What great "ripping" or "overly busy" bass lines do you like?
Here's one of mine to kick it off:
(Excuse the misanthropic lyrics.
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Here's one of mine to kick it off:
(Excuse the misanthropic lyrics.
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Ripping it up! Favorite "busy" bass lines?
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More Pete (Edit: Bruce! Pete's the drummer, yeesh) Thomas from that same album:
Limelight- especially towards the end 
One of the first songs that made me really notice the bass.
One of the first songs that made me really notice the bass.
Betray My Heart - D’angelo
Once you listen and know it’s pino playing it is hard not to like the bass line or song. When I play it in the car my stoplight neighbors are head bobbin’
Once you listen and know it’s pino playing it is hard not to like the bass line or song. When I play it in the car my stoplight neighbors are head bobbin’
Probably this one in which John Paul Jones goes over and beyond the classic rut blues bass riff. Especially, the bass solo in the middle portion of the song. It gets very busy!
The solo break on Freewill.
Can’t get much busier this (nicely done here):
Can’t get much busier this (nicely done here):
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Express Yourself - Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band
And the Beat Goes On - The Whispers
And the Beat Goes On - The Whispers
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How about some Rocco on “What is Hip”?
Simon & Garfunkel America covered by Yes, superbly played by Mark Walker. Enough bass for any three ordinary tunes. Lord, I love this bass line(s).
Going back a few years... senior year of HS (1980)... this blew me away! (young Jeff Berlin)
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I always liked the way that this bass line seemed to really push this song forward from when it came out in the late '70's. Sort of considered it a guilty pleasure. Shortly after I started playing again about 4 years ago, I set out to learn it. A challenge at the time, but quite fun to play:
Dysmorphic "My Clay"
Archspire "Relentless Mutation"
Archspire "Relentless Mutation"
