FabSwingers.com forum: Best bassline

By *arkstaffs OP Man
over a year ago

Rugeley

There are more than a few musicians on here so what is everyone's favourite bass guitar lick? Mine has to be La Freak by Chic. Fantastic, intricate, precise and utterly funky bass playing by the sadly missed Bernard Edwards. Awesome bassist.

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By *eMontresMan
over a year ago

Halesowen

Jack Bruce on the title track of Apostrophe.

Pretty much anything by Jaco Pastorius

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Boris the spider by the Who

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you like bass, and you like women.... Copy and paste my friends!

https://youtu.be/MhVNEbJx-oQ

https://youtu.be/WXmdVEkJKGg

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I heard it through the grapevine -The Slits.

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

Let The Story Begin by SubFocus

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By *ingAlMan
over a year ago

hereford

walk on wildside, lou reed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Let The Story Begin by SubFocus

Agreed!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dizzy rascal - bass line junkie

*runs away from the pitchfork wielding mob*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's my life" ..Talking Heads

Going Loco in Acapulco is also good as is Ashes to Ashes.

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
over a year ago

Sussex

Opening bar of Debaser by Pixies.

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By *anky_PankyWoman
over a year ago

Filthy Fuckeryville

Lots of tunes by Primus

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lots of tunes by Primus

I like a lot muses bass lines too. And the bass solo from Metallica Orion

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Meltdown

Rock to the beat

(legendary rave anthems)

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By *anky_PankyWoman
over a year ago

Filthy Fuckeryville

"Lots of tunes by Primus

I like a lot muses bass lines too. And the bass solo from Metallica Orion"

Although if we move it slightly to bass drums..... Then it's the opening of Arise by Sepultura.

Igor Cavalera going full pelt on two bass drums - amazing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Another talking heads song here

Psycho killer

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

Really love Candyman - Terry Callier for it's bassline right now (and Jim Mullen's guitar on a live YouTube version, but that's guitar).

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

"Another talking heads song here

Psycho killer"

Was going to be my suggestion...

Talking Heads - PsychoKiller

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM9SHDNAbPw

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Dizzy rascal - bass line junkie

*runs away from the pitchfork wielding mob* "

You have great taste my friend

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Public Image..by Public Image.

Sweet child of mine...Guns n Roses

Don't pay any attention to slash fucking about at the beginning..listen to the bass line...superb.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Opening bar of Debaser by Pixies.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Girls & Boys by blur. Alex James went all Duran Duran.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anything by Mick Khan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sir Psycho Sexy - Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

It just has that magic, slick, solid groove.

I played out at a couple of auditions in the past, and, always got the job.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Public Image..by Public Image.

Sweet child of mine...Guns n Roses

Don't pay any attention to slash fucking about at the beginning..listen to the bass line...superb."
definitely Public Image

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Under Pressure

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the stranglers - Peaches

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By *ulfilthmentMan
over a year ago

Just around the corner

When the levee breaks by Led Zeppelin.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Chain - fleetwood Mac. Not technically brilliant but certainly legendary.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh I forgot ,,Into the Valley...The Skids

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The walking bass line on '8 days a week' because McCartney sang at the same time as playing that!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dancing in the Moonlight, Thin Lizzy , simple but perfect

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Too many good bass lines to choose especially in disco funk but you can't beat a bit of Flea or Mark King

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Dizzy rascal - bass line junkie

*runs away from the pitchfork wielding mob* "

What are you doing?

Don't touch that, don't you ever touch that again or I'll fucking kill you.

Big dirtee stinkin bass....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Queens of the stoneage.

No one knows.

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By *al2001Man
over a year ago

kildare

Stone roses I wanna be adored

Do I win?

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By *al2001Man
over a year ago

kildare

"Queens of the stoneage.

No one knows. "

There's a slide in that baseline is great

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

There's some great bass playing on Skun Anansie's Stoosh album, but it's hard to beat the old soul tract for epic bass-lines. I've always loved that little slap bass solo in Rose Royce's Car Wash.

Cal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Atomic Blondie. First heard it years ago as a teenager and it still gives me goosebumps. Insanely brilliant.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The night... Frankie Valli and the four seasons

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lots of great songs

I LOVE Primus. LOVE his side project duo de twang, very good

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

https://youtu.be/qT9nQSu-Bdo

Tommy the Cat into The Awakening

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
over a year ago

Sussex

Propellerheads cover of the theme from OHMSS...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

LOVE chilli peppers' Soul to Squeeze too

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

Killin in the name of - Rage against the Machine

Shake your Rump - Beastie Boys

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By *its_n_piecesCouple
over a year ago

dunno about individual tracks coz there's so many fantastic b-lines .... by jayen varma is right up there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIi4DACWPtA

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Club Foot - Kasabian.

