Double Bass

[YTKallDAY]

From what i've heard, so far it isn't more than that studio video and addicted to pain, Flip is using a lot more double bass on this album than ever before. anyone know why? i really dig it, it's just almost a whole new different drumming style.

[JaredWard]

Garrett Whitlock. <---

Hopefully the live click follows.

[YTKallDAY]

He didn't do the recording, did he? Or were Mark and Scott just thinking it was too awesome to not do?

[AB4Lyfe]

He didn't do the recording, did he? Or were Mark and Scott just thinking it was too awesome to not do?

Garrett didn't do the recording for Fortress, but he did for All I Was. Its very possible Flip heard how awesome the double bass was on the solo album, and decided to incorporate it more into his style.

But I agree with you, sounds fucking awesome.

[BSC]

I don't see why people like to think Garrett Whitlock is responsible for Flip using double bass? He played drums on All I Was which had a bit of double bass. That's the only connection?! Flip is playing to heavier riffs then he previously has. Addicted to Pain is heavier and more up-tempo than most of AB's previous work, it makes sense that there's some double bass on it. Flip has used double bass in Alter Bridge songs before, long before Garrett drummed for Tremonti . It's not like Garrett is some double bass pioneer who has revolutionized people's approaches to drumming. Some people make it sound like Flip was compelled to use double bass simply because Garrett played double bass on All I Was.

Rant over. While I'm glad Flip has changed up his style, his use of double bass has worried me slightly. I just hope it's not overdone on the album. I dislike drummers that use double bass as their first and only resort to make a song heavy. I hope there's some decent double bass work. I just feel that double bass sometimes makes a song far too predictable.

[Timotheus]

If Flip was influenced by Garret, I hope he was influenced by his tight live performance too.

[uctalum01]

I don't see why people like to think Garrett Whitlock is responsible for Flip using double bass? He played drums on All I Was which had a bit of double bass. That's the only connection?! Flip is playing to heavier riffs then he previously has. Addicted to Pain is heavier and more up-tempo than most of AB's previous work, it makes sense that there's some double bass on it. Flip has used double bass in Alter Bridge songs before, long before Garrett drummed for Tremonti . It's not like Garrett is some double bass pioneer who has revolutionized people's approaches to drumming. Some people make it sound like Flip was compelled to use double bass simply because Garrett played double bass on All I Was.

Garrett is good, but don't see why people keep saying that about Flip's drumming on ATP thus far and likely Fortress as a whole. I haven't listened to the Projected album in a while, but I think Flip kicked it up a notch on that album and may have even used a double bass. I don't see why this is such a big deal.

[AB4Lyfe]

I said that it was "very possible," nothing's definite until you actually hear from him as to why he's playing more double bass.

[YTKallDAY]

Thanks for the input, fellas. I don't think the reason he started playing db more matters too much...I mean whether he heard what Garrett did or it's something he's been working on, it doesn't matter as long as it sounds good. Which it does. I was just simply curious to hear thoughts !

[Vaux]

I remember an interview a while back that mentioned how garrett and flip were working together on stuff.... I don't remember the exact wording but it was said that garrett was teaching flip double bass, and flip was teaching garett something too but I can't remember what it was.

[Jhenrid]

I would think it may be more of a Projected influence than Garrett. Granted I've only listen to projected once but aren't they on the heavy side

[JaredWard]

I see no one caught the rest of my post..

[WkdSelina]

I see

[JaredWard]

[axlar]

Flip has been using double bass pedals for ages...

[AB4Lyfe]

Flip has been using double bass pedals for ages...

This is true, but he's finally starting to incorporate it into more songs as opposed to every now and again.

[axlar]

True

[Altered]

I love the idea of Scott bringing in more double bass. Used in the right spots it can add a lot to the music. On the topic of Double Bass I swore I read one time that Scott said he wasn't very good at it. Seems it something he has been working on and I like it!

[Decay]

If Flip was influenced by Garret, I hope he was influenced by his tight live performance too.

This.

I don't wanna see them speeding up the songs live.

Anyways, I think the idea of double bass is cool. I got nothing against it as long it's complementing the music.

[Mel-C]

Garrett Whitlock. <---

Hopefully the live click follows.

Thought the same meself!