U2 tribute band needs new bassist, a question for you all

[TimR]

Any P with block inlays. 

[police squad]

2 hours ago, mike f said:

@police squad care to share the set? Might that dictate the bass you use?

Beautiful Day

I will follow

New years Day

Until the end of the world

Walk on

Desire

Angel of Harlem

All I want is you

Elevation

Vertigo

Even better than the real thing

Mysterious ways

The fly

I still haven't found what I'm looking for

Pride(In the name of love)

Sunday bloody Sunday

One

Bad (+40)

Where the streets have no name

With or without you

[mike f]

@police squad yup, that’s got p bass written all over it!

Great set you lucky fella. No room for “Out of Control”?!
Ooh, you playing guitar on 40? 😁

Edited November 29 by mike f

[tricky]

48 minutes ago, police squad said:

Beautiful Day

I will follow

New years Day

Until the end of the world

Walk on

Desire

Angel of Harlem

All I want is you

Elevation

Vertigo

Even better than the real thing

Mysterious ways

The fly

I still haven't found what I'm looking for

Pride(In the name of love)

Sunday bloody Sunday

One

Bad (+40)

Where the streets have no name

With or without you

 

Oooh you'll need several there 😉 

 

I have quite a few that would work this situation but I'm waiting for his fat, balding period for the true tribute gig!

 

(Just get a sunburst/maple pbass 👍)

Edited November 29 by tricky

[Lozz196]

That is a great set list, both to listen to and (I’m sure) to play.

[peteb]

1 hour ago, police squad said:

Beautiful Day

I will follow

New years Day

Until the end of the world

Walk on

Desire

Angel of Harlem

All I want is you

Elevation

Vertigo

Even better than the real thing

Mysterious ways

The fly

I still haven't found what I'm looking for

Pride(In the name of love)

Sunday bloody Sunday

One

Bad (+40)

Where the streets have no name

With or without you

 

That is a great set! I could never understand the negativity from some musos / media figures to U2, a truly great band loved in all corners of the globe. So The Edge can't play like Alan Holdsworth - he's still one of the most influential guitarists ever, copied by every 80s / 90s session guitar player on countless hit records! 

 

I was once asked to join a U2 tribute many years ago. I turned them down as I was in a pretty successful cover band at the time and couldn't do both. They went on do really well, playing all over Europe and beyond. They're still going (same singer, but with their fifth or sixth different line-up) and still really entertaining! 

 

 

[Reggaebass]

1 hour ago, police squad said:

Beautiful Day

I will follow

New years Day

Until the end of the world

Walk on

Desire

Angel of Harlem

All I want is you

Elevation

Vertigo

Even better than the real thing

Mysterious ways

The fly

I still haven't found what I'm looking for

Pride(In the name of love)

Sunday bloody Sunday

One

Bad (+40)

Where the streets have no name

With or without you

I don’t know much U2 but the ones I recognise are good songs, do you know the basslines or have you got to learn them all 

[Dad3353]

6 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

... have you got to learn them all 

 

Major scale, minor scale, in a couple of keys and good to go. 

 

...

 

 

 

(Just kidding; there might be a little more for one or two.  )

[peteb]

7 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

I don’t know much U2 but the ones I recognise are good songs, do you know the basslines or have you got to learn them all 

 

I reckon that even the songs you think you don't know on that list, you will actually know...! 

 

[Reggaebass]

43 minutes ago, peteb said:

 

I reckon that even the songs you think you don't know on that list, you will actually know...! 

 

Your probably right there pete, I’ll have a listen to them all in a while,

 Even better than the real thing is a great one I haven’t heard for years 

[Lozz196]

1 hour ago, peteb said:

 

That is a great set! I could never understand the negativity from some musos / media figures to U2, a truly great band loved in all corners of the globe. So The Edge can't play like Alan Holdsworth - he's still one of the most influential guitarists ever, copied by every 80s / 90s session guitar player on countless hit records! 

 

I was once asked to join a U2 tribute many years ago. I turned them down as I was in a pretty successful cover band at the time and couldn't do both. They went on do really well, playing all over Europe and beyond. They're still going (same singer, but with their fifth or sixth different line-up) and still really entertaining! 

