What Basslines make you happy to play?

[musicbassman]

31 minutes ago, Boodang said:

Stratus - Billy Cobham

 

Once you start playing the groove you just don't want to stop!

.....until you have to 'cos you've got severe cramp 🥺........but it's certainly a great riff. I can manage about 4 minutes of it before my fingers admit defeat !  😳

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

Of the songs I actually gig at the moment....

 

Anything by Queen

Anything by Bon Jovi

It's My Life by Talk Talk

Head Over Heels by Tears For Fears

I Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who

Two Tribes by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Mr.Blue Sky by E.L.O.

Dancing in The Moonlight by Thin Lizzy

Footloose by Kenny Loggins

Video Killed The Radio Star by The Buggles

True by Spandau Ballet

Jump by Van Halen

Venus by Bananarama

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!

The Final Countdown by Europe

Geno by Dexy's Midnight Runners

[BassTool]

 My band do New York Minute first half, gives me a chance to play my Cliff Bordwell fretless I bought from @Clarky

 

 

[Reggaebass]

20 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

Two Tribes by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

That’s a great one, did you find it tricky to learn, I tried it but struggled up to speed 

[Hellzero]

51 minutes ago, musicbassman said:

.....until you have to 'cos you've got severe cramp 🥺........but it's certainly a great riff. I can manage about 4 minutes of it before my fingers admit defeat !  😳

That's indeed a challenge to keep playing it...

[Jonesy]

Shake your money maker - Fleetwood Mac

Yer blues - Dirty Mac

Holiday in Cambodia - Dead Kennedys

Waiting room - Fugazi

Monkey trick - Jesus Lizard

Detroit rock city - KISS

Pretty much anything by Clutch 

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

7 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

That’s a great one, did you find it tricky to learn, I tried it but struggled up to speed 

It's one of those songs where it's all very well knowing what the notes are, but you have to know how to approach it.

It's a pick song for starters. I'm sure many may be able to perform it finger style, but I think it needs the attack of a pick.

Secondly, it's all about the rhythm of that riff and where the up and down strokes are.

There's a video on You Tube of Trevor Horn playing it on a five string and very nice it sounds too, but I play in on a four with a drop D tuning which is how Mark O'Toole played it.

[Reggaebass]

2 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

It's a pick song for starters

Thanks, I don’t play with a pick so went finger style, it was quite a while back so I might have another go 

[peteb]

1 hour ago, musicbassman said:

.....until you have to 'cos you've got severe cramp 🥺........but it's certainly a great riff. I can manage about 4 minutes of it before my fingers admit defeat !  😳

 

Same here, I get cramp just thinking about it... 🤨

[ezbass]

The original version of this song always makes me happy and playing it even more so. It was a privilege to be asked to play on this and a delight to record and film. It’s not a hard line, but that doesn’t matter to me.

 

 

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

6 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Thanks, I don’t play with a pick so went finger style, it was quite a while back so I might have another go 

I must admit, I’d never tried until just now. It’s doable, but doesn’t have the same attack I don’t think. 

[lonestar]

22 minutes ago, ezbass said:

The original version of this song always makes me happy and playing it even more so. It was a privilege to be asked to play on this and a delight to record and film. It’s not a hard line, but that doesn’t matter to me.

 

 

That's great, I really enjoyed that thank you. I'm a huge PG  and Tony Levin fan and this is one of my favourites tracks from one of my all time favourite albums. I love what you've done with it

[lonestar]

1 hour ago, BassTool said:

 My band do New York Minute first half, gives me a chance to play my Cliff Bordwell fretless I bought from @Clarky

 

 

That’s a cracking Pino line isn’t it. A few members of a band I used to play with did  a lockdown recording with me using a borrowed squire vm fretless, which I really liked.

https://on.soundcloud.com/baSTM68H7Qqp1oTs5

[ezbass]

11 minutes ago, lonestar said:

That's great, I really enjoyed that thank you. I'm a huge PG  and Tony Levin fan and this is one of my favourites tracks from one of my all time favourite albums. I love what you've done with it

Thank you so much, that’s very kind of you. We followed this up by recording Don’t Give Up, but the lockdowns ended and people in the collective started gigging and teaching again, so we never got around to making a video to accompany it, which is a shame, but great that the other folk are back out there and busy. There is talk of putting the music to a generic video image, but even this seems to be taking time.

