![]() "At first I thought playing bass would be just like playing a guitar with fewer strings, but I learned otherwise quickly. "I eventually return to the pick-unless, of course, I drop it, which happens a lot!"Ī self-taught player, Newton switched over from guitar to bass when he received the call to tour with Converge. "I grew up listening to players like Chuck Dukowski of Black Flag, Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler, and Joe Preston of the Melvins." He plays mostly with a pick, though he uses his fingers on parts of the band's slower tunes. That's when you know it sounds good." Newton likes bassists who can get a "gnarly" tone and who don't overplay. "On the new album I played through an Ampeg V4 that was cranked so loud that the floor shook and my head hurt. "The best way to get serious growl on your bass is to get an old tube amp and turn it up loud," Nate offers. ![]() Newton's overdriven bass tones propel the band's latest release, You Fail Me. Filled with abrupt stops and starts, screaming vocals, busy drum patterns, and dissident chord voicing, Converge's music is simultaneously chaotic and precise. We're a hardcore band, and I play strictly for the song, as any adept hardcore player would." The Boston-based group, which was formed in the early '90s, blends hardcore, punk, and metal influences into its driving sonic assault. ![]() "But those skills aren't necessary for Converge. "I don't have crazy chops, I don't read music, and I don't shred," Nate Newton says. Check out this great new article on Nate Newton from Bass Player Magazine online. Go to their official website href='' target='_blank'> to read more. They have just announced a few April dates in the US with Nine, Turmoil and Doomriders. Converge are currently on tour in Europe for the next month.
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