ChristmasFnatic Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Maybe top 5 of all time? How is he compared to the likes of Tom Hamilton, Flea, etc? cuz I dont see many praise him with his playing. Unlike Slash getting many praises, esp in every show thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
default_ Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 (edited) Technique wise, no, he cant be compared to the ones you mentioned. He doesnt play that well but I like his timbre and way of doing stuff, very unique and characteristic. Edited November 3, 2017 by default_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 His playing on the GNR albums is incredible! He's definitely under appreciated. Hamilton might edge Duff out in that Hamiltons live playing is really tight too. For like half of RHCPs career Flea was impersonating a monster bass player but the second half he's been really musical. I think they are all top five/ten rock bassists. Duffs style seems so quintessentially rock n roll that its easy to take for granted, but who else does it like him? Id say no one! Out side of Rock N Roll... their still not bad, but the guy playing jazz, late night for tips only, up the street from me kicks their asses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlRoseCDII Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 In terms of technique, far from it. However, for the genre he plays and for my personal taste I do consider him my favorite bass player. His bass lines on Appetite legitimately made me keep coming back to the album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fashionista Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 He's in the top 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Absolutely not. But Duff has made some incredibly iconic bass lines and is the ultimate "GNR bassist" He belongs in the band, and I love Duff 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Ass Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Just now, ZoSoRose said: Absolutely not. But Duff has made some incredibly iconic bass lines and is the ultimate "GNR bassist" He belongs in the band, and I love Duff Exactly this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert39 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 He has a realy a bas sound that is special, and his punk back ground , really diffines him from other bas players. how he plays his bas is raw, i like it. he has his own sound, like Slash has. With SMKC, Tod kerns does a great job (really like his playing, and he has a great tallent) But it is not Duff.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyPrettyTiedUpMichelle Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 I once ventured onto a bass nerd forum (yes, such a thing exists) seeking an answer to this question and was pleasantly surprised when most of the members thought very highly of Duff and said that he did a stellar job for the genre. There were only a few who didn't think much of him and they were into jazz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Nah. Bootsy Collins, Bill Black, Bill Wyman and Willie Dixon are your top flight bassists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosso Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 He is one of my favourite bassists. I mean, how can someone not like his work on the GN'R albums? He is no John Paul Jones but still a damn good bassist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedish Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 He is a great bass player with an amazing tone that fits in perfectly with GN'R but he isn't on the list of top bass players out there in my opinion! He is my favourite member of GN'R though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Now this is a bassist, 1:15+ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1lkw0rm1 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 I am not impressed by his playing technique, even though I love his contributiion to the band. I think it's his stage presence where he stands out from the rest. Maybe Paul Sominon and Kim Gordon look as cool as him onstage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 The best at what? Its a weird question. I mean people are naming all these other exceptional bass players but I'm not sure music works that way. You could put some kind of prodigy in Duffs place in GnR, a Bootsy or a John Entwhistle...would they do Duffs job better than Duff? I'm not sure they would. In fact I'm sure they wouldn't. The way I see it is his job is being the bass player for Guns n Roses and he is the best bass player for Guns n Roses, as far as being the best ever, or in some top ten, it all depends on your criteria. Asking if he's better than 'x' bass player, whether it's Flea or Jaco Pastorius is kinda missing the point. And the same goes with Slash, is he like, one of the greatest guitarists of all time? I don't think he is and I love Slash but I'm sure umpteen people on here would disagree with me, he wouldn't even make my top ten, there's tons I'd put ahead of him, Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, Johnny Thunders, Pete Townshend, Johnny Ramone etc etc etc, tons of people would say he's better than most of those but...take all those guys and put them in each otherses band and they wouldn't fit, all those guys made iconic music which has given them a context within which their reputation belongs. And the same goes for Duff, remember we're talking about rock n roll here, musically speaking, in terms of like high end proficiency, most rock n roll musicians are kinda shite, its a rudimentary kind of music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlweave Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 I like Duff as a bass player his tone and style fits GnR but the best bass player I have ever heard was cliff burton man what he could do on bass 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batatadoce Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyPrettyTiedUpMichelle Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 12 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: The way I see it is his job is being the bass player for Guns n Roses and he is the best bass player for Guns n Roses, as far as being the best ever, or in some top ten, it all depends on your criteria. Asking if he's better than 'x' bass player, whether it's Flea or Jaco Pastorius is kinda missing the point. remember we're talking about rock n roll here, musically speaking, in terms of like high end proficiency, most rock n roll musicians are kinda shite, its a rudimentary kind of music. This is pretty much the answer the bass nerds gave - they approved of his work for the rock genre and for GNR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sosso Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Right Next Door To Hell is one of my favourites with him. Those agressive bass lines are really suitable for the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhazUp Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Top bassist of all time? No, not even close Best bassist for GNR musically? Hell yeah 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Its Tino Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 I'd want the opinion of another bass player also want to inject a little love for Geezer in this thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyPrettyTiedUpMichelle Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 2 minutes ago, Its Tino said: I'd want the opinion of another bass player also want to inject a little love for Geezer in this thread Thank you. If I had any likes left I'd give you a dolphin. Tommy bloody Stinson's thread has 39 replies to Duff's 20. It's not right on a GNR forum. It's just not cricket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Id like to think that theres a reverence for Duff and thats why its the Tommy thread that was quickly derailed about peripheral stuff, making it longer. Duffs baselines are so well crafted and executed that they seem basic. Not so: his playing on Guns albums is the perfection of rock n roll bass. His style embraces the earliest rock forms right through newer forms, up to the date he recorded his last lines with Guns. He anchors groove and boogie while also being the most melodic of rock bassists. That plus his signature bass intros to many of the tunes are absolutely exquisite and properly communicate "you think this is awesome so far? You have no idea whats about to happen to you!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverburst80 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Duff is in his own lane, his playing and tone are recognizable straight away. That beats being the best technically or whatever any day or the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janrichmond Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 I love Duff but i don't know enough about bass to say how great he is but i love what i hear from him. Todd 'Dammit' Kerns is another favourite mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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