Best Bass Intro

[Telebass]

[quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1449832628' post='2927263']
Badge - Cream
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+1

[cocco]

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' timestamp='1449834111' post='2927284']
This choice one from sabbath has to be a contender
[media]http://youtu.be/UbTR1-d2IDg[/media]
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I'd have to agree with this.

[dmccombe7]

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[doctorbass]

Short and simple but I always refer to Keith Ferguson as an example of heavy flatwound / 52 Precision thud:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svK4hZB0nKk[/media]

Edited December 18, 2015 by doctorbass

[Old_Ben]

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

[Bilbo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upDUqCjx6A8

Another Squire special.

[Bilbo]

Alphonso Johnson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tUTsZ78xIw

[Bilbo]

Jeff Berlin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89ZVXqw770A

[Cow]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wX3aKOnIiM

[Paul S]

An offering from German 70s jazz funk Randy Pie:

http://youtu.be/pZ1uarIoGOI

[RoRi]

Jonas Hellborg 'Money talk'

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t769JlsBCUw[/media]

[paul_5]

Swaying Arms - Deacon Blue.

[Lord Sausage]

My favourite Bass intro has to be Stairway to Heaven.

I used to play it in a band years ago.

It meant i could go and get a drink whilst the guitarists, singer and keys played for about 3 and half mins!

[paul_5]

And then of course, there's 'Behind the Sun' by RHCP. Flawless execution as always.

https://youtu.be/gsC9KwiknTs

[Beer of the Bass]

I love this one too. The intro is surprisingly simplistic for a bunch of jazzers, but those nice growly fifths are a wonderfully purposeful way to open an album. Dave Holland's tone and feel on this are a bit of a benchmark for me.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTGiT6-Oahc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTGiT6-Oahc[/url]

Edited December 21, 2015 by Beer of the Bass

[Bloc Riff Nut]

My first thought was,"wow, no Primus".
I listened to Paul Young, Herbie Hancock and Testament all the way through.
Although Mr Big's 'Addicted to that rush' was my favourite.
What about;
The Flight of the Cosmic Hippo - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iYgf6PWYK8

[pst62]

Nowt flash, but nice all the same! [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akbu9xfspiE"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akbu9xfspiE[/url]

[kendall]

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The Sisters of Mercy - Lucretia My Reflection.

Simple but effective. Always loved this, one of the first bass lines I learnt.

Edited December 22, 2015 by kendall

[Jazzneck]

My two....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsCyC1dZiN8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wNknGIKkoA

[BassTractor]

Living in the Past! Huge class. Pure class.
Great call, Neck-of-the-slightly-thinner-persuasion!

Edit: I got so carried away that I totally overlooked Walk On The Wild Side.
Another classic and another great call.

Edited December 22, 2015 by BassTractor

[Jazzneck]

Thank you BT.

... and a third (yeah I'm cheating a little bit here, but..) and a fourth

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3HemKGDavw[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGb5IweiYG8[/media]

Edited December 22, 2015 by Jazzneck