What song are you learning?

[Reggaebass]

Ive started this one a few times but never finished it all the way through, it’s a great Robbie Shakespeare Bassline, I’m trying with fingers but I think Robbie played it with his thumb, so I’m trying both ways at the moment 

 

[vbance]

Lovely to see you again - The Moody Blues

My back pages - The Byrds

Time of the season - The Zombies

[Thor]

On 08/11/2025 at 12:29, Jolltax said:

I've gone a bit disco lately amongst other things :

• Money by Pink Floyd, interesting time sig and is OK until you get to the boring guitar solos (like most PF tbh)
• Staying Alive by BeeGees, have isolated the bass and its not really what I was expecting, glad I haven't tried to wing it
• You should be Dancing by BeeGees
• Stomp! Brothers Johnson - its cool but on a five string muting is a challenge
• Sofa by Wolf Alice - they have lots of nice bass lines / parts (Beautifully Unconventional also v cool)
• Flesh for Fantasy by Billy Idol - love this, its not hard but its fun
• Been working on getting Queen 'Its a kind of Magic' accurate and up to speed,  I feel like i need it in my back pocket

I need to get some flares .....

Stomp - such a cool bass line👍🏻

[FretsOnFire]

Brown eyed girl 

 

Surprisingly difficult to get the rhythm but worth it

[SteveXFR]

Floods by Pantera. 

Rex Brown must be one of the most under appreciated bassists. The bass groove behind Dimebags epic solo is just brilliant. There's nothing particularly hard to play but there's a lot to remember. 

 

 

 

 

 

[bassbiscuits]

A whole bunch of classic Billy Joel songs. Some nice bass parts. I know very little about who the players are so will get googling…

[MacDaddy]

Green Manalishi - original version.

[stewblack]

 

[paul_5]

Currently having my arse kicked by ‘Teentown’. Sounds like someone else we know…

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, paul_5 said:

Currently having my arse kicked by ‘Teentown’. Sounds like someone else we know…

 

I'm gettiing there... SLOWLY!

[SteveXFR]

Currently learning how to play a bass part I wrote last year. I thought my playing had improved. I guess not. My hands don't want to move that fast anymore. 

[Lee back]

I’ve been working on Teen Town by Weather Report mainly just for the challenge, and it’s doing exactly what I hoped.

[cetera]

Blockbuster by The Sweet for a local covers band....

[Sean]

This week:

 

1. What You Know by 2 Door Cinema Club 

Plectrum, clean, touch of Chorusaurus.

 

2. Just a Day by Feeder

Plectrum, DP-3x bi-amp mix setting, touch of Chorusaurus.

 

I'd not heard this before, it's a good un for getting a tone of your own. I have to learn my vocal bits too.

 

Rehearsal tomorrow, gig next week. 

 

 

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 15:54 by Sean

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, Lee back said:

I’ve been working on Teen Town by Weather Report mainly just for the challenge, and it’s doing exactly what I hoped.

 

Learning the bits is done. Working on the timing. Not sure I'll ever get the 'touch'.

[Kebabkid]

Madness numbers, 'Lovestruck' and 'Wings of a Dove' and 'A Message to you, Rudy' by The Specials

 

I play in what's mainly a Madness tribute band called Cairo East but we also include numbers by The Specials, The Beat, Bad Manners and so it's becoming more of a Ska tribute - 

 

[stewblack]

51 minutes ago, Kebabkid said:

Madness numbers, 'Lovestruck' and 'Wings of a Dove' and 'A Message to you, Rudy' by The Specials

 

I play in what's mainly a Madness tribute band called Cairo East but we also include numbers by The Specials, The Beat, Bad Manners and so it's becoming more of a Ska tribute - 

 

The Madness tribute I was in diversified in the same way. Ended up with the first set Madness and the second a blend of all you mention above.

Sounding good mate 👌🏻

[LowB_FTW]

I have just figured out the simple, yet achingly beautiful main hook from the Angelo Badalamenti composed tune Audrey's Dance, from Twin Peaks.

 

Mark