Allman Brothers - check this...

[Soledad]

I'm new here so if this is old hat (it's certainly old) then apologies.
In my view, one S.O.B. bassline to really nail. Check out 'Whipping Post', both studio and live.
The late Berry Oakley was just 24 when he died in a motorcycle accident just one year after Duane Allman had done exactly the same. Oakley gets overlooked I think, but that band worked live a LOT like non-stop and it shows. When they'd just played a great gig, Duane come offstage saying they'd been 'hittin' the note'
Intro sounds simple, but getting absolutely down in that groove, with accents right, super-tight?
One of the hardest 'sounds easy' lines i EVER came across.

(hope I put this in the right place... just needed to share!)
 

[Skinnyman]

Hmmm. You're not up for the same gig as me are you? I've been asked to learn it as an audition piece 😎 😁

And i have to agree - it's not "hard" as such but getting the right groove going is really tricky.

Nice when you nail it though and there are some lovely runs in there.

The other one that - for me - is in the category of 'easy-but-surprisingly-hard-to-get-right' is Going Up The Country by Canned Heat. Dead simple 12 bar - but i really had to work to get it up to speed. I now use it as a warm up/workout piece

Edited February 6, 2019 by Skinnyman

[Soledad]

I remember Going up the country really well, but don't ever recall playing it - here we go!
Be good to hear of any other deceptively simple basslines.

Re the audition piece, I think it is a v good test of technique (we used to play it in A which I think was the original key), that quick A/G with the right accents and precise focus, that's where the fun is I reckon 😂

[dmccombe7]

Oooh that's a nice wee bass line going on there. Timing at the start is tricky too. 

I only just heard the Allman brothers and Gregg Allman solo material about 2 yrs ago now and was really impressed with the band.

Dave