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Best Bass Riffs ever!

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Started by The one and only Y in Musicians (Gear, Tabs & Lyrics)

What do you think they are?

For me:

Turn

Jam Jar Jail

Innocent X

Walk through darkness

Posted on Sat, 18 November 2006 at 08:03

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#1

The one and only Y wrote:

Last one to heaven´s a loser

Posted on Sat, 18 November 2006 at 08:23

#2

Spaceball 1 wrote:

Sister.

Posted on Sat, 18 November 2006 at 09:21

#3

King Caffeinebomb I wrote:

No mention that it has to be Therapy? here is there?

I love the bassline to Starlight by Muse - coupled with the piano hook, I’m amazed it wasn’t the biggest hit of the Autumn and didn’t catapult Muse to Coldplay-esque proportions of popularity.

Probably for the best though eh?

Posted on Sat, 18 November 2006 at 16:22

#4

Spaceball 1 wrote:

Ah, NON-T? bassriffs…

I’d say anything by Primus, but that’s just the sweaty little bass-playing Les Claypool fanboy inside me talking.

Posted on Sat, 18 November 2006 at 17:47

#5

hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

If you want to stay in the T? section of the boards, they’d better be T? riffs :p

Posted on Sat, 18 November 2006 at 20:57

#6

Citizen Erased wrote:

Rust and Stalk’n’slash.

Good evening to you all.

Posted on Sat, 18 November 2006 at 21:23

#7

Dennis wrote:

caffeinebomb wrote:

No mention that it has to be Therapy? here is there?

I love the bassline to Starlight by Muse - coupled with the piano hook, I’m amazed it wasn’t the biggest hit of the Autumn and didn’t catapult Muse to Coldplay-esque proportions of popularity.

Probably for the best though eh?

Hysteria by Muse is an unbelievable bass riff - I have tried playing htis myself and to do so at that speed constantly throughout the song with no mistakes is a good million light years away from my level of bass playing, so how on earth their guy does it every night on tour is beyond me. Hats off to the chap!

Posted on Mon, 20 November 2006 at 09:30

#8

Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

Ooh, I’m trying to get up to speed on that myself. I’m still about 8BPM away from getting it right. :(

Posted on Mon, 20 November 2006 at 10:33

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Idlevice2 wrote:

Spaceball 1 wrote:

Ah, NON-T? bassriffs…

I’d say anything by Primus, but that’s just the sweaty little bass-playing Les Claypool fanboy inside me talking.

Yeah, any ‘best bass riff’ questions have to exclude Primus, or else (by rights), that’s all there’d be. Bet he could play Hysteria, slapping every note, at twice that speed. Hmm… that sounds like a larf, actually.

Posted on Mon, 20 November 2006 at 15:05

#10

Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

Then he’d probably just sound like Victor Wooten. You wouldn’t want that, now would you?

Posted on Mon, 20 November 2006 at 17:08

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Idlevice2 wrote:

Meh… not Les, but I’d love almost everybody else to sound like Wooten. It’d make Coldplay bearable, at least.

Posted on Tue, 21 November 2006 at 15:21

#12

Spaceball 1 wrote:

Misanthropologist wrote:

Then he’d probably just sound like Victor Wooten.

*shivers*

Posted on Tue, 21 November 2006 at 15:25

#13

Punkwak (Tijn) wrote:

canonball .. the breeders :D

cheers

Posted on Wed, 22 November 2006 at 10:07

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tatty seaside town wrote:

Idlevice2 wrote:

I’d love almost everybody else to sound like Wooten. It’d make Coldplay bearable, at least.

totally agree. get dennis chambers on drums up there too. Coldplay would sound great :)

Posted on Thu, 23 November 2006 at 01:36

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buffalo-boy wrote:

The Fez by Steely Dan - ok, ok bad song but the bassline is slinky yet complicated.

Also reach Out I’ll be There by The Four tops… AMAZING! groovy and fun with a few twists to make it difficult!

ooh ooh ooh while we’re here… 4 Horsemen by Metallica, who can play that fingerstyle?!

the verse part to hyper music by Muse, thats great.

ps on the subject of muse…does anyone know how Chris played Stockholm syndrome? He says he’s exclusively a finger player but i swear i saw some footage of him somewhere playing it with a pick… if he did play it on the album fingerstyle then i’m totally jealous and off to practice those 16ths!

