favourite TV basslines

[uglycustard]

""Heeeeeeeeeeere's a one"" as our singer-drummer introduces that strange spanish-style rock tune we do.....

this is nothing like the above but was most important in me giving up guitar and picking up bass

here you go its


[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHJyWDAXszI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHJyWDAXszI[/url]

[jakenewmanbass]

I can't believe no-one has brought this to the thread:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqbXBT6rVXg

[winterfire666]

my daughter loves the Wiggles
i hate to admit it but theres some pretty cool bass parts in there and they do them live too.

[discreet]

Yes! Young master discreet was a big fan a while back.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwy1x0-cZaI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bwy1x0-cZaI[/url]

[leroybasslines]

The Fraggles had a pretty good bass player!

http://youtu.be/CngM1RISRWA

[discreet]

Fraggle Rock? I've never heard of that genre.


...yes, I'm a muppet.

[squire5]

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1333883645' post='1607673']
Then theres Taggart. His brother was the singer in The Sweet yer know!!
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1eNB3SsolY[/media]
[/quote]

That guy is Alex Norton who plays Matt Burke,but read this,courtsey of Wikipedia '[color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] Numerous sources have incorrectly asserted that Brian Connolly was a half brother of the late actor [/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_McManus"]Mark McManus[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] (who found fame in the title role of detective series "[/size][/font][/color][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taggart"]Taggart[/url][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3]") but they were not related. Mark "Taggart" McManus was actually the nephew of Brian's foster father.'[/size][/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3]I had thought the same as you,but something was in the back of my mind that said otherwise.[/size][/font][/color]

[uglycustard]

[quote name='jakenewmanbass' timestamp='1333883975' post='1607676']
I can't believe no-one has brought this to the thread:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqbXBT6rVXg[/media]
[/quote] Im sure I read somewhere that it was none other than James Jamerson himself on the original Starsky and hutch theme...

[daz]

[quote name='uglycustard' timestamp='1333810152' post='1606814']
[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Nick Harisson the loner(theme from Budgie) [/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Was listening to this the other day I'd forgotten how much loved this theme and the great bassline what a great bass tone and bassplayer.[/font][/color]
[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Anyone want to have a guess who it is on bass?[/font][/color]


[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCaj6NHUusI[/media][/font][/color]

[/quote]

I just clicked the video and listened to it on my computer. If I didn't already know the theme well, I'd be saying "what bass" as I can hardly hear it on my speakers. best way is to listen on a decent set up or with good headphones, that way the slowly dripping honey, sounds of the bass really come through.


[b]The New Avengers[/b] theme is also a great one for bass. been wondering what the bass line for that is for quite some time. I tried to replicate it but never get it quite right ?

[b]Barney Miller[/b] is another famous bass driven TV theme. Unlike the New |Avengers though, that one seems to be all over the internet, so an yone who is vaguely interested to find the music can do so quite easily.

Edited April 8, 2012 by daz

[clarkpegasus4001]

I love TV theme tunes especially the old 60's/70's one's good bass-line or not. This is a good one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC88U1SyQQw&feature=related

[stef030]

dont know how to put vidoes on,
but the theme from the paradise club,tv series
with dirty den, not the film
was a quite good with the music themes,

[paul_5]

[quote name='jakenewmanbass' timestamp='1333883975' post='1607676']
I can't believe no-one has brought this to the thread:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqbXBT6rVXg[/media]
[/quote]

Beat me to it Jake. I depped for a band that used to open with this - awesome gigs!

[Green Alsatian]

Rentaghost has a simple but elegant bassline (contains the original opening, the newer opening and full end theme):

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0ZFUn4r0to"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0ZFUn4r0to[/url]

I'll also add Jigsaw (skip to 29 seconds):

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFKCuF9w6OM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFKCuF9w6OM[/url]

[Green Alsatian]

And while I'm here, The Chinese Detective:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1zBqdF7Di8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1zBqdF7Di8[/url]

[lowdown]

[quote name='stef030' timestamp='1333894619' post='1607837']
dont know how to put vidoes on,
but the theme from the paradise club,tv series
with dirty den, not the film
was a quite good with the music themes,
[/quote]

If you have the link - just copy and paste into your text box.
Would love to hear it, i can't find it anywhere on Youtube.



Garry

Edited April 8, 2012 by lowdown

[discreet]

I'd forgotten about Rentaghost - the way the pantomime horse ran to the door when the doorbell rang cracked me up.

[chardbass]

[quote name='uglycustard' timestamp='1333887274' post='1607717']
Im sure I read somewhere that it was none other than James Jamerson himself on the original Starsky and hutch theme...
[/quote]

I think the original was a Tom Scott piece called Gotcha. Poss Neil Stubenhaus on bass?

Edit. Wikipedia says Chuck Rainey.

Edited April 8, 2012 by chardbass

[kevin_lindsay]

Ah, Minder - Mo Foster on bass again.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

Cow and Chicken, end credits:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cpHUwaj8Xk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cpHUwaj8Xk[/url]

Probably the most iconic tv theme bassline of all:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi_aPoaK4Tg&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi_aPoaK4Tg&feature=related[/url]

[tappel]

[font=Arial][size=3]
[size=4]My apologies for resurrecting an old thread; however, after a search, I see you are aware of that very nice Barney Miller bass part that I was going to post.[/size][/size][/font]
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[size=4]I was surprised that this wasn’t mentioned. Chuck Rainey plays the bass part.[/size][/size][/font]
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[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WqazleR3FE"][size=4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WqazleR3FE[/size][/url][/size][/font]
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[size=4]Tom[/size][/size][/font]

[BetaFunk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9cAVHZfQAY

[BetaFunk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNXnW_StFbE

[miles'tone]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1333818265' post='1606985']
To many really, but do like this two.

Clever little line - Mo Foster.
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y5E63jGT2I"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y5E63jGT2I[/url]


This little gem. [Bass player ?]
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hQldclTLwM&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hQldclTLwM&feature=related[/url]


Garry
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Carol Kaye did Kojak (and scores of other, er, scores from that era)

[icastle]

This is one of my faves:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLhdY6_juDk