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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: Right Brother

The Lemon Song is what first leaps to mind when it comes to great bass lines. Chuck Rainey has some great ones on The Royal Scam, too.


41 posted on 02/28/2022 11:03:43 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: mylife

Awesome, I saved this. I know most of these but not all.

I would have picked the bass line from “Use Me” over Lovely Day but that’s a minor quibble.


42 posted on 02/28/2022 11:04:21 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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To: Osage Orange

No mention of Pete Steel or Locomotive Breath, it might as well be.


43 posted on 02/28/2022 11:05:32 AM PST by Salamander ("Salamander has barbaric tendencies" /Gundog)
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To: mylife

Chuck Rainey on “Josie” with Steely Dan. #1 no one else even close.


44 posted on 02/28/2022 11:06:09 AM PST by Dave Wright
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To: dfwgator

XTC has always been one of my favorite bands. Huge, huge talent there, from all the members.


45 posted on 02/28/2022 11:06:16 AM PST by AnglePark
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To: SuperLuminal

https://sports.yahoo.com/texas-catch-enormous-bass-described-171022656.html


46 posted on 02/28/2022 11:06:40 AM PST by Osage Orange (1961 VW Two Door Truck)
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To: rktman

“I Wish”

That’s one’s a blast to play but there are so many...


47 posted on 02/28/2022 11:06:42 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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To: mylife

48 posted on 02/28/2022 11:07:33 AM PST by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: libh8er
A simple four note riff

Actually 32 , each repeated 8 times (D,A,B,G)

49 posted on 02/28/2022 11:07:37 AM PST by libh8er
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To: dfwgator

https://youtu.be/5Da9sc6YDBo


50 posted on 02/28/2022 11:07:55 AM PST by windsorknot
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To: mylife

One of these days, people might realize…that’s not a “bass”. That’s an electronic simulation.

Just like Crocodile Dundee.


51 posted on 02/28/2022 11:07:57 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVd)
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To: mylife

My vote for Bass Queen:

MISA from Band-Maid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4hxLeHbqZo&ab_channel=BAND-MAID


52 posted on 02/28/2022 11:08:37 AM PST by bakeneko
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To: Yardstick

JJ had so many iconic lines it’s incredible. The Book “Standing in the Shadows of Motown” is must for bass players.

It has recordings and transcripts, fantastic. Bernadette, I Was Born To Love Her, oh my!

The songs recorded are played by all your favorite bassists imitating JJ, it’s really something.


53 posted on 02/28/2022 11:10:00 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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To: mylife
How are these two not on that list?

- Jethro Tull: "Locomotive Breath"
- Grand Funk Railroad: "Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain)"

54 posted on 02/28/2022 11:10:02 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("Mr. Potato Head ... Mr. Potato Head! Back doors are not secrets.")
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To: bakeneko

no Suzy quatro?


55 posted on 02/28/2022 11:10:36 AM PST by mylife (It looks just like a telefunken U47... (===)
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To: llevrok

John on “We Won’t Get Fooled Again”.


56 posted on 02/28/2022 11:11:21 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Yo-Yo

Good to see that Cream made the list twice.

Jack Bruce was a magnificent bass player, as well as lyricist and vocalist.


57 posted on 02/28/2022 11:11:50 AM PST by BrexitBen
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To: mylife

Radiohead - The National Anthem


58 posted on 02/28/2022 11:11:52 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Alberta's Child

how is gfr overlooked in general?

shameful.


59 posted on 02/28/2022 11:12:33 AM PST by mylife (It looks just like a telefunken U47... (===)
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To: mylife

David Hood put down some great bass tracks, IMO.


60 posted on 02/28/2022 11:13:24 AM PST by Wissa (The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.)
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