What Basslines make you happy to play?

[Reggaebass]

1 hour ago, Ricky 4000 said:

Cheryl Lynn - Got To Be Real

Good one Ricky, I’ll check that out 

[P-Belly Evans]

"Silly love Songs" makes me smile. The hook is ace and the timing of the notes exquisite. 

 

"Give it up Turn it Loose" makes me sweat pure joy.

 

"The Who Who Song" has such a cool bassline to play.

 

I could go on....and on....and.....

Edited May 4, 2023 by P-Belly Evans

[How1]

Snoop Dogg - Gz & Hustlas/Bernard Wright - Haboglabotribin.

Edited May 4, 2023 by How1

[Woodinblack]

Aint no mountain, Groove is in the heart, I wish, Roundabout (yes), Josie. And probably a load more

[Waddo Soqable]

There's got to be loads, just quickly off the top of my head this minute.. 

Spanish Bombs, Clash.. You should be Dancing, BGs.. Everlasting Love, Love Affair.. Nervous System, K. Joke... Reptile, The Church.. Unguarded Moment, ditto... Heart like a Wheel, Human League.. Lebanon, also H. League

[How1]

2 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

Nice one 👍,  it’s fairly straightforward and it’s got a great feel to it 

Sorry, I’m a bit worse for wear 😂. That should have said ‘that’s the first reggae bass line I ever learned’. But yeah, it’s a great bassline. Family Man is a beast. 

[KingBollock]

Bombtrack; Killing in the name; Bullet in the head - Rage Against The Machine 

He who paints the black of night - The Vision Bleak

In pursuit of Vikings - Amon Amarth

Peace Sells - Megadeth

The killchain - Bolt Thrower

Seasons in the abyss; Black Magic - Slayer

Liar - Motörhead 

Dance commander - Electric 6

Steady as she goes - The Raconteurs

 

I’m going to stop there.

[smithy]

A real joy to play and relax :

 

1. I´d love to change the world  (Ten Years After)

2. Loan me a dime  ( Fenton Robinson ? Boz Scaggs? )

3. Mr Big (Free)

Edited May 5, 2023 by smithy

[gafbass02]

Sir Duke

Bombtrack

Screamager

I wish

my band’s version of moves like Jagger. 
Im sure there’s more. 

[Jackroadkill]

38 minutes ago, gafbass02 said:

Screamager

 

Great song, that.  You win!

[SICbass]

Express Yourself - Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

 

I Gotcha - Joe Tex

[Leonard Smalls]

I'm enjoying my mashed up version of Penetration's "Don't Dictate" and Cameo's "Word Up"...

And I'm working on a proper fun punkmetal version of Sylvester's "Do you wanna funk".

[Japhet]

11 hours ago, musicbassman said:

Oh, what a great song! -  and Anthony Jackson on bass. Always happy to play this, it never gets stale.

 

 

 

Another cracker off the same album from Anthony Jackson.

 

 

[diskwave]

I guess just about anything Motown and Philly...tons of very musical playing on so many tunes, from early Stevie to The Drifters...its darn good to play.

 

Dont laugh but one tune I absolutely love playing is Andy Gibbs Everlasting Love.... Its packed with swing, groove and huge subtlety by brother Maurice..

[Waddo Soqable]

21 minutes ago, greavesbass said:

 

 

Dont laugh but one tune I absolutely love playing is Andy Gibbs Everlasting Love.... Its packed with swing, groove and huge subtlety by brother Maurice..

M. Gibb did some very cool stuff,  (despite how naff I might think the BGs) I picked one of his myself 👍

[Buddster]

Love Shack. B52's. It just go round and round and round, which means i can dance to it without concentrating too much. 

 

Pump it up. Elvis Costello. 

 

September, EWF

[acidbass]

13 hours ago, Old Man Riva said:

Wilton Felder’s bass line on Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow by Joni Mitchell is lovely to play.

Wow, I never knew this was his playing.   Cool!

[acidbass]

13 hours ago, TRB5 said:

took a while but an old mate “tonksy” did a dep with us and having completed a tour with Raul Malo showed us what for.

I am surprised he made it through that tour alive!  By all accounts - an absolute weapon.

[asingardenof]

15 hours ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

Go Your Own Way. Just a perfect example of space between notes and a less is more approach. Love it 

I love this bassline, probably my all time favourite. To quote Mick Fleetwood from the Behind The Music documentary about Rumours, "you're a monster, John!"

[asingardenof]

There's a few, not necessarily complicated but still fun. Off the top of my head...

 

Go Your Own Way

Common People

Chelsea Dagger

Living on a Prayer

 

[BassAdder60]

Living on a Prayer !! 

[jazzyvee]

Well let's start with anything played by the great famiily Barrett, he was my first bass hero.

Whilst I have played the odd Bob Marley & the Wailers song with various bands. In a few weeks time i'm about to do a dep gig with a Bob Marley Tribute band which will be my first gig where the whole set is covering his music.

I'm really gonna be happy at the end of that gig. 🙂😁

Other than that Stanley Clarke & Marcus Miller tracks that are within my dexterity. A couple of weeks ago i decided to learn Josie by Steely Dan that was great fun and once i'd got the hang of it I found a you tube no bass track of that song so I could play along. At some point I will try to download the track and record my bass over it to hear what it sounds like. 

Actually most of the bass tracks I have learnt make me really happy playing, more so if in a gigging context.

 

 

 

Edited May 6, 2023 by jazzyvee

[BigRedX]

"Parlance" and "Elder Statesman" both by In Isolation.

 

These were the first two songs I learned for my audition for the band and the ones that made me hope that I would be chosen (and they are great songs irrespective of the bass lines). They have, for me, the right mix of busy and solidness.

[Boodang]

Stratus - Billy Cobham

 

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

[Hellzero]

Yep, another great piece to play @Boodang, thanks for the reminder.

 

And I will add Chameleon to my list.