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

"Propellerheads cover of the theme from OHMSS..."

Gets used to test every set of speakers I've ever bought! If they can handle that without turning into a flabby mess of crossed frequencies, I buy them!

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

"Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

Killin in the name of - Rage against the Machine

Shake your Rump - Beastie Boys"

There is no bass on Seven Nation Army...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lots of tunes by Primus

I like a lot muses bass lines too. And the bass solo from Metallica Orion

Although if we move it slightly to bass drums..... Then it's the opening of Arise by Sepultura.

Igor Cavalera going full pelt on two bass drums - amazing

Grest musical taste!

just saying x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bootstrap Collins - Still the man, with the JB's (James Browns backing band)

I've also soft spot for Bill Wymans bass on 200 Light Years from Home simple but effective

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bass lines anything by Billy Sheehan, Geddy Lee for complexity or Rick James Superfresk / Simple minds - Waterftont Thats my 2p worth

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By *hangovCouple
over a year ago

sheffield

Brand New Cadillac - Clash version

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

Killin in the name of - Rage against the Machine

Shake your Rump - Beastie Boys

There is no bass on Seven Nation Army..."

Was gonna say the same thing. But; good riff.

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

French kiss l'il Louis

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Opening bar of Debaser by Pixies.

Oh yes! If you want bass Pixies is the way to go!

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By *its_n_piecesCouple
over a year ago

beats international - dub be good to me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MnELifX3sQ

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

The return of mr X from the present arms in dub album by UB40

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I heard it through the grapevine -The Slits. "

Yes! And a lot of songs by the Ruts.

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By *taffs_hotwifeCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

Money - Pink Floyd.

I wanna be adored - stone roses.

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By *rSteve6Man
over a year ago

Bolton and Pattaya,Thailand

It's gotta be Paul McCartney on While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Seriously. Take a listen.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nice "n" sleazy

The stranglers

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

"Nice "n" sleazy

The stranglers

Peaches

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By *ersonal- ServiceMan
over a year ago

Teesside

Best Basslines? Each to their own, but these three take some beating and two are super easy to play...Hysteria may take you a while to nail though ! lol

-'Hysteria' by Muse

-'Peaches' by The Stranglers

- 'Fools Gold' by the Stone Roses

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By *ingleMale4FunMan
over a year ago

Oldham

What's Going On - Marvin Gay

Plus check out bass solo on Everything Is Everything - Donny Hathaway Live - stupendously good

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anything by The Mad Capsule Markets.

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By *its_n_piecesCouple
over a year ago

around the world - daft punk

silly putty - stanley clarke

many tentacles pimping on the keys - lo fidelity allstars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1aJt7-dj0A

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

How many people have said Enter Sandman?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"the stranglers - Peaches"
. Yes but you must include "hanging around" also....but excellent choice...!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The walking bass line on '8 days a week' because McCartney sang at the same time as playing that! "

He did the same on I saw Her Standing There too, and plenty of others. Listen to him play and sing Another Day, on Wings over America.

He'll never get any credit on here though, because most are too young to remember him in his prime, and because he's Paul McCartney, and it's not cool to like Paul McCartney.

Favourite bass line? Well, strangely enough, Paul McCartney, on Georges song Something. So well worked out, it almost takes over the song.

George wasn't keen though. He said it was too busy. Can't agree with him there.

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By *andaCouple
over a year ago

co down

"Nice "n" sleazy

The stranglers

Peaches"

Either of these have bass lines most modern bassists could only dream of playing. Play them Down in the Sewer and they'd give up playing altogether!

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Scientist rids the world of the evil curse of the vampires

http://youtu.be/937GFSXbcb0

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

XYZ - Rush

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Get the funk out

Extreme

http://youtu.be/IqP76XWHQI0

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nice "n" sleazy

The stranglers

Peaches

Either of these have bass lines most modern bassists could only dream of playing. Play them Down in the Sewer and they'd give up playing altogether!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bed's too big without you -The Police

Now that we've found love (what are we goin' to do with it) -Third World

Love these ....

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By *its_n_piecesCouple
over a year ago

any bassline on any Jan Shaka vinyl

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By *andaCouple
over a year ago

co down

"Nice "n" sleazy

The stranglers

Peaches

Either of these have bass lines most modern bassists could only dream of playing. Play them Down in the Sewer and they'd give up playing altogether!

Not to mention......JJ is HOT!

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Hey Joe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

https://youtu.be/4rofk1WsXOE

Got be this

RHCP-black eyed blonde

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Victor Wooten - The Lesson

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

https://youtu.be/u_AI2v-4DTs

Check out this young lady play

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The walking bass line on '8 days a week' because McCartney sang at the same time as playing that!

