Basshole Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Now, I know there alot of great bass players who have created very complex bass lines. (I.E. Primus, Rush, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Who, .... ) I get that, but I believe that playing a great bass riff is keeping it simple so that you can sing it your head and remember it till it becomes stuck in your head. Don't get me wrong I think Muse - Hysteria is a awesome but it's too much. Do you know what I mean? A good bass line is also the main focus of the song, you hear everything else playing like drums, vocals, and guitar. But the bass seems to stick out more. what is your take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Hand of Doom- Black Sabbath. I like a bunch of others but thats one of my fav's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Ramble On - ZEP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshole Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 Hand of Doom- Black Sabbath. I like a bunch of others but thats one of my fav's. Never herd of it, Not doubting that is cool or anything. Gezzer Butler is a awesome bass player. But I never hear it on the radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Well, if you can get a stadium full of people dancing to a song that's mostly one bass riff after another, then I'd say it's pretty much stuck in their heads.... [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIANTRobOT420 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsK630FuTxk[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshole Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 Well' date=' if you can get a stadium full of people dancing to a song that's mostly one bass riff after another, then I'd say it's pretty much stuck in their heads.... [YOUTUBE'] [/YOUTUBE] Which riff are you talking about? theres like 17 of em in that song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 You forgot "What is Hip"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Nope this one [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Which riff are you talking about? theres like 17 of em in that song? Yes I agree, which is what I stated too. If I had to pick one I'd pick the main riff where the people are dancing up and down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrosion of conformity Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Longview by Green Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] Or anything else by these guys. Dusty's freaking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I know what you mean about a good simple bass line that drives the song, but not some flamboyant Billy Sheehan type stuff. "Oh Darlin'" comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Longview by Green Day Have you heard the bass lines in Last of the American Girls off their latest album? Very simple but musical and effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrosion of conformity Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Have you heard the bass lines in Last of the American Girls off their latest album? Very simple but musical and effective. Yes I have, that's one of my favorite songs off the new album! Mike Dirnt writes some really great bass lines, even if they aren't very difficult. She, Stuart and the Ave., and J.A.R. are a few other Green Day songs that have some nice bass in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 A bass thread without Entwhistle is at best incomplete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 My vote is for Cream, but a different song. Jack Bruce lays back nicely on Tales Of Brave Ulysses. I think noodlee bass players get too much attention in rock. It's the cats that can sit back and groove that are the best. Also, that riff in Seven Nation Army is guitar through an octave pedal. No bass. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Never herd of it' date=' [/quote'] Blasphemy....hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevef Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 evol +1 ....Jack Bruce for "laid back".. grampa and californiaman +1... for anything by John Entwistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Can't believe no one has mentioned these 2... 2 of the best bass riffs in history that are also prety simple but yet give both songs character and make them classic songs. Both by the same man, same band. I think he doesn't get the recognition he deserves. John Deacon-Queen Another one bites the dust and Under pressure. It doesn't get as great as that when it comes to simple but effective bass riffs. [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNQRfBAzSzo[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-xVb1qsPCw&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 You forgot "What is Hip"... Thank You.... I believe Rocco is one of the best... not so much for his "riffs" as his beats. Rocco and I went to high school together, but I haven't seen him in many years. I recently did a concert with TOP's horn section, (still speak to Mimi Castillo from time to time, we went to school together too), but Rocco wasn't there. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] Man.... let's face it... Entwistle is the ultimate Rock Bass Player.... no one approaches his dominance on the bass... all the way back to "My Generation"!! Grandpa is totally right here! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 "My Generation" may have the first bass solo in rock history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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