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Show-Off Riffs

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BellycasterBellycaster Frets: 5750
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What's yours or was yours?

While you are/were Sound Checking/Dicking around before the real gig etc.

This is probably more common in Guitarists, but Bassist most likely do it too.

Especially if it's a band of young guys who have spotted the "Eye Candy"

I was never that good a player way back then.

I think mine was "Smoke on the Water"  :-D

And they said that in our time, all that's good will fall from grace, even Saints would turn their face, in our time.
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  • digitalscreamdigitalscream Frets: 25239
    *cough*

    He Man Woman Hater

    *cough*

    Or, if I'm feeling less technically-able that evening, Bark at the Moon.
    <space for hire>
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  • BellycasterBellycaster Frets: 5750

    @digitalscream

    SHOW OFF

    :P
    And they said that in our time, all that's good will fall from grace, even Saints would turn their face, in our time.
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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5698
    Summer time Blues........they D#-E bit......

    Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21) 

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  • jaygtrjaygtr Frets: 218
    Burn - deep purple
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  • GulliverGulliver Frets: 833
    When I'm soundchecking bass, it tends to be either Ghostbusters, Rapper's Delight or Billie Jean...

    I'm only playing the bass, I may as well amuse myself in soundcheck!!
    Me

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  • BellycasterBellycaster Frets: 5750
    jatgtr said:
    Burn - deep purple
     
     
    Classic Riff !

    And they said that in our time, all that's good will fall from grace, even Saints would turn their face, in our time.
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  • littlegreenmanlittlegreenman Frets: 4790
    clean tone - Zoot Allures (FZ)
    dirty tone - Waves (GG)
    metal tone - Satch Boogie
    littlegreenman < My tunes here...
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  • BellycasterBellycaster Frets: 5750

    @littlegreenman

    Nice one, Zappa is totally under-rated as a guitarist and he had a great understanding of the world around him.

    I wonder what he would make of the world today?

    And they said that in our time, all that's good will fall from grace, even Saints would turn their face, in our time.
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  • ddloopingddlooping Frets: 325
    I use to love playing "S.A.T.O" Randy Rhoads - Ozzy Osbourne. :)
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  • frictionfractionfrictionfraction Frets: 402
    Summertime chord melody finger style .. Goes down a treat before launching into "you could be mine"
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  • LixartoLixarto Frets: 1618
    "Burn" is a good one.

    I have two - "Jump Off!" and "Poor You" - both in A, now I think of it.
    "I can see you for what you are; an idiot barely in control of your own life. And smoking weed doesn't make you cool; it just makes you more of an idiot."
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  • monquixotemonquixote Frets: 17108
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    Honestly I don't think I actually know any show off riffs. 

    Not sure what that says about me. Keep thinking about taking the time to learn how to play some of the less insane bits of Wonderful Slippery Thing.
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  • BellycasterBellycaster Frets: 5750

    @monquixote

    They are a lot of insane bits in that track. A lot of it waaaaaay to quick for me.

    And they said that in our time, all that's good will fall from grace, even Saints would turn their face, in our time.
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  • monquixotemonquixote Frets: 17108
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    I won't be able to play it all that's for damn sure. 

    I've just bought the Jess Lewis transcription from Jam Track central so I'll see how I do.


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  • BellycasterBellycaster Frets: 5750

    She is very talented, I've seen her vids.

    Am I Jealous of her? Nahhhhh.

     

    ;)
    And they said that in our time, all that's good will fall from grace, even Saints would turn their face, in our time.
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  • DeijavooDeijavoo Frets: 3275
    Nowadays all my own stuff of which nothing could be classed as showing off.

    Back in the day it was always riffs from my mates' bands, of which only a handful of people ever heard I guess. 
    Trading History: http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57898/deijavoo/p1

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  • ZenOvertoneZenOvertone Frets: 230
    "Maybe I'm Amazed" by Mr McCartney with some vocals...
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  • davewwdaveww Frets: 165
    Not sure how many in the audience would know it but I always play bits of Lenny by SRV.
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  • koneguitaristkoneguitarist Frets: 4052
    Not good enough to show off, we tend to plug in and play a boogie as I do a sound check mix, then I plug in to make sure I am loud enough and that's it !
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  • BellycasterBellycaster Frets: 5750

    @koneguitarist

    I'm not good enough to show off either.

     

     

    :D
    And they said that in our time, all that's good will fall from grace, even Saints would turn their face, in our time.
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  • MattGMattG Frets: 170
    edited August 2013
    ah ha take on me... :S
    or the intro to sir duke should the mood take me :D
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  • Drew_TNBDDrew_TNBD Frets: 22443
    Lord Of The Rings, or that melody from Dr. Dre's Next Episode.
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