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Old 21 December 2008, 10:51 AM
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Off topic but that soundtrack to Gears of War 2 on the TV ad at the moment has really got me (sorry Mr Davies haha!) at the moment.

How about the bass riff to Dazed and Confused by Led Zeppelin?
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Old 21 December 2008, 10:53 AM
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Red Hot Chili Peppers did a great one, but I can't for the life of me, remember the song title
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Old 21 December 2008, 10:53 AM
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I loved Nirvana, but I have to admit that they owed much to Killing Joke and Husker Du...

..and The Pixies
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Old 21 December 2008, 10:59 AM
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There's a great but subtle riff going on in The Dope Show by Marilyn Manson

Yes...the Chilli Peppers (Flea) have quite a number of them...probably due to having a good bassist Give It Away, Naked In The Rain, the rumble on By The Way, All Around the World, Scar Tissue (my fave)

S o many good ones from them...
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Old 21 December 2008, 11:00 AM
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Queens of the stone age ... No one knows...
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Frenchie, cheers. "Give it away." I would have been chewing over that all day
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Old 21 December 2008, 11:08 AM
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Frenchie, cheers. "Give it away." I would have been chewing over that all day
Je t'en prie madame
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muse hysteria
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Old 21 December 2008, 03:32 PM
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..and The Pixies
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Dont know who plays it but the opening scene in Pulp Fiction is pretty good link is NSFW btw
YouTube - Pulp Fiction Opening soundtrack
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Old 31 December 2008, 12:22 AM
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Anything by Bernard Edwards or James Jamerson.
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Old 31 December 2008, 12:30 AM
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I vote for anything by Rush

also can anyone remember a band called 'Mr Big' if memory serves they had a very useful bass player

We are also forgeting the late, great Cliff Burton of Metallica - all of Master of Puppets/Ride the Lightning is bass riff heaven
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Old 31 December 2008, 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by amahrap
I vote for anything by Rush

also can anyone remember a band called 'Mr Big' if memory serves they had a very useful bass player

We are also forgeting the late, great Cliff Burton of Metallica - all of Master of Puppets/Ride the Lightning is bass riff heaven
Agreed there!

Saw Metallica with Cliff in 1986 in Bradfod - awesome bass playing.
Saw Mr. Big in the same venue in 1990(ish) Billy Sheehan. Again. Awesome musicianship
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Old 31 December 2008, 12:42 AM
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YouTube - For Whom The Bell Tolls

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Holy thread resurrection!

It's quite pertinent, actually, because JJ Burnel's "Peaches" bass riff has just been chosen as the best of all time by the readership of Bass Guitar magazine, or something.
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Old 31 December 2008, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
Now I know the bass guitar might be the most overlooked of rock instruments, but there are a few memorable, nay iconic bass guitar "moments". My personal choices are:

1. Peaches -The Stranglers

2. The Chain- Fleetwood Mac

3. Two Tribes - Frankie goes to Hollywood

4. Intro to The Ace of Spades - Motorhead

5. Intro to No More Heroes - The Stranglers

Any more?

Some of the best bass riffs around IMHO:

Thin Lizzy:

YouTube - Thin Lizzy- The boys are back in town


Downset:

YouTube - Downset - Anger live in Belgium


John Myung:

YouTube - Dream Theater - Panic Attack (Mike Portnoy)

YouTube - John Myung

YouTube - Dream Theater - Ytse Jam

YouTube - Dream Theater - The Dark Eternal Night In-Studio


Matt Bisonette.

YouTube - matt bissonette fretless bass solo WOW!


Alexis Sklarevski:

YouTube - Slap Bass Lesson - Alexis Sklarevski

YouTube - Alexis Sklarevski - Slap Bass Program


Amongst many many others......I would bore the **** out of you!

Enjoy!
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Originally Posted by All Torque
Dont know who plays it but the opening scene in Pulp Fiction is pretty good link is NSFW btw
YouTube - Pulp Fiction Opening soundtrack

That's a normal six-string Guitar.
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Old 31 December 2008, 12:57 AM
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Too many to note

Agree with anything by Flea

What about The Beatles "Within You Without You" inspired so many drum and bass tracks, the original Drum and Bass
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Of these, the only one I'd class as ' iconic bass guitar "moments".' would be Thin Lizzy.

The rest are wankfest bass players.
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Old 31 December 2008, 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by spufus
Of these, the only one I'd class as ' iconic bass guitar "moments".' would be Thin Lizzy.

The rest are wankfest bass players.
Correct.
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
Holy thread resurrection!

It's quite pertinent, actually, because JJ Burnel's "Peaches" bass riff has just been chosen as the best of all time by the readership of Bass Guitar magazine, or something.
That's because of how it's played. You cannot duplicate that on a comuputer.
But, you already know that.
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
That's a normal six-string Guitar.
Your right there on further reading, but didn`t he play it with "bass strings"
However he did it, it was weird
YouTube - Miserlou - Dick Dale
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Old 31 December 2008, 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by spufus
That's because of how it's played. You cannot duplicate that on a comuputer.
But, you already know that.
Very true. Also, you need a wardrobe-sized speaker cabinet filled with 10-inch speakers, many of which have blown, and an overdriven 100-watt Hiwatt guitar amp.

It's patch No. U13 on the Zoom BGFX 9.1. UT rackmount.

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Originally Posted by spufus
Of these, the only one I'd class as ' iconic bass guitar "moments".' would be Thin Lizzy.

The rest are wankfest bass players.
That coming coming from a "music God".

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Originally Posted by Bubba po
Correct.
I guess we have to work with "lowered expectationns", must we not?

I guess that "quantity ain't quality"...........57,397
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well a large chunk of my youth was in my room in front of the mirror with my bass playing and performing in my own make believe stadium along to
livin on a prayer and you give love a bad name - bon jovi
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I would REALLY, REALLY like to see any of these critics play ONE of these bass lines!

It would be a laugh without a doubt!
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
Very true. Also, you need a wardrobe-sized speaker cabinet filled with 10-inch speakers, many of which have blown, and an overdriven 100-watt Hiwatt guitar amp.

It's patch No. U13 on the Zoom BGFX 9.1. UT rackmount.

LMAO!
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Old 31 December 2008, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
Holy thread resurrection!

It's quite pertinent, actually, because JJ Burnel's "Peaches" bass riff has just been chosen as the best of all time by the readership of Bass Guitar magazine, or something.
Agreed, its a great riff but its a pity the actual guy playing it was such a ******.
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Old 31 December 2008, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by STi-Frenchie
Agreed, its a great riff but its a pity the actual guy playing it was such a ******.
LOL, he had his moments, didn't he?

Janspeed, don't get upset. I just don't think they are iconic lines that have tattoed themselves onto the skin of rock 'n' roll -for a start, they're not hummable, are they? Technically impressive, but aren't they just a teeny bit widdly-widdly?
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