Favorite Bass Lines
 

Post your favorite bass lines here, my personal favorites include
C'mon C'mon- The Von Bondies
Under Pressure- Queen
Lasso- Pheonix
Always- blink-182
Californiacation- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Even if your favorite isnt a classic share it here

Good thread idea... I have way too many to count and narrow it down, but lookin forward to seeing others post.

Niacin - Swing Swang Swung

So many good ones. These were the first that came to my mind...

Love is the Drug - Roxy Music
Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
How Many More Times - Led Zeppelin
The Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
Good Times, Bad Times - Led Zeppelin
My Generation - The Who
The Real Me - The Who
Taxman - The Beatles
Paperback Writer - The Beatles
Come Together - The Beatles
Hey Bulldog - The Beatles
Money - Pink Floyd
These Boots Are Made for Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
The Beat Goes On - Sonny & Cher
Coup - 23 Skidoo
Pusherman - Curtis Mayfield
The Guns of Brixton - The Clash
Nice N' Sleazy - The Stranglers
Roundabout - Yes
Riders on the Storm - The Doors
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG's

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Is the first thing that comes to mind besides the Guns of Brixton. The whole rhythm section on this is so tight its almost sexual.


actual sexual


honestly my favourite bass line of all time. Nobody does it better, not even GoF

Heavy influence on my recorded approach to bass.

Bauhaus - "Kick in the Eye" was the first one that came to mind.

I can't believe I didn't think of this one in my previous post...


The Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia - YouTube

Marvin Gaye - Heavy Love Affair

After I bought my first Bass (and learned how to play a bit), I started 'hearing' bass lines more. This tune really surprised me:



Mike Rutherford is kind of underrated if you ask me.

Can't forget some Billy! Talas stuff is good, but here's some fresh: