Uploaded by chiasson65 on Nov 26, 2008
William. Tune to F# to play.
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Rourke's tone is a classic one, here's how to nail it: 1) P-Bass with tone at max 2) Play with a pick near the bridge 3)Steel roundwound strings, Rourke probably used Rotosounds though I'm not sure.
Set your amp flat, maybe dial in more treble depending on your preference.
Great cover from a truly underrated bassist.
3 years ago 4
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Thank you for posting, such a beautiful bassline, and one of their greatest songs.
2 years ago 3
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Excellent!
I love your "Headmaster Ritual" ,too.
I wish I could play like you.
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extremely good cover mate,
andy rourke is most definitely one of the most underrated bassists ever, he created some of the best bass lines ive ever heard
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Beautiful, as all your bass covers. But the bass itself is not beautiful...
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That's fantastic, really brilliantly worked out and played. I knew Rourke was good but I had no idea how funky he was until I heard this!
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william....IT WAS REALLY NOTHING....!!!
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Rourke wrote the basslines. He said that they were written to compliment Marr's guitar.
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I would feel a mixture of dissapointment in Rourke and utter awe at Marr if that is true.
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I heard that Johnny Marr wrote the basslines, but yeah Rourke is seriously underrated. Also, Rourke almost always used a Yamaha BB2000 for recording.
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I have fender P-bass but when i play with a pick it keeps hitting the frets, im kinda new to this whole bass thing, do i have to fix my bass?
Eltroim 2 years ago
you may need to raise your strings a bit
chiasson65 2 years ago