Metal with bass as lead instrument - low tuned, low inharmonicity music

[You]

Man Is The Bastard:



Sordo:


Not metal or hardcore, but otherwise relevant; Death From Above 1979

 

[Phon]

I know Durero here has a 34-36 7 string guitar that's actually tuned to standard 7 string guitar B with very thin strings. Haven't heard it but he says it's super clear (of course!). Would be interesting to hear it tuned an octave lower!

Maybe we should convince him to produce a soundcloud demo

 

[ncfiala]

This is probably not what you're looking for, but godheadSilo is a two-piece with just a bassist and a drummer. They're from my hometown (Fargo, ND) and eventually got signed to Sub Pop but they're not really active anymore.

 

[Unjustly-Labeled]

Well, since you mention Caynug, Niverlare and tuning low, you might wanna check out my projects. Been using a 6 string bass as a guitar since around 2014. https://unjustlylabeled.bandcamp.com/album/grotesque

 

[isomorphic]

my band has 6 string bass high in the mix

link in sig

 

[wankerness]

Type O Negative? And possibly Carnivore by extension?

October Rust is the main one with bass as lead, it's slightly more buried on World Coming Down and Bloody Kisses.

One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet is The Flying Luttenbachers. They had this weird noisy album (Infection and Decline) with two basses as the only stringed instruments. I'm not sure if that was the instrumentation on their other albums or not.

 

[ittoa666]

Spasm

 

[GenghisCoyne]

ive never seen so many picks in a thread about bass playing. yuck.