Originally Posted by: Cryptic ExcretionsI think that chords on bass sound like **** if you allow them to. By that I mean, if you're gonna play bass like a rhythm guitar then yeah it's not gonna sound too good, but by throwing some chords into the fray for an added emphasis, then what's that gonna hurt? I play chords every so often on my bass, not as often as I do other stuff but plain and simple I do use them. In fact. I'm gonna make a song using a lot of bass chords just to throw at you.

Haha. :rolleyes: No offense but go ahead. I'll still tell you sounds like ****, well maybe **** is a strong word but it doesn't sound nearly as good as just playing an interval from the chord or a single note. If you want emphasis play an octave, it sounds so much better. Chords played on bass just sounds like muffed noise, there's no clear distinction of anything. In case you didn't know I've been playing bass for about 12 yrs now and I have been through the "experimental" stage and played chords on bass. I've learned from that, and that's the bass is so much clear and gettin the idea accrosst is better done without playing chords (let the rhythm guitar do it). A full chord strummed on bass is just too much, and it's muddy as hell. So go ahead and write muddy bass lines.