bubinga5 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 (edited) Yep.. i know this a very subjective question... but what i think comes close, is a bass line that does everything required, in a balanced way, to compliment the chords/rythm/song but show the players own personality.. this Freddie Washington on his P bass is just groove central imo... i cant imagine someone playing a better line on this track.. subjective of course.. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amzp7W0RkPA[/media] Edited July 11, 2012 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceH Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Great 80s bass line! Though probably divides BC users down the middle Dunno if it's the kind of thing you're thinking of since bass is pretty central to the plot (though I think that PR song is similarly built around the bass/drum groove) but how about Mark Adams (Slave) on eg Stone Jam? He was a master of fat grooves with a prominent bass personality [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd0GVUjBB08[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 not at all... i think most BC members would say this is some crackin bass playing.... just not the sort that they love... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayben Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Yeah.. can't say it's particularly this kind of bass playing that gets my juices flowing.. It'd be interesting to try and learn these tracks from a technical and general education point of view though, and I can appreciate that it's very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I think the line on Forget Me Nots is really nice. Slap bass is usually way overdone which is why I think nobody likes it but that's much more restrained and appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Freddie's "Forget me Nots" is like early Marcus Miller stuff, great melodic basslines that fit the song but just happen to be played with the thumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Hate that type of music but even when it first came out I loved that line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5QYSu9xaTE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 (edited) [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1342084472' post='1729140'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5QYSu9xaTE[/media] [/quote] Lovely! And this is why I just don't get it when people always state that slap requires a mid-scooped tone! No it doesn't! This one is a bit more scooped - but then again it is a 'Ray... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91E-6biMhJQ&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91E-6biMhJQ&feature=related[/url] Edited July 12, 2012 by Conan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pietruszka Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Forget me nots is an excellent track. Here's another tasteful slap track; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv7y6PKEYms Ashes to ashes is a great one to. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1342046062' post='1728844'] Yep.. i know this a very subjective question... but what i think comes close, is a bass line that does everything required, in a balanced way, to compliment the chords/rythm/song but show the players own personality.. this Freddie Washington on his P bass is just groove central imo... i cant imagine someone playing a better line on this track.. subjective of course.. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amzp7W0RkPA[/media] [/quote] Beautiful! This is the bassline that made me think "oh, so a P-bass can sound great slapped after all!". Very tasty line, one of my "jam standards". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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