I like how Dave mentioned Judas Priest as an influence on his bass playing. Ian Hill may have played simple lines, but his tone on JP's Unleashed In The East was just killer!
David is my all time favourite bassist, dUg is just such an amazing backbone to King's X, just locks in with Jerry Gaskill on every song. Ashamed to say I only discovered them in 2017 but made up for it soon enough.
Listening with both ears and mind WIDE open...Dug is one of the most amazing musicians I've ever had the chance to listen to. His playing with King's X is perfect, and his demeanor is nothing like one would expect. Humble, understated, but musically brilliant. LOVE it.
I got to meet Kings X a while back, Dug was a total sweetheart & is probably one of the nicest people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. He even gave me a free Kings X shirt! Lol
dUg is so amazing. What's amazing about him is his note choices. He can be busy when he wants but everything he does seems to be very solid. He really colors the music with these soulful counterpoint lines. It still floors me that when I hear something new in an old KX song, its usually him being subtle.
Evan S - Exactly. I have always and often said that Ellefson is the nicest and most genuine guy in the rock world. He is honest and humble...and doesn't feel the need to put a show on for anyone. He is THE man. Nicest guy ever. You can tell that he was raised properly.
Been a fan of King's X for 27 years or so, and i gotta say that dUg's tone never fails to floor me!! Just stunning! Dave is great, too! Just gotta add that... \m/ (:o)
Band fans wish to bash on other musicians while the guys in the bands are having fun just playing together. Music is not a competition. It's all about sharing ideas and feelings
I once wrote to Dave when he was out of megadeth, telling him i was sorry and wishing him luck. And the dude actually replied! I was in awe. Super cool guy.
29 people have absolutely no musical taste whatsoever . How can you not like this. Doug is one of the most underrated bassists and singer songwriters ever , and Dave is a true legend and genuinely nice guy . Come on people .
....."Where the band locks in..." then plays "Hook in mouth". And then I am like "oh, for fucks sake play this LIVE!!!!!!". And then you get another video were Dave M. says he cannot play old songs cos be can't sing that high..Well, I have news for you Dave! NOBODY cares how you sound, just play the songs and lets us bang...trust me, no-one is going to complain about your voice if you nail the riffs and the solos....
What dUg is saying about slinging the bass really low "Because it looks right" CJ Ramone of the Ramones said that not only does it look right but it's also critical for playing downstrokes, since your arm is relaxed and the wrist is doing all the work. I'm pretty sure dUg playing the way he does, found out about that too.
I heard dUg say "Glen Hughes" - I hang on every word he says like it's gold. Now I have a new band; musical sound to explore. Never really listened to Deep Purple - actually I'd never heard of them until I heard dUg mention his name; looked it up; found out he was the bassist of a band called "Deep Purple" - now I'm listening to Deep Purple. Thank you dUg! (gonna finish watching this video first, of course! :P ). BTW, I do the same thing with King's X I'll rewind and listen to a certain riff over and over and over until it's hardwired into my brain and I understand it at a deeper; emotional level. (also looking into Trapeze). Funny how things come full circle isn't it? Maybe I'll start a band called "Full Circle".
freakoffury same here oddly enough I think finger picking is much easier for me than playing with a pick I still use a pick every now and then just for kicks
These two guys are both monster low riders! Personally, I'd rather listen to dUg play than David though. dUg's style is pure groove, pocket and soul. Also, his tone is so much more than just bottom end. It's Chris Squire/Geddy Lee-esque chunky mids and highs over big, gritty, punchy and compressed lows. I have nothing negative to say about David Ellefson's playing or tone as it fits perfectly into Megadeth's mix. BUT When I hear dUg riff on his 12 string, (eg. ALL songs on "Out Of The Silent Planet") it just sounds and feels so great! Just my personal opinion. Great video though!
David is such a nice guy and a great bassist. One of my bass icons aside from Steve Harris and Cliff Burton. Doug is old as hell but that slapping shit is lovley
Two incredibly talented muso's. And such seemingly nice guys to boot. But dUg has a bass tone to~fucking~die~for!! Never heard a bass tone like that before (first Kings X album at time of release) or since! This is good shit... \m/ (;o)
IndianaJoel93 Met him in father's lodge, h is such a great guy ! I believe metalhead are all quite "individual" and I am like this myself. Though, I can't really judge him on being pretentious, but probably you are such a nex jesus from 'Murica so you can judge us...
I worked at Starbucks during the time he was not in Megadeth. He use to come in, buy his coffee, and was always the nicest dude. And this was in a rich neighborhood, where people with less money, talent, and fame, were gigantic assholes. He was always solid, so not sure why you have this opinion of him.
How could anyone think he is a douche bag? Because he is a normal guy? I'd say he was the exact opposite. He is probably the nicest and most normal guy in rock n roll.
Music music I hear music ... Trio's don't wash out Live . You hear space in-between breaks and notes . Take a piano player and violinist , you have a complete .
When Doug Pinnick & David Ellefson talk about tunings & Doug mentions the tuning “BEAD” which is the tuning for one of my favourite bands which is “Type O Negative” & lead singer/bassist Peter Steele plays a 4-string so his “E” string must be just flapping in the wind lol unless he does what i do which is i buy a set of 5-string bass strings & use the thick “B” string in replace of my “E” string but then i put the “EAD” strings on & obviously i don’t use the “G” string unless my girlfriend wants to use it lol 😂 😉
dave kicks ass. he's playing circles around the other guy :p which song is he talking about where he played half drop/half standard? that's pretty interesting. hangar 18 is/can be played in drop d the whole time i believe.
dave may play in a metal band but his lines have a lot of character. maybe not so much in the faster songs cause it's hard to pick out but he's a really talented and underrated bassist. check out some of his bass clinic videos.
jimorocks Doug's a great person as well. Met him a few times after kx show. Wish they would play central florida once more. Know a great place that would welcome them. The Alley - Sanford, Florida
shane meoli I've meet Doug 3 time's and talked to him for hours. Him and Jerry would hang out after show's in Sacramento and just talk music with us other musicians. Ty was going through his divorce at the first couple times and than was to tired the last time I meet them. Good people!
even through a mono set up, dUg gets that massive tone. Must be that preamp. And those hands..... David has technique. But dUg has soul. Gimme a minute....
I like dUg because he has the same kind of dirty sound as Lemmy had, but without most of the distortion brought out by sheer volume. It has the same kind of echo as you might find at the bottom of a deep well. He's not a speedster like Billy Sheehan or flashy like Glenn Hughes, but he just sounds like nobody else alive right now. Dave is faster, but he stays within the lines most of the time. Hrs a lot cleaner and more traditional. That's not bad, but he's very different ent from dUg.
