First bassline you ever learned?

[steve-soar]

Then this.

[Kiwi]

the first complete bass line I ever learned was New Years Day by U2. There was a guitarist at school who was really into The Edge and wanted a jam buddy, I was just stoked I sounded like the record!

[mooselips]

The Peter Gunn theme is the first thing I can remember playing. 24 years ago!

[Monckyman]

[quote name='iconic' post='1221368' date='May 5 2011, 06:20 PM']tough 1st one! great bassline[/quote]
Andy Rourke, much underrated bassist.

I think for me it was Honey hush by Johnny Burnette & the Rock and Roll Trio.
On a banana necked Framus.
Was in another century far far away,perhaps even in another universe.
Or maybe just manchester.

[theosd]

Come as you are - Nirvana

[lucky]

Stone dead forever by Motorhead; good times...

[burgundymouse]

Since you've been gone by Rainbow
Second was Come as you Are - Nirvana
Third was Pretty Fly for a White Guy - The Offspring
My teacher then got fed up of me learning them too quickly and threw Elvis Costello Pump it up at me. Grrrrrr.

Edited May 6, 2011 by burgundymouse

[garymilitia]

Mine was Heard it Through the Grapevine, Marvin Gaye, well the main groove.

[dmz]

Love Hurts - the Nazareth cover - Fender Musicmaster

My history teacher wrote out the chords to play over......

As I remember, I soon got into learning Stranglers tunes thereafter as JJB was my hero back then

Happy days......

[Delberthot]

Oh lordy - Another one Bites the Dust by Queen when I was 12 on my first bass which was a Marlin Slammer - £99 catalogue bass with peeling chrome but it looked like the red precision with maple board that JD used on One Vision. Defretted it after seeing the picture of JD using a maple fretless P on the Live Killers album then binned it for a Riverhead Jupiter.

I had actually learned the guitar solo to Its A Hard Life on an acoustic a few months prior to this and I so nearly turned to the dark side of the force before redeeming myself by learning every tune on the Live at Wembley Concert from 1986

Edited May 6, 2011 by Delberthot

[stingrayPete1977]

[quote name='danhkr' post='1221664' date='May 5 2011, 10:13 PM']I Wanna Be Adored - Stone Roses[/quote]
+1 and the rest of that album although I was only temping on a borrowed SG bass back then, went full time in '93 with a Peavey Foundation

[dmccombe7]

[quote name='essexbasscat' post='1220899' date='May 5 2011, 12:20 PM']Hold your head up by Argent, Whole lot of Love Led Zep.[/quote]

+1
My first gig singing and playing bass. Steep learning curve that i didn't pursue.

Kiss God of Thunder also up there with my first songs.

Aah the good old days

Dave

[lovetheblues]

Paul's bassline in All My Lovin' by the Beatles

[cupples]

Lovecats by the Cure, probably the tune that got me into playing the bass, that or Little Green Bag

[Piggery Bandana]

Cant stand Losing You by the Police.

[Slipperydick]

Hate to admit it, but it was probably All Right Now. Either that or Blockbuster.

Other than how to play a 12 bar that is.

[stingrayPete1977]

[quote name='cupples' post='1229013' date='May 12 2011, 04:49 PM']Lovecats by the Cure, probably the tune that got me into playing the bass, that or Little Green Bag[/quote]

OOohh Im going to learn them right now, Ta