xgsjx Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 To counter the love hate thing, what songs do you love playing? One I can play & play & never get bored of is Use Me by Bill Withers. Not just sitting on the original bassline, but playing about with it (like incorporating part of the keys with it). The amount of groove it generates is just so much fun. That's just the first that comes to mind. Soooo... What covers do you love to play? Quote
Hobbayne Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Angie by The Stones. I have created my own bass line for it, using elements of different songs I have pinched. The band always comment on how good it sounds. Quote
BruceBass3901 Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Go With The Flow - Queens of the Stone Age is a personal favourite of mine. Since joining a Ska band, I find I keep playing Nite Klub - The Specials and Mirror in the Bathroom - The Beat. Just such fun, relatively simple lines to play Quote
Drax Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Joined a one-off band for a friends party - we're doing Theme from Minder - hugely satisfying to play. Quote
Paultrader Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 I Saw Her Standing there by the Beatles. I play and sing it in unison with the singer, and it took me [u]ages[/u] to crack - but once I had... magic! Quote
Bilbo Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Like A Lover by Dori Caymmi https://youtu.be/glh0A5WgqEU?list=PLvqzvV4PVkHs_bnatX6gO2MdyYimlnKj7 Danca Da Solidao by Marissa Monte https://youtu.be/Xzxgjhi2eNU Quote
Bilbo Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Incompatibilidade De Genios by Joao Bosco https://youtu.be/Tk_CghlLAr4 Quote
Guest MoJo Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Anything that gets a positive reaction from the audience Quote
uk_lefty Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 [quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1430158943' post='2758529'] Angie by The Stones. I have created my own bass line for it, using elements of different songs I have pinched. The band always comment on how good it sounds. [/quote] Yes!! I love that one too, sounded great with my old band and plenty of room to experiment with the bass Bass-wise I love playing NIB, Hey Joe, She's Not There, Sir Psycho Sexy (never had a band play it sadly), Cryin' (Aerosmith), Don't Follow by Alice in chains - I used to play a huge "lead-bass" part through the second half of it Quote
Qlank Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 Rolling in the deep by Adelle. Cool to play. Need to convince the rest of the band to play it. Quote
FuNkShUi Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 Hold On I'm Coming by Sam and Dave Love the horn part, and its a cool song to play Quote
KevB Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 The one I'm enjoying getting to grips with for the new project is Echo Beach, probably because I've also had to create a patch for the midi pedals and find a way of playing those at the same time as a (slightly simplified) bassline. It's coming together but the singer's not sure about it which means it'll probably get dropped just as I've mastered it! Quote
anaxcrosswords Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 [quote name='Qlank' timestamp='1430222569' post='2759099'] Rolling in the deep by Adelle. Cool to play. Need to convince the rest of the band to play it. [/quote] Hope you convince them. It's been on our set list for a couple of years and always goes down well. A favourite of mine is [b]Somebody Told Me[/b] ([i]Killers[/i]) for which I usually drop the E to Eb for the mid-section that starts with "Pace yourself for me". That chorus is huge fun. Quote
lowhand_mike Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 i predict a riot is fun to play, involves a nice range of the neck Keep on running, nice fun bassline Feel like making love, we funk it up a little in the break out parts and have an extended outro/solo part that i get to have a bit of a (limited) noodle over Quote
interpol52 Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) I never tire of playing 'It's My Life' by Talk Talk. Also, I had to play '9 to 5' by Dolly Parton when standing in for a band once and really loved playing that, I never even liked the song up to that point! 'Something' by The Beatles too. I think its nice to play 'Out of Reach' by Gabrielle on a P bass with flats. Strange thing is that I don't really like listening to any of these songs for pleasure very much, I just stumbled upon each one through doing covers in bands. Edited April 30, 2015 by interpol52 Quote
kendall Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 Lucretia MyReflection by Sisters of Mercy and Rain by the Cult. Quote
KevB Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 In the previous band I found I was enjoying playing Suspicious Minds more than I expected to do. I can't 'do a Scheff' but I threw in a few little random fills at the end to spice things up. Quote
Der JD Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 I love playing just about anything by Rush, Iron Maiden, Jamiroquai, and Chic. Quote
lojo Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 Lately ... Fame - Irene Cara Anything by Duran Duran Anything that I can use Synth effects on It will change in a few months Quote
Funky Dunky Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) All the Jamiorquai stuff is great fun to play. I learned Sir Duke over the weekend and it's an absolute joy to play! I love to play Disco Inferno by The Trammps as well, always fun. I Want You Back is an enjoyable line to play. You're The One That I Want is another fun bassline. Gets a great reaction from the laydees, they always recognise that bassline and laydees all love Grease! I get a kick out of nailing anything challenging too, so I love to play The Chinese Way by Level 42 :-) I almost forgot - Jungle Boogie Frankenstein Edited April 28, 2015 by Funky Dunky Quote
Funky Dunky Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 [quote name='uk_lefty' timestamp='1430170043' post='2758683'] Don't Follow by Alice in chains - I used to play a huge "lead-bass" part through the second half of it [/quote] I think every bassline between 'Jar of Flies' and 'Sap' is probably worth a shout. I especially love Nutshell and No Excuses. Mike Inez's bassline on Down In A Hole from the MTV Unplugged set is also a peach. Quote
bonzodog Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 Little green bag. Especially as I sing it too. Goes down really well with a wide range of ages Quote
Woodinblack Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 [quote name='KevB' timestamp='1430223622' post='2759119'] The one I'm enjoying getting to grips with for the new project is Echo Beach, probably because I've also had to create a patch for the midi pedals and find a way of playing those at the same time as a (slightly simplified) bassline. It's coming together but the singer's not sure about it which means it'll probably get dropped just as I've mastered it! [/quote] We are doing that as well, currently no keyboards, but wondering if there was scope for the midi pedals - I certainly can't do the full keyboard part! Quote
Roger2611 Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 I love playing Don't Stop Me Now by Queen, just a great bassline to play, on a completely different tangent, Longview by Greenday is good to get right Quote
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