mep Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 https://www.musicradar.com/news/the-25-greatest-basslines-of-all-time The 25 greatest basslines of all time The best bass guitar lines, as voted for by you! Some worthy basslines here, with a YouTube Link for each one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 These are always going to be subjective - FWIW I don't agree with many being on the list and IMO there are loads of better lines missing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Whatever about what’s not there, ranking Another One Bites the Dust higher than Good Times is... ehhh... perverse, let’s say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Click bait tosh. YYV indeed 🙄 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 The best is not chosen by "a democratic process". The article was just biased bull... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Yeh, sounds good apart from all that jaco stuff. Would be good if they could have spelled YYZ seeing as there were only 3 letters, and only 2 different ones! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 11 hours ago, Woodinblack said: Yeh, sounds good apart from all that jaco stuff. Would be good if they could have spelled YYZ seeing as there were only 3 letters, and only 2 different ones! They apparently blame it on a rogue algorithm... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 I quite like these lists. If it introduces me to a great line or a great player, then happy days. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 This may be heresy around these parts, but I'm not a great believer in "great basslines". There are basslines that fit the song and ones that don't. Playing straight 16th root notes can sound brilliant, and playing a fancy slap riff can sound awful. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 58 minutes ago, Nicko said: This may be heresy around these parts, but I'm not a great believer in "great basslines". There are basslines that fit the song and ones that don't. Playing straight 16th root notes can sound brilliant, and playing a fancy slap riff can sound awful. I would think that was the normal opinion, so hardly a heresy. I would say that most of those lines are great baselines that fit the song, apart from a couple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Lots of stuff in there I don’t know, but given the pedigree of those players I doubt I could disagree much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Nicko said: This may be heresy around these parts, but I'm not a great believer in "great basslines". There are basslines that fit the song and ones that don't. Playing straight 16th root notes can sound brilliant, and playing a fancy slap riff can sound awful. I disagree. Except I actually agree. Let me try that again. I agree that a great bassline doesn't need to be flashy. Imagine AC/DC if the bassist was running up and down the fretboard. It would rip the guts from the song. So there is such a thing as a great bassline. It just doesn't necessarily have to use all the notes all the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 59 minutes ago, stewblack said: I disagree. Except I actually agree. Let me try that again. I agree that a great bassline doesn't need to be flashy. Imagine AC/DC if the bassist was running up and down the fretboard. It would rip the guts from the song. So there is such a thing as a great bassline. It just doesn't necessarily have to use all the notes all the time. That's kinda what I meant. Under Pressure isn't a great harmonic idea and is not exactly demanding to play, its just appropriate and memorable. Does that make it great? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickyDBRmf Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Yeah, but what about, yeah, but what about, yeah, but what about.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Nicko said: That's kinda what I meant. Under Pressure isn't a great harmonic idea and is not exactly demanding to play, its just appropriate and memorable. Does that make it great? I guess if enough people think it's great then it qualifies. There was a time I might have debated intrinsic greatness versus subjectivity, but now I just go with the flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 17 hours ago, Nicko said: That's kinda what I meant. Under Pressure isn't a great harmonic idea and is not exactly demanding to play, its just appropriate and memorable. Does that make it great? No it certainly doesn't. Let's face it in the vast majority of tunes put out there the basslines are appropriate, because the producers make sure they fit in. I've rarely ever heard any song with an inappropriate line. What these polls mean by 'great' is 'memorable', a much better word to use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 As with all such things, YMMZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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