Drop the bass! A thread for killer basslines

[bomberclifford]

The Cure - Close To Me

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

Yes - Roundabout

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

Slave - Slide

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

Commodores - Machine Gun

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

I'm surprised that Henry Mancini's classic hasn't been mentioned yet. One of the very first tunes bass players start with. - Peter Gunn

 

[Vincent Hanna]

Iconic bassline by session man Freddie Washington.

 

[bomberclifford]

Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me

 

[whatnameshouldiuse]

Luther Vandross - Never Too Much

 

[adammania9]

Only realised recently that the power chords at the start of this are bass edit only on the live version derr

Banned from this thread. It's not fair to compare the rest to John Entwistle.

 

[Hoos]

Banned from this thread. It's not fair to compare the rest to John Entwistle.

 

[bomberclifford]

Japan - Swing

 

[Trek]

If it hasn't been said already:

Anything featuring Steve DiGiorgio /endthread

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

Love 'em or hate 'em this was a MEGA hit for the Bee Gees with Maurice Gibb on bass who really drives this song along.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

 

[SA HAWK]

 

[WireHawk]

Jah Wobble with Sinead O'Connor(RIP)

 

[ibd77]

 

[ibd77]