Favorite rock bass lines.

[LeftyStrat]

Guitar ain't shit without a great bass line. I'm limiting this to rock. Certainly Stanley Clarke and Victor Wooten are high on my charts. Here are my rock favorites:

I might have been swayed by the dancers on this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjnFTpp79Ko

The Flea:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr_uHJPUlO8

John Paul Jones. The bass line makes this song and allows Page to paint some wonderful textures. Besides it has Tolkien references!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3HemKGDavw&feature=kp

Chris Squire:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ln9T76ieaA

When you hear a great song, and realize no one could have possibly come up with a better bass part:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Q9D4dcYng&feature=kp


Top of my list, John Entwistle had balls on his balls.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzK02LDkpIc

I'm leaving out a lot fill me in TAG.

[matt h]

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[xtian]

Roger Waters on Money.

Flea on every damn track of Blood Sugar Sex Magik.

Entwhistle, mos def.

Kings X!

[sepulchre]

I saw them do this when it was new. Blew me away.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT44cUPZQ2o&feature=kp

[Leo_Gnardo]

"Crown of Creation" Jefferson Airplane. Jack Casady doesn't just pley, he PROPELS the band. Dial you ears into that one, dear friends! Lots more examples from JC with JA & Hot Tuna.

Jack has been mentioned as an influence by some other major league bassists for instance Stanley Clarke and Anthony Jackson.

Must also mention Phil Lesh. Often playing unusual bass voicings - hey he was a composer before joining the Grateful Dead - the "usual thing" just won't do. If I had to pick one song out of so many, "Cumberland Blues" kicking off Europe 72.

Good thread you started Lefty!

[Dr-Joned]

Entwistle......ah yea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pohhMx9EdNc

[NickC]

Everything Jaco played on Joni's "The Hissing of Summer Lawns" and "Hejira".

[sliberty]

"Crown of Creation" Jefferson Airplane. Jack Casady doesn't just pley, he PROPELS the band. Dial you ears into that one, dear friends! Lots more examples from JC with JA & Hot Tuna.

Oh yea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3JvyvgPtN4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAJJE5Wo_OY

[cbass]

IMy favorite rock bass uasaly on a 4 or 6 lb line.
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[Structo]

I always loved Chris Squier's bass lines and the way his Ric bass sounds.

Roundabout is probably my fav.

[cbass]

I'm gonna have to agree with Leo .Phil lesh layst down.thunderous live sound

I saw hot tuna a while back fantastic.

Donald duck Dunn

[eddie25]

Lights Out by UFO comes to mind for me.

[martin manning]

Have fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjIfjEwjD3A

Parts 1 and 2 are there too, but...

[NickC]

Listen Now (title song to album of same name) by 801, Bill MacCormick on bass.

[romberg]

It could use a little more bass (and there are dancers as well!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN42uzNFVmQ