Lead me onto good music.

[Jessup]

Well! I started playing bass about may of last year, and I went about learning it probably the way most starters did. I went through all my favorite songs, and looked up tabs for songs with cool basslines. after becoming a bit better, I sort of realized what genres had more interesting bass and what was boring as hell. I like playing mostly all types of music but in preticular I'd like to get into funk/jazz type music. I'm all about broadening my musical horizon but theres only one problem, Im seventeen years old so It hard for me to find any old funk/jazz bands that could serve this purpose. I realize there's a wide age range on this forum and I'd appreciate it if some of the veterans could lead me onto some good music. I'd be really appreciative! thanks

 

[SamJ]

look up on Youtube, Earth Wind and Fire, or The Commodores.. for a start.

Most importantly however, checkout this guy..

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=256330

 

[Yngwie 4String]

 

[Stumbo]

You could spend the rest of your life exploring/learning from the links listed here:
TB Funk 101: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=314342&highlight=funk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown
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http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=309747

Great bass:
James Jamerson (MoTown)
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jamerson
2. http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KC7uhMY9s

Donald "Duck" Dunn
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_"Duck"_Dunn
2. http://www.duckdunn.com/

Rocco Prestia (Tower of Power)
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Rocco_Prestia
2.

 

[soong]

Try a fellow named Marcus Miller.

He and his band play funk and jazz with a lead/soloing bass role.

can't go wrong with Marcus.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Its not funk but I HIGHLY recommend Metallica for some heavy listening. Red Hot Chilli Pepers are a good into to funk rock.

 

[Barkless Dog]

Do not listen to Les Claypool or Flea- go to a Guitar Center on a Saturday and you will know why.

Listen to Duck Dunn or Jamerson and Larry Graham. Learn how to play in different groves. Substance over flash. Learn to pound out 1/8 notes with a pick for an hour or so.

I highly suggest getting Ed Friedlands book Bass Grooves.

 

[COOL AND DEADLY]

Listen to Weather Report.

 

[jomahu]

my new craze as of late has been listening to funk from other countries, particularly from (but not limited to) the late 60's-early 70's. good stuff.

 

[GingerConor]

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=KJj4uORutwc

 

[Matt Till]

: Funk-E

 

[Hoover]

my new craze as of late has been listening to funk from other countries

two words: Middle East

 

[jomahu]

two words: Middle East

haven't made it there yet, i'm still stuck on ethiopia.