Paul McCartney

[Rob Martinez]

Paul McCartney is THE bassman!

I love his playing, we do quite a few Beatles numbers in my band and his basslines are fun as hell!

Learn ALL MY LOVING?

Try playing bass and singing it at the same time! Paul did it like he was drinking water.

[Lalo]

take a view at this, you guys will find this interesting and great :-) enjoy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWt8XdqTgRw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOtwWB_9_l4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rc1QctmYuQ

[Herrick]

Originally Posted by Rob Martinez

Try playing bass and singing it at the same time! Paul did it like he was drinking water.

What's the name of this song at 7:15? That's the song I mentioned earlier in the thread about how impressed I was with his playing and singing

[FilterFunk]

Originally Posted by Rob Martinez

his basslines are fun as hell!

This is my favorite aspect of his bass playing. The lines, as has been mentioned often, are not as simple as he makes them sound, yet they're so much fun, and he's clearly having fun playing them. And all the while singing without missing a beat! Very infectious, and a joy to listen to.

[Bigjohn]

The Beatles were into chords/harmony and Paul's basslines supported the harmony. He played bass like a songwriter. Not to say he wasn't a good riffer and groover, he was those too.
Definitlly tastfull.

Originally Posted by JHMAVRO

I heard some Beatles on the radio this morning and started thinking about Paul.IMO he's the man.His basslines were great. Nothing fancey or hard to play but, (how should I put this) tastfull ? Just well thought out basslines I guess.I never really thought about it before but I think he is a big inspiration to my playing. Anyone else??

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