 

 

Sometimes opportunities just come along at the wrong time, I bet you were gutted you couldn’t do that Pete

[Wolverinebass]

In about 2001 I was looking for a bass to take the step up to a better instrument as I'd moved to London. Something striking. A bit mad. Ironically, those last 2 things have informed my bass choices ever since.

 

I immediately thought about the Auerswald. I got quoted at £17k when I emailed about it. No discussion of specs or anything. Just a flat price. I bought an Alembic at the Bass Centre instead, which ironically was cheaper.

 

Now, that Auerswald bass hasn't even been listed on the website for years and quite frankly, I'd still buy one, but I shudder to think how much it might be now.

 

Surely someone must do a knockoff AliExpress or whatever version?

[Geek99]

I had to sell my relic sunburst P, but one day I’ll have another and it will have a jazz neck 

[Richard R]

11 hours ago, Wolverinebass said:

In about 2001 I was looking for a bass to take the step up to a better instrument as I'd moved to London. Something striking. A bit mad. Ironically, those last 2 things have informed my bass choices ever since.

 

I immediately thought about the Auerswald. I got quoted at £17k when I emailed about it. No discussion of specs or anything. Just a flat price. I bought an Alembic at the Bass Centre instead, which ironically was cheaper.

 

Now, that Auerswald bass hasn't even been listed on the website for years and quite frankly, I'd still buy one, but I shudder to think how much it might be now.

 

Surely someone must do a knockoff AliExpress or whatever version?

 

I had never heard of Auerswald before this post. Having looked at their web site I can only conclude that they are inspired by Chris Foss's sci fi novel cover art from the '70s.

This is better than being inspired by the illustrations in The Joy of Sex, which he also drew, but either way I would stick to a P bass.

[Hellzero]

Prince was an Auerswald aficionado @Richard R 😉

[tubbybloke68]

Ibanez musician mc924, best bass he ever played by a mile! 😊

[police squad]

18 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

I don’t know much U2 but the ones I recognise are good songs, do you know the basslines or have you got to learn them all 

I know some of them

[Linus27]

I actually played in a very good U2 tribute band. I only came in as a dep but as I know all the bass lines like the back of my hand, I ended up replacing their main bass player who was then moved to keyboards 😂 I took up bass after seeing U2 at Live Aid and after seeing Adam Clayton strutting around stage looking super cool, I thought I want a piece of that 😂 So I have literally learnt to play note for note their entire earlier back catalogue.

 

I was also fortunate enough to be signed at one point and our producer was the super talented Mark Wallis who produced the It Bites album, Travis albums along with U2's Joshua Tree B Sides and who was also the studio engineer on the album. Being a huge U2 fan, I naturally spent a lot of time talking to him about U2. The thing he said about Adam Clayton is that yes, a lot of the song are driving 8's but his timing is impeccable. If you study his playing note for note, every one is spot on in time whereas most other bassist waver out of time playing repeated notes in that way. It makes him an incredibly solid bass player and could literally go into the studio, lay down the bass line perfectly first time. He also knows he can play way more elaborate or complicated bass lines and has in the past, however he very much plays what serves the song and leaves the space for The Edge to do his thing. 

 

@police squad That's a great set, pretty much exactly what I played. You might want to suggest the song Stay (Faraway, So Close) to your band mates. Bonus is it's a cracking little bass line in the same style as One and All I Want Is You. Give me a shout if you're struggling with any of them (I very much doubt it), I used to get asked how to play U2 basslines so I've got a bunch of YouTube videos on how to play them or can just record them again. I also might have a nice P- Bass for sale soon lol

[police squad]

2 minutes ago, Linus27 said:

I actually played in a very good U2 tribute band. I only came in as a dep but as I know all the bass lines like the back of my hand, I ended up replacing their main bass player who was then moved to keyboards 😂 I took up bass after seeing U2 at Live Aid and after seeing Adam Clayton strutting around stage looking super cool, I thought I want a piece of that 😂 So I have literally learnt to play note for note their entire earlier back catalogue.

 

I was also fortunate enough to be signed at one point and our producer was the super talented Mark Wallis who produced the It Bites album, Travis albums along with U2's Joshua Tree B Sides and who was also the studio engineer on the album. Being a huge U2 fan, I naturally spent a lot of time talking to him about U2. The thing he said about Adam Clayton is that yes, a lot of the song are driving 8's but his timing is impeccable. If you study his playing note for note, every one is spot on in time whereas most other bassist waver out of time playing repeated notes in that way. It makes him an incredibly solid bass player and could literally go into the studio, lay down the bass line perfectly first time. He also knows he can play way more elaborate or complicated bass lines and has in the past, however he very much plays what serves the song and leaves the space for The Edge to do his thing. 

