Andy Rourke - The Smiths

[MarkyDynaBass]

Started a Smiths tribute band for a bit of fun, man its good playing all those basslines! Headmasters Ritual has become my favourite, never thought I'd be able to work it out, but its so cool!

[ERIC31]

I've just started learning "Hand In Glove" and "Barbarism Begins At Home". Both are turning out to be a serious workout for my left hand! I've never really played that melodically, mostly just playing a supportive style "root pounding" as I've heard it referred to. Learning Andy's basslines will really stretch my playing and make me a lot better.

As far as his sound goes, I'm just running my bass through a chorus pedal and that seems to approximate his tone to some degree. At first I thought he was playing a fretless but after watching the videos I could see that it wasn't. He might be playing flats though.

Yes, I am having a good time with all this!;-)

[tk421]

andy rourke, peter hook, and simon gallup were pretty much my biggest influences in high school. with a little adam clayton and mike watt for good measure.

and if you use a capo at the 4th, Bigmouth is LOADS easier. that's how we always played it anyway.

[MarkyDynaBass]

Wish me luck. Debuting my Smiths band 'Plagiarism Begins At Home' in Melbourne on Friday night. Got the basslines completely nained!

[ERIC31]

Good luck Marky! Rock the house!

[stratovani]

I "discovered" The Smiths late last year, and I absolutely love them. Andy Rourke has got the tastiest bass lines, a veritable treasure trove of bass! I enjoy playing along to their music on my computer with headphones on. I guess my favorites are "The Boy With A Thorn In His Side" and "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before". However, I am NOT a fan of their super-long song titles!