@Barney and @Paul_9207 you both have made a very fast progression, in my opinion. that’s kinda impressive.
otherwise …
… really no problem at all. this thread is made for posting covers, that’s it and there is no such thing like a daily or weekend limit, obviously, and that’s maybe even more true for quality covers like yours (and like many other ones)
maybe this feeling will disapear with the confidence built over time
Great job! Wolstenholme is not the easiest bassist to cover (trust me, I know) and I’ve always had a soft spot for this song.
You did great on the cover. What are you using for effects there?
A Muse bassline that I absolutely love and use as a practice noodle most times I pick up the bass is The Small Print. If you want a good intro to Drop D tuning, I recommend it
Then I go direct out from my B6 into one channel and I mic my cab on a second channel. and those look like this. I feel like I’m still just clicking on presets and turning knobs blindly hoping for a good sound. Sometimes I get lucky and sometimes it takes a lot longer. My actual physical cab has everything set to noon with gain set to 4.
Thanks @terb I can’t speak for Paul (but yeah he looks very polished for how long he’s been playing) but for me it’s just a case of putting the hours in. I play a minimum of 2 hours every day. But then I don’t have kids / other responsibilities, so I’m lucky to have the free time.
I’m starting to get to the point where it doesn’t feel as mechanical and that’s a nice place to be.
This song is in fact a cover of an unreleased song from Tapeworm, which was a side project of Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails), with Maynard James Keenan (Tool, APC) and a few other musicians. So, this is some kind of a self-cover of Maynard James Keenan.
This song is on eMOTIVe (2004), which is a cover-only album. The t-shirt I wear is the one of this album. I love the two previous albums but Passive is certainly my favorite song really. Feels very organic to me.
There are several bass covers of this song, and my version is inspired by the cover recorded by Leo Düzey with some minor differences concerning the fingering and the bass line itself. I added a little break at 3:18 and modified a bit the line at the begining.
What I like especially with Leo Düzey’s version, is that he takes advantage of a strange tuning : C-A-D-G (just the E tuned down to C). That’s a huge gap between the two lowest strings but I really like how deep it sounds, and how uncommon and fun it is to play. Also there is a very different string tension between the C and the other ones, that’s someting to consider when playing, especially with light strings (40/100 here).
Very well done @terb Laurent! I’m not familiar with the song but that use of tuning down to C really sounds great. I always enjoy it when Greenie comes out to play.
This thread is on fire. You guys are inspiring me to play a little longer tonight
@Paul_9207 The Cure cover was so cool. Not one I’ve heard in a while. There is a lot of cool bass work on this record and has one of my all time favorite album covers, but not sure why? It’s really satisfying to figure things out by ear, nicely done. The power chords in the Blink cover were awesome and props for the trippy ending in the Muse song.
@Barney that was a really smooth performance, I’m dancing in my chair here. Tone is just right. What is “Retro Reel”, is it a kind of tape flange or something?
@terb that was fantastic, congrats on the 50 covers! It’s cool you made the index page, you covered some artists I like a lot.
I get what you mean, the song builds and falls beautifully. Really like it, and I’m in no way a Tool fanboy, this is great.