/keyboard		3	3.06%
Voters: 98. You may not vote on this poll

thebassistX Most important instrument in... 04-10-2006, 01:18 PM

right-track A singing voice. 04-10-2006, 01:19 PM

Urban Hat€monger ? umm all of them? 04-10-2006, 01:39 PM

right-track :pssst: I think we're... 04-10-2006, 01:41 PM

Levithan :laughing: what gave him... 04-10-2006, 01:42 PM

judas_priest ^lol I voted drums. 04-10-2006, 02:52 PM

Wild7Dustr Hey bud, wise choice!!!:beer:... 04-14-2006, 09:49 AM

jazzfromhell Depends on the kind of music.... 04-10-2006, 05:30 PM

ShadowSurfer anything but drums. ... 04-11-2006, 12:31 AM

boo boo :laughing: You try... 04-11-2006, 06:51 AM

Don I can't really think of a... 04-11-2006, 07:01 AM

boo boo ELP qualify as rock, and many... 04-11-2006, 07:37 AM

Don Wow, I forgot about "The... 04-12-2006, 03:10 AM

boo boo Well, no one ever said that... 04-12-2006, 04:57 AM

skiesofganymede It's said that the litmus... 04-19-2006, 07:17 PM

Raine The creator of this thread is... 05-21-2006, 08:52 PM

thebassistX yes i know hehehe o yea... 05-21-2006, 09:33 PM

cwynne654 they all are equal to an... 06-15-2006, 11:57 AM

sarxist As important as the guitar... 05-09-2007, 04:07 PM

DontRunMeOver I was voting for the... 04-11-2006, 07:14 AM

Don Oh yes, ol' Spiney. Hmm, I... 04-11-2006, 07:16 AM

DontRunMeOver Yes. This is one of those... 04-11-2006, 07:21 AM

hiu The bass pure an simply... 04-11-2006, 01:44 PM

thebassistX dos? 04-11-2006, 02:31 PM

hiu Dos is a bass duo of Mike... 04-11-2006, 07:36 PM

draxus Drums are definently the most... 04-11-2006, 07:46 PM

jazzfromhell ...unless your band doesn't... 04-11-2006, 10:17 PM

Reznorslave I think drums, bass and... 04-11-2006, 10:19 PM

boo boo Not all music requires drums... 04-12-2006, 01:31 AM

Don Is trend the right word here?... 04-12-2006, 05:15 AM

boo boo The role of guitars in rock... 04-12-2006, 05:53 AM

Don The role of the guitar has... 04-12-2006, 07:12 AM

boo boo Rubbish, tell that to Jerry... 04-12-2006, 07:26 AM

Don But he's rock 'n' roll. 04-12-2006, 07:30 AM

boo boo Rock N Roll = Rock. Though... 04-13-2006, 07:48 AM

explosions-in-my-pants i go with guitar.. a... 04-12-2006, 04:13 PM

smallz I voted drums with anything... 04-12-2006, 11:04 PM

Don Rock 'n' roll is a subset of... 04-13-2006, 09:22 AM

MURDER JUNKIE Juice Harp obviously 04-13-2006, 10:01 AM

judas_priest Yeah, the drum beat is really... 04-14-2006, 11:30 AM

swim i interperted this diferently... 04-14-2006, 01:59 PM

Vai Is God You can have an instrumental... 04-15-2006, 07:55 PM

thebassistX yes, however without the bass... 04-15-2006, 08:20 PM

Wild7Dustr All I gotta say about the... 04-22-2006, 01:37 PM

littleknowitall *cough* victor wooten *cough*... 04-25-2006, 08:56 AM

Urban Hat€monger ? Tell that to the Doors and... 04-15-2006, 08:45 PM

boo boo The Doors did have bass... 04-17-2006, 04:42 AM

Urban Hat€monger ? I know that i`ve got ears ... 04-17-2006, 10:45 AM

mosesandtherubberducky I know I said something but I... 04-15-2006, 11:34 PM

Wild7Dustr Well, afterall, they are... 04-22-2006, 02:52 AM

Seltzer Who is female and offers... 08-20-2007, 02:08 AM

Blain I say....I don;t give a twat... 04-16-2006, 06:42 AM

dojo I love some instrumental... 04-16-2006, 07:59 AM

antontsygankov Drums 04-16-2006, 04:56 PM

thebassistX hmm surprising how many ppl... 04-16-2006, 07:24 PM

mosesandtherubberducky Buckethead 04-16-2006, 08:18 PM

boo boo ^ I like this guy. ... 04-17-2006, 04:44 AM

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swim drum lines sound pretty hot... 04-16-2006, 07:51 PM

