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Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 7:11 AM

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So which song has the best bassline in it?

I like GSRnR, Kari Anne, Harold, and some others, but my favorite Roger Dabbs bassline goes to

Walk You Home

It rocks.

Discuss.

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Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 10:14 AM

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I like these RD basslines (as if there aren't enough RDs to talk about on here already):

There's A Million Ways...
Blow It Out
God Save RNR - One of the best
Harold
Harder To Ignore
Circus
Temporary Blues - Stragely enough, it's probably my favorite
Damage Is Done

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Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 10:38 AM

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First of all, let me just reiterate that Roger Dabbs is in my top 5 of bass players of all time. I like my bass melodic, and Roger Dabbs' low notes are music to my ears. He is my mentor.

JamieCarroll's top 5 Roger Dabbs basslines:
5. Buffalo Head
4. Situation Gone Bad
3. Me & the Skirts
2. Temporary Blues
1. Harold

Relevant: Prince, PT Anderson, Punk, Post-Punk, Purple, Party of Five, Peter Swanson, Peter Gabriel-led Genesis, "Peter Panic", Paul's Boutique, Potential Energy, Every Features MB member but me.

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Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 10:44 AM

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The ones that I can hum off the top of my head are "Leave It All Behind" and "God Save Rock & Roll," so that must mean that they are good. Actually, I would attribute the bassline of LIAB to why I think it is just such a great song. "Million Ways To Sing The Blues" is also amazing, as is "The Beginning."

"Walk You Home" gets honorable mention since he plays the bass with a morrocca.

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Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 1:50 PM

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Harold, Walk You Home, and Demons come to mind.

I TOTALLY AGREE!

Keith, you are destined to rock. Never forget this.
-SLACK

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Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 3:38 PM

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Hmm.. for some reason its really hard for me to hear the bass in songs but the ones that stick out are Temporary Blues and God Save Rock n Roll.

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Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 3:58 PM

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Bass doesn't matter anyway.

I TOTALLY AGREE!

Keith, you are destined to rock. Never forget this.
-SLACK

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Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 10:33 PM

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oh gosh this is a hard topic

lol i think i'll go with harold, sense it's such a treat to my ears eveytime I hear it! The bass bumps on it man.

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Posted Thursday, May 15, 2003 at 6:26 AM

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Same topic, next question:

Which bass guitar of Roger's looks the coolest?

the Fender Precision bass (his current one)
the Epiphone Explorer (the angular one)
the Rickenbacker (the black one)

I guess this could've been a poll. Oh well.

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Posted Thursday, May 15, 2003 at 7:05 AM

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Same topic, next question:

Which bass guitar of Roger's looks the coolest?

the Fender Precision bass (his current one)
the Epiphone Explorer (the angular one)
the Rickenbacker (the black one)

I guess this could've been a poll. Oh well.

There's also a rarely used white Mexican Fender Jazz Bass.

I'm partial to the P-Bass myself. It's subtle, but timeless.

The first time I saw the Features, he was playing the Explorer.

Relevant: Prince, PT Anderson, Punk, Post-Punk, Purple, Party of Five, Peter Swanson, Peter Gabriel-led Genesis, "Peter Panic", Paul's Boutique, Potential Energy, Every Features MB member but me.

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Posted Thursday, May 15, 2003 at 10:27 AM

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Same topic, next question:

Which bass guitar of Roger's looks the coolest?

the Fender Precision bass (his current one)
the Epiphone Explorer (the angular one)
the Rickenbacker (the black one)

I guess this could've been a poll. Oh well.

There's also a rarely used white Mexican Fender Jazz Bass.

I'm partial to the P-Bass myself. It's subtle, but timeless.

The first time I saw the Features, he was playing the Explorer.

he has a rickenbacker? hmm...i need to see it...

We'll miss you Mr. Hooper.

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Posted Thursday, May 15, 2003 at 1:23 PM

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Roger is probably my favorite member of the band to watch perform. And I usually smile the entire length of "Walk You Home" because the bass line is so badass.

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Posted Thursday, May 15, 2003 at 5:16 PM

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he has a rickenbacker? hmm...i need to see it...

He hasn't used it in a while. It's black with a black pickguard.

It's probably my favorite for the way it looks.
However, I think the best low end tones come from the Precision bass.

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Posted Thursday, May 15, 2003 at 8:39 PM

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I love Rickenbackers, but I find the black on black ones very boring looking.

I TOTALLY AGREE!

Keith, you are destined to rock. Never forget this.
-SLACK

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Posted Thursday, May 15, 2003 at 8:57 PM

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Back in my days of bass playing (many years ago), mine was black with a white pick guard.

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Posted Thursday, May 15, 2003 at 10:08 PM

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Back in my days of bass playing (many years ago), mine was black with a white pick guard.

I think those are very pretty. Some of my favorite men play that very instrument.

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Posted Sunday, May 18, 2003 at 1:09 AM

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Since this song was brought up in another topic, I would add the "Stick Together" demo to the original list of bass line songs. It is very distinct and cool.

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Posted Monday, May 19, 2003 at 9:12 AM

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...the "Stick Together" demo to the original list of bass line songs. It is very distinct and cool.

I would agree with this. At first, I didn't like the demo that much. Then I really noticed the bass "hook" in the verses. I really, really like it... but I'm silly like that.

grass stains, airplanes, anything and everything

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Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2003 at 10:44 PM

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bring on the night

(Edited by rachel1808 at 10:57 pm on May. 21, 2003)

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Posted Saturday, May 24, 2003 at 7:27 AM

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man, my favorite bass lines have always been See You Through and Serious. That shit kills me everytime.

"Is this what you want you want to do with your life, man? Suck down peppermint schnapps and try to call Morocco at 2 in the morning?"

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Posted Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at 10:57 PM

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buffalo head, satgecoach, see you thru

roger makes me want to quit the bass all together

You know you have problems, with both money and alcohol, when you find yourself shoving beers down your pants outside a Features show.
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Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 6:24 AM

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roger makes me want to quit the bass altogether

It worked for me. It could have been the bass playing itself, or it might have been subliminal messages in the maraca.

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Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 3:03 PM

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Same topic, next question:

Which bass guitar of Roger's looks the coolest?

the Fender Precision bass (his current one)
the Epiphone Explorer (the angular one)
the Rickenbacker (the black one)

I guess this could've been a poll. Oh well.

There's also a rarely used white Mexican Fender Jazz Bass.

I'm partial to the P-Bass myself. It's subtle, but timeless.

The first time I saw the Features, he was playing the Explorer.

he has a rickenbacker? hmm...i need to see it...

i need to see it as well......i have a fondness for rickenbackers.....

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Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at 1:04 AM

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kari ann. what a kick ass bass line! that's one of my favorite parts of the song!!!

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