It's really important for the bass and the drums to somehow blend.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The bass player's function, along with the drums, is to be the engine that drives the car... everything else is merely colours.
If you listen to a lot of old funk records, the drums are really small. But you don't perceive it like that because the groove is so heavy.
Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest.
I got tired of different drum sounds so you buy different effects for more manipulation.
I do seem to like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass.
With guitar, bass and drums, you've got limited horizons.
I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass.
Drums usually seem to tune themselves.
I really just wanted to play the drum set and match that. I was never really into the percussion thing.
Usually I like to have them, but going drum-less pushes everything in a new direction and makes it easier to keep things sounding different.