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“Slap bass has that metallic sound, like a hammer. If you played bass with a pick it wouldn’t sound the same. Actually, I did that on Epic”: How Billy Gould crafted his driving bass tone on Faith No More’s biggest hits
Billy Gould’s funk bass leanings powered We Care A Lot and Epic by San Francisco rockers Faith No More