Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Geezer Butler

Geezer Butler (born Terence Michael Joseph Butler on 17 July 1949) is best known as the bassist of heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Butler played rhythm guitar in his pre-Sabbath days, but when Sabbath was formed, Iommi made it clear that he wouldn't want to play with another guitarist, so Butler moved to bass. Butler is noted as being one of the first bassists to use a Wah-wah pedal on his bass, as showcased at the beginning of "N.I.B." which inspired many later bassists. He was also one of the first bassists to down-tune (from the standard EADG to the lower C#F#BE).



















How to bludgeon unsuspecting victims armed with nothing more than a bass riff.

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