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EPISODE · Feb 14, 2025 · 1H 49M

Extreme Metal Bass Player's Roundtable

from The Guitar Gear Locker · host The Guitar Gear Locker

The Guitar Gear Locker Live Show 19 - A live show featuring a roundtable discussion with Ross Dolan of Immolation, Chuck Sherwood of Incantation, Erika Osterhout of CHTHONIC Deity, and Paul Delaney of Black Anvil.00:00 Introduction01:20 The role of bass in extreme metal/music12:54 Is the bass player the most humble person in the band?13:28 Who is the best bass player in extreme metal, and overall?25:34 How low do you tune and how do you keep your action?28:24 Do you like high or low action?35:52 How often do you change your stings?41:18 There is a lot of “low end” in death metal. How do you make it stand out?45:03 What type of equipment do they use?1:00:59 When is it time to double the guitar riff?1:04:29 Who started on guitar and moved to bass?1:08:06 What is the first song you played on bass?1:21:47 Getting a new band’s vibe on bass?1:24:58 Finger style vs pick1:31:50 What everyone has coming up 1:49:52 Wearing out your welcome with an album1:47:24 Oreo cookiesAcoustic 370 ampBoss odb3 pedalhttps://www.boss.info/global/products/odb-3/Dark glass alpha and omega 900 https://www.darkglass.com/manual-alpha%C2%B7omega-900/Svt 4 prohttps://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SVT4Pro—ampeg-svt-4pro-1200-watt-tube-preamp-bass-head?mrkgadid=1000000&mrkgcl=28&mrkgen=gdsa&mrkgbflag=0&mrkgcat=studio&recording&acctid=21700000001645388&dskeywordid=39700065013197460&lid=39700065013197460&ds_s_kwgid=58700007232174981&device=c&network=g&matchtype=&adpos=largenumber&locationid=9008196&creative=706902477806&targetid=aud-439454427746:dsa-1385849825170& ampaigned=6730319008&awsearchcpc=1&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA-5a9BhCBARIsACwMkJ58ZYTIlCUKKwfgtIPoa6cXMQ8dZZqnNUZu5cN8H6-uBYSW3v4MN_EaAjNmEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.dsSans ampFender P bassOB1 500Ibanez Soundgear Basshttps://www.ibanez.com/usa/products/model/sr/BC Rich Stealth basshttps://bcrich.com/product-category/basses/Links:https://www.namm.org/thenammshow/attend/oldRailhammer pickups - https://railhammer.com/https://www.schoolofrock.com/locations/fredericksburghttps://www.facebook.com/alex.boukshttps://www.instagram.com/alexbouks/?hl=enhttps://www.facebook.com/immolation/https://www.facebook.com/3AlarmGuitarServiceshttps://www.instagram.com/3alarmguitar/?hl=enwww.3Alarmguitar.com

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