Favorite Bass lines NOT played on an actual bass with strings?

Boogie on Reggae Woman

 

"Glad" and "Freedom Rider" from the Traffic's 'John Barleycorn Must Die'. "Empty Pages" features Steve Winwood on bass.
"Chameleon" from Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters. The bass line is a keyboard and the bass plays the upper register part.
Stevie Wonder's "Boogie On, Reggae Woman" is obviously done on a synth, but is a great line for the bass.

 

What is John Paul Jones playing on Heartbreaker?

 

Always had a thing for a couple of George Benson tunes:

- Give me the Night
- Turn your Love Around

 

Owl, that Swing Out Sister album is one of my favorite 80's record, including their radio hit "Break Out", that British modern R&B swing is just wonderful.

I once read interviews where Doug Wimbish and Nathan East essentially said that another reason for a five was so they could do / reproduce keyboard bass lines on a real bass guitar. 'Twilight World' lays great on a five and is great fun to play along with. Thanks for reminding me of that great album !

 

+1000, everything on that album is great.

One I like,

 

Wasn't trying to copy you, we were posting simultaneously.

 

Don't You Want Me, Baby? - The Human League




Conversely, Graham Maby's bass in Joe Jackson's "Steppin' Out" sounds more like a keyboard.

 

He's playing a bass (not sure if it's his jazz, or single coil precision) through a Leslie cabinet.

 

Black Velvet - Alanah Miles

 

+1 on the Howard Jones in the OP...and I’d add Charlie Puth’s “Attention.”

 

it's actually an old Korg drum machine/sequencer. On the most recent tour they brought that thing out, plugged it in, and tried to recreate the song exactly as it was recorded. Graham played the glockenspiel.

 

Really? I saw them on tv when the song was out and Graham was playing it on a Jazz Bass, so I assumed that was the real deal. You learn something new every day. Thanks for the info.

 

Girlfriend is Better

The Model

 

Pretty much most of the smooth jazz sax and horn players. I guess they can't afford real musicians.

 

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