ezbass Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 [quote name='timmo' timestamp='1476818111' post='3157597'] It is a very hard question i have no idea if it is a pinnacle, but if I could play The Real Me perfectly, I will be very happy [/quote]One of the best examples of JE's playing IMO; love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 (edited) http://youtu.be/ye5TdIpQtx8 it's just superb.James Jamersons pissed, laying on his back recorded this bass line. Edited October 18, 2016 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I think Victor Wooten,s 2 part playing on this Earth Wind and Fire record is just so so great. So very musical. http://youtu.be/j03KHvXaBZg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Andy Fraser, 'Mr Big'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 [quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1476808401' post='3157463'] It is a barometer of sorts, too. If someone can play Rhythm Stick, they can play a bit. A bass line which is harder than it sounds. [/quote]I've not tried playing it yet, I would like to have a go at it when I've got a spare couple of years to work on it, seriously though, I could probably learn to play it after a while, but I almost certainly wouldn't play it with the feel and timing like Norman does. I admit that my choices of the Ox's solo in My Generation and NWR's Rhythm Stick are not as technically brilliant as some of the other choices, but for me, great basslines are great because they work so well in a song like Norman's, or are fresh and new like the Ox's was at the time (1965). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayPete1977 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 There's a RHCP song but I can't recall the name of it but the verse contains the same bass note throughout, it fits perfectly with the drums and guitar and I guess that's the most important bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 (edited) For me it's never about flash but feel and so I'll throw in a few Lee Sklar lines from his James Taylor days... JT's version of How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You - any time I play this song, it's his line not the original that I have I never my head. Then there's Your Smiling Face, a bass line that is so full of joy it just makes me grin from ear to ear. Neither are technically complex but each is just perfect to my ears. Throw in Good Times, of course, along with Thin Lizzy's Dancing In The Moonlight, Johnny and Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed, The Enemy Within by Rush and Dearg Doom by Horslips alongside a smattering of Chris Squire... and that's all the basslines I would ever need it stuck on a desert island. http://youtu.be/zls8DFx9UCw http://youtu.be/7Fsfod891J0 Edited October 18, 2016 by TrevorR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 [quote name='grayn' timestamp='1476792801' post='3157239'] For me it's got to be Chris Squire, particularly on Close To The Edge. Driving, counter-melodic, with a wonderful tone and just plain brilliant. [/quote] Other stand outs are on Heart of the Sunrise (for the opening few bars alone but Its all good), Yours Is No Disgrace (a masterclass for rock bassists) and Gates of Delerium (just brilliant and showcases what a one off he was). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 (edited) Oh, and L'Arc En Ciel De Miles and Colibri by Randy Hope Taylor with Incognito... http://youtu.be/e1hj1pfBamA Edited October 18, 2016 by TrevorR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Three that spring immediately to mind are 'For Once In My Life' -- for my money, Jamerson's finest hour -- 'Cupid's Dead' by Extreme, and Manring's 'The Enormous Room'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 The one that does it for me is John Paul Jones and Ramble On. Bags of melody, groovy as you like and supports the song brilliantly. JPJ's playing encapsulates everything I love about bass in rock/pop music: groovy, funky, melodic, interesting and always adding to the song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 [quote name='seashell' timestamp='1476822011' post='3157632'] Andy Fraser, 'Mr Big'. [/quote] Damn you. I thought I had it sorted with Norman Watt-Roy, but now I'n not sure. And of course there's Neil Murray in the White Snake version of "Ain't no Love" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 My big thing has always been the type of line that's so integral to the song that if removed the song would be lost. There are others (Foxton and Norman W-R spring to mind), but Bruce Thomas's work with Elvis Costello just blows me away anew every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 (edited) Also have to add the trio of tracks off Sulk by The Associates with Michael Dempsey on top of his game -Club Country Party Fears 2, Skipping. And from the great No Rest For The Wicked by New Model Army - Stuart Morrow's playing is similarly upfront and busy. Honestly any bass player worth his salt needs to hear this album esp the tracks Frightened, Ambition, My Country and No Rest. Pick style doesn't get any better Edited October 19, 2016 by Barking Spiders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 No solos for me - yuch So... Watt Roy - Rhythm Stick Wetton - Burlesque Cornick - Teacher Karn - Halloween & Visions Of China Jones - Nuclear Burn & Born Ugly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
converse320 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Well I don't know about pinnacle but this one always brings a smile to my face. Kim Deal. Pixies. This is a cover with tab. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9ndqv6e-Jw"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9ndqv6e-Jw[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzjames Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Willie Weeks on Little Ghetto Boy - Donny Hathaway. Totally outragous playing. Anthony Jackson on Clouds - Chaka Khan. He is the master of taming those low notes and making them punch. For execution and intent he's the man. Jaco Pastorius on Havona - Weather Report. I mean, he tears that one a new one! Ray Brown on Night Train - Oscar Peterson. Great feel, note choice, and a super solo! He really made the bass sing. Ron Carter on Passion Dance - McCoy Tyner. Specifically the first few bars of the piano solo. What a hook up with Elvin. Swings like crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinArto Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Jamerson on Marvin Gaye's "What's Happening Brother?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 [quote name='Jazzjames' timestamp='1476891632' post='3158190'] Ray Brown on Night Train - Oscar Peterson. Great feel, note choice, and a super solo! He really made the bass sing. [/quote] Haha... Been listening to that a lot today. My older boy was transcribing Ray's lines and the solo from that tune. Lovely Bass tone as well.. In fact, superb stuff all round from some of the masters of swing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 [quote name='Old Man Riva' timestamp='1476827133' post='3157685'] The one that does it for me is John Paul Jones and Ramble On. Bags of melody, groovy as you like and supports the song brilliantly. JPJ's playing encapsulates everything I love about bass in rock/pop music: groovy, funky, melodic, interesting and always adding to the song. [/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 (edited) Diamonds on the soles of her shoes - Bakithi Kumalo. Dynamic, melodic, a beautiful fretless tone, some (rare) tasteful slap and a stunning groove with feel and great rhythmic interest. Also managing to fit a bass part that seems so far removed from stereotypical 'pop' bass lines into exactly that setting just shows how great and well-crafted Bakithi's line on this track is. Edited October 19, 2016 by skej21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1476796248' post='3157297'] Norman Watt-Roy. If I could choose to be able to play like anyone it would be him. [/quote] +1 to this. Saw him with Wilko in Sheffield a couple of weeks back. Absolutely blown away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatboter Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 "Refuge of the road" by Joni Mitchell with Jaco on bass.....the phrasing, the sensitivity, the tone, the whole world he seems to open up.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamWoodBass Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 For me it's got to be anything played by Michael League, pretty much any of his lines with Snarky Puppy have a tendency to stop me in my tracks even if mid sentence. Can't fault him at all on tone, musicality and general feel. Probably my favourite regular bass player of all time, really nice guy too having met him a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 [quote name='grayn' timestamp='1476792801' post='3157239'] For me it's got to be Chris Squire, particularly on Close To The Edge. Driving, counter-melodic, with a wonderful tone and just plain brilliant. [/quote] 100% agree - tone, notes, counterpoint, singing. Stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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