All-Time Best Basslines

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Sun May 24, 2020 10:46 am

tattooedeverything wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:The Sugar Hill Gang, "Rapper's Delight"
Which is, in actuality, the bassline from "Good Times" by Chic. Tasty bassline all the same...

ah yes, you are correct!

Ello Sailor · Post by **Ello Sailor** » Sun May 24, 2020 10:56 am

Ello Sailor · Post by **Ello Sailor** » Sun May 24, 2020 2:11 pm

Pino Palladino on Sanctified by Nine Inch Nails

wease · Post by **wease** » Sun May 24, 2020 2:38 pm

bodysnatcher wrote:Probably at least 10 Stevie wonder songs

How many have I named so far?

Ello Sailor · Post by **Ello Sailor** » Sun May 24, 2020 3:43 pm

RM names the 5 best Stevie Wonder basslines:

1. Sir Duke
2.

wease · Post by **wease** » Sun May 24, 2020 6:50 pm

Ello Sailor wrote:RM names the 5 best Stevie Wonder basslines:

1. I Was Made To Love Her
2. I Wish
3. For Once In My Life
4. Signed, Sealed, Delivered
5. Sir Duke

Ello Sailor · Post by **Ello Sailor** » Sun May 24, 2020 7:25 pm

wease swings a huge dick here. full credit.

Ello Sailor · Post by **Ello Sailor** » Sun May 24, 2020 7:36 pm

Flea, great playing

Geddy Lee, machine gun. He only ever uses 2 fingers. Which is insane to me, because I love my triplet. Anyway...

wease · Post by **wease** » Sun May 24, 2020 7:57 pm

Ello Sailor wrote:wease swings a huge dick here. full credit.

tattooedeverything · Post by **tattooedeverything** » Mon May 25, 2020 1:59 am

Just thought of another one: "Lucretia My Reflection" by The Sisters Of Mercy

Ello Sailor · Post by **Ello Sailor** » Mon May 25, 2020 3:57 am

tattooedeverything wrote:Just thought of another one: "Lucretia My Reflection" by The Sisters Of Mercy

Post by **Jorge** » Mon May 25, 2020 5:49 am

What are some good basslines that incorporate chords? Love what a well-placed bass chord can do

Ello Sailor · Post by **Ello Sailor** » Mon May 25, 2020 1:18 pm

Hmm, I don't know of many examples unless we're counting root + fifth struck. Bass chords sound beautiful but there's a reason we flesh out a full band!

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Mon May 25, 2020 1:23 pm

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Mon May 25, 2020 2:05 pm

5 pages in and no one name checks the GOAT bass line:

The Who - My Generation

*mic drop* next thread please.

Ello Sailor · Post by **Ello Sailor** » Mon May 25, 2020 2:17 pm

Thread is great, let's keep it open.

Post by **Jorge** » Mon May 25, 2020 2:34 pm

Ello Sailor wrote:Hmm, I don't know of many examples unless we're counting root + fifth struck. Bass chords sound beautiful but there's a reason we flesh out a full band!

Yeah. Or tenths, which are nice and resonant, like on "Take a Walk on the Wild Side". Thinking about bass chords last night sent me down a rabbit hole and I found some info about this concept called "low interval limits" that might explain why bass chords aren't used very often; the general rule is that if the top note of an interval is above the middle D of a bass clef, that interval and all the notes in the chord are going to sound muddy and kind of ugly. And since bass is a transposing instrument, that D transposes to the D above it... which in effect means that any chord you make on about half of the fretboard is going to sound ugly and unappealing. But I was listening to Medeski, Martin & Wood and I just love the way a bass chord can feel like it lifts the song, it's such a rich sound when done right

Ello Sailor · Post by **Ello Sailor** » Mon May 25, 2020 3:23 pm

Great post.

Also, "Jorge's Rabbit Hole" is a great band name.

Ello Sailor · Post by **Ello Sailor** » Mon May 25, 2020 3:25 pm

Rules for chords is a bit of a stretch. It's about dynamics and mixing at the end of the day. When to play, when not to play, and when the bass kick strikes.

Post by **Jorge** » Mon May 25, 2020 3:28 pm

Yeah I shouldn't have said rule, more than a "rule" it's an arrangement theory attempting to explain why certain chords can sound "unfocused" or indistinct to the ear

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