Riff-based basslines

[fuzzfill]

Anything and EVERYTHING by Death From Above 1979... They are a Bass + drum/vocal alternative punk duo, so there are lots of tasty bass riffs to try your skill


keep in mind you will need a gnarly fuzz/distortion and maybe a chorus to play tho

 

[Rezlax31]

Spinal Tap- "Big Bottom"

 

[HailCorduroy]

Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
Jeremy - Pearl Jam
The Distance - Cake
Rats - Pearl Jam
Bed's Too Big Without You - The Police
.3 - Porcupine Tree
Strip the Soul - Porcupine Tree
Murder Motel - Spookhand (had to throw my band in there!)

 

[bassfrenzie]

No Cuttin' Loose - James Cotton

Lowdown Dirty Shame - Carey Bell

Whipping Post - Alman Brothers

 

[Orph]

Muse - Hysteria
Muse - Time is running out

 

[Toronto Bassist]

The O'jays "For the love of money"

Spinal Tap- "Big Bottom"

Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith
Bed's Too Big Without You - The Police

These are all excellent examples. I think The Police really distilled it into a science.

 

[crijan]

"Tyler" - the Toadies

 

[totallybacan]

Muse - Hysteria
Muse - Time is running out

you beat me to it
almost any song by muse has a bass riff in it.

 

[dmrogers]

Thorazine Shuffle - Gov't Mule

You beat me to it! One of my favorite bass players and a great song.

 

[usurperbass]

"N.I.B" Black Sabbath

 

[Stickk]

Frank Zappa: The Gumbo Variations. Truly awesome.

I can't find a recording of it anywhere for free, but see if you can dig out a copy of the "Hot Rats" album, it's track 5 on there. seriously worth a listen.

Ah, yes, The Gumbo Variations, I forgot about that one; Hot Rats was my first Zappa album. Here's a (gulp) cover band doing Invalid Link Removed. The bass is fine, but the others... Just further proof that no one should cover Frank Zappa. Period. Their cover of "Peaches en Regalia" is pretty good though.

 

[fuzzfill]

If you want something REALLY hard, try New Born by Muse the verse riff will break your wrist

Who'd have thought 4 notes could be so painful to play

 

[ShavedHippie]

30 days in the hole - Gov't Mule

 

[namraj]

give it away - RHCP

Pretty much anything by RHCP, I can't think of a flea bass line that isn't riff based.

 

[Mingus]

Lle Lfe? or Ile Ife, idk. By the Philly Experiment

 

[usurperbass]

30 days in the hole was recorded before by Humble Pie in the early 70's

 

[ryognbass]

glass by incubus, at least in the verses. and annamolly actuallly.

 

[Illbay]

"The Perfect Kiss" - New Order

 

[Handreas]

Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia

 

[ShavedHippie]

30 days in the hole was recorded before by Humble Pie in the early 70's

I know, I just think the Mule version is somehow "riffier" (to coin a phrase).