"Hey dude, play something awesome!"

[sleepytime]

Over the rainbow or Amazing Grace- ideally, on a fretless or DB.

Win!

 

[cap'n crunk]

The Charlie Brown theme a la Stu Hamm. People trip out. Either that or bust out a quick Seinfeld slap lick; instantly recognizable and always good for laugh. Either of these, I think, may be legitimately followed up by a request for a beer.

 

[cap'n crunk]

if they are just talking to me, I just start slapping non-sensibly and they are like " woahhh that was like the theme from Seinfeld" and they are all smiles

lol pds; see my comment above.

 

[Mudfuzz]

Every time you go to a gig, or a jam with some non-participants attending and you're a halfway decent bassist someone will inevitably walk up to you and say:

"DUDE! Play something crazy/awesome/*fill in the blank*"

What is your go-to song(s)/riffs(s) when you get asked this question?

I don't need to go there! If you ask me that question I turn everything on on my pedalboard and do what ever comes to mind, some times though I will play On The Run... Hard to do but fun.

 

[Ski3223]

if they are just talking to me, I just start slapping non-sensibly and they are like " woahhh that was like the theme from Seinfeld" and they are all smiles

LOL! I've done that before several times. Good choices guys. I'm working on some Larry Graham stuff and that'll probably be my new stuff.

 

[JimiLL]

LOL! I've done that before several times. Good choices guys. I'm working on some Larry Graham stuff and that'll probably be my new stuff.

Yep, Seinfeld theme gets em everytime.

A lot of musicians also smile when they hear me play this

 

[Jayzen_SKA]

Hit me with your rhythm stick by Ian Dury and The Blockheads

 

[steveksux]

I'll whip out Ornithology, and working on Donna Lee now...

Donna Lee is turning out to be a handfull... Took me 2 hours to get the first 4 bars up to speed. Going on almost 8 hours for the 2nd 4 bars, and its either smooth or fast, but not both so far... Thinking I may have bitten off more than I can chew here, if it takes that long to get 8 seconds of music right, maybe I'm not ready for this...

Sometimes the bass solo from Earl Klugh tune "Twinkle" (its a slap solo I learned).

Randy

 

[DizzyExiled]

Tip toe through the tulips - Tiny tim.

 

[tom once dead]

Start of Broken one by Trivium. Its a tapping thing thats really simple but looks and sounds hard. Downside is, its trivium.

 

[thekorean]

carousel bass intro - blink 182
man overboard intro - blink 182
come together slightly modified - The Beatles

Always seems to keep people interested while having me look like a badass not trying

 

[weemac]

For chicks, it'll be the slow bit of Orion, it gets them going "oh wow, that's so pretty" every time..

Would that be Orion as in the Jethro Tull song?
That would be a curious but cool choice!

emac.

 

[J-Razz]

I think he meant Orion the Metallica version

 

[Floyd Eye]

Smoke on the water.

 

[weemac]

I think he meant Orion the Metallica version

Oh, bummer!

emac.

 

[Mudfuzz]

Smoke on the water.

I will admit to that... Louie Louie too.... tequila.... yeah I'm a sarcastic bastard...

 

[slurpy]

i just link some muse riffs, usually start on unnatural selection riff, into "osaka jam" and finish on microcuts riffs. there not that hard, sound flashy and people think there insanely hard by flicking distortion/octave pedals on or off to build the riffs.

come together by the beatles goes well too.

 

[xxfaux_punkxx]

prayer of refuge - rise against

im also working on every little thing she does is like magic by ra that sounds pretty good

 

[EdHunter]

good choices!

Good DP!

 

[Mongo Slade]

I wrote a song called " Something Awesome" and we play it only when one of the drooling masses yells out "Play something awesome!"

Worst song ever.

That'll learn 'em.

Peace