Your favourite bass line

Your favourite bass line

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wongthecorrupter

Original Poster:

2,414 posts

171 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Just been listening to 3 days by Janes addiction, my favourite bass line/ bass playing ever

Ray Luxury-Yacht

8,910 posts

216 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Jason Newstead's bassline in 'Misery' by Metallica is a nice one...


RegMolehusband

3,960 posts

257 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Mr. Big by Free


Oh and John Entwistle doing this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRflGVcRxCI


gbbird

5,186 posts

244 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Intro to Peace Sells by Megadeth

Nice n Sleazy by The Stranglers

Or, for something a bit more obscure, Welcome to Dying by Onslaught - incorporates a bass solo towards the middle of the song.

jenmx5

117 posts

119 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Archives of Pain by Manic Street Preachers is definitely one of my favourites smile

vinnie01

863 posts

119 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Greenday's 'Longview'

smn159

12,662 posts

217 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Norman Watt Roy on Hit me with your rhythm stick by Ian Dury and the Blockheads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WGVgfjnLqc

Adam B

27,249 posts

254 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Sisters of Mercy - Lucretia My Reflection

singlecoil

33,623 posts

246 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Steffan

10,362 posts

228 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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I rather admire Chas Chandler playing the bass in the Animals "We gotta get outa this place". George Martin rates Paul Mcartney as the greatest bass player of all time. Certainly it is a real struggle to follow Mcartneys riifs personally when doubling on the bass rather than rhythm guitar on occasion. Personal choice I think there are some magnificent bass riffs in pop music.

irocfan

40,459 posts

190 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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sabbath bloody sabbath - from 3:18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReuBms-qZQk

sleep envy

62,260 posts

249 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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LFO

IainT

10,040 posts

238 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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irocfan said:
sabbath bloody sabbath - from 3:18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReuBms-qZQk
That's a great riff.

Lots of Maiden bass lines are fantastic - I'd nominate Aces High for a starter or NotB.

Johnnytheboy

24,498 posts

186 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Almost anything by the original three-man line up of Motorhead.

Let's start with 'I'll be your sister':

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OUpCUX4k76w

Tablet link but I assume it'll sort itself out.

Back at the funny farm:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q4wMn21DePs

vx220

2,689 posts

234 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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"Lucretia" and "Peace Sells..." are both favourites

But what about "Radar Love" by Golden Earring?

Justin Cyder

12,624 posts

149 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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I like Marcus Miller very much. If you remember that Skeelo rap hit - I wish, from years ago, it sampled Bernard Wright & here's a good feller covering the original song...if that all makes sense.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD-P0mzWN-Q

Pebbles167

3,445 posts

152 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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So many to list!

Current favourite has to be "shadow of the day - Linkin park"

And

"The chain - fleetwood mac"

Edited by Pebbles167 on Sunday 27th July 22:44

vournikas

11,711 posts

204 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Two immediately spring to mind :

I Have Seen by Zero 7

Ramble On by Led Zep


6th Gear

3,563 posts

194 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Bernard Edwards.

http://youtu.be/pyqKmUgkMOs

http://youtu.be/aYYhl2AwNK4

http://youtu.be/NUvkhbyVG-E

And the list goes on. Best bass player ever.

RIP


HarryW

15,150 posts

269 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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About 8lb braided, why?