Author Topic: bass appreciation (Read 4896 times)

whiteley · « **on:** April 26, 2010, 09:26:27 AM »

fans of the bass, display some favorites!

mike watt:

nobody plays like watt. full steam ahead! got me started on the thunderbroom.

peter hook:

big fat leads, one of the few bands where the bass overshadows the guitar in that regard.

charles mingus:

handles those upright cables like a toy, plus an amazing composer.

kim deal:

so simple, so perfect, so much bounce.

jaco pastorius:

playing with joni mitchell. i don't really listen to this guy, but god damn he's impressive.

bring 'em on!

Mein Fuhrer! I can walk! · « **Reply #1 on:** April 26, 2010, 09:31:12 AM »

Andy Rourke

Geezer Butler

John Paul Jones

I couldn't come up with my favorite Jack Bruce song, but he's got to be mentioned too
Many more

VictoriousOG · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2010, 03:53:15 PM »

Of course,
Steve Harris.

Acrid Avid Jam Shred · « **Reply #3 on:** April 26, 2010, 04:51:44 PM »

Tom Jenkinson ... (1:50) let the bass kick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xQAnnSBIFs&feature=related#t=1m50s
Jah Wobble

ScreamingHand · « **Reply #4 on:** April 28, 2010, 08:35:54 PM »

amazing instrument! i used to play a while back.

growing up, i listened to alot of chili peppers (mothers milk, freaky styley) so im kinda bias towards flea as to being one of my favorite bassists. dude rips

rawbertson. · « **Reply #5 on:** April 29, 2010, 09:05:18 AM »

I just got a fender p bass... love it

i like primus a lot...

Locbrew · « **Reply #6 on:** April 29, 2010, 09:19:48 AM »

Cliff Burton.

Nancy Chin The Manicurist · « **Reply #7 on:** April 29, 2010, 09:41:47 AM »

commander jameson · « **Reply #8 on:** April 29, 2010, 12:16:54 PM »

Les from Primus

and Michael Manring

1992 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 29, 2010, 12:18:27 PM »

Damn.Avrid..good call on Jah Wobble. Poptones was a good choice but I think this track really sets his bass into another realm all together. It' still P.I.L. though. "Death Disco".

James McGearty from the original line-up of Christian Death. Fretless.
Lady Bass.
David J. from Bauhaus/Love and Rockets was good too.

rawbertson. · « **Reply #10 on:** April 29, 2010, 12:56:22 PM »

i like the bass on reggae songs... they just EQ the treble right out of it sounds dope. i been fiending madlib blunted in the bomb shelter tons of good beats on there

vince the stud · « **Reply #11 on:** April 29, 2010, 01:16:03 PM »

Phil Lynott

Mein Fuhrer! I can walk! · « **Reply #12 on:** April 29, 2010, 01:18:24 PM »

Noel Redding

I don't know if I should like him or not. He had skills, but his statements of being a better guitar player than Jimi, I don't know.
Don't really know if he's a douche or whatever

Smell Good · « **Reply #13 on:** April 29, 2010, 01:31:50 PM »

Paul Simonon of the Clash.

maggot brain · « **Reply #14 on:** April 29, 2010, 02:43:33 PM »

rick james rickenbacker sound
whatevers fuzzed out to the max
most of dub tracks

papasmurfsdog · « **Reply #15 on:** April 29, 2010, 06:16:59 PM »

Mr Furley · « **Reply #16 on:** April 29, 2010, 06:47:30 PM »

Gotta love Vern

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Acrid Avid Jam Shred · « **Reply #17 on:** April 30, 2010, 05:18:44 PM »

^^oooh unwound!

crucial

ScreamingHand · « **Reply #18 on:** May 01, 2010, 02:38:37 PM »

almost forgot this dude

1:20 ish

Nosferatu · « **Reply #19 on:** May 01, 2010, 07:49:19 PM »

black sabbath - nib.

Useless Wooden Bench · « **Reply #20 on:** May 04, 2010, 04:53:20 AM »

DEDBBIS · « **Reply #21 on:** May 09, 2010, 03:06:08 PM »

As someone mentioned earlier, the first formation of Christian Death had cool bass lines:

More Mike Watt:

RightCoastBiased · « **Reply #22 on:** May 09, 2010, 04:29:36 PM »

John Entwistle and Stanley Clarke are beasts on the bass.

CigaretteBeer · « **Reply #23 on:** May 09, 2010, 04:42:42 PM »

skateboardnorth · « **Reply #24 on:** May 09, 2010, 05:59:48 PM »

Primus doing NIB with Ozzy...so awesome!

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staff_writer · « **Reply #25 on:** May 09, 2010, 06:14:57 PM »

ben harper's bassist, you can't top him...

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GnarlesManson · « **Reply #26 on:** May 11, 2010, 03:28:28 PM »

/thread

LloydChristmas · « **Reply #27 on:** May 11, 2010, 03:53:49 PM »

^^^anyone who plays a rickenbacker is alright by me.

Jack Bruce of Cream - Great bassist, great voice/songwriting.

Dude Dudestofferson · « **Reply #28 on:** May 12, 2010, 06:53:11 AM »

wish I could post vids, but I can't stuck here at work.

anyway, Dude Dudestofferson's all time top 5 bass players.

1. George Porter, Jr. of the Meters

2. James Jamerson. played on all the Motown hits.

3. John Paul Jones.

4. Al Cisneros of Sleep and Om.

5. David Wm. Sims, Scratch Acid and The Jesus Lizard.

whiteley · « **Reply #29 on:** May 12, 2010, 09:09:39 AM »

Quote from: Acrid Avid Jam Shred on April 26, 2010, 04:51:44 PM

Jah Wobble

as a side note, saw that a live broadcast of PIL's first concert in north america in almost 20 years is happening tonight via NPR. jah wobble isn't in the current band, but i'm sure they'll play poptones!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126559893

Author Topic: bass appreciation (Read 4896 times)

VictoriousOG

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