I am thinking about getting a Bass to do some Backing Tracks and was just wondering if anybody can play John's Riffs. If its not too hard i think it would be cool to learn Dangerous Love

For the most part, the bass on a good majority of Racer X stuff won't kill you. Not until you get to Scarified will you have any difficulties. Even then, with a little practice, you should be able to handle it (if you are a above average guitar player). I was almost able to play Scarified on my daughter's bass, but it proved to be too hard. The reason being it's a right handed bass & I was playing it upside-down. Mind you, I almost had it. But in the end, I thought, is it really worth it? Back to guitar.

Ok, cool

Did you use a Plectrum?

playing bass with plectrum is old fashioned and gay imo.

Like the Navy

or using .008's

Play bass with fingers, more fun to play with!

Yeah, if you play bass, play with your fingers.

When i heard someone shred a bass with a pick i think, okay there's a guitar player..

well i like playing with fingers
adds to the groove
and goes better with slap bass

and tapping!

2 or 3 fingers?

Actually I like bass played with pick, no more than fingers, but it sounds totally different.

Heavy metal bands got a more "edgy" sound with bass players using picks, like Megadeth or, more classical, Accept.

rele does it matter....? pick or no pick, i hate wen people say its "gay" to do so and so... do wot ever is comfortable... i mean grow up, if evry1 jumped off a cliff cus it was "cool" wud ya do it??....

I agree....TOTALLY depends on the sound you want. John plays with a pick on some stuff.

I think John plays "Into the Night" with a pick, or am i wrong?

I think jumping off of a cliff is gay.

Not as Gay as jumping on a Cliff

It would be more gay if you jump on a cliff and you missed.

Ouch!

im a bassist n i use my fingers cos u can create so many different tones wit ur fingers than with a pick but racer x stuff wont kill you on a bass as long as you hav a bass where you can reach the higher frets

I use a pick for playing bass, but that´s cuz I´m mainly a guitar player. And I like the sound better for most stuff. I do play with my fingers sometimes. When you´re playing some fast licks, sometimes it´s easier with your fingers, cuz there´s more space between the strings than with a guitar