ShadowSurfer guitars and voices are the... 04-17-2006, 10:11 AM

Winter Absoloutely guitar, weather... 04-17-2006, 02:37 PM

mosesandtherubberducky What about bands without... 04-17-2006, 03:22 PM

DontRunMeOver There are loads, just check... 04-17-2006, 03:32 PM

mosesandtherubberducky ^ Yeah, I play in my school's... 04-17-2006, 03:42 PM

ArmyofMe Dude, the Mandolin and... 04-17-2006, 06:11 PM

Winter Whoops, sorry guys - I... 04-18-2006, 02:21 AM

Richiedude It varies depending on type... 04-19-2006, 08:00 AM

Merkaba ^ I like your signature. Well... 04-19-2006, 10:08 PM

skiesofganymede 'tis my own invention. I... 04-19-2006, 10:16 PM

xoverkillx The drums....a bass would be... 04-22-2006, 02:20 PM

Wild7Dustr Well, atleast for funk it... 04-23-2006, 02:04 PM

davell drums cause i play them ...lol 04-23-2006, 02:41 AM

binx I think it is drums too as... 04-24-2006, 06:19 AM

ShadowSurfer singers and guitarists are... 04-25-2006, 10:40 AM

Slowhand A drummer is ESSENTIAL to... 04-25-2006, 04:55 PM

ShadowSurfer a drummer IS NOT essential to... 04-26-2006, 06:44 PM

Merkaba Nothing is essential to... 04-26-2006, 07:37 PM

the_walrus its definetley the guitar... 04-25-2006, 06:54 PM

Wild7Dustr Well a guitar may speak to a... 05-05-2006, 02:46 PM

gabbagabba_hey the gee-tar without it... 04-26-2006, 07:11 PM

judas_priest Yeah, I love guitar solos but... 05-05-2006, 02:50 PM

explosions-in-my-pants the two guitarist in Judas... 05-05-2006, 10:46 PM

RockerForum.com Drums and vocals 05-06-2006, 05:13 PM

Blackheart They all are, except... 05-09-2006, 08:36 PM

ClayManSteve drums are needed. they keep... 05-13-2006, 07:28 AM

Guest Drums. Without drums you have... 05-14-2006, 02:38 AM

thebassistX yea but some songs have no... 05-15-2006, 09:10 PM

boo boo Tell that to bluegrass... 05-15-2006, 11:04 PM

littleknowitall i'm a bassist, and dude,... 05-28-2006, 07:33 AM

thebassistX depends on the stylel of... 05-28-2006, 08:28 PM

Raine What kinda classic rock are... 05-29-2006, 12:40 AM

thebassistX im just saying its not as... 05-29-2006, 01:44 PM

Laces Out Dan! You're wrong..there are a lot... 05-28-2006, 10:15 PM

boo boo Bass is extremely important... 05-29-2006, 05:15 AM

boo boo Depends on the style... If... 05-29-2006, 07:19 PM

Frances Anybody said Kazoo? ... 05-30-2006, 05:03 AM

SteelyDan79 mos def the bass... everybody... 05-30-2006, 07:22 AM

boo boo Except for those who don't... 06-29-2006, 12:05 PM

Twistershift Any good song, and more... 07-09-2006, 10:14 PM

The Dave Where's the option for a... 06-15-2006, 01:53 PM

tdoc210 organs 07-09-2006, 11:36 PM

under I will have to say Drums 08-06-2006, 01:05 PM

FailurexByxDesignerxJeans Vocals/Lyrics without that... 08-09-2006, 04:41 PM

swim I listen to plenty of... 08-09-2006, 04:43 PM

FailurexByxDesignerxJeans yea i know what your sayin.... 08-09-2006, 04:47 PM

andy There is really no answer, in... 08-17-2006, 08:59 AM

masterfrodd "I'm a one man band".... ... 08-28-2006, 06:23 AM

Xodus I voted Piano / Keyboard... 08-29-2006, 04:20 PM

tdoc210 epic intrumentals ftw 08-29-2006, 04:54 PM

Mythikal Beats Drums for sure!! 09-19-2006, 12:35 AM

sainthood Bass. It's in any musical... 09-22-2006, 03:33 PM

boo boo Except punk. Puh-puh-ching. 09-26-2006, 03:13 AM

