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Bassists/BeastieBoys/AdamYauch

Do you guys have any tabs for any instrumental Beastie Boys songs like Ricky's Theme or Groove Holmes? Or at least any kind of sheet music for the bass, kind of a noob at music theory and reading music but I'll figure it out especially Ricky's Theme. That one's my favorite!

Narp. I rarely mess with tabs and haven't ever written them myself. Sounds simple enough to learn by ear though. The bass line repeats itself a lot.

Narp. I rarely mess with tabs and haven't ever written them myself. Sounds simple enough to learn by ear though. The bass line repeats itself a lot.

I hear that, Boom! I can't even read TAB without getting all screwed up. Its way more confusing than standard notation for me. I'm not a fret counter at all, barely even use the position markers anymore, I think in terms of notes and classical hand positions and my hands just DO that now.

By the way, OP, get yourself a univox superfuzz if you don't already have one. I sued to own an old pink/blue one and putting it into mid-scoop mode with a bass was instant Beasties. it doesn't even matter what notes you play, it'll sound like one of their songs.

GEAR:
  • Roland Juno-6
  • Gibson SG Standard
  • Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

I guy in town here recently bought a Boss ODB-3 off of me to play Sabotage and said it didn't do the trick. I believe the tone he was after came out of an MXR Bass D.i. pedal.

I guy in town here recently bought a Boss ODB-3 off of me to play Sabotage and said it didn't do the trick. I believe the tone he was after came out of an MXR Bass D.i. pedal.

I guarantee you sabotage is a 70s univox superfuzz

GEAR:
  • Roland Juno-6
  • Gibson SG Standard
  • Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

Yeah! I want a Univox too but the cheapest I found it was around $600 and I don't feel like paying that much for a fuzz pedal so I found Behringer SF-300 for $25

Yeah! I want a Univox too but the cheapest I found it was around $600 and I don't feel like paying that much for a fuzz pedal so I found Behringer SF-300 for $25

I woulda sold you mine for $400, but I already sold it for that. I got bored with it and it was collecting dust.... anyway, I don't know about the behringer, but you might want to build your own superfuzz, BYOC makes a great kit -- OR there's a guyatone fuzz box that is 90% the same circuit, also I think one of visual sound's pedals is a knock on the superfuzz too, but don't quote me... if you want to shell out a little bit more dough MJM's China Fuzz is a really well made copy that's accurate enough to sound right, black cat makes a well-regarded clone too but I have never tried it... all your other options cost almost as much as a vintage one and a vintage one will retain its resale or even appreciate

GEAR:
  • Roland Juno-6
  • Gibson SG Standard
  • Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp