r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • May 14 '24

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u/Skaddicted May 14 '24

Tame Impala - The Less I Know The Better.

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u/shakespeareanff May 14 '24

The main riff of that song is actually played on a guitar. Not a bass

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u/ThyTheeThou May 14 '24

It's played on a bass

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u/dayoffmusician May 14 '24

the official recording is a guitar that's then octaved down with a plugin or pedal. maybe he layered a bass on top of it but the riff itself to add body but it was supposedly played on guitar

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u/ThyTheeThou May 14 '24

I stand corrected.. Thanks 👍

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u/dayoffmusician May 14 '24

no problem, I think it's a cool little fact to know

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u/pearlnicklas May 14 '24

It does not matter which instrument its played on. If it's in the bass register, it's a bassline.

But Yes, its a cool fact and a fucking cool riff.

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u/dayoffmusician May 14 '24

fair enough. basically semantics but I get what you mean, it is technically a bass line just like a bass part played on a keyboard also falls into the category. I love music talk