Rockchic182

thanks. only concern is bass teachers are like anything else they cost alot to have the lesson

thanks every1 for replying it has helped me alot

Thanks guys

[quote name='mcgraham' post='725050' date='Jan 26 2010, 12:43 PM']I'd say transcribing is a great way to work these things out. Make a list of your favourite riffs/hooks in songs. Work out how to play them by ear (don't look up the tabs!). Play along with the song. Now, try and identify in a way that is meaningful to you, what makes that riff sound cool to you. For example, the Master of Puppets intro riff sounds cool to me and I identify this as being because each note goes down the neck one fret at a time. This gives quite a distinctive sound, particularly when coupled with the rhythm they are played with. Try doing that with your favourite riffs and see what you come up with. Try also to vary the riff slightly, play around with it and figure out variations that sound cool. Perhaps even splice riffs together. Does that make sense?[/quote] yea that makes perfect sense thanks very useful

ive been playing bass on and off for the last 4 years and i am yet to learn a technique to create brilliant riffs and hooklines and seem only to copy the guitarist and/or the root of the chord any ideas on what i could do or practise to be able to create them