Most important instrument in a band (bass, instrumental, rock, white stripes)

Wild7Dustr · 04-23-2006, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by xoverkillx

The drums....a bass would be second.

Well, atleast for funk it would be that way!!!

davell · 04-23-2006, 02:41 AM

drums cause i play them ...lol

binx · 04-24-2006, 06:19 AM

I think it is drums too as the bass follows the drums and the guitar follows the bass

ShadowSurfer · 04-25-2006, 10:40 AM

singers and guitarists are the most important in a band.

drummers? don't need one to sing melodies and play chords.(a song)

a bassist and a drummer without a guitarist and singer - aint a band kids. No gigs for them.

HOWEVER, a guitarist and singer without a bassist and a drummer are a band and get more gigs than a singing drummer will, Count on it.

nothing in a band is more important than a singer and a guitarist doing the chord changes.
not the drummer. not the bass player.

Slowhand · 04-25-2006, 04:55 PM

A drummer is ESSENTIAL to having a good band. I've played with several drummers, each at different skill levels, and it's amazing how much of a difference it makes when you're playing with a drummer who keeps the beat AND shakes things up a bit. Without that, no matter how virtuosic you may be at your instrument, your band will sound like ****.

ShadowSurfer · 04-26-2006, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Slowhand

A drummer is ESSENTIAL to having a good band.

a drummer IS NOT essential to playing a song.

Merkaba · 04-26-2006, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ShadowSurfer

a drummer IS NOT essential to playing a song.

Nothing is essential to playing a song. But a good song...

the_walrus · 04-25-2006, 06:54 PM

its definetley the guitar
probably more than half of people interested in playing music choose the guitar! IT SPEAKS TO US hahaha

Wild7Dustr · 05-05-2006, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by the_walrus

its definetley the guitar
probably more than half of people interested in playing music choose the guitar! IT SPEAKS TO US hahaha

Well a guitar may speak to a Person by providing an entertaining melody or good riff, but it doesn't necessarily speak to People, see?Plus, a guitar doesn't equal a band!!!No matter what style, a band needs more support than just one guitar player, such as drums, bass, violin, piano, sax, percussion, trumpets, whatever, ya know?

gabbagabba_hey · 04-26-2006, 07:11 PM

the gee-tar

without it everything would be kinda boring

View Poll Results: whats the most important instrument in a band
guitar	28	28.57%
bass	18	18.37%
drums	35	35.71%
vocal	14	14.29%
piano/keyboard	3	3.06%
Voters: 98. You may not vote on this poll

04-25-2006, 04:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
Slowhand Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 43	A drummer is ESSENTIAL to having a good band. I've played with several drummers, each at different skill levels, and it's amazing how much of a difference it makes when you're playing with a drummer who keeps the beat AND shakes things up a bit. Without that, no matter how virtuosic you may be at your instrument, your band will sound like ****. __________________ Mitch Hedberg rules. Slowhand's Poemy Pothole

04-26-2006, 07:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
gabbagabba_hey Dont Get Raped In Cancun Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: land of treason Posts: 189	the gee-tar without it everything would be kinda boring __________________ go on out get some more go on out to the bar the market or the liquor store friends dont let friends get lost in chinatown

04-23-2006, 02:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
davell Groupie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: aus Posts: 14	drums cause i play them ...lol

04-24-2006, 06:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
binx Groupie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2	I think it is drums too as the bass follows the drums and the guitar follows the bass

04-25-2006, 10:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
ShadowSurfer Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Side II of Band Of Gypsies Posts: 301	singers and guitarists are the most important in a band. drummers? don't need one to sing melodies and play chords.(a song) a bassist and a drummer without a guitarist and singer - aint a band kids. No gigs for them. HOWEVER, a guitarist and singer without a bassist and a drummer are a band and get more gigs than a singing drummer will, Count on it. nothing in a band is more important than a singer and a guitarist doing the chord changes. not the drummer. not the bass player.

04-25-2006, 06:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
the_walrus Groupie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 30	its definetley the guitar probably more than half of people interested in playing music choose the guitar! IT SPEAKS TO US hahaha