KingPrawn Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 I've learnt "Every time you go away" by Paul Young for an upcoming gig. Its given me a real insight into the great Pino Palladino as a player. He has such a relaxed approach to playing and his execution is impeccable. I was just wondering if you guys have ever learned a particular bass line and in doing so, discovered how another player approaches constructing a bass line? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Yes, I recently was studying Chuck Rainey's line on the Aretha version of 'Until You Come Back To Me'. There is so much to learn from these great recordings. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Herbie Flowers' bassline on Bowie's Space Oddity mindblowing how he travels up and down the whole friggin fretboard. Full of so many unuaual melodic ideas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPrawn Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 (edited) Maybe we should develop a list of must listen to bass lines, for the approach, structure and transferring theory to practice. Rather than just popularity and tone? often just learning scale etc can feel dry until you apply them in context. Edited February 12, 2019 by KingPrawn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPrawn Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 2 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: . Nothing particularly difficult about any of them if you want to wing it, but getting close to some of the versions we work from was interesting. Isn’t that the real challenge. Producing a kind off version against learning to absorb the way the player approached the line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Simon and Garfunkel's The Only Living Boy in New York is a great bassline to try to learn. Joe Osborne I believe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 4 hours ago, bazzbass said: Simon and Garfunkel's The Only Living Boy in New York is a great bassline to try to learn. Joe Osborne I believe 1 I did a transcription of this a few months ago and was blown away by how easy he makes it sound; the line moves all over the neck but he makes it sound totally seamless. Anthony Jackson's contribution to Chaka Khan's 'Move Me No Mountain' had a huge effect on me, as did Jamerson's line on 'What's Going On'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Anthony Jackson did some great basslines for Donald Fagan as well. Ruby Baby is a great version of an old classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I had to learn these two to a gig in December: Madonna's Like a prayer, that has quite quick keyboard bass. It took some time to get the feel and rhythm. Another was Wham's Wake me up. Thank you to @TKenrick , who had put that to notes. Was somewhat harder than I thought but the notes gave me a good head start. (After some discussion, that was not related to my playing, the band did not want those, so they were "just" good exercises.) I do have to say that there are players that can play all notes very fast, but I adore those who only play the right notes and can use rests musically. Larry Klein is one. And AC/DC's bass&drums combo is The Boogie Machine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer.b Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) A lot of my rythmic approach has come from these Tommy Cogbill on Elvis in Memphis album ( especially Gentle on my mind, you gotta check this out) Jameson on Bernadette Rainey on Peg Steely Dan Willie Weeks solo on Donny Hathaway live Edited February 14, 2019 by spencer.b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPrawn Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 9 hours ago, itu said: And AC/DC's bass&drums combo is The Boogie Machine. Along with Coughlan and Lancaster from Quo. They were my first engine room experience as a kid. Like the 1.49 train, just chugging along.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPrawn Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, spencer.b said: A lot of my rythmic approach has come from these Tommy Cogbill on Elvis in Memphis album ( especially Gentle on my mind, you gotta check this out) Jameson on Bernadette Rainey on Peg Steely Dan Willie Weeks solo on Donny Hathaway live Each one of those are killer bass lines. amazing players. That's a solid education, my friend. Edited February 14, 2019 by KingPrawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPrawn Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 14 hours ago, bazzbass said: Simon and Garfunkel's The Only Living Boy in New York is a great bassline to try to learn. Joe Osborne I believe I love the line in America By S&G. Maybe its Joe Osbourne as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 8 hours ago, KingPrawn said: Jameson on Bernadette JJ was my first inspiration, but I want to offer up the late Alan Spenner, starting with Delta Lady (Joe Cocker). These guys are exactly why I went Precision and stayed there. Please let me just slip the 'r' back in: Jamerson. On 12/02/2019 at 18:55, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Nothing particularly difficult about any of them That's it for me, prob took me years to get it. What you give to the track is THE point - the great bass players are generous to their fellow musicians - use of space, the value of silence (rests), subtle trading... I like some of the Nashville session guys for that too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 On 15/02/2019 at 09:36, KingPrawn said: I love the line in America By S&G. Maybe its Joe Osbourne as well? yes it is, I was gonna add that song too, great melodic bassline too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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