waynepunkdude Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='224040' date='Jun 22 2008, 11:11 AM']RATM is always fun to play though i've never got 'Take The Power Back' down because my slap technique is terrible.[/quote] I posted that then thought i havent tried in a while picked up my trusty Squire ( i always have my Squire to hand) and did it first time BOO YA i must be getting better Quote
bassmanady Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 (edited) One of the better 1st dance wedding songs we have had to learn....December 63 (oh,what a night)by the Four Seasons..so enjoyable to play Edited June 23, 2008 by bassmanady Quote
molan Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 (edited) [quote name='The Funk' post='219290' date='Jun 15 2008, 04:50 PM']Don't you mean [i]Forget Me Nots[/i] by Patrice Rushen?[/quote] I heard a great interview with Ready Freddie Washington once. He got a writer's credit for the coming up with the bass line to Forget Me Nots. It was a big enough hit in it's own right but was then used for Men in Black & covered by George Michael on Fast Love. Serious multi-platinum sales stuff for each of these. I think Will Smith gave him a jont writer credit but he didn't initially get a co-credit from George Michael. The stories were that Patrice Rushen & Ready Freddie settled out of court though. Also some additional credits when Randy Crawford covered it and it was featured in the movie Big. He reckoned he was earning enough from this one bassline alone to pretty much retire if he wanted to! One of my favourite bass stories, session guy comes up with great bass line, gets writer credit and earns a fortune - how often does that happen? Edited June 22, 2008 by molan Quote
MythSte Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 Its a shame - Detroit Spinners. I might buy an old p bass just for all this wonderful motown! Quote
StevieC Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 [quote name='molan' post='186256' date='Apr 27 2008, 01:09 AM']Midnight at the Oasis - been trying to get the BNH version sorted but settled for the original Maria Mulduar![/quote] Have you got that line down yet? Was listening to it on the radio this moring and it sounds nice but a little tricky! Quote
StevieC Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 [quote name='lowhand_mike' post='189601' date='May 1 2008, 11:38 AM']+100 lazy gits er oh yeah back on topic Hysteria - Muse Tobacco Road - David Lee Roth version (Billy Sheehan on bass ) Vertigo - U2 Paranoid - Black Sabbath[/quote] I bet you really suggested 'Elephant Gun' by Diamond Dave!! Quote
StevieC Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 [quote name='jonsmith' post='192410' date='May 5 2008, 07:38 PM']Mission by Rush - working on this with my Rush tribute at the moment. Hardest bit seems to be getting the transition from the 5/4 bit under the first guitar solo to the marimba/bass unison part really tight (and the tail end of that part is a bit tricky too). Good fun.[/quote] Good on ya! A bit of a challenge that one. Every Rush song has a great bass part. Have you looked at 'territories' or 'analogue kid'? Quote
molan Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 [quote name='StevieC' post='224951' date='Jun 23 2008, 12:50 PM']Have you got that line down yet? Was listening to it on the radio this moring and it sounds nice but a little tricky![/quote] I got pretty close (with some YouTube assistance!). However other band members struggling so seems to have been dropped from the set for the time being! Quote
WarPig Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 Just starting on Maxwell Murder by Rancid.......will report back in a month hahah Quote
budget bassist Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 Can't stop by the red hot chilis - i'm meant to be recording it for our band project at college. Quote
xilddx Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 Tempus Fugit, finger style. Wan Fi Go Rave. Still trying to get Freewill. Quote
queenofthedepths Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 Powerslave by Iron Maiden - I'm not a huge fan of the band but playing this is loads of fun! Quote
stug Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Nirvana - Milk It. Well not exactly recently learnt, but went over it to make sure I've still got it down after all these years, since my band wants to cover it. Not the most technical bassline in the world by a long shot but hella fun to play. Easy to jump around and not f*** things up with this one Quote
Starvolt Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Map of your head - Muse. Fun to play, nice and mellow, but really quite easy. Also been trying to nail Hysteria gain and attempting the Osaka Jam. Quote
Norris Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Guy Pratt's twiddly ending phrase to Learning To Fly off the Pink Floyd Pulse album. I took me days to get my fingers round it and to get it to stay in my head! Quote
Mr Fudge Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 Can't really say learned, but I have been noodling along to Spocks Beard in anticipation of seeing them in a week or so. To be honest apart from gig night I am playing more piano at the moment. Quote
Delberthot Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 Not desparately difficult but I've been sitting learning "Let There Be Rock" by AC/DC on my 12 string bass. total killer of a key to play it in. Quote
Kev Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 [quote name='shaundixon666' post='223954' date='Jun 22 2008, 07:18 AM']Should give Bombtrack a go Love playing that song[/quote] plus the one, awesome stuff just learnt soul to squeeze by rhcp, lovely riff Quote
Dave Dubya Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 (edited) "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived" from Weezer's new LP. Fairly straightforward apart from a few twiddly[b]*[/b] bits. [b]*[/b] [size=1]"twiddly" is a professional musicians technical term.[/size] Edited June 28, 2008 by Dave Dubya Quote
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