
Dave Ellefson is born November 12 1964 in Jackson, Minnesota. He was a bass player in Megadeth from 1983-2002. He is now a currently a member of Avian, Temple of Brutality, F5, and Killing Machine. Early life With formal training on keyboard instruments and saxophone as a kid, Ellefson was drawn to the bass guitar because of its presence in heavy rock music. He then became an accomplished rhythm guitarist and honed his songwriting skills while leading several of his own bands through the club scene of North America's Midwest region.
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Your First Metal Bass Line
Metal Madness - Putting it All Together
The Metal Half Step and Eighth Notes
The Gallop
Traditional Metal
Speed and Thrash Metal Bass line
Rhythms & Timings
Drop D Tuning
Bass Chords
Syncopated 16ths
Vultures
Pentatonic Bass Lines
Using triplets - The Gallop
Using Arpeggios
Muting
Octaves and Fifths
Hammer Ons and Pedal Tones
Sleeping Giants
Playing 16th Notes
Conclusion
Hammer (Comes Down)
Evil Rules
Home
Dissidence
Voices
Like Father, like Son
Out in the Rain
Hammer (Comes Down) Id At Start Of Song
Enter Sandman (as made famous by Metallica)
The Hammer Comes Down
Dissidence, F5
Hangar 18 (Bass)
If You Were God (Ft. John Bush)
Peace Sells (Bass)
Tornado Of Souls
Death To Jesus
wywiad | Basstory: An Intimate Evening Of Riffs And Repartee With David Ellefson
Return of the Phantom
Symphony Of Destruction (2004 Digital Remaster)
I Love You Lord
Hammer of the Gods
Calm Before the Storm
Rock Shop
Nightcrawler
Pull No Punches
If You Were God
After All (Said and Done)
Holy Wars" at Guitar Center, Austin, Tx. September 9, 2013
Bass Solo
Megadeth
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