bass equivilent to stairway to heaven

[sbrag]

As stairway to heaven is banned in all guitar shops in the world what is the bass equivelent as an overplayed riff. My first thought is good times / rappers delight

[Judo Chop]

Hysteria by Muse?

[paul_5]

Hysteria by Muse?

[chris_b]

[quote name='sbrag' timestamp='1366745390' post='2056817']
....what is the bass equivelent as an overplayed riff.....
[/quote]

All slap bass lines.

[OliverBlackman]

Teen Town

[Lynottfan]

The Chain?

[chrismuzz]

Smoke On The Water comes to mind!

[booboo]

Got to be that Fleetwood Mac tune used for F1.!

[Judo Chop]

[quote name='booboo' timestamp='1366747837' post='2056881']
Got to be that Fleetwood Mac tune used for F1.!
[/quote]

The Chain

[sbrag]

The chain was my other thought

[Ziphoblat]

Hysteria played badly with no distortion etc gets my vote.

[KingBollock]

Seven nation army.

[zero9]

Dune Tune - Level 42 (during the 80s)

[bertbass]

Surely it's Sunshine Of Your Love.

[bremen]

Showing my age but... Schooldays?

[tommorichards]

id say hysteria

[DorsetBlue]

Perhaps that is why Muse wrote Panic Station, you then get them and slap (not pop) together in one package.

[Cat Burrito]

I guess it depends on your age and the circles you move in but I clicked on this thread thinking The Chain. Seems to be in the lead so far. I suspect people over a certain age think that & the younger players think Muse.

[the_skezz]

Schism by Tool or For Whom the Bell Tolls by Metallica, IME. I do mostly know/see rock players though.

[Mykesbass]

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1366747248' post='2056865']
Smoke On The Water comes to mind!
[/quote]

Sorry, original post possibly a little bit confrontational - What I should have said is I don't think anyone would notice if you played this as the bassline isn't particularly obvious.

Edited April 24, 2013 by Mykesbass

[achknalligewelt]

I do hear Money by Pink Floyd a lot. Is that common elsewhere, or is Leicester just a hotbed of 7/4 time? For my part, I always play Girls and Boys or Rio, just to keep the shop dudes on their toes. It helps in this discussion that I don't like either Muse or Fleetwood Mac.

[charic]

If you want to drive them mad in a music shop then Hell Aint A bad place to be by ACDC could probably do the job

[EliasMooseblaster]

I'd go with random slap & pop licks - perhaps I just particularly notice it as it's not a style I've ever liked, but it does seem to be the first thing people do when they feel the need to demonstrate how good they are to the shop assistant!

(Next time, I might just begin with Boris The Spider and see whether the Mark King wannabe across the room can keep a straight face)

[clauster]

[quote name='zero9' timestamp='1366750179' post='2056946']
Dune Tune - Level 42 (during the 80s)
[/quote]

I remember this being banned in the Bass Centre at some point in the 80s

[Dave Vader]

I don't know any of these songs.....