AROIOS Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Other than "Flashlight", I'm not seeing much love for synth bass. Made me wonder for a second if I stepped into a different forum. Phil Collins - Sussudio Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F Al Jarreau - Boogie Down David Foster - Mornin' Michael Jackson - Pretty Young Thing George Benson - Feel Like Making Love The Temptations - Treat Her Like A Lady The Jets - Crush On You Bobby Brown - Every Little Step [video:youtube] [video:youtube] [video:youtube] [video:youtube] [video:youtube] [video:youtube] [video:youtube] [video:youtube] [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piano39 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Sly and the Family Stone- If You Want Me To Stay Quote Yamaha Motif XF6, Yamaha AN200, Logic Pro X, Arturia Microbrute, Behringer Model D, Yamaha UX-3 Acoustic Piano, assorted homemade synth modules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PianoMan51 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 How about a bass line played by guitar, piano and brass? Henry Mancini"s Theme from Peter Gunn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
re Pete Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Infectious music for post covid partying https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8tW1cQtsw0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonizer Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Esperanza Spalding is an incredible bass player, and gets bonus points for singing a non-trivial lead vocal at the same time in "I Know You Know": [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogs Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 I'm surprised Jaco's 'Teen Town' hasn't had a mention -- at least not so far.... Quote Yamaha - YC61 - P105 - MOX6 - HC2 -- Neo Vent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Ramble On - Led Zeppelin Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & The Family Stone Too Shy - Kajagoogoo All these jumped out at me, and I would add Talk Talk - Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 I Wish - Stevie Wonder Walking In The Shadows - Neville Bros The Jam - Graham Central Station Chameleon - Herbie Hancock Soul With a Capital S - Tower Of Power I Know A Little - Lynyrd Skynyrd YYZ - Rush What You Need - INXS Sorcerer - Return To Forever Sinister Minister - Bela Fleck & The Flecktones It's Your Thing - Isley Bros Sissy Strut - The Meters Kryptonite - Spin Doctors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Quote "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Other than "Flashