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Root digger

A bassist who tends to ride the root note of chords, shunning fifths, thirds, sevenths, and even passing notes. They often take the power stance and chug eighth and sixteenth notes throughout their bands' repertoire.

Note: Thus is not necessarily a bad thing, it is merely one style of playing bass.
Mike Dirnt used to write a lot of melodic bass lines, but since American Idiot he has become more of a root digger.
by -TracerBullet May 4, 2021
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