How to be in a three piece band
 

Hey all,
Ive been in a few bands before but now ive got this three piece thing going on and i need a bit of help... If anyone can give me any advice on how to beef the bands sound up, or what pedals and effects are good for Bass and Guitar, what the best amps are etc, that would be cool.

Cheers, Turtle.

Have more than one on vocals that always helps

Yeah, more than one vocal, and put a little reverb on them...not enough to here an echo, put mess around with it and you can hear the fullness come in. Also, don't just follow the guitar part with the bass, let it do its own thing. One other thing is to use full chords instead of power chords.
For Amps, assuming you have money: Mesa Bogie for distortion, and Marshal for Clean
Ampeg for Bass
Assuming you don't have money: Crate does the job well for both guitar and bass.

Try not to drown out on instrument with another that sucks... Not too many solos either that sounds stupid

LOL true, true...many people here know their music, this is the first time i've heard a lot of people actually say intelligent stuff regarding the sound and stuff (and listen to punk) LOL....Awesome!

And uhm...louder than usual bass and more crash and cymbals than usually? dunno...just giving ya stuff to experiment with lol

Whatever you do, don't sound like Three Days Grace-they suck!

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three days grace does not suck.

I gave their CD another chance, and now I like them. :)