Jam Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 I'm sure there's already a thread on this somewhere but i don't know where and i'll be damned if i'm trawling 35 pages of posts to check! So yeah, when you try out a bass for the first time, or pick one up to play with, do you have any songs you always play? Usually I play Aeroplane (yes I know, cliche, but it's a fun line), and Jamiroquai's Cosmic Girl for fingerstyle, with some Opeth stuff (usually Bleak) just to try out the heavier side of things.. How about you guys? Any songs you always play? I suppose the reason i'm asking this is to kinda broaden my knowledge so I can look up some of the songs you guys love to play and try them out myself! Quote
Happy Jack Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 (edited) Depends on the bass! If it's a semi-acoustic (I collect vintage Hofners) then it'll be a McCartney bassline ... [i]All My Loving[/i] or maybe [i]Eight Days A Week[/i], melodic lines played fairly high up the fretboard. If it's a solid-body then I'll usually play something by Stevie Wonder ... [i]Higher Ground[/i] or, predictably, [i]Superstition[/i]. On a fretless [i]Misstra Know It All[/i] sounds great. Edited October 23, 2007 by Happy Jack Quote
Kiwi Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 [quote name='Jam' post='77999' date='Oct 23 2007, 05:09 AM']I'm sure there's already a thread on this somewhere but i don't know where and i'll be damned if i'm trawling 35 pages of posts to check![/quote] You're very welcome to use the search engine - top right corner? Quote
Cantdosleepy Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 I usually play the melody from Mogwai's 'Tracy' or try to remember Cure's 'Lovecats'. Quote
parker_muse Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 Hit me with your rythmn stick, and my own things. Its so much better of someone asks you 'Whats that?' And you reply 'This? Just a little something i wrote earlier!' Quote
stingrayfan Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 If I'm at home, it's usually the last thing I've learned. If it's in a guitar shop, I normally can't remember a single one! Quote
G-bitch Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 According to my missus, the same thing everytime! (Even though I'm just noodling in E.) Quote
queenofthedepths Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 [quote name='HarryPotter' post='78093' date='Oct 23 2007, 10:47 AM']Money.[/quote] Hahaha always... and nothing else except my own stuff... Quote
Aussiephoenix Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 [quote name='stingrayfan' post='78150' date='Oct 23 2007, 11:42 AM']If it's in a guitar shop, I normally can't remember a single one![/quote] Funny how that happens isnt it? sometimes I cant for the life of me think up some song to play. I endup playing a few basslines from my covers band, like: anouk - the dark, AIC them bones (if its a 5r), sitting on the dock of the bay, etc... other than that, a few of my many original songs and more than a few doodles in between. Quote
colda Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 The Smiths - Barbarism Begins At Home kinda use it as my warm-up thing Quote
Jam Posted October 23, 2007 Author Posted October 23, 2007 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='78008' date='Oct 23 2007, 07:29 AM']You're very welcome to use the search engine - top right corner?[/quote] Aha! Sorry buddy, didn't see that. I'll be sure to make use of it in the future! Also: "If it's in a guitar shop, I normally can't remember a single one!" Why does this always happen!? Quote
Weird War Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 [quote name='colda' post='78209' date='Oct 23 2007, 12:41 PM']The Smiths - Barbarism Begins At Home[/quote] +1 Quote
E_MaN Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 Your the One that I want - Grease lol, always gets a few looks, but then you have to follow it up with Master of Puppets or Blood and Thunder Quote
lovedub Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 When I go to the guitar shop I play slap-bass as quickly and badly as possible. It doesn't matter which tune I play, just so long as everyone in the shop can hear me It's fashionable, or so it would seem Quote
s_u_y_* Posted October 23, 2007 Posted October 23, 2007 [quote name='E_MaN' post='78458' date='Oct 23 2007, 06:43 PM']Your the One that I want - Grease lol, always gets a few looks, but then you have to follow it up with Master of Puppets or Blood and Thunder [/quote] I'm a Summer Loving type of guy. One time, an employee came up to me and she said it was a welcome change to everyone playing RHCP lines. Quote
OutToPlayJazz Posted October 24, 2007 Posted October 24, 2007 Depends on mood... If I'm feeling melodic, it'll be a jazzed up version of MK's Dune Tune or School Days... Perhaps Victor Wooten's Amazing Grace (I have the sheet music)... Never really a slap solo or anything like that. Need to be warmed up to get some real speed going. Getting old? Quote
Marky L Posted October 24, 2007 Posted October 24, 2007 [quote name='stingrayfan' post='78150' date='Oct 23 2007, 11:42 AM']If it's in a guitar shop, I normally can't remember a single one![/quote] +1 on that! I go utterly blank so I end up twiddling around and making an unholy racket! Also when getting back in to the car, flicking on the CD and hearing something obvious, my usual comment - "Oh FFS why didn't I do that!" Quote
Johnzy Posted October 24, 2007 Posted October 24, 2007 i try never to play the same thing, truth be told i use to always warm up with a few licks, but i'm trying to drag my music away from repetition!! today i just play how i feel, ie slam my hand on the fretboard to find a random key and work around it with current harmony ideas and moods!!! today was a manic slap pattern in c minor!! Quote
slaphappygarry Posted October 24, 2007 Posted October 24, 2007 Miles davis so what and herbie hancock chameleon Two very different grooves on two seperate areas of the neck G Quote
Weird War Posted October 24, 2007 Posted October 24, 2007 If I'm focusing purely on bass tone (e.g. when soundchecking, playing a new bass, EQing etc.) something ultra simple like 'The Model' by Kraftwerk does the job. Quote
Boy Thunder Posted October 25, 2007 Posted October 25, 2007 I have a little riff that runs up from a low G to a fairly high G... major pentatonic I think... It gives me a good idea of the tone range. Then I'll try ome of my bands numbers.. I try to avoid playing covers as I'm not that good and don't wanna look silly... Quote
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