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32. One of my favorite bass lines of all times

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Mon Feb 29, 2016, 12:26 AM

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Really Good Bass Grooves that You Forgot About [View all] blue neen Feb 2016 OP

Interesting. blue neen Feb 2016 #1

I'll see your Donovan and raise you a Nilsson. Prisoner_Number_Six Feb 2016 #2

Bill Withers OxQQme Feb 2016 #3

War OxQQme Feb 2016 #4

Wow. Love this live version. blue neen Feb 2016 #11

Woooooooo-hoo-hoo-hooooo! Iggo Feb 2016 #15

Oh, yes. That's a goodie. blue neen Feb 2016 #10

My brother plays bass TexasBushwhacker Feb 2016 #5

Flea and Jack Bruce. blue neen Feb 2016 #18

Two of my favorites... Tikki Feb 2016 #6

I've been waiting since Friday to have enough time to listen to these two songs. blue neen Feb 2016 #25

The really awesome thing about both songs is they were released the same year 1977. Tikki Feb 2016 #31

Remember this one? Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2016 #7

You're not going to believe this, but I didn't know this song! blue neen Feb 2016 #23

Here's a few more Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2016 #8

"Taking It to The Top" by Chris De Burgh. Bass by John Giblin. Aristus Feb 2016 #9

I had never heard this song, blue neen Feb 2016 #19

It's a pretty old song. The album was released in 1984. Aristus Feb 2016 #24

This bass groove is by Jack Bruce. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #12

What an amazing song. blue neen Feb 2016 #21

I'm glad you like it. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #22

John McVie, not Jack Bruce was bassist for the Bluesbreakers. panader0 Feb 2016 #29

My mistake. Right you are. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #30

The best bass lines are from funk and R&B kwassa Feb 2016 #13

Sly and the Family Stone don't get nearly enough appreciation. blue neen Feb 2016 #20

No Meters? Hmmm ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #51

Primus - "My Name is Mud" ok_cpu Feb 2016 #14

Holy cow! blue neen Feb 2016 #26

Les Claypool is GOD on the bass ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #57

I know y'all forgot about this one. Iggo Feb 2016 #16

You're right----I did forget about this one. blue neen Feb 2016 #27

Great thread. Bookmarking to chill out after Super Tuesday. Gonna need it. JudyM Feb 2016 #17

Glad you have enjoyed this. blue neen Feb 2016 #28

One of my favorite bass lines of all times justiceischeap Feb 2016 #32

OMG! blue neen Feb 2016 #38

Tommy Cogbill justiceischeap Feb 2016 #44

Forgot to mention Aretha'sAtlantic years records justiceischeap Feb 2016 #46

Carol Kaye - un-sung super star on bass OxQQme Feb 2016 #33

Thank you so much for this info. blue neen Feb 2016 #39

Carol Kaye is the bomb justiceischeap Feb 2016 #45

I think she went to Howard Roberts' school, the Guitar Institute of Technology. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2016 #62

Eyes of the world, Grateful Dead ghostsinthemachine Feb 2016 #34

I never paid a lot of attention to the Dead's music, but blue neen Feb 2016 #40

Nobody except Deadheads, paid much attention to their music ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #47

Foolish Heart, Grateful Dead ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #48

The Other One, Grateful Dead ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #49

Phil Lesh's basses ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #50

James Brown My Thang azurnoir Feb 2016 #35

There's a little part between 3:20 and 3:30... blue neen Feb 2016 #41

Stanley Clarke / Chris Squire Number9Dream Feb 2016 #36

Such talented musicians. blue neen Feb 2016 #42

How to choose OxQQme Feb 2016 #37

*If* you can find it....Loring Park session 1977 Track 7 Lars39 Feb 2016 #43

The Meters (the name itself is about grooves) ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #52

The Meters invented FUNK....... ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #53

Professor Longhair is often given credit kwassa Mar 2016 #54

Lotsa people ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #55

One of the best if not exactly forgotten Zorro Mar 2016 #56

Paul is a great bassist but ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #58

Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones) ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #59

Louis Johnson kwassa Mar 2016 #60

Geddy Lee has so many great bass lines U4ikLefty Mar 2016 #61

More YES and Chris Squire: Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2016 #63

Dirty Laundry - The Eagles Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2016 #64