Best Bass Lines?

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  • Robert DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots is the most underrated bass guitarists in my humble opinion


    the chorus of "Trippin on a Hole.." makes my balls drop everytime
    i'll trade you my tee shirt for a grilled cheese
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    In my opinion, the greatest bass playing EVER recorded, any genre, is Paul McCartney in "Something". If you have the chance to hear the recently released Beatles remasters, the bass is pushed way up in the mix on all the tracks, and it's amazing to hear. Also, check out the bass in "Rain", "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" and "Penny Lane". Wow.

    Paul McCartey is an awesome bass player, criminally underrated, and I would put him in my list of favorites & influential players....but not on my list of "greatest bass players". To me that has to take technical ability into account, and Macca is no Claypool or Wooten.
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  • EBowieEBowie Posts: 532
    John Paul Jones on Led Zeppelin II is ridiculous!!!
  • Anything by RATM. I love Tim Commerford.
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  • Queen - Another One Bites The Dust.

    Radiohead - The National Anthem

    U2 - New Year's Day

    Three of the top of me head, all quality!
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,197
    BinFrog wrote:
    There is a band called Rush. And the a band called Iron Maiden. And then a band called Rush.


    I would have recommended Rush, but it sounded like he was looking for less rock type stuff

    Rush - Circumstances, Turn The Page, Digital Man, La Villa Strangiato, YYZ, Territories, and on and on and on and on
    Here's a bit from La Villa Stranggiato....
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYEmQN0IJyc

    Not sure if it is what you are lookingfor but that Janes Addiction song Mountain Song has a pretty killer bass intro.
    Here's *Been Caught Stealing* which has a real nice bassline breakdown on the remix version.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrwjiO1MCVs


    Somebody mentioned Fugazi *WAITING ROOM* love this song, just love it
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJFWirQ3ks

    Also the very talented Carl Young of Spearhead....*Yell Fire*
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkxcjvLD20o
    and this one
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMVL9bOMUz4

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  • BinFrog wrote:
    In my opinion, the greatest bass playing EVER recorded, any genre, is Paul McCartney in "Something". If you have the chance to hear the recently released Beatles remasters, the bass is pushed way up in the mix on all the tracks, and it's amazing to hear. Also, check out the bass in "Rain", "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" and "Penny Lane". Wow.

    Paul McCartey is an awesome bass player, criminally underrated, and I would put him in my list of favorites & influential players....but not on my list of "greatest bass players". To me that has to take technical ability into account, and Macca is no Claypool or Wooten.
    I think his melodic sense more than makes up for it, but that's just me!

    'Thank You' on Zeppelin II is amazing as well.
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  • Fuck it. I'm going to bring the skunk to the lawn party and mention Limp Bizkit's "Rearranged." That's a pretty cool bass line regardless of what you think of the rest of the track.
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  • Zooma by John Paul Jones doesnt get a lot of attention... its a pretty cool lil solo project... the title track is real funky
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  • JDBJDB Posts: 277
    Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith has a cool bassline. The bass intro on Space Cadet by Kyuss is ace, Ozzys' No More Tears has a nice bassline, just about anything that Geezer Butler does is cool.
  • JordyWordyJordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    edited February 2010
    *double post*
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  • JordyWordyJordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    edited February 2010
    When i sit down to just play something mid tempo & groovy on the bass, these are what i always end up playing, or improving around:

    Audioslave - Bring Em Back Alive, Moth, Set It Off
    Breeders - Cannonball
    The Cure - Lovecats
    Daft Punk - Around The World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0HSD_i2DvA&feature=fvst
    Faithless - We Come One
    Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc
    Jimi Hendrix - Freedom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BpLFeG3Jos
    Kasabian - Club Foot
    Led Zeppelin - What Is And What Should Never Be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MScnfvqYNcw
    Muse - Muscle Museum, Sober, New Born
    Pearl Jam - Present Tense, Hail Hail, Jeffs live version of Do The Evolution
    Pink Floyd - One Of These Days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqKkNezF ... re=related
    Steve Wonder - Master Blaster
    Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suwIhdHfHFA
    U2 - Bullet The Blue Sky
    Van Morrison - Moondance, And It Stoned Me
    War - Low Rider

    Chili Peppers - Apache Rose Peacock, Mellowship Slinky in B Major, Aeroplane, Sir Psycho Sexy, Green Heaven, Yertle The Turtle, Pretty Little Ditty, Taste The Pain, Transcending, and "Love Trilogy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL50e3zV_Ic
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  • weekapaug19weekapaug19 Posts: 2,293
    Listen to Victor Wooten and Les Claypool. And Phil Lesh drops bombs that are out of this world.
  • Leathe?ma?Leathe?ma? Яussia Posts: 354
    the beginning of Mexicola by qotsa is very cool. the whole song is f-ng cool
  • weekapaug19weekapaug19 Posts: 2,293
    also....mike gordon of phish can lay down a groove with the best of them. Check out any version of them covering boogie on by stevie wonder from the 09 tour....absolutle madness
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    also....mike gordon of phish can lay down a groove with the best of them. Check out any version of them covering boogie on by stevie wonder from the 09 tour....absolutle madness


    Yup, and tons of other songs.
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    KYUSS

    OR

    PRIMUS
  • H. by Tool.

