Whats your showoff piece

[charic]

You all know you do it when someone asks to hear you play, so whats your showoff piece people.

Mine: The real me by the who

[stingrayfan]

Despite a current roster of about 50 songs that I gig regularly, I always forget every bassline I know when anyone says "play something".

[The Funk]

Improvisation in E minor, ie. silly noodling.

[OldGit]

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='288646' date='Sep 21 2008, 06:15 PM']Despite a current roster of about 50 songs that I gig regularly, I always forget every bassline I know when anyone says "play something".[/quote]

Ha ha yea I know what you mean

I've started doing "The Princess Royal" which is a diddly / Morris dance tune ... That's not usually on the "don't play these tunes" list in music shops

[waynepunkdude]

I play an A

[Clarky]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='288651' date='Sep 21 2008, 06:19 PM']I play an A [/quote]
what's that?

[TheDarkReaver]

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='288646' date='Sep 21 2008, 06:15 PM']I always forget every bassline I know when anyone says "play something".[/quote]

Same here, I don't really know why.

However, if I'm noodling round checking my pedals and amp for soundcheck I tend to do the start of Anaesthesia (Pulling Teeth).

[The Funk]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='288651' date='Sep 21 2008, 06:19 PM']I play an A [/quote]

At first I read that as "I play [i]in[/i] A" and I thought "ooh, brave - I'll stick to E".

An A - isn't that a song by Tenacious D? "[i]Next[/i] song!".

[Oscar South]

A piano arrangement of 'Yesterday' 2 hand tapped if I'm holding a bass, 'Day is Done' by Nick Drake if I'm holding a guitar. Seems to impress most people.

'Rappers Delight' bassline on either if I just can't be bothered.

Edited September 21, 2008 by Oscar South

[ahpook]

i don't have one !

although A is a cool angle...

[noelk27]

Fretless, Bach's cello suite No 3 in C Major - I used to be a cellist - or The Police, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.

Fretted, a mash-up of Queen, Another One Bites The Dust and Chic, Le Freak / Good Times.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Smoke on the water

[OutToPlayJazz]

"Sinister Minister" by Bela Fleck & the Flecktones. Well, the first three pages, at any rate!

[Thunderthumbs]

[quote name='stingrayfan' post='288646' date='Sep 21 2008, 06:15 PM']Despite a current roster of about 50 songs that I gig regularly, I always forget every bassline I know when anyone says "play something".[/quote]
Me too.

Can never remember anything that might sound remotely interesting to a non musician/bassist.

Always end up playing something really simple.

[slaphappygarry]

Chameleon by Herbie

[lowdown]

Rachmaninoff Piano studies for the left hand.
All at once.

Garry

Edited September 21, 2008 by lowdown

[ZMech]

The Pink Panther theme tune. Not musically impressive, but brings a smile to most peoples face (including mine).

[bnt]

I'm partial to Rush instrumentals, except when there are fiddly fills involved. Which basically rules out YYZ, then, but I find their more recent instrumentals more tasteful, anyway. Previous faves are [i]Where's My Thing?[/i] and [i]Leave That Thing Alone![/i], but these days I'm very into [i]The Main Monkey Business[/i].

[squire5]

The solo from the middle of "Bouree" by Jethro Tull.Glen Cornick magic!

[Deep Thought]

The opening solo from 5 Minutes by the Stranglers. Or Yellow Submarine.

[phil_the_bassist]

[quote name='noelk27' post='288671' date='Sep 21 2008, 06:37 PM']Fretless, Bach's cello suite No 3 in C Major - I used to be a cellist - or The Police, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.

Fretted, a mash-up of Queen, Another One Bites The Dust and Chic, Le Freak / Good Times.[/quote]



I usually find myselt noodling thru a Bach piece in G, one of the preludes I think I like it cos it means I can use my low C legitimately

[beerdragon]

Pink Floyds Money or the chain by Fleetwood Mac. when thats done i'm waiting for every one else to finish.

[ARGH]

Some Mac or Floyd....but most often the one that get most people grinning and foot tapping is "Peaches" by the Stranglers.

[d-basser]

first little bit of moonlight sonanta or a bit of country music is always good.

[spike]

[quote name='slaphappygarry' post='288684' date='Sep 21 2008, 06:57 PM']Chameleon by Herbie

[/quote]

Strangely enough, I was learning that this morning and decided it was going to be my new showoff piece. Of course, if anyone asks me to play it I'll immediately forget how it goes