[BillyBass]

I like baselines that are busy but not difficult and that, perhaps, add a bit to the melody, rather than just being the rhythm behind the guitars.

 

Losing My Religion - R.E.M.

Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young

Smooth - Santana

Down in a Tube Station at Midnight - The Jam

All I wanna Do - Cheryl Crow

Echo Beach - Martha and the Muffins

Pump it up - Elvis Costello

 

 

[Waddo Soqable]

1 hour ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

It's one of those songs where it's all very well knowing what the notes are, but you have to know how to approach it.

It's a pick song for starters. I'm sure many may be able to perform it finger style, but I think it needs the attack of a pick.

Secondly, it's all about the rhythm of that riff and where the up and down strokes are.

There's a video on You Tube of Trevor Horn playing it on a five string and very nice it sounds too, but I play in on a four with a drop D tuning which is how Mark O'Toole played it.

I'd forgotten about TT, it's a cracker, we did a kind of industrial-y version years ago, can't imagine why anyone would try and play it with fingers rather than a pick tho ! 

[BassTool]

55 minutes ago, lonestar said:

That’s a cracking Pino line isn’t it. A few members of a band I used to play with did  a lockdown recording with me using a borrowed squire vm fretless, which I really liked.

https://on.soundcloud.com/baSTM68H7Qqp1oTs5

Nicely done Mike, it's a great line to play 👍🏼

Our guitarist plays the muted trumpet solo on his Roland guitar synth, we see some puzzled looks on faces when he does that on guitar 🤭

[lonestar]

9 minutes ago, BassTool said:

Nicely done Mike, it's a great line to play 👍🏼

Our guitarist plays the muted trumpet solo on his Roland guitar synth, we see some puzzled looks on faces when he does that on guitar 🤭

Thanks that’s kind of you. The drums on this recording were programmed by the keyboard player too!

[BassTool]

Oh, and this one also on fretless. What a great bass line IMO 👌🏼

I found this a real challenge to play and sing vocals over the top, but one of my favourite 80's songs 👌🏼

 

 

[lonestar]

Just now, BassTool said:

Oh, and this one also on fretless. What a great bass line IMO 👌🏼

I found this a real challenge to play and sing vocals over the top, but one of my favourite 80's songs 👌🏼

 

 

I used to do this one too in a previous band. Busy bassline  isn’t it ? Can’t imagine trying to sing it at the same time. Kudos for that !

[BassTool]

2 minutes ago, lonestar said:

I used to do this one too in a previous band. Busy bassline  isn’t it ? Can’t imagine trying to sing it at the same time. Kudos for that !

Took me weeks to nail it 😖

[chris_b]

Locking with the drummer on a good raunchy shuffle. It's the best. . . .

 

 

Keb Mo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1va98eMftQ0

 

ZZ Top

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2UTjoVVVb4

 

Elmore James

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKo80b-QfK0

 

Eric Bibb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpUCbrS-1Lo

 

 

[Boodang]

10 hours ago, musicbassman said:

.....until you have to 'cos you've got severe cramp 🥺........but it's certainly a great riff. I can manage about 4 minutes of it before my fingers admit defeat !  😳

I was in a band where I used to play this on DB. They wanted it to be the first song of the gig but it had to be the last as I had nothing left after all the extended solos they would put in! 

[gafbass02]

Thought of a few more I always enjoy, Rio, Hysteria, Figure it out and time after time. 

[Franticsmurf]

2 minutes ago, gafbass02 said:

Thought of a few more I always enjoy, Rio, Hysteria, Figure it out and time after time. 

Just started learning Rio and while I wouldn't say I've got the bass part nailed, it's getting there and its a good one.