KISS - Detroit Rock City Isolated Bass

[r2blank2]

I doubt the authenticity of this. Some of the playing is pretty off. For example, at 0:38 - that's a major timing flub to leave on a record.

[Hydrefyricon]

It seems like the Destroyer version should have a cleaner tone...I bet this is a re-record.

[dt7089]

Most of you people are freaking morons. Gene Simmons is a great bassist.

[AppointAuto666]

i think it's a fender vi....but i'm not sure

[bassomatic64]

Gene good groove? Good grief!

[sabbath178]

Bob Ezrin wrote this bass line.

[numberonemisfitsfan]

I like gene , but very generic and overrated bass player. GREAT business man.

[SteveOuimette]

@numberonemisfitsfan I would hardly call Gene an overrated player. Not many people I know talk about how great of a bassist Gene is. That said I think he's the perfect player for what KISS needed. Good groove, great thick and nasty tone. Nothing fancy...just the right amount of business. He never just pedals notes, the parts are well thought-out. And yes, a great businessman.

[ChristianU2ubeh]

@dan0496 Palm muted probably.

[RetardedxVideo]

this is beast....nuff said.

[gleegerb]

I love kiss....but this sounds like buffalo farts.

[dmcxxx]

@gleegerb LOL

[syxxgunner]

This has Bob Ezrin written all over it. You can hear how much Gene's playing had improved since the early days.

[TheTheravadaBand]

Sounds like a fart xD

[vonroden]

most of this is from destroyer expect the ending... the bass tone changes 

[COBWEBOWNZYA]

@vonroden Could have been done in two takes, then put together

[Kewln00b]

My friend says it's going to take him a while to learn this song on bass...Worst part is I don't know if he's joking or being serious.

[keyblok]

@Kewln00b actually, the main riff is pretty hard to master...

[spaceace1337]

@keyblok

you bad at life if you cant play this

[keyblok]

@spaceace1337 so I'm lucky I can :)

[keyblok]

@peire1 sure, asshole.

[MrRocknRollJoe]

@Kewln00b Now is the time to start searching for mental hospitals in your area.

[TMRonin85]

@Kewln00b The only truly 'difficult' part of the song is it's triplet feel. If you're accustomed to straight-forward 4/4 beats, that swing feel may mess with you. Counting it as '1-and-2-and-3-and-4-and' may help.

[KCBOY122166]

Do me a favor sarcogram720. I need you to isolate the guitar and post it if it's possible.

[hollandrocksls]

if this is gene it must be off the newly recorded ones. Cuz you can google how hard it was to remaster the destroyer album cuz of how bob ezrin records. So to have single tracks like this. Its totally pro tools off the newly recorded stuff....

[sarcogram720]

@hollandrocksls

No this is really Gene. It was leaked from Rock Band and only the Destroyer version of DRC was used in Rock band.

[Bonedadyo]

@hollandrocksls

The problem wasn't not being able to isolate the tracks, it was the effects (on each track) that couldn't be touched. When Sean Delaney said that they had to master everything to match the Ezrin stuff for Double Platinum he was referring to the overall sound and levels. He specifically mentions effects like reverb were mastered in the final product & could not be removed. This doesn't mean the tracks were all mastered into one. This is absolutely the Destroyer bass track.

[jaamman]

That Rocks!! What a Great Basse line!!!

[Jim5150jvc]

sounds like Gene has his action set really low. lots of fret buzz

[Punchlined]

Cool, thank you, very helpful !!!

[DarkWolf5250]

Is this the actual bass track? Or just someone playing along with the song?

[derekdrums]

@DarkWolf5250 I think you are correct. (a cover)

[sarcogram720]

@derekdrums

No, this is the actual bass track from the song.