sleepy jack Says the minutemen fan. 09-26-2006, 03:13 PM

sainthood Point taken. :beer: But... 09-26-2006, 10:10 PM

thebassistX YEA YEA! THIS THREAD IS ON... 09-27-2006, 07:51 PM

anticipation The drum, or at least the... 09-26-2006, 03:24 PM

sleepy jack Not really, look at the... 09-26-2006, 03:32 PM

Blain I agree with bass when it... 09-26-2006, 06:15 PM

boo boo Accoustic does well when... 09-26-2006, 04:00 PM

mosesandtherubberducky Unless we're talking ska... 09-26-2006, 04:04 PM

sleepy jack I was making a jest also, I... 09-26-2006, 04:04 PM

gibsons86 I would have to say guitar.... 09-26-2006, 09:13 PM

Pink Moon A balance of percussion, bass... 09-27-2006, 07:53 PM

tdoc210 vocals.. pwnt. yeah actually... 09-27-2006, 07:59 PM

under I still stick with drums... 09-27-2006, 09:49 PM

Laces Out Dan! you dont need drums to sing... 09-27-2006, 09:54 PM

sainthood I don't know why keyboard's a... 09-28-2006, 12:01 AM

Urban Hat€monger ? One word..... Kraftwerk 09-28-2006, 11:01 AM

sainthood Sure, but isn't the poll... 09-29-2006, 12:03 AM

boo boo It is the most important for... 09-30-2006, 12:19 PM

under ^ Besides you can barely even... 09-28-2006, 07:06 AM

MURDER JUNKIE Three words: Sigue Sigue... 09-28-2006, 11:05 AM

Urban Hat€monger ? Chaz & Dave? 09-29-2006, 12:05 AM

acoustica I say drums are more... 10-30-2006, 02:32 AM

Trauma The drums are most important... 05-07-2007, 11:12 PM

655321 i good band can lack just... 05-08-2007, 06:00 PM

tdoc210 no drums don't have to... 05-08-2007, 07:58 PM

655321 ooo yeaht thats true 05-09-2007, 04:08 PM

Alexander the Grape No instruments are necessary... 05-09-2007, 06:23 PM

A_Perfect_Sonnet No instrument can be the most... 05-09-2007, 06:42 PM

sarxist In the end, this really is... 05-09-2007, 07:32 PM

Trauma That's riddled with... 05-09-2007, 08:32 PM

Alexander the Grape So I could write a song with... 05-10-2007, 04:37 PM

boo boo Actually it is. If the bass... 05-11-2007, 02:51 AM

Alexander the Grape Wait...you say that I should... 05-14-2007, 10:30 PM

boo boo Its harder to hear because... 06-04-2007, 03:27 PM

TheBig3 Well keane has bass gien... 05-12-2007, 03:22 PM

A_Perfect_Sonnet Get a subwoofer, geez.... 05-15-2007, 08:51 AM

Alexander the Grape My new speakers have a... 05-15-2007, 08:13 PM

NobleRooster My thoughts are that not one... 05-16-2007, 08:40 AM

Alexander the Grape That makes no sense. But... 05-16-2007, 08:28 PM

anticipation i would have to say oxygen.... 05-17-2007, 02:32 PM

Alexander the Grape Most surveys and discussions... 05-27-2007, 10:08 PM

chumb ^ I enjoyed that post... 05-21-2007, 02:04 PM

eddie1 Voice 05-26-2007, 02:06 PM

Patient Dreams What I think 05-29-2007, 09:26 AM

JarOfFliesJC Guitar is the soul, man. ... 06-02-2007, 02:29 PM

boo boo Tell that to Dos, Lightning... 06-04-2007, 03:21 PM

chumb That's silly. 06-04-2007, 12:26 PM

Alexander the Grape Also a lot of the time in... 06-05-2007, 10:09 PM

berv if the singer cant sing ittl... 06-06-2007, 12:28 AM

chumb Congratulations... the same... 06-06-2007, 10:49 AM

Cecilia_M I dont think you CAN be... 06-06-2007, 12:04 PM

chumb I would say you haven't... 06-06-2007, 01:01 PM

boo boo It just depends on the genre.... 06-07-2007, 09:34 PM

