Which is The coolest bass solo song.

[White Cloud]

Rush: YYZ or La Villa Strangiato (monster breaks)

[StickyDBRmf]

Lotta good stuff here. When Stanley Clarke was w/ RTF, it's that snakey noodle rumble basslines that just perkolate w/ Lenny White...

I Know, not a solo. 

The Fish. The whole thing is a Bass Solo line after line after line.

[PawelG]

On 03/05/2022 at 07:28, MGB said:

This is the one for me.

Willie Weeks playing with Donny Hathaway on Everything Is Everything, play the whole song to get into the feel or start at 8:20 for the bass solo.

 

This was my first thought too. Perfection! But since you've posted it, I have another one...

 

 

[Bilbo]

On 03/05/2022 at 18:06, P-Belly Evans said:

6.47 to 7.11

 

I can't explain why but this is one of my most favourite licks ever. Short and damn sweet. Gives me goosebumps. You have to listen to it on a stereo or through headphones to appreciate the pure power of it.....sublime.

 

 

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/dual-of-the-jester-and-the-tyrant-return-to-forever/

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/duel-of-the-jester-and-the-tyrant-excerpt/

[Bilbo]

16 hours ago, White Cloud said:

Rush: YYZ or La Villa Strangiato (monster breaks)

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/la-villa-strangiato-rush/

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/yyz-rush/

[Chezz55]

A couple of lesser known solos from John Entwistle

 

The Ox and Meatloaf

 

The Ox and The 'ooooo

[miles'tone]

Adam Ben Ezra...His percussive playing is pretty mind-blowing!

 

http://youtu.be/xjhZhI2Zthg

 

Edited May 5, 2022 by miles'tone

[ezbass]

5 minutes ago, miles'tone said:

Adam Ben Ezra...His percussive playing is pretty mind-blowing!

 

 

The other Ezbass(no relation that I’m aware of)! That the dog is so unimpressed by such top playing always makes me smile.

Edited May 5, 2022 by ezbass

[mikel]

Glen Cornick's solo in Bouree, by Jethro Tull. The bass in the rest of the song is not too shabby either.

[Woody1957]

I know this might seem a bit strange but have a listen to Dirty Joker by Slade. Jimmy Lea plays an unbelievably good solo in it...its based on Bach but l suppose it would be as Jimmy was originally a violinist.

[Daz39]

On 04/05/2022 at 18:55, White Cloud said:

Rush: YYZ or La Villa Strangiato (monster breaks)

Live versions of Leave That Thing Alone contain epic Bass solo outros that lead into the Drum Solo.

[Count Bassy]

Apologies, but whenever this subject comes up I have to post this:

 

 

[chris_b]

Solo bass rather than bass solo. . . .

 

Francois Rabbath

 

 

[Greg.Bassman]

Portrait of Tracy - Jaco Pastorius

 

[Anesthesia] Pulling Teeth - Metallica

 

 

[Franticsmurf]

This is the piece of music that got me playing bass. Listening to it on 'Yesshows', I assumed the solo was on guitar. When I found out is was on the bass, I knew I wanted to play the bass guitar in a band. It took me a few years to get there as I was playing guitar at the time. Whether or not its the coolest bass solo song - I don't know but the bass is pretty much up in the mix for the whole 20-odd minutes. (Don't worry, the clip below is just the solo). 😀 

 

 

[christhammer666]

John Myung - metropolis

John Myung - the dance of eternity

[Guest]

Black Sabbath, N.I.B.

 

May as well lock the thread now.

[Velarian]

John Wetton lets rip on this from 5:03 to the end. 
 

 

[stewblack]

Beastly has a great bit of Joe Dart soloing.

But I agree with all the Entwistle suggestions above

[P-Belly Evans]

HAPPY BRIDGE.....YAY!!!!

 

Sorry, just shouting it from the rooftops. What a triumph.......

 

 

 

[Rich]

I love the look of total astonishment on the guy’s face at 1.26

 

Edited June 1, 2022 by Rich

[davepb24]

does this count? 

 

 

[WinterMute]

Aforementioned Micheal Manring, solo bass is rarely my thing, but he takes it on to another level technically I think.

 

I was very fond of Portrait of Tracy when I first heard it.

 

Some of Eberhard Weber's contrabass stuff is fantastic.

[Greg.Bassman]

On 01/05/2022 at 12:55, odysseus said:

 

Gotta love Tal! 🙂

[Greg.Bassman]

On 01/05/2022 at 14:27, mr4stringz said:

Muzz Skillings rarely gets the props he deserves for his playing on the first two Living Colour albums. Nice little bass solo on this one off Vivid. Solo around 2:20.

 

 

Yes, definitely. So many people often focus on doug, and forget about muzz. Like you say, he was on those first two living colour albums after all, with writing credits for songs like ‘cult of personality’ and ‘desperate people’. Both great tracks 👍🤘