He did the same on I saw Her Standing There too, and plenty of others. Listen to him play and sing Another Day, on Wings over America.

He'll never get any credit on here though, because most are too young to remember him in his prime, and because he's Paul McCartney, and it's not cool to like Paul McCartney.

Favourite bass line? Well, strangely enough, Paul McCartney, on Georges song Something. So well worked out, it almost takes over the song.

George wasn't keen though. He said it was too busy. Can't agree with him there."

I learned the 8 days a week bass line and feel he actually wrote it so he could sing at the same time. Once I got the timing sorted singing and playing was pretty easy. And yes 'something' was quite something. Very prog rock!

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By *aster and sub 69 79Couple
over a year ago

portadown. tyrone area

Iron maiden Red and the black or anything by them (sub posted)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

Adam F - "Circles"

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

Allman brothers "whipping post"

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By *isandreTV/TS
over a year ago

Durham

Some good shouts on here, especially Stranglers and Pixies.

But come on, no mention of Hooky?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Studio One produced some classic rifts.

Linton Kwesi Johnson deployed stirring baselines.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Under pressure-queen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Royal Blood- Figure it out

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By *woOfaKindCouple
over a year ago

Lancaster area

I wouldn't call anything I like 'The Best', but I really like SIMPLE MINDS "Colours Fly and Catherine Wheels". "Theme for Great Cities" is pretty cool, too.

Although I'm not a fan of theirs, I was surprised years ago when I saw a commercial for DURAN DURAN's Greatest Hits. I kind of just rolled my eyes, but when I heard some of the sound bites, I was very impressed by the bass lines.

A lot of the Punk I like has cool bass parts, but they aren't technically great....it's just that they are punchy and loud.

-JD

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Knack - My Sharona

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pail Simon- Call Me Al

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Black Keys- Lonely Boy

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By *arkstaffs OP Man
over a year ago

Rugeley

"Some good shouts on here, especially Stranglers and Pixies.

But come on, no mention of Hooky? "

True faith is one of my all time favourite bass parts. Simple but powerful.

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By *andaCouple
over a year ago

co down

"Some good shouts on here, especially Stranglers and Pixies.

But come on, no mention of Hooky?

True faith is one of my all time favourite bass parts. Simple but powerful.

Not the best example of his craft imho. Earlier stuff - temptation, age of consent and most joy division tracks show him in a better light!

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By *arkstaffs OP Man
over a year ago

Rugeley

"Some good shouts on here, especially Stranglers and Pixies.

But come on, no mention of Hooky?

True faith is one of my all time favourite bass parts. Simple but powerful.

Not the best example of his craft imho. Earlier stuff - temptation, age of consent and most joy division tracks show him in a better light!"

I have to agree. Very talented musician, especially considering how young he was in the Joy Division years.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I gotta say either FUBB or Handy both by wishbone ash.

And one of these days pink floyd.

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By *hropscouple27Couple
over a year ago

Sth Staffs

"Some good shouts on here, especially Stranglers and Pixies.

But come on, no mention of Hooky?

True faith is one of my all time favourite bass parts. Simple but powerful.

Not the best example of his craft imho. Earlier stuff - temptation, age of consent and most joy division tracks show him in a better light!"

I disagree slightly, Hooky has gotten better with age IMO.

I have seen him recently at last years Victorious festival with Peter Hook and the Light, great performance and his bass lines were amazing.

My favourites are as follows:

Nicky Wire, I love his bass on the Manics cover of Umbrella.

Krist Novoselic. Love his bass on Aneurysm.

Bruce Foxton. Most songs by the Jam.

Tina Weymouth on Psycho Killer.

Kim Deal on Monkey gone to heaven & Gigantic.

My all time favourite bassist is Tim Commerford. Amazing bassist for both RATM & Audioslave.

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By *ohn MingoMan
over a year ago

Dublin

As a bassist this thread pleases me.

I'll add anything by tool.

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By *arkstaffs OP Man
over a year ago

Rugeley

Some great contributions to this thread. Just heard something I'd forgotten but with a fantastic bassline. New England by the sadly missed Kirsty McColl. Fantastic bass in that. Don't know who played on it.

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By *evon1Man
over a year ago

north devon

Geezer Butlers bass Solo on Black Sabbaths Paranoid album

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ballade de Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

Rich Guns by Nomeansno

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Too many Who songs to list. Entwistle was awesome

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Nice "n" sleazy

The stranglers

Peaches

Either of these have bass lines most modern bassists could only dream of playing. Play them Down in the Sewer and they'd give up playing altogether!"

Fantastic to see the amount of appreciation of the Stranglers on here from various members, goes to show great bands are never forgotten

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Alive Again - Chicago... Peter Cetera is another very underrated bassist

Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder... Always puts a smile on my face

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