Widdles

[Veils]

Everyone here must have a few lil widdles that they always play on a bass. Maybe it's what you sound check with? Maybe it's what you play when you are trying a bass in a shop? Whatever it is, everyone has a few of their favourite noodles.

Tab them or record them and we can all exchange cool lil noodles!!

I shall stick mine up here this evenin!

[ped]

lol I might hack something out l8rz

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

I thought you only widdled on a bass as part of the relicing process

[Veils]

So that's how they do it!!!

[Cantdosleepy]

Cool idea!

[Dood]

Awww I have a confession to make! My two 'widdles' that I mainly use for soundchecks are 'bullwhip' by that Vai type chap and (if I have got the right song) the B pedalled bassline in Voices by DT .. actually.. I don't think thats the right song.. I'll have to check.

The first one is so I know what my full range sound will be like, the second is to check 'bottom end'.

They are not flashy, but Bullwhip seems to cover a pretty wide range and has some nice warm up style stretches in. 'especially if you try to cram all 45 seconds in 30!! ;o)

I will noodle for a bit too, playing very light and very hard so Mr engineer gets a good idea of my dynamic range and any effects / solo sounds I may use.

bullwhip vid is on my MySpace

[Mrs Tinman]

[quote name='dood' post='65823' date='Sep 26 2007, 12:14 PM']the second is to check 'bottom end'.[/quote]

Let me know if you ever need a hand with that

[Dood]

[quote name='Mrs Tinman' post='65831' date='Sep 26 2007, 12:28 PM']Let me know if you ever need a hand with that [/quote]


I also like to check top end. *insert 'two ronnies' sketch here* ;o)

[anti-barbie]

Here was me thinking this was a thread about needing to pee in the middle of a gig

[Paul_C]

[Tee]

I tend to widdle miscellaneous bits of "The Real Me," "Southbound Pachyderm" and more misc stuff including my own little exercises.

[cheddatom]

[quote name='anti-barbie' post='65847' date='Sep 26 2007, 12:44 PM']Here was me thinking this was a thread about needing to pee in the middle of a gig[/quote]

I once met a jazz bassist who swore he was incontinent and got a custom Ampeg chemical crapper for on stage. I think he was endorsed so he got it for free.

[Tait]

"soul to squeeze" by the red hot chili peppers
"london calling" by the clash
"when I come around" Green Day

Edited September 26, 2007 by lwtait

[Maark]

[quote name='presoulnation' post='65757' date='Sep 26 2007, 11:00 AM']Everyone here must have a few lil widdles that they always play on a bass. Maybe it's what you sound check with? Maybe it's what you play when you are trying a bass in a shop? Whatever it is, everyone has a few of their favourite noodles.

Tab them or record them and we can all exchange cool lil noodles!!

I shall stick mine up here this evenin![/quote]

I kinda have an alternate picking excersise I use to warm up, it's just 12/11/10 on all 5 strings, alternating the fingers and descending / ascending. Mostly to discipline my fingers into independance. XD

[jwbassman]

[quote name='Paul_C' post='65908' date='Sep 26 2007, 03:04 PM'][/quote]


Fantastic, it's not tab it's something altogether more entertaining - the rest of the band need to see this, I'm tempted to put it in an arrangement and see if they notice, see how good their sight reading is

[paul, the]

YES!


Gladys Knight & The Pips - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"

Bumm ba bu ba bumm. ba bu ba bumm bumm...

I've had that C perfect on a few occasions so I know what I'm aiming for.

[bigvern]

[quote name='paul, the' post='66234' date='Sep 27 2007, 01:01 AM']YES!
Gladys Knight & The Pips - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"

Bumm ba bu ba bumm. ba bu ba bumm bumm...

I've had that C perfect on a few occasions so I know what I'm aiming for.[/quote]

Indeed the best version!!
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kx54wU7vx8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kx54wU7vx8[/url]

Sorry I drifted off there... sad to say I just run through scales to warm up etc.

[mike257]

It's the tired old Rage Againt The Machine riffs for me, I can't help but crank out 'Freedom' in every soundcheck. Outshined by Soundgarden gets the odd look-in from time to time as well.

Sometimes I really push the boat out, and play a song that's actually in the set too!