Most important instrument in a band (drum, bass, funk, rock)

Halfa · 01-24-2008, 11:27 PM

bass IS important. it adds foundation to the sounds that everything else is making. immagine a pyramid. would you feel safe standing next to it if it was balanced on its tip, rather than the normal bottom? when you lose the bass you lose quite a bit, making it harder to have a fully supported sound. when you listen to simon and garfunkle, and other bands that only have guitar, they actually have a bassline played on the guitar, and because of this you can keep that pyramid of sound.

but then again...i'm an orchestra dork gone rock/blues/metal.....so i tend to have these biases.......

so yea...depends on the style

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

01-24-2008, 11:27 PM	#34 (permalink)
Halfa Allman Brothers Obsessor Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Whipping Post Posts: 260	bass IS important. it adds foundation to the sounds that everything else is making. immagine a pyramid. would you feel safe standing next to it if it was balanced on its tip, rather than the normal bottom? when you lose the bass you lose quite a bit, making it harder to have a fully supported sound. when you listen to simon and garfunkle, and other bands that only have guitar, they actually have a bassline played on the guitar, and because of this you can keep that pyramid of sound. but then again...i'm an orchestra dork gone rock/blues/metal.....so i tend to have these biases....... so yea...depends on the style