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Underrated Bass Players


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Whoever played bass on "America" by Simon & Garfunkel - what a fantastic melodic line going on there.

Whoever played bass on the soundtrack to the film version of "Hair" - as fast and groovy as anything!

Billy Gould (FNM) - I'd forgotten how much I learnt by playing along with "The Real Thing"

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Bakithi Kumalo


Playing along to Graceland yesterday, I was soon reminded that he is one of the best bassists in existence.


Top picks from Graceland:


Diamonds on the soles of her shoes:

[url="http://www.square-kun.com/files/songs/Paul%20Simon/05%20Diamonds%20On%20The%20Soles%20Of%20Her%20Shoes.mp3"]http://www.square-kun.com/files/songs/Paul...Her%20Shoes.mp3[/url]


Under African Skies:

[url="http://www.square-kun.com/files/songs/Paul%20Simon/07%20Under%20African%20Skies.mp3"]http://www.square-kun.com/files/songs/Paul...can%20Skies.mp3[/url]



The Graceland record:

[url="http://www.square-kun.com/files/songs/Paul%20Simon/?C=S;O=A"]http://www.square-kun.com/files/songs/Paul%20Simon/?C=S;O=A[/url]

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I wouldn't say they were underrated as such but I quite like both bass players from Alice In Chains. Mike Inez and Mike Starr. Actually they're sh*t hot. That's a band I like to frequently revisit from the 'grunge' era.

Caught Jerry Cantrell's show in Newport TJs the other year and fair play they were awesome.

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Bootsy Collins for his playing with The Houseguests, the SINGLE GREATEST funk band to ever have existed.



This is the equilibrium of FUNK. It's in between the uptight slavery of the JBs and the over-the-top cheese-funk of George Clinton. It's simple, raw, honest funk with astonishing bass lines and excellent tone.

Perfection, just ahead of The Meters.


Oh!, looky here, I've found a clip:


[url="http://www.last.fm/music/Houseguests"]http://www.last.fm/music/Houseguests[/url]

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+1 for John 'Rhino' Edwards... Again, not just his Quo stuff, but for his impressive pedigree before joining the band as a session player in '86.

One of my current favourites is Jefferson Airplane's Jack Casady. Very understated player, but beautifully melodic. Have a look/listen to the flash movie of him playing on the front page of his website. www.jackcasady.com ??

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[quote name='Painless' post='23313' date='Jun 26 2007, 12:01 AM']How about Mark Bedford (Bedders) from Madness?[/quote]
Good call, some of his stuff is really clever. If you've got a spare hour, try learning the line to "It Must Be Love". It's really clever with tons of feel. I love playing that one live.

Also would offer up Andrew Levy from the Brand New Heavies. Check out the band's "Brother Sister" album for great examples of how to play in the pocket.

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[quote name='paul, the' post='44417' date='Aug 12 2007, 12:55 PM']Bootsy Collins for his playing with The Houseguests, the SINGLE GREATEST funk band to ever have existed.
This is the equilibrium of FUNK. It's in between the uptight slavery of the JBs and the over-the-top cheese-funk of George Clinton. It's simple, raw, honest funk with astonishing bass lines and excellent tone.

Perfection, just ahead of The Meters.
Oh!, looky here, I've found a clip:
[url="http://www.last.fm/music/Houseguests"]http://www.last.fm/music/Houseguests[/url][/quote]


Love that track!
Did they ever do an LP?? Is it available on CD??

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[quote name='rhino' post='44745' date='Aug 13 2007, 11:18 AM']Louis Satterfield - Booker T & The MG's[/quote]
I think you mean Lewis Steinberg. He and Al Jackson left the Willie Mitchell band in 1962 and formed the MG's with Booket T and Steve Cropper. It is Lewis playing on Green Onions.

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[quote name='99ster' post='44701' date='Aug 13 2007, 08:47 AM']Love that track!
Did they ever do an LP?? Is it available on CD??[/quote]


'Did they ever do an LP??'


:) How many kidneys you gots?


You can hear the full track on Funk Drops Vol.1


One of the best buys ever for me.

It also has "Soul Machine" by The Meters, one of my top 5 Funk tracks.




Glad you gave it a listen - more should do so if they know what's good for them!


That's it, forced funk people.

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Damn, this guy is good:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf4AdYZtWj8&NR=1"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf4AdYZtWj8&NR=1[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov8MuN8y5fg&mode=related&search="]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov8MuN8y5fg...ted&search=[/url]

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What ????

Duff is a terrible player, an insult to Bassists everywhere

If memory serves me right he was a guitar player who couldn't get a gig as a guitarist so started to play bass.

Thas hardly does our beloved bottom end justice



[quote name='The Funk' post='6606' date='May 25 2007, 04:05 PM']Duff is good. Nice lines.[/quote]

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