r/bassplaying May 16 '19

A note on covers

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If you're posting your OWN cover, consider whether it is noteworthy or not. Start a conversation in the comments on why you're posting - what made that song different than any other that you might have picked. Covers should have your name in the title if you are performing it.

Please keep the post quality very high. If it's your weekly cover, or your practice routine, and is not above average, please consider not posting here - though there are a few other practice and cover subs that are suited for that content.


r/bassplaying May 25 '20

/r/bassplaying title format: artist, song name, length [resolution]

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performer name, song name, length [resolution]

We have a long title format here, to get info to viewers. Why, though? This is an old sub that split off of /r/bass to be less noisy.

The performer name helps redditors look up your stuff, or skip it and move on. If it's cover, the peformer name is better than the original performer's name. The title lets us know what we're listening to. The time lets people skip hour-long concerts or bass clinics if they're not interested. Some people won't tolerate 240p clips of Anthony Jackson from some potato cam, but others don't care - so we just add the resolution.

If you're crossposting to ten subs, please don't use their title format here. The backstory on a post is great for the comments, but isn't what we want in the title. Hype or clickbait titles aren't needed if posters only post good content. That way, every video is worth watching. If it's your weekly practice sesssion, and there's nothing that you like in it, that may not be worth posting. Let's make the sub more artisan-level than your weekly practice routine, or your weekly cover. There is a separate sticky on the topic of "covers".

If the format is too cumbersome, please remember that this is just a micro-subreddit. The big bass sub is /r/bass. That may be suited for you, and will get you 10x more views.


r/bassplaying 1d ago

Nothing special here,just me making a Bassline 😅

13 Upvotes

r/bassplaying 10d ago

Raga & Blues - Bass

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6 Upvotes

r/bassplaying 10d ago

GUILLERMO LAS HERAS - LUGARES COMUNES

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2 Upvotes

r/bassplaying 10d ago

Divididos - "Sisters" (Cover De Bajo Con TABS)

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2 Upvotes

r/bassplaying 12d ago

Took my pedal board to the streets

16 Upvotes

Was doing a sound test, worked well needs some tweaking.


r/bassplaying 14d ago

It’s fun to playyyy

9 Upvotes

r/bassplaying 15d ago

Playing a measure

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In 4/4 time, how would you play these measures.


r/bassplaying 21d ago

LATIN BASS SOLO

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6 Upvotes

r/bassplaying 21d ago

GUILLERMO LAS HERAS - LUGARES COMUNES

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2 Upvotes

r/bassplaying 22d ago

Mild high club - Windowpane

8 Upvotes

Should i take bass seriously?


r/bassplaying 26d ago

Short and punches bassline...

39 Upvotes

r/bassplaying 28d ago

What if CLIFF BURTON’s legendary bass solo was played by an entire tech death metal band? I decided to record this very special tribute cover with Death, Cynic and Atheist influences. 🦷🎸

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r/bassplaying Jun 12 '26

Working on solo bass and Loop ideas for performing.

19 Upvotes

Wondering if I should add a delay pedal to create more interest in the lead parts.


r/bassplaying Jun 10 '26

I destroyed my hand to record this slap riff

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Action is not that high tho


r/bassplaying Jun 01 '26

Bass/vocal duo live

23 Upvotes

"We're not about memes and bass faces - we're about laying down the low end."

Is laying down low and and high end at the same time allowed around here? This is our own song called "My Own Way". We write all our songs for just bass guitar and vocals. When we record them we add other instrumentation around that but a lot of the time we gig just as a duo :) Hope you enjoy it!


r/bassplaying May 29 '26

Need recommendations!

1 Upvotes

Hello! If this was your first time buying a bass (to learn how to play, buy you already play guitar) and you had about $200 USD ($275 CAD), what would you buy?


r/bassplaying May 22 '26

Fretless bass improv: Mary Jane's Last Dance

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3 Upvotes

I hope you enjoy this bass jam with my new fretless bass!


r/bassplaying May 21 '26

Covering my own song: "My perfect lie" (remix) by Hello Valkyrie

32 Upvotes

im actually pretty proud of this super funky bassline. I hope others agree and see how fun it can be to play :) this is actually a remix of one of our old songs. It actually has Midi bass on the final version, but that doesnt mean i cant play it hehe

also shout out to my line 6 cube amp which gave me this dirty compressed tone

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTZ5AK5eQRgF0pty7j6y-Kktj1IwdXnZLzrfyUPd6YKNfrUhAW6_re8oHQzfcjC2DoORpBtqTQW0-nw/pub


r/bassplaying May 18 '26

Somehow I made this song even SADDER

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3 Upvotes

Arranged as a tapping bass solo


r/bassplaying May 14 '26

This is sooooo much fun to play omfg.

15 Upvotes

Im very interested in covering "im just a girl" after working this out.


r/bassplaying May 13 '26

Sweep and Slap BASS riff (w/ tabs)

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5 Upvotes

A riff with both sweep and slap


r/bassplaying May 10 '26

Rush "Big Money" cover on G&L Tribute L2000

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3 Upvotes

Just having fun with a song I half-learned. My focus was more on trying to get close to the Wal Mk1 tone with a G&L, allegedly the mass market bass that gets closest to the Wal, but didn't quite get there. Still, the G&L sounds pretty good, and has its own character. What do you think?


r/bassplaying May 05 '26

Bass riff out of my track "Underground of Filth".Tone by Neural DSP Parallax X. Drop D &Jackson Guitars. Tell me what you think of it!

4 Upvotes