andy rourke

I thought some here might get a kick out of this. So recognisable from his first notes. I play it live. I get the feel and groove mostly if not all his fills. Im strictly finger player though while Andy is famously a picker.

Hello everyone! For the new cover played with the new Harley Benton PB20 satin black, I chose a song by The Smiths with a very original bassline by Andy Rourke: a single and articulated riff repeated in a loop throughout the song... a real endurance test lasting almost seven minutes. What to...

Hey everybody, been reflecting on my past 13 years of playing bass. One of my favorite bass heroes, The Smiths' Andy Rourke inspired me to play (along with learning James Jamerson grooves) during my first year learning when I was growing up in Singapore. Yesterday was Andy Rourke's birthday. I...