Double Bass "Play me somethin"

[BeegBass]

Let's say you're setting up for a gig, or you're anywhere else where your DB is present, and someone comes up to you and asks you if it's a cello, then after you politely tell him its a bass he asks you to 'just play me a little somethin.' What do y'all usually do in this situation? Do you play a little bluesy lick or do a lil walkin or play a familiar line for 'em? Is there a certain little thing or idea you usually pull out for situations like this?

 

[BawanaRik]

I use the Munsters Theme for that.

 

[Ed Fuqua]

The melody to STARDUST, including the verse.

 

[Jeff Kissell]

The melody to STARDUST, including the verse.

You're an evil man Mr Fuqua...

Depending on the circumstances I would play the most ironic of the following-
"Fly Me to the Moon"
"Brickhouse"
"Angeline the Baker"
"Smoke on the Water"
-J

 

[Ed Fuqua]

****, EVERBODY knows STARDUST....

 

[Huy Nguyen]

Stairway to heaven

 

[Tom Lane]

Donna Lee, roboto. Or Peace. Both arco. Both get their attention.

 

[Huy Nguyen]

Ok more seriously.

I have a list of bass features I plod through regularly - I'll just pick one of those. However, I received the advice fairly recently that a ballad should always top the list (as FED PUKESPRAY is demonstrating), so I'm working on some new pieces to add to the list. The heavier the listener, the slower the tune.

And it's gonna be only pieces that I really love playing.

 

[KOOL BREEZE]

The Barney Miller Theme song is my favorite.

 

[Huy Nguyen]

You're really dating yourself there...