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The 40 best basslines of all time. The greatest bass guitar parts ever committed to record
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Posted on 02/28/2022 10:43:43 AM PST by mylife

Let’s face it: often, a good song is only as good as its bassline. In fact, there are times when the bass guitar player – so often the under-appreciated middle man or woman of music – steals the spotlight through their mountain-moving low-end activities.

In an age where it’s easy to debate and obsess over the greatest guitar solos of all time, the bassline can often fly under the radar. Yet there is an entire legion of bass hooks that deserve their rightful place in the annals of music history.

The breadth of style in the following list is a testament to both the instrument’s versatility and the creativity of those who wield it. Usually assumed to be a backline instrument, the bassline can be so much more than just a low-end linchpin: the track-carrying grooves of Town Called Malice immediately spring to mind, as does the famously filthy line in Ace of Spades.

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To: T.B. Yoits

Talking Heads has some good ones - maybe “Life During Wartime.”

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - “Pump it Up”


21 posted on 02/28/2022 10:54:15 AM PST by Cecily
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To: mylife

Will plan on adding to my library. Thanks.


22 posted on 02/28/2022 10:54:27 AM PST by Fester Chugabrew (No nation that sanctions the wholesale slaughter of its unborn citizens is fit to endure.)
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To: 21twelve

Malignant Narcissim is the name of the song - not the guitar!


23 posted on 02/28/2022 10:54:49 AM PST by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: AnglePark

loved the jam!


24 posted on 02/28/2022 10:55:47 AM PST by mylife (It looks just like a telefunken U47... (===)
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To: Right Brother

Or “When the Levee Breaks?” Trying to hear that one in my head.


25 posted on 02/28/2022 10:55:52 AM PST by Cecily
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To: mylife

“I Wish” stevie wonder song


26 posted on 02/28/2022 10:56:06 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: Skooz; waterhill; mitch5501; OrioleFan; jdsteel; Mama Shawna; Ignatz; Bullish; wastedyears; ...

Guitar/Bass ping!


27 posted on 02/28/2022 10:56:33 AM PST by Rebelbase
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To: mylife
Rock: “The Real Me” by the Who

Disco: “Dance Dance Dance” by Chic

28 posted on 02/28/2022 10:57:36 AM PST by Clemenza (I have no tolerance for tolerance)
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To: Fester Chugabrew

odd band with some very good stuff


29 posted on 02/28/2022 10:58:12 AM PST by mylife (It looks just like a telefunken U47... (===)
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To: mylife

When I think of bass, I think of How Many More Times!


30 posted on 02/28/2022 10:58:15 AM PST by microgood
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To: Cecily

Yes “Roundabout”


31 posted on 02/28/2022 10:59:07 AM PST by JohnMac
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To: Cecily

John Paul Jones is the most underrated bassists in rock history. The Lemon Song is a bass clinic.


32 posted on 02/28/2022 10:59:14 AM PST by Right Brother
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To: mylife

Well I don’t see Crown of Creation with Jack Casady but maybe that’s too far back for the kiddies writing this. Of course they do have a geezer contingent here, but in the ‘70s Casady consistently ranked #1 or 2 in the usual polls for best rock bassist. He and Jack Bruce typically traded places...


33 posted on 02/28/2022 10:59:32 AM PST by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: toddausauras
Geezer my favorite

I am paschal to Green Eyed Lady.

34 posted on 02/28/2022 11:01:00 AM PST by usurper
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To: JohnMac

Have you ever heard the isolated bass in “Roundabout”? Holy smokes.

But my favorite Squier bassline is “Tempus Fugit” from Drama.


35 posted on 02/28/2022 11:01:38 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Regulator

2 greats!


36 posted on 02/28/2022 11:02:01 AM PST by mylife (It looks just like a telefunken U47... (===)
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To: mylife

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Dear Mr. Fantasy


37 posted on 02/28/2022 11:02:42 AM PST by ethel rascel (Lurk Mostly)
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To: AnglePark

Colin Moulding “The Mayor of Simpleton”


38 posted on 02/28/2022 11:02:48 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: mylife

U2 - With or Without You.

A simple four note riff, but if you have large enough speakers it’s deeply satisfying.


39 posted on 02/28/2022 11:02:53 AM PST by libh8er
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To: nascarnation

James Jamerson on the Jackson 5’s “Darling Dear”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND-iW51idC0

Lots of youtube bass players doing covers of it because it’s tricky to play...


40 posted on 02/28/2022 11:03:18 AM PST by Yardstick
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