Posted on Fri, 8 December 2006 at 16:34

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Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

So far as I know he doesn’t use picks, but I suppose he could have. *shrugs*

Yes, Hypermusic has some excellent bass! :cool:

Posted on Sat, 9 December 2006 at 00:07

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Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yoH7zH5O34

at one minute thirty there’s a whopping great close-up of him fingerpicking. :)

EDIT: BUT at about 3.44 he seems to be strumming… Hmm. Can’t actually see a pick, but it’s a definite strumming action.

Posted on Sat, 9 December 2006 at 00:20

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buffalo-boy wrote:

Looks to me like he starts off with fingerstyle, gets knackered at the end of the 1st verse, carries on with a pick and then finishes with fingers again!
I don’t feel so bad now that i can’t quite do it either!

Posted on Mon, 11 December 2006 at 09:06

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Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

After that I did find another video where he is quite definitely playing it fingerstyle all the way through. :(
I don’t think he’s actually using a pick, I think he’s just strumming using his fingers. Still cheating though! :D

Posted on Mon, 11 December 2006 at 11:31

#20

buffalo-boy wrote:

i’m gonna be doing that by the end of the week!

Posted on Wed, 13 December 2006 at 08:27

#21

Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

Which? Playing it, or cheating?

Posted on Wed, 13 December 2006 at 11:52

#22

buffalo-boy wrote:

I would never cheat! :o…honest!

Posted on Wed, 13 December 2006 at 11:56

#23

Idlevice2 wrote:

I thought he changed how he plays songs constantly (on Johnathan Ross he played the intro/verse of Time is Running Out on a keyboard). I geuss he started off using fingers because there’s some tapping at the start of Stockholm, I believe?

Posted on Thu, 14 December 2006 at 14:40

#24

Misanthropologist (d) wrote:

I’ve not actually tried playing it yet, but the beginning is just made up of those huge octave slides down the neck, isn’t it?

I know TIRO is actually played with a synthesizer on the album, and that live he alternates playing it with keyboard or bass. His pedalboard actually has ‘keyboard’ built into it (but big enough to play with his feet). I’d like to see him try Hysteria with that, though! :D

Posted on Fri, 15 December 2006 at 13:07

#25

romy wrote:

I agree with all the Muse riffs above, and will add

Manic Street Preachers - Archives Of Pain :D

Posted on Fri, 15 December 2006 at 17:05

#26

buffalo-boy wrote:

Now THAT is a great riff! The bass line to Die in the Summertime is amazing too

OK you’re all going to think this is sad but i went to a panto last night and the bassist there was AMAZING! right on cue he was playing all kinds of short segments of music, playing loads of different styles and feels in one song! It was genius, AND he was using effects. i might even go and see it again just for him!

He’s behind you! etc

Posted on Thu, 21 December 2006 at 08:53

#27

Charlie wrote:

caffeinebomb wrote:

No mention that it has to be Therapy? here is there?

I love the bassline to Starlight by Muse - coupled with the piano hook, I’m amazed it wasn’t the biggest hit of the Autumn and didn’t catapult Muse to Coldplay-esque proportions of popularity.

Probably for the best though eh?

It was a bit With or Without you. Hysteria is the one !!!

Posted on Tue, 2 January 2007 at 04:26

#28

Charlie wrote:

buffalo-boy wrote:

Now THAT is a great riff! The bass line to Die in the Summertime is amazing too

OK you’re all going to think this is sad but i went to a panto last night and the bassist there was AMAZING! right on cue he was playing all kinds of short segments of music, playing loads of different styles and feels in one song! It was genius, AND he was using effects. i might even go and see it again just for him!

He’s behind you! etc

:D sounds like you’re behind him !!!

Posted on Tue, 2 January 2007 at 04:27

#29

buffalo-boy wrote:

I could be! ;)

Posted on Wed, 3 January 2007 at 14:55

#30

buffalo-boy wrote:

anyone remember song on the radio by 3 Colours Red? For some reason i can’t get that cute little riff out of my head after the first chorus and i always play it when i pick up my bass!

Posted on Tue, 6 February 2007 at 12:43

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