Favorite Bass Solo(s)

[bill_banwell]

A lot of Marcus Miller's solo's from his album M2, i reaaally dig,

But recently my favourite has become Hadrien Feraud's solo on Thimothee by Bireli Lagrene! what a beauty!! starts at 2:50

 

[bolophonic]

Harley Flanagan drops a four-second bass solo at about the one minute mark in Do Unto Others by the Cro-Mags. It's nothing complicated, but for 27 years it has stood out to me as a stellar example of the way tempo and dynamics can be manipulated to create tension and resolution within a genre that is not generally known for restraint or subtlety. I will be genuinely shocked if anyone on TB has any idea what the hell I am talking about.

 

[Clark Dark]

Zawinul Syndicate, Linley Marthe

 

[Dave Siff]

I love this one from Mike Watt, about 25 seconds into the tune. The whole bass line just kills, but the solo is just a perfect statement of what he's about. So much personality in his playing.

 

[roninrindra]

Flea solo in RHCP's naked in the rain and
Victor Wooten in # 41 Dave mathews concert ...totally blast and memorable.

 

[Bassist30]

To me Hadrian is the deal when it comes to a solo.

 

[Sash]

That's boring!
Just fast..., no groove =o(
Check this out:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7IrjBt_l0Mk&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D7IrjBt_l0Mk

or that one:

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[Milk]

Never heard of the Group or Band...I look it up. I play it.
Now, guys who wear tight jeans and hand bags are looking at me with unabashed lust.

I now see you sreen name is 'bunnykeeper'...now it makes sense.

This is a two year old comment but regardless,

I don't know, if i had to vote on who's most likely to be in the closet between:


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or

I'd probably lean towards the former. At least the second have a woman around and are not exposing most of their naked chest down to the pubic area.

 

[Chrisk-K]

Nothing beats the intro bass riff on "Come Together."

 

[lundborg]

A man is in the jungle, accompanied by native guides. Off in the distance, somewhere in the jungle, a drum starts beating. The drum keeps beating, on and on it goes, day and night, over and over again, endlessly. "What are those drums" he asks? The natives reply "Drums not stop." The drums keep going on, hour after hour, beating, pounding, endlessly. "What are those drums?" he asks again. The natives reply "Drums Not Stop! Drums not stop!" Finally the man says, "I cant take this anymore, when will those drums stop? Please tell me!" The natives reply "DRUMS MUST NOT STOP!!!" and the man finally understands, he is in terrible danger. Suddenly afraid, he asks desperately, "Why? What will happen when the drums stop?" The natives reply "BASS SOLO STARTS".

It has to be John Entwistle's solo in My Generation.

 

[bggeezer]

Never heard of the Group or Band...I look it up. I play it.
Now, guys who wear tight jeans and hand bags are looking at me with unabashed lust.

I now see you sreen name is 'bunnykeeper'...now it makes sense.

New Order were formed from the ashes of Joy Division.

Very cool, very street, still musically relevant today. Hooky's soaring bass lines were vibrant and vital and integral to the sound of the band.

BUT...

My favourite solo is a duet.

Check out 'Sir Duke':



And you get to see it and hear it 3 times on this vid

 

[bolophonic]

A man is in the jungle, accompanied by native guides. Off in the distance, somewhere in the jungle, a drum starts beating. The drum keeps beating, on and on it goes, day and night, over and over again, endlessly. "What are those drums" he asks? The natives reply "Drums not stop." The drums keep going on, hour after hour, beating, pounding, endlessly. "What are those drums?" he asks again. The natives reply "Drums Not Stop! Drums not stop!" Finally the man says, "I cant take this anymore, when will those drums stop? Please tell me!" The natives reply "DRUMS MUST NOT STOP!!!" and the man finally understands, he is in terrible danger. Suddenly afraid, he asks desperately, "Why? What will happen when the drums stop?" The natives reply "BASS SOLO STARTS".

Classic

 

[frisbieinstein]

Song: somebody's got to be singing. So no Jaco or Tal.

Rockette Morton in Captain Beefhearts Bellerin' Plane.

 

[SturmUndDrang]

Deep Purple
Pictures of Home at 3:40

 

[Solarmist]

The first bass solo I learned, and still love today is "Basically" off Black Sabbath's first album - it is however the whole song.

Honorable mention: Jump into the Fire from Harry Nilsson.

 

[vegas532]

Harley Flanagan drops a four-second bass solo at about the one minute mark in Do Unto Others by the Cro-Mags. It's nothing complicated, but for 27 years it has stood out to me as a stellar example of the way tempo and dynamics can be manipulated to create tension and resolution within a genre that is not generally known for restraint or subtlety. I will be genuinely shocked if anyone on TB has any idea what the hell I am talking about.

I know EXACTLY what you're talking about.

 

[bolophonic]

I know EXACTLY what you're talking about.

Dude!

 

[ben23c]

Shu ba da du ma ma ma ma by Steve miller band. Hidden gem

 

[10cc]

Shu ba da du ma ma ma ma by Steve miller band. Hidden gem

Damn straight! That's what I was gonna say. I heard that tune for the first time about six years ago and was like hell yes! So now I got to add:
Andy Fraser from Free - Mr. Big
And whoever was on that extended version of " Slow Ride"

 

[MazingerZ]

Black Sabbath's intro to NIB