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Rhythm N. Bliss

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Fav Riffs To Play
« on: March 18, 2009, 12:36:12 PM »
Sunshine of Your Love was the first riff I played on my first bass.(Like millions of other bass players!)
Still LOVE playin' that!

These days my favs are Long Live Rock & Roll & China Cat Sunflower.

What is ROCKIN' your boat?

Let's focus on RIFFS here. If you're working on elaborate things start a new thread, please.
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Re: Fav Riffs To Play
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2009, 12:43:35 PM »
For just general messing around, I like "Black Dog" and "Roundabout".  I don't know either of them all the way through the song, but have most of it.
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Re: Fav Riffs To Play
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2009, 01:33:54 PM »
Oh yeah~ Black Dog. Thanks! Just had fun with that.
Lovin' the intro to You & Me by the Moody Blues too.




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Re: Fav Riffs To Play
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2009, 03:20:35 PM »
This here:



Unlikely choice, but it encapsulates what i regard as melodic, grooving, immediately identifiable and song-carrying bass playing. George Carlston broke my heart when he revealed that Paul Stanley, not Gene Simmons had written and played it. All of Gene's memorable bass lines seem to be from other people, the trademark bassruns from Detroit Rock City were taught to him by Bob Ezrin.

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Re: Fav Riffs To Play
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2009, 05:06:02 PM »
"School Days"
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Re: Fav Riffs To Play
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2009, 05:17:51 PM »
Fusionist!

And that's a dirty word here.


"Guards, cometh forth and dismember his slapping thumb so that he shall desist from further evil!"
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« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2009, 05:43:15 PM »
Slapin' is a dirty word here too...

I use all my fingers in a downward motion...

... though I sometimes use my thumb, a-la-Wyman...

May I beg the return of my privileges now, Herr Kommandant...?
... or is it back to the cooler...

Does that mean I have to get my RD re-fretted...?  :sad:
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Re: Fav Riffs To Play
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2009, 06:16:00 PM »
Sweet Emotion .... now THAT'S a cool line!

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Re: Fav Riffs To Play
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2009, 06:40:35 PM »
For me - the bass line - I'm a man of simple tastes, and I'll crank out the bass line to the Peter Gunn theme for 15 minutes if everyone else in the band wants to take a turn with it!  To me, it's probably the best single bass line ever written.

Here's Steve Allen introducing the MAN himself - Hank Mancini - leading a SMOKIN' version that defines why solos were invented:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dechpnavTyA&feature=PlayList&p=224C4B632316C327&index=0&playnext=1

Here's the original from the TV show...great version!


Of course, I bow to Sunshine of your Love - I'm a Man - Pipeline - Pretty Woman - and many others I love to play.



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Re: Fav Riffs To Play
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2009, 07:17:53 PM »
Hendrix~Peter Gunn



Hey~ There's that Surf beat again! :p
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Re: Fav Riffs To Play
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2009, 07:54:28 PM »
I like to hit the drop D, and play this little ditty



And in continuing my original riff choices, I seem to gravitate towards Led Zeppelin and Yes for my favorite licks - add "Dazed and Confused" and "Leave It"

Finally, I used to do this riff on stage when we needed to kill a minute while the guitarist was getting a drink or changing a string...

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Re: Fav Riffs To Play
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2009, 08:06:04 PM »
Funny. In the Hall of the Mountain King used to be my favorite test riff in the store, back when I was in a buying mode.

Now it's whatever comes to mind. Fast Cars by the Buzzcocks is one of my faves.
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Re: Fav Riffs To Play
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2009, 08:46:43 PM »
I love playing Carry on Wayward son by Kansas. The bass in that is just a great kick to play.  Burn by Deep Purple is also a beauty.
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Re: Fav Riffs To Play
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2009, 08:50:46 PM »
Savatage went WILD with Hall o' the Mountain King!
Prelude to Madness:



One of my All Time Favs! TURN IT UP!!!



Get this album for the definitive version:




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Re: Fav Riffs To Play
« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2009, 08:51:10 PM »

 One of my very favorite songs - my fave 80's band Big Country.
I love Tony Butler's playing on all of The Crossing especially "Wonderland"
I love the riff - can't play it.  Yet  ;)

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