Its amazing that simple can be great

[BenFiglio]

I was just playing my bass, just doing the usuall fool around trying to come up with something awesome and i found something but its only on 9 diffrent frets in the same area. i jsut threw in some quater and eighth notes and it sounds amazing. im kinda surprized

[skaliwag66]

i've heard great bass lines with only 3 notes.
less is more

[HaVIC5]

Everyday People by Sly and the Family Stone as played by the great Larry Graham has only one note in it...but man does that thing groove!

[cowsgomoo]

I'll go one better than even that...

not playing the bass at all can sound fantastic if used well in the orchestration (with a small 'o') of the piece... your bass sounds 10x louder if you blast in for a chorus after having sat out for 8 bars or so

obviously not every song will need this (now the grunge era has passed ) but it can be the best value for effort thing you do on the bass

and 'When Doves Cry' had no bass guitar or synth at all.. and it was a classic

[MonetBass]

Agree to above. Silence is musical as well.

[BellBottomBlues]

Duck Dunn?

[Marcury]

Michael Henderson with Miles Davis. Amazing two note grooves!