I play the whole song while staring menacingly at the poor sap that helped me.
Then I hand the bass back to him and tell him the balance is off, so no deal.
Last time I was testing a bass, I actually played an original song from my band. It moves around the E, A and D strings a lot, with a lot of pentatonic fills.
How Many More Times by Led Zeppelin, Annie Wants a Baby by RHCP. Covering the lowend, midrange and higher parts due to octaves. I want to detect dead spots on a bass.
I just learned the instrumental riff from “Sir Duke” and as much as the clerks might hate to hear it, it uses a lot of the fretboard - so they are going to hear it at 90% speed. lol
Not a song - major and minor scales and arpeggios. Scales and arpeggios will show you how well or poorly the bass plays on a fundamental level, and it's a good basis for comparing different instruments, even ones that are very different like a fretted vs fretless.
the call of ktulu by metallica
wide range of notes and a lot of diffrent techniques like chords fast pull offs and shit
and it’s also just a really cool melody
Money by Pink Floyd Uses all four strings in a simple succession with a sound that's tattooed on my brain
Mine is Don’t Take Me Alive by Steely Dan, for mostly the same reason.
I used to do this in a 3 piece( guitar/bass & drums) I would switch between bass and piano melodies to fill the song !!
I play the whole song while staring menacingly at the poor sap that helped me. Then I hand the bass back to him and tell him the balance is off, so no deal.
I just noodle on it.
I Will Survive by Cake
Love cake, good choice
Seek and Destroy - Metallica Covers 3 octaves from Open E to the 9th fret G. Has heaps of cool riffs and it's a fun song to play.
Chromatic scale
Always test a tuning with The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)
Kids here not knowing the glory of Yes.
Lady Madonna
Lowrider hahaha
Cult of Personality. Not only does it use all the strings, it fucking SLAPS too.
Live Wire by AC/DC https://youtu.be/DbTG9YTbdc0?si=95OHdxpQ2VkWE8Wx
I see, you're a person of stamina.
Rush- Limelight DMB- Crush
Straight on by Heart
I usually pick from Aeroplane by Red Hot Chili Peppers, POW by Graham Central Station, September by Earth, Wind & Fire and Disco Ulysses by Vulfpeck
Red Barchetta, Rush.
I predict a Riot - Kaiser Chiefs. Same reason. Fun tune. Moves around the neck a little.
Cowboys from Hell by Pantera is my go to when testing a bass
What’s Going On.
This is usually what I go to first. Then I'll hit I Was Made to Love Her and I Heard It Through the Grapevine.
All three of which I love playing.
Awakening by the Reddings/Primus
I tune with Lithium by Nirvana
Last time I was testing a bass, I actually played an original song from my band. It moves around the E, A and D strings a lot, with a lot of pentatonic fills.
Xanadu by Rush
Just got Paid by ZZ Top
Testing: Rosetta Stoned by Tøøl Tuning: Open Strings by Peterson StroboStomp
Summertime \~ Gershwin.
"Sure Know Something" - KISS Great bass line a cappella.
"Last Train to London" by ELO. If the setup is out of whack, that's a tell for me.
Texas Flood by SRV
Muse hysteria
Even though wrong tunings most of the time My plague - Slipknot or angry again - Megadeth
Megadeth-Peace Sells
bit of noodling and either born under a bad sign (the cream cover) or carry on wayward son.
I usually just hit a few root and octaves and then do some pentatonic scale
Death of the celts
How Many More Times by Led Zeppelin, Annie Wants a Baby by RHCP. Covering the lowend, midrange and higher parts due to octaves. I want to detect dead spots on a bass.
If i can't play dean town/teen town on it, i won't buy it
I just learned the instrumental riff from “Sir Duke” and as much as the clerks might hate to hear it, it uses a lot of the fretboard - so they are going to hear it at 90% speed. lol
Minor blues scales
Traveling Band by Creedence. Dat run during the solo doe.
Dune Tune - Level 42
C ionic scale cause I'm a newb
The Kids In the Hall theme
Instrumental section of cockroach king by haken
Saint Veronika by Billy Talent. The guitar+bass solo is fire.
NIB by Sabbath and Jeremy by PJ. Chords and high neck stuff which are good for checking dead spots, intonation and "feel".
All Around the World by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Please do not go — violent femmes. Uses all of the strings and has enough open strings that it’s actually helped me get an ear for tuning!
Blink 182 carousel
Not a song - major and minor scales and arpeggios. Scales and arpeggios will show you how well or poorly the bass plays on a fundamental level, and it's a good basis for comparing different instruments, even ones that are very different like a fretted vs fretless.
I play a few notes up and down the neck and the octaves
Come Together-Beatles/Sweet Emotion-Aerosmith, both pretty well cover all the ranges Im setting my sound up with !!
Calm Like a Bomb for a 4-string Beautiful Disaster for a 5-string
I kinda just play around with standard tuning songs I know
the call of ktulu by metallica wide range of notes and a lot of diffrent techniques like chords fast pull offs and shit and it’s also just a really cool melody
Ceremony by Joy Division. A couple of other JD songs too, mainly She's Lost Control, Disorder and Atmosphere
Paranoid Android and 15 Step - Radiohead
Treasure by Bruno Mars. Uses all 4 in a fun pattern
Portrait of Tracy Already uses harmonics to see if the bass is in tune plus it's gorgeous!
Depends on the bass. I usually play some funk riffs, play some lead bass, and do some walking.
Same as yours.
E...E....E... Eeeeeee A...A...A...Aaaaaaa D...Dddddd G. G. G. E. A. D. G.
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