influences

Hello there, folks of TB. I was wondering if there were any other metal bassists out there who have expanded their musical vocabulary into other genres, and gained influence from non-metal bass players. I've been playing since I've been about 13 (30 now) and when I started, I was quite ignorant...

Is there any consensus on what consequences weight has on the tone of a bass, like if one was to compare two basses of the same design and build from the same types of wood, but one being made from unusually light pieces of wood and the other from exceptionally heavy pieces of wood? I ask...

Just been watching catch up TV on the BBC iPlayer. Documentaries about Buddy Holl(e)y, BB King. Such talent, dedication and what an influence they had over the musicians that followed including myself. Here I am a rubbish BG holder trying to play along to tracks that these guys just knocked...