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Glam rock music question concerning bass

 
 
Jack Denfeld
14:09 / 25.06.03
What does glam rock bass sound like? Is it simple power chord stuff? Is it complex? I have this friend who was invited to join in a band that was to sound like glam rock. And my friend, who plays bass, has no clue what the bass should sound like in a proper glam rock band.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
14:19 / 25.06.03
What kind of glam rock? 70s Bowie, or 80s Quireboys? (I only really know about the former, but if it is that, then check out Bowie's Moonage Daydream for some of the wickedest glam rock bass. If you can find recordings of the Outside tour, the bass on that was fucking mental.)
 
 
Jack Fear
14:33 / 25.06.03
It should be loud, it should be solid, and it should groove. There will probably be room for the occasional flourish, but the bassline, in most glam rock, is not by its nature intrusive: it's there to anchor and counterpoint the chunky rhythm guitar, which is the real essence of glam.

It might be simple stomping on the root, it might be bluesier walking lines (i.e., "boogie"), but it's got to be tight and in-the-pocket.
 
 
Jack Denfeld
15:04 / 25.06.03
Excellent! Thank you both! I'll tell my friend about it right away.
 
  
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