Basslines everyone should know

[Ajrt]

I hope this sort of thread hasn't been done before, if it has then my bad and can someone point me in the right direction. I'm looking for some songs to take a look at and would appreciate any suggestions, from any genre.
Fire Away!

[KERMITNT]

smoke on the water ahahahahaha

[umcoo]

'I want you back' by the Jackson 5

[Lozz196]

[quote name='KERMITNT' post='905685' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:34 PM']smoke on the water ahahahahaha[/quote]
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen

[Earbrass]

There is simply no such thing as a bassline that everyone 'should' know.

[Huw Foster]

Pretty much anything by James Jamerson, Bernard Edwards...?

[thisnameistaken]

[quote name='Earbrass' post='905690' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:38 PM']There is simply no such thing as a bassline that everyone 'should' know.[/quote]

Good Times.

[Dave Vader]

Little Green Bag, just the first bit....

[OldGit]

Tricky.
Maybe if you devide the question into genres.

The thing is that for everyone who thinks Mustang Sally/So What/Master of Puppets/Bach Prelude and Fuges/Roundabout/School days/Higher ground/Lessons in Love/Portrait of Tracy/Something is compulsory there will be loads of players who never need to or want to play that track..

So.. Nothing comes into the "lines [b]everyone[/b] should know" category but that list is a start

[Ajrt]

[quote name='Earbrass' post='905690' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:38 PM']There is simply no such thing as a bassline that everyone 'should' know.[/quote]
Stop being a spoilsport. I'm just asking people to suggest some basslines which they think are fun or help develop skill. I'm not suggesting that we force everyone to learn them.
I think I'll be learning "I want you back" in my bass lesson today. ty umcoo

[Ajrt]

I've heard quite a lot about bach. Could anyone suggest a starting point?

[thisnameistaken]

[quote name='OldGit' post='905699' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:40 PM']blah... blah...

So.. Nothing comes into the "lines [b]everyone[/b] should know" category[/quote]

Except Good Times.

[Earbrass]

[quote name='Ajrt' post='905700' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:41 PM']Stop being a spoilsport.[/quote]

Sorry.

[umcoo]

[quote name='Ajrt' post='905700' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:41 PM']I think I'll be learning "I want you back" in my bass lesson today. ty umcoo[/quote]

Pretty much anything by the Jackson 5 is good fun to play.

[Ajrt]

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='905705' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:42 PM']Except Good Times.[/quote]
Would love to learn it but it's so bloody hard!

[the_skezz]

'London Calling' by the Clash. Not really difficult, but fun to play and sounds great

[gjones]

[quote name='the_skezz' post='905713' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:45 PM']'London Calling' by the Clash. Not really difficult, but fun to play and sounds great [/quote]

+1

[Ajrt]

[quote name='Earbrass' post='905709' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:45 PM']Sorry. [/quote]
You are forgiven.

[RussFM]

Money?

[Low End Bee]

Peaches of course.

[Clarky]

Dock of the Bay - dead easy and very chilling to play

Jammin' (Bob Marley) - for the same reasons as above

[Ajrt]

[quote name='RussFM' post='905736' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:56 PM']Money?[/quote]
No, I'm not paying you for a suggestion!

Edited July 26, 2010 by Ajrt

[OldGit]

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='905705' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:42 PM']Except Good Times.[/quote]

Blah blah yeah you are probably right

[KERMITNT]

come together

[OldGit]

[quote name='Ajrt' post='905702' date='Jul 26 2010, 12:42 PM']I've heard quite a lot about bach. Could anyone suggest a starting point?[/quote]
Yeah Start here
[url="http://www.amazon.com/Mel-Bay-J-Bach-Bass/dp/078662843X"]J S Bach for Bass Guitar[/url]