thunderbird13 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Chaps and Chapesses - following Sarah’s and Linus’ threads regarding their respective band problems got me thinking as I find myself in the same boat ( i.e. bandless) To that end I have decided to put myself “out there “ and record myself playing some songs for my Myspace page which I could then send as a link to people. The question is what songs to record ? Ideally they should be ; 1/ Iin a rock style , 2/ Last about 3 or 4 minutes 3/ Be interesting enough so that people will listen to them 4/ Be bass orientated enough so that I’m not just playing root notes and potential bands can gauge my playing 5 / Be easy enough for someone as cackhanded as me to play and sound good Obviously number 5 is he most important Anyway I was considering My Generation but apart from the solo the bass doesn’t do much – any other suggestions?? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrenleepoole Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 (edited) Not too sure on your level of playing, but some of these might be good: School Days - Stanley Clarke Stratus - Jeff Beck(?) or Billy Cobham(?) Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream Just a couple off the top of my head... good luck Edited April 13, 2010 by derrenleepoole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderbird13 Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 [quote name='derrenleepoole' post='804738' date='Apr 13 2010, 12:05 PM'][b]Not too sure on your level of playing, [/b][/quote] Lets just say not very good Cheers for the suggestions though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrenleepoole Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Let's make a club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Is it possible for you to string a bunch of famous bass lines interspersed with various bass licks of your own? Sunshine of your love - Money - Taxman/Start - The Chain - Come together - Walk on the wildside... etc. That might be a lot more interesting for you and the listener rather than listen to the whole of a song and tbh the bassline to many rock songs is so nondescript that the listener would struggle to recognise it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Alternatively... rob some of Marlowe's licks! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQsErVjvx8s&feature=watch_response"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQsErVjvx8s...=watch_response[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderbird13 Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 [quote name='warwickhunt' post='804759' date='Apr 13 2010, 12:20 PM']Is it possible for you to string a bunch of famous bass lines interspersed with various bass licks of your own? Sunshine of your love - Money - Taxman/Start - The Chain - Come together - Walk on the wildside... etc. That might be a lot more interesting for you and the listener rather than listen to the whole of a song and tbh the bassline to many rock songs is so nondescript that the listener would struggle to recognise it.[/quote] now thats a great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Bajo Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Interesting suggestion, School Days, then Sunshine for your love. Ones very hard, the other very easy! I agree on anything Jack Bruce has done. Badge is a cool song on bass as is White Room. My Generation is great on Bass and you could really go to town with the outro and come up with something new. How about something form the Chillis like Scar Tissue or All around the World. they are not too difficult but are really driven by bass and are interesting to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I really wouldn't expect many, if any, to listen to a full track even if they were actually looking for a bass player. Record the full track sure but just pick a short section where the bass is prominent and puts across what you can do favourably and fade in and out around the 'strong' section. Alternatively, as has already been suggested, put together a medley of passages. I wouldn't upload any more than 30sec-1min from any individual piece though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussFM Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Thin Lizzy - Dancing In The Moonlight ? The opening few bars are melodic enough to show what you can do, then a nice rhythm in the verses. And it's pretty easy to play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar South Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 (edited) Yes - Long Distance Runaround Beatles - Something Edited April 13, 2010 by Oscar South Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambo Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 That's a good idea. I don't think you have to do things like School Days though because it's not other bass players you're trying to impress. Rather some short snippets of instantly recognisable bass lines... and don't restrict yourself to just rawk either, (something like 'Around The World' by Daft Punk). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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