    Track 3 off Aenima.

    For whatever reason, I found myself getting on board with all things Maynard James Keenan lately...except for the Puscifer project. I'm not sold on that yet.
  • Brisk. wrote:
    KYUSS

    OR

    PRIMUS

    Most humans can't play Claypool's work. I've never seen anyone pull it off. The man is God in regards to a bass guitar. Strange since Primus sucks monkey dick.
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,429
    Brisk. wrote:
    KYUSS

    OR

    PRIMUS

    Most humans can't play Claypool's work. I've never seen anyone pull it off. The man is God in regards to a bass guitar. Strange since Primus sucks monkey dick.

    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY overrated in my book. Alot of it is his big obnoxious bass sound.
  • May not be one of the best or anything special at all but the bass at the beginning of Metallica's 'The God That Failed' is some of the most bad ass shit I have ever heard
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  • DewieCox wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    KYUSS

    OR

    PRIMUS

    Most humans can't play Claypool's work. I've never seen anyone pull it off. The man is God in regards to a bass guitar. Strange since Primus sucks monkey dick.

    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY overrated in my book. Alot of it is his big obnoxious bass sound.

    He's not overrated. I don't like his music but as far as bass goes, he's the Jimi Hendrix of that shit. I know of no other musicians who disagree with that. Metallica turned him down because he was too good for them.

    I get what you're saying though. Either you're moved or not by certain music. Radiohead does nothing for me because of Yorke's high pitched woman voice. Millions of people love them. I don't. Then again, it's my earhole so who cares?

    Long story short, Claypool is great at bass but his band can suck my ass.
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Long story short, Claypool is great at bass but his band can suck my ass.


    I love Primus.
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561

    He's not overrated. I don't like his music but as far as bass goes, he's the Jimi Hendrix of that shit. I know of no other musicians who disagree with that. Metallica turned him down because he was too good for them.

    I get what you're saying though. Either you're moved or not by certain music. Radiohead does nothing for me because of Yorke's high pitched woman voice. Millions of people love them. I don't. Then again, it's my earhole so who cares?

    Long story short, Claypool is great at bass but his band can suck my ass.

    how does this not sound good?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOIa_EfOx0A - harold of the rocks
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=953PkxFNiko - my name is mud
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Va1x8cJt9U - frizzle fry
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU0WbFBMwzs - to defy the laws of tradition

    could be here all day!
  • JDBJDB Posts: 277
    Shoot Speed / Kill Light by Primal Scream, awesome when the bass comes in.
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,170
    chris squire of yes-ode to the heart of the sunrise, starship trooper
    geddy lee of rush-free will-live
    john paul jones of Led Zeppelin-what is and what should never be
    john entwistle-another tricky day, you better you better you bet
    the dude from maiden-never really into them, but some of those bass lines are insane

    those players immediately come to mind
  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    Appaloosa by Black Crowes. Pretty awesome bassline. I dig it. Listen to the song on repeat alot.
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  • badbrainsbadbrains Posts: 10,255
    H. by Tool.

    Track 3 off Aenima.

    For whatever reason, I found myself getting on board with all things Maynard James Keenan lately...except for the Puscifer project. I'm not sold on that yet.

    about time someone mentioned Justin!!! Fuck, go listen to prison sex or 10,000 Days. That fucken dude plays a mean bass. And I agree track 3 aenima= Dirty!!! Justin is soooooo under rated!!!! He actually has to physically sit down to play 10,000 Days cuz it's so long and really trippy. Tool fucken rocks!!! Go see them if u haven't. Ah strike that, dnt go. I dnt want to happen with tool what happened with pj. Too many fucken pj fanatics!! Tool sux live. Stay home, dnt waste ur time seeing them live. Save ur money cuz they suck!!!
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    "Starless"-King Crimson....the bass lines in the coda are dynamic.
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  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,154
    Allow me to introduce you to Mike Watt and fIREHOSE...Down With The Bass.

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