right-track Ear drums. 06-06-2007, 02:51 PM

jackhammer I think this is the wackiest... 06-06-2007, 02:58 PM

Danny Well I think that bass is the... 06-07-2007, 07:25 PM

chumb Yeah... but who just listens... 06-08-2007, 07:10 AM

Hipnami it really depend what kind of... 07-04-2007, 12:22 PM

boo boo What about Bluegrass? A lot... 07-04-2007, 09:59 PM

Frances SOUL MAN!!!!! The music... 07-05-2007, 07:58 PM

right-track "It's what's in the groove... 07-10-2007, 02:22 PM

Albert Maksimov Harmonica 07-06-2007, 10:57 AM

Larkrise If the voice sucks, it... 07-19-2007, 03:33 AM

boo boo There is no such thing as a... 07-19-2007, 03:46 AM

DontRunMeOver ^So what you're saying is... 07-19-2007, 05:01 AM

boo boo That sounds like fascism to... 07-19-2007, 05:56 AM

SweetSamBlues I agree. Besides, Frank... 07-19-2007, 03:13 PM

boo boo But its a goofy, witty voice,... 07-20-2007, 09:57 AM

MHDTV Vocals. Melody and lyrics. 08-10-2007, 10:14 PM

joyboyo53 this is one of the concepts... 07-19-2007, 03:25 PM

Larkrise What I meant - I should have... 07-19-2007, 07:50 PM

CAPTAIN CAVEMAN voxxxxxxxxxx 07-20-2007, 12:14 AM

cerberus Depends really. Vocals are... 07-20-2007, 02:34 AM

swim I really hate this thread.... 08-10-2007, 11:58 PM

MHDTV You're just jealous. 08-12-2007, 09:47 PM

Blain QFT 08-23-2007, 12:04 AM

littleknowitall I'm a bassist, but apart from... 08-22-2007, 05:25 AM

Music Man I'd have to go with the... 08-22-2007, 04:11 PM

spook Bass is the glue that holds... 01-16-2008, 10:22 AM

djchameleon I would say that exact same... 01-20-2008, 09:54 AM

Seltzer But the thing is... the bass... 01-20-2008, 05:03 PM

Nosmada great vocals, anyday. 01-16-2008, 11:40 AM

Lizzie this is kinda dumb, for all... 01-20-2008, 05:16 PM

Seltzer Well, I don't mean to offend... 01-20-2008, 05:38 PM

Lizzie I guess this thread is kinda... 01-22-2008, 07:35 PM

TheCaster i voted guitar because i... 01-24-2008, 07:56 AM

dert_stylus I would have to say Drum and... 01-24-2008, 12:40 PM

xtrabenbassist15 Bass is the most important it... 01-24-2008, 02:20 PM

TheCaster theyre are bands that flat... 01-24-2008, 08:36 PM

Lizzie Yeah, I really do fail to see... 01-24-2008, 08:42 PM

TheCaster QFT And: You can do a... 01-24-2008, 09:07 PM

ProggyMan Simon and Garfunkel use much... 02-01-2008, 10:49 PM

Halfa bass IS important. it adds... 01-24-2008, 11:27 PM

TheCaster excatly my point.. the only... 02-01-2008, 10:07 PM

Seltzer The guitar is merely one lead... 02-02-2008, 06:04 AM

TheCaster they pull off songs with only... 02-01-2008, 10:59 PM

ProggyMan There's plenty of bass and... 02-01-2008, 11:05 PM

Urban Hat€monger ? I still think this is the... 02-02-2008, 07:13 AM

Seltzer Your words have inspired me... 02-03-2008, 07:42 PM

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04-12-2006, 04:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
explosions-in-my-pants angel of tragic days Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 901	i go with guitar.. a guitar sounds amazing alone as does a persons voice.. (if a person can sing or play well i mean) but to me i really love the sound of guitar so thats why i go with that.

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