What's the last bassline you learned?

[Sean]

Car Wash - Rose Royce version
Atomic - Blondie will be the next one.

[tonybassplayer]

Shake Your Tail Feather and Valerie for soul/funk function band

Boys are Back in Town and Rosalie for rock band

Tony

[Exile252]

As over 30 mins ago, Come On, Come Over - Jaco Pastorius. Well, I know how to play it, but playing it perfectly at the right speed is abit more tricky

[NJE]

[quote name='Doc B' post='190355' date='May 2 2008, 10:53 AM']Shouldn't Quincy Jones get at least some of the credit for that?[/quote]


I am ashamed to say I had no idea who played on the records I just have a compilation CD someone made for me. I know Guy Pratt did some bass for him.

[pete.young]

In The Shadows, The Rasmus . Up 2 semitones to fit the singer's vocal range.

[Gunsfreddy2003]

Bristol Boogie by a little known group called Morrisey Mullen - not that hard but great fun to play! Hoping to do this track next with my band!

[bassaussie]

I've been working on "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick", although it's slow going. Fingerstyle is probably my weakest technique, so it's hard to combine the speed and the groove. Which is why I chose the song - if I can get this down, I'll feel like I've taken a big step forward.

[Bass-ic]

Cash machine by Hard Fi, and im working on its my life by talk talk....its slow going.I was quite pleased with learing a song , its not been long since i started playing
Matt

[Guest oldmallet]

Carry On My Wayward Son by Kansas...........

[Guest oldmallet]

[quote name='bassaussie' post='191714' date='May 4 2008, 05:59 PM']I've been working on "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick", although it's slow going. Fingerstyle is probably my weakest technique, so it's hard to combine the speed and the groove. Which is why I chose the song - if I can get this down, I'll feel like I've taken a big step forward.[/quote]

Rythm Stick is mega, saw The Blockheads at South Shields ampitheatre and they were stupendous. Norman Watroy is a helluva player.....mint. Hope you nail it 'cos I couldn't!

[OutToPlayJazz]

The Flecktones' "Sinister Minister." Scary stuff!

[bassaussie]

[quote name='oldmallet' post='192232' date='May 5 2008, 02:00 PM']Rythm Stick is mega, saw The Blockheads at South Shields ampitheatre and they were stupendous. Norman Watroy is a helluva player.....mint. Hope you nail it 'cos I couldn't! [/quote]

I'm getting there. Fortunately there's no pressure, I'm just doing it for bragging rights!!! But yeah, Norman's a monster player. One of the things I'm noticing is that when I'm playing, the 16s all sound very straight, whereas when you listen to him, there's this great swing to the part. Bastard!!!

[bassaussie]

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='192248' date='May 5 2008, 02:27 PM']The Flecktones' "Sinister Minister." Scary stuff![/quote]

I know a few Flecktones songs. Is that the piece that starts with these really haunting banjo chords? I'll try and check if it's the same song, but yeah, there's some great basslines in their work. I actually think I prefer Vic's playing with the Flecktones to his solo stuff.

[6stringbassist]

Kuru by Jaco Pastorius for a new band I've started playing with.

[jonsmith]

Mission by Rush - working on this with my Rush tribute at the moment. Hardest bit seems to be getting the transition from the 5/4 bit under the first guitar solo to the marimba/bass unison part really tight (and the tail end of that part is a bit tricky too). Good fun.

[Sarah5string]

'My Michelle' by guns n roses. Duff's a legend

[ednaplate]

Losing My Religion and So Central Rain by REM. All fairly straightforward stuff and not at all taxing but just sounds nice.

[ednaplate]

[quote name='jonsmith' post='192410' date='May 5 2008, 07:38 PM']Mission by Rush - working on this with my Rush tribute at the moment. Hardest bit seems to be getting the transition from the 5/4 bit under the first guitar solo to the marimba/bass unison part really tight (and the tail end of that part is a bit tricky too). Good fun.[/quote]
Who are your band? I love Rush. They are the band by which all others are judged.

[Clunge]

Radiohead - Myxomatosis

[lowhand_mike]

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='193079' date='May 6 2008, 04:59 PM']'My Michelle' by guns n roses. Duff's a legend [/quote]

ah brings back some nice memories of cutting my teeth on bass.
and yeah he is a legend

[shaundixon666]

Arch enemy - We will rise

Currently working on this with one of my bands as a cover

[Bass_In_Yer_Face]

[quote name='NJE' post='191487' date='May 4 2008, 10:39 AM']I am ashamed to say I had no idea who played on the records I just have a compilation CD someone made for me. I know Guy Pratt did some bass for him.[/quote]

Wikipedia quotes

Bass: Louis Johnson

Louis Johnson is from The Brothers Johnson

I agree that Jacko is an evil genius. Getting Eddie van Halen was a masterstroke. Just look at all the muppets on Youtube trying to do the guitar solo!

I also read somewhere that a guy from British disco band Heatwave wrote Thriller!

[jonsmith]

[quote name='ednaplate' post='193098' date='May 6 2008, 05:12 PM']Who are your band? I love Rush. They are the band by which all others are judged.[/quote]

I suppose it is our aim to become the Rush tribute by which all others are judged. The downside of this is that we are still in the development stages, so you won't have heard of us (yet). It's sounding really good though...

[Kev]

just learnt propane nightmares by Pendulum this mornin, easy but fun bassline

[waynepunkdude]

Nervous in the Alley - Less Than Jake

Bit tricky but a really upbeat song.