Good bass scales to learn

[topheteatwo]

Interested in learning some cool scales again

I know my basic ones, but are there any one's that are a little weirder and cooler to crack out?

I've lost my connection with scales that I once had?

[ambient]

Minor, major, melodic minor, the major modes are all useful too.

[chrismuzz]

Basically all the major modes, then depending on if you want to mess about a bit, harmonic/melodic major/minor, and experimenting with adding random notes here and there to watch the guitarist wince

[lowdown]

One of the Arabic scales is good fun.
You can get some unusual chord and harmony progressions going (great for out of the box composing)
Hopeless on a twelve bar blues gig though..

[i][b][size=4]C/Db/E/F/G/Ab/B/C [/size][/b][/i][size=4] (Double Harmonic Major Scale or Byzantine Scale)[/size]

Edited January 7, 2014 by lowdown

[SaxyBassist]

Diminshed and wholetone patterns are cool for playing "outside" [size=4] [/size]

[jgmh315]

I learnt the minor pentatonic and the major modes, you can improvise over just about anything.

[RhysP]

Hirajoshi, Kumoi & Neapolitan major & minor scales.

[ead]

The blues scale always sounds nice to my ears.