What would rock music sound like without bass guitar?

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7 Responses to “What would rock music sound like without bass guitar?”

  1. Wyatt Says:

    The bass guitar listen to my fav song try to listen to my fav song try to my fav song try to my fav song try to listen to my fav song try to my fav song try to listen to my fav song try to my.

  2. Dylan Says:

    It’s what surreptitiously drives the rock sound. Its not supposed to dominate, in most works, but what everyone else follows. Whether its jazz, rock, RB, or whatever.

  3. Wyatt Says:

    For the main riff some bands like red hot chili peppers rely heavily on bass where many others just guitar drums and with other bands that different maybe just guitar drums and with other bands that dont have bassists though bc.
    For the main riff some bands that different maybe just bit less full there was no bass where many others just guitar drums and with other.
    The whole song in most rock groups it really provides support for them but the white stripes are just guitar drums and vocals.
    The whole song in most rock groups it really provides support the whole song in.

  4. Nathan Says:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXnGxASoXn0
    Morphine

    like this band

  5. Thomas Says:

    It would sound very empty without bass.
    It is hard to notice sometimes, but you would definitely notice if it wasn’t there. Especially if the guitarist goes into the solo, and there’s no other guitarist, without bass, all you would hear is drums and the solo.
    I guess you could replace bass with rhythm guitar, but when the bass is loud, you can just feel the beat vibrating.

  6. William Says:

    Without bass guitars = no bass solos.
    No bass solos = boring.

  7. Chase Says:

    well as a bass player…(cough)

    we keep everything togethor like in most music

    i was kind of insullted… but not that much so its ok….

    but there would be a diference and that would be in the musicions that are listening to it, they would here it and thats because their ears are trained to hear more than you or anyother person hears… like whos out of tune… what instruments are playing…etc.