 

@police squad That's a great set, pretty much exactly what I played. You might want to suggest the song Stay (Faraway, So Close) to your band mates. Bonus is it's a cracking little bass line in the same style as One and All I Want Is You. Give me a shout if you're struggling with any of them (I very much doubt it), I used to get asked how to play U2 basslines so I've got a bunch of YouTube videos on how to play them or can just record them again. I also might have a nice P- Bass for sale soon lol

nice one. I'll shout if i get stuck. Does he use many FX on his sounds?

[peteb]

17 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Sometimes opportunities just come along at the wrong time, I bet you were gutted you couldn’t do that Pete

 

Not so much at the time. As I said, the band I was in were doing very well and playing loads of bike rallies and such like, including a brief and rather bizarre run of playing high-end functions. 

 

I wouldn't have minded being part of the U2 thing a few years later, when they were playing to large crowds on outdoors stages in Cyprus and coming back with stories of staying at and playing in luxury hotels in Dubai...! 

 

[Linus27]

9 minutes ago, police squad said:

nice one. I'll shout if i get stuck. Does he use many FX on his sounds?

No not really. In the early days he used to use a little chorus live on stuff around the War period (New Years Day) but generally no. He does like a bit of overdrive and has a Big Muff pedal but its used to add some grit mid range. He's a big fan of Ampeg but favours Ashdown as it gives him more control over his sound. He generally goes for a big fat bass sound which is typical P- Bass with an Ampeg/Ashdown with some drive behind it. He also uses a pick on the more driving stuff.

Edited November 30 by Linus27

[Geek99]

@Linus27 I’d appreciate a link to your youtube videos please 

[Lozz196]

2 hours ago, Linus27 said:

I actually played in a very good U2 tribute band. I only came in as a dep but as I know all the bass lines like the back of my hand, I ended up replacing their main bass player who was then moved to keyboards 😂 I took up bass after seeing U2 at Live Aid and after seeing Adam Clayton strutting around stage looking super cool, I thought I want a piece of that 😂 So I have literally learnt to play note for note their entire earlier back catalogue.

 

I was also fortunate enough to be signed at one point and our producer was the super talented Mark Wallis who produced the It Bites album, Travis albums along with U2's Joshua Tree B Sides and who was also the studio engineer on the album. Being a huge U2 fan, I naturally spent a lot of time talking to him about U2. The thing he said about Adam Clayton is that yes, a lot of the song are driving 8's but his timing is impeccable. If you study his playing note for note, every one is spot on in time whereas most other bassist waver out of time playing repeated notes in that way. It makes him an incredibly solid bass player and could literally go into the studio, lay down the bass line perfectly first time. He also knows he can play way more elaborate or complicated bass lines and has in the past, however he very much plays what serves the song and leaves the space for The Edge to do his thing. 

 

@police squad That's a great set, pretty much exactly what I played. You might want to suggest the song Stay (Faraway, So Close) to your band mates. Bonus is it's a cracking little bass line in the same style as One and All I Want Is You. Give me a shout if you're struggling with any of them (I very much doubt it), I used to get asked how to play U2 basslines so I've got a bunch of YouTube videos on how to play them or can just record them again. I also might have a nice P- Bass for sale soon lol

Great post @Linus27, reinforces what a good musician AC actually is.

[Beedster]

On 29/11/2024 at 11:42, police squad said:

Here I am working out what basses to play when I should really be learning the set

 

On 29/11/2024 at 12:19, Beedster said:

 

You clearly do not understand what Basschat is about 🤔

 

2 hours ago, Linus27 said:

I also might have a nice P- Bass for sale soon lol

 

...although @Linus27 clearly does 👍

[Linus27]

54 minutes ago, Geek99 said:

@Linus27 I’d appreciate a link to your youtube videos please 

 

Here you go. I actually put them into one playlist to make it easier. Please note that the quality is not great as most are about 15 years old before we had fancy GoPro's or iPhones etc. However, you can here the basslines, especially with headphones. I defy anyone to say Angel of Harlem is not a great fun little bassline as well 😂