I do not like the open strum style on bass guitar!!!!!

**epi4561** · Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 58

AAArrrggghhh!!!!! It is so frustrating.... I have been playing the crap out of RB for a while now and haven't played GH in a while, so I actually traded in some old games and bought GH-Metallica.. went to play Orion and totally forgot about the open strum notes on the bass guitar.. that is ridiculous!! Am I the only one here that does not find this style enjoyable to play?

I'm majorly bummed.. I was really looking forward to doing some shredding Cliff Burton style.. oh well just needed to get that off my chest. thanks for listening..

thanks-epi

**Davers** · Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:32 am Post subject:

You might be the only one in this boat. lol I loved the open notes. Bass is already pretty easy on 99% of the songs out there and that's on Expert. The open notes gave it so much more of a challenge. I think it was a genius idea

**dave0113** · Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:44 am Post subject:

**epi4561** · Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 58

I don't know... I guess I like to keep a bit of the realism factor in it, and I don't think that open strumming really fits in with all of the other "realistic" improvements they have made from one release to the next.. Hammer ons/pull offs, solo notes for fret board (no strum required) etc... all things that are used. I've never seen a bass player in real life use an open strum. Anyway, that's why I don't care for it... who knows, maybe it will grow on me once I get more used to it..

thanks-epi

**Davers** · Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:01 am Post subject:

You've obviously not watched alot of bass players. They use them all the time.

Not trying to sound like a jerk, but seriously, they are a big part in playing the bass. My friend is a bass player and thought it was awesome how they added open notes in GHWT.

Also, they are awkward at first, but the more you play them, the better you become and the more fun it becomes overall

**epi4561** · Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 58

**chaosfreak07** · Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 11:45 am Post subject:

Not everyone likes open notes. I think they're kinda neat, but sometimes their charting is awkward (Master of Puppets, BYOB...). I know one person in my RB accs thread at one point said they're in the game too much, and that could be the issue.

There's really not much else to do, except practice with them.
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**DarKRiffz87** · Joined: 17 Jan 2010 Posts: 118 Location: noitacol

i love/hate open notes.

love em cuz it adds challenge to bass songs.

hate em cuz it can get TOO challenging

i.e B.Y.O.B
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**CoalfieldRocker** · Joined: 09 Sep 2008 Posts: 316 Location: Tennessee

i love the open notes, adds a whole new element to it. without open notes, your band's bassist was just your 2nd best guitarist who was forced into playing a really boring chart

also, just because you're uber at playing lead doesnt mean you'll be an uber bass now, it doesnt always translate 100%

in metallica they really made some ridiculous charts out of it tho, they toned it down a bit in gh5
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**YouJustWanna** · Joined: 10 May 2008 Posts: 490

Go into ghm and make a song on bass to get used to it. Thats what its there for
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**Ontwikseltsaar** · Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:54 pm Post subject:

Bass was like "Ok, I am not that good at expert yet so I'll play bass, and you play guitar, just don't play The Way it Ends, okay?"

The open notes can be frustrating at first, but take the confusion into practice mode and you got yourself a different, fresh way of playing GH.
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