cool bass lines

B45-12 · Post by **B45-12** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:41 am

Stanley Kaye, Jaco Pastorius and the african guy that did the bass break on 'Call me Al' from Paul Simon's Graceland album.

Going back a little Jack Bruce - sunshine of your love, badge, and white room, Noel Redding with Jimmy Hendrix (little wing etc) and of course the late, great Entwhistle with Boris the Spider.

Also the bassline on 'Radar Love' by Golden Earring, Phyl Lynnot of Thin Lizzie with Boys are back in Town, Rosalie and Emerald.

Lot of good stuff out there when you think about it eh!!!

jimi · Post by **jimi** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 11:14 am

Matt Freeman from Rancid plays some of my favorite bass lines. He does a funky little solo in "Maxwell Murder" and a really nice walking line in "Journey to the End of East Bay". Pretty much everything from "... and out come the wolves" has a nice chunky bassline.

Jops · Post by **Jops** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 12:07 pm

Chris Squire's playing on 'Heart of the Sunrise' gives me chills. His bass tone was way ahead of its time.

ratfink · Post by **ratfink** » Tue May 10, 2005 4:42 pm

recycledpet wrote:Matt Freeman from Rancid plays some of my favorite bass lines. He does a funky little solo in "Maxwell Murder" and a really nice walking line in "Journey to the End of East Bay". Pretty much everything from "... and out come the wolves" has a nice chunky bassline.

yup i'd definitely have to agree here - and Ruby Soho, Olympia, Wa...
this is what made me want to play music in the first place...

i made it my mission to learn all the songs on "..wolves" (with the exception of the Maxwell Murder solo - never quite got that sussed

) and the intention of doing some of them as covers with a mate of mine who plays drums. He was going for 3 months to the US to visit his girlfriend so this was my timeframe.. bastard got married, never came back did he..

Zakk Wylde · Post by **Zakk Wylde** » Wed May 11, 2005 12:18 am

Bass intro to 'No more tears'

or the intro part to Metallica's - For Whom the Bell Tolls.

ezyjamma · Post by **ezyjamma** » Wed May 11, 2005 12:49 am

I listened to that Sunrise choon but unfortunately it did nothing for me???? oh well maybe I should stick to guitars and stop posting stuff in the bass section.

ratfink · Post by **ratfink** » Wed May 11, 2005 1:00 pm

Zakk Wylde wrote:Bass intro to 'No more tears'

or the intro part to Metallica's - For Whom the Bell Tolls.

..and while on the subject of Metallica there is of course "(Anesthesia)Pulling Teeth"..

scottpalmy · Post by **scottpalmy** » Wed May 11, 2005 3:06 pm

Hard to go past

John McVie on You make loving Fun

Distinctive Bass playing on a lot of Fleetwood Mac stuff

Tehhaxorr · Post by **Tehhaxorr** » Wed May 11, 2005 5:25 pm

The bass line from symphony X's sea of lies is damn brilliant. Also the guy from primus is good, and old cliffy R.I.P Burton.

But the god is Billy Sheeam. \m/

r4nd0m · Post by **r4nd0m** » Thu May 12, 2005 8:08 am

I quite like most of the stuff that Bernard Edwards does. Disco rules! But the bass line that will never ever get out of my head is Silver Conventions Fly Robin Fly.

Post by Bg » Sat May 28, 2005 1:47 pm

Ok my new favourite bass line: Steal my Kisses Ben Harper - shit that is a catchy bass riff.

I'm trying to talk the group into doing it so I spent a few hours learning it last night.

I love the solo too, took me a couple of hours to go from half speed up to full speed but it sounds great

We'd better do this song or I will be pissed!

ash · Post by **ash** » Sat May 28, 2005 7:35 pm

Yeah, Ben Harper's bass player is wicked. The classic big fat black mofo with rhythm up the wazoo. He has a very distinctive sound.

Post by Bg » Sat May 28, 2005 8:51 pm

been busily downloading loads more, he's one of those people that has bypassed me

will go out and buy some albums tomorrow if I like them

Zakk Wylde · Post by **Zakk Wylde** » Sat May 28, 2005 10:48 pm

ratfink wrote:..and while on the subject of Metallica there is of course "(Anesthesia)Pulling Teeth"..

Yes, I do love that.

Have even learnt some of it on guitar..... who wants a sound clip.

ps: I'm very sorry to say that all my sound clips have been SHIT.

I will try very hard to remedy this. SORRY.

Post by Bg » Sat May 28, 2005 10:50 pm

lets have a soundclip then