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Al Krow
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[quote name='gazzatriumph' timestamp='1496519482' post='3312111']
Nice n Sleazy by the Stranglers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwxIY3E6Af0
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Yeah that is one is brillient

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Impossible to pick one only , from JJ (stranglers) to JJ (Motown) its all fantastic , and then there's more subtle lines like I posted above that are al the song needs , and therefore brilliant also

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[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1497031275' post='3315475']
Hey - would this guilty pleasure of mine by the Stone Roses earn a place on this list?

http://youtu.be/ct-qa6SjRZo
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Yes, and this will always be one of the best to me as it was the bassline that made me NEED to get a bass and try to be a musician for the first time. It's the bassline that got me started. Priceless.
http://youtu.be/vY9g-PgSiGA

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[quote name='missis sumner' timestamp='1496167293' post='3309310']


This.

Shivers down my spine when I first heard the bass, which, embarrassingly, was only recently.

I also like a bit of ABBA as well though... :ph34r:
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This is up there. This was on a list from a recent dep I did... it was on the 'absolutely no chance' pile! It could easily go unappreciated but it's a master piece of feel and groove!

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I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Good Times - Chic
Spirit of Radio - Rush
Wherever I Lay My Hat & I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down - Paul Young
Haitian Divorce, Josie & Peg - Steely Dan

I'm going to stop now, at least I'm going to try. ;)

EDIT: Ooh, ooh! Anything on the first Robben Ford and the Blue Line album.

Hmm, must try harder :D

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[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1497080603' post='3315670']
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Good Times - Chic
Spirit of Radio - Rush
Wherever I Lay My Hat & I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down - Paul Young
Haitian Divorce, Josie & Peg - Steely Dan

I'm going to stop now, at least I'm going to try. ;)

EDIT: Ooh, ooh! Anything on the first Robben Ford and the Blue Line album.

Hmm, must try harder :D
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I've only got your first two in my repertoire but they're all good 'uns.

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[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1497079946' post='3315667']


Franky Goes to Hollywood? I have the 12 inch of that. Stop sniggering you lot at the back!
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Yup, not my usual sort of music at all but I remember them as a 12 year old and the energy is amazing. The bass player (whose name escapes me) was brilliant. They did a one of big a few years back that was on the telly and the tone he had was just perfect. You felt like they had written the songs around the bass lines.

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[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1497082756' post='3315683']
Yup, not my usual sort of music at all but I remember them as a 12 year old and the energy is amazing. The bass player (whose name escapes me) was brilliant. They did a one of big a few years back that was on the telly and the tone he had was just perfect. You felt like they had written the songs around the bass lines.
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It was typical of the high energy music that was usually played at, let's say, the more metrosexual oriented clubs and pubs. There were a lot of good synth bass lines coming out of that too.

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[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1497088687' post='3315748']


It was typical of the high energy music that was usually played at, let's say, the more metrosexual oriented clubs and pubs. There were a lot of good synth bass lines coming out of that too.
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Indeed, some chemical assistance used no doubt.
[quote name='tinyd' timestamp='1497089267' post='3315758']


Great bassline! Worth re-posting this I think....

http://youtu.be/IBWY8oAnnww
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Well worth posting, I had a go at it last night and it's almost hypnotic to play. I can't see we would ever play it live, but could be interesting to do a rocked up version.

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[quote name='tinyd' timestamp='1497089267' post='3315758']
Great bassline! Worth re-posting this I think....

[media]http://youtu.be/IBWY8oAnnww[/media]
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Thanks for reminding us of what a superb little bass line this is!

I think in the original they play the riff on a 4 string with a drop D, but it clearly lends itself to a 5 string without needing to de-tune. I was wondering whether I would be able to manage this without a pick - I think it's just about do-able; and as T-Bay alluded to, it is darned catchy! And adding a bit of overdrive and an octave up just fills it out nicely :)

But as well as loving the simplicity and drive of this iconic bass line I can't get over just how much I love that TONE in the YouTube clip!!

Please someone tell me what rig / effects Trevor Horn is playing through to get [i]that [/i]bass tone?!!

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It's cliched to the hilt, but it has to be Good Times for me. That bassline [u]is[/u] the song. And to some degree it was instrumental in the birth of hip hop. And it's funky as hell. And fun to play. Too many boxes ticked for it not to be at the top of my list.

Probably :D

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[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1497124589' post='3316072']
Thanks for reminding us of what a superb little bass line this is!

I think in the original they play the riff on a 4 string with a drop D, but it clearly lends itself to a 5 string without needing to de-tune. I was wondering whether I would be able to manage this without a pick - I think it's just about do-able; and as T-Bay alluded to, it is darned catchy! And adding a bit of overdrive and an octave up just fills it out nicely :)

But as well as loving the simplicity and drive of this iconic bass line I can't get over just how much I love that TONE in the YouTube clip!!

Please someone tell me what rig / effects Trevor Horn is playing through to get [i]that [/i]bass tone?!!
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He talks abut using a bi-amped rig. He sends the lows to one head and the highs and FX to the other. He says there is no point in having the FX on the low channel. Sounds blindingly obvious with hindsight. That's why he's a major producer.

He is asked about his rig in one of the two clips that follow. Sorry I can't remember which one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm1fH_csOX0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFwHcz9k8mM

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  • 2 weeks later...

All this talk of hypnotic bass lines, I have to post this one.

[b]One note bass line[/b] and it's almost perfect. If Clive from Lowestoft is reading this (Sorry chap I can't remember your BC ID) then a knowing nod will be the response.

Brad - 20th Century (Stone Gossard on Guitar)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhJRpI4sscc

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