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dimentor
God Of The Sun
Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 2710 Location: england
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 Playing Racer X on Bass
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
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Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:34 pm |
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Go49rs110
God Of The Sun
Joined: Mon Nov 18, 2002 6:19 am Posts: 2298 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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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.
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:35 am |
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dimentor
God Of The Sun
Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 2710 Location: england
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Ok, cool
Did you use a Plectrum?
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:39 am |
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Paulchen
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Joined: Wed Jun 11, 2003 3:55 pm Posts: 839 Location: Near HT of JSBach in Germany
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playing bass with plectrum is old fashioned and gay imo.
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:15 pm |
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dimentor
God Of The Sun
Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 2710 Location: england
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Paulchen wrote: playing bass with plectrum is old fashioned and gay imo.
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:56 pm |
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pauliekcpa
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Joined: Sun Aug 29, 2004 1:49 am Posts: 1660 Location: Mid 1980s, Grand Rapids, MI
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or using .008's 
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:01 pm |
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Drew1986
God Of The Sun
Joined: Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:38 am Posts: 2214 Location: Singapore
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Play bass with fingers, more fun to play with!
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Mon Aug 08, 2005 9:35 am |
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Suckbird
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Joined: Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:33 pm Posts: 9
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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..
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Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:27 pm |
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Roosterman
God Of The Sun
Joined: Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:41 am Posts: 2485 Location: Sydney, Australia
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well i like playing with fingers
adds to the groove
and goes better with slap bass

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Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:49 pm |
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zack
is the Siren's Eye
Joined: Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:04 am Posts: 21 Location: Oxford, UK
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and tapping!
2 or 3 fingers?
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Guitarp77
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Joined: Wed Mar 26, 2003 3:53 am Posts: 24189 Location: Santiago, Chile
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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.
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StorzOverture
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Joined: Mon Aug 08, 2005 4:43 pm Posts: 8 Location: leicestershire, england
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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??....
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Sat Aug 20, 2005 11:04 pm |
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KenHower
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Joined: Sat Nov 16, 2002 6:44 pm Posts: 11819
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Guitarp77 wrote: 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.
I agree....TOTALLY depends on the sound you want. John plays with a pick on some stuff.
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El Charro
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Joined: Tue Aug 16, 2005 10:16 am Posts: 62 Location: Hyper-Uranium
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I think John plays "Into the Night" with a pick, or am i wrong?
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Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:07 am |
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zack
is the Siren's Eye
Joined: Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:04 am Posts: 21 Location: Oxford, UK
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I think jumping off of a cliff is gay.
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Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:12 pm |
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dimentor
God Of The Sun
Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:31 pm Posts: 2710 Location: england
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Not as Gay as jumping on a Cliff
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Sat Sep 03, 2005 7:34 am |
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Drew1986
God Of The Sun
Joined: Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:38 am Posts: 2214 Location: Singapore
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It would be more gay if you jump on a cliff and you missed. 
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PancakeFairy
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Joined: Fri Dec 24, 2004 11:16 pm Posts: 642 Location: Manchester, UK
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Drew1986 wrote: It would be more gay if you jump on a cliff and you missed. 
 Ouch! 
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Sat Sep 03, 2005 11:15 am |
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spankysixx
is the Siren's Eye
Joined: Sun Dec 04, 2005 7:05 pm Posts: 24
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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
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Sun Dec 04, 2005 7:17 pm |
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...And Justin For All
Godzilla
Joined: Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:21 pm Posts: 778 Location: The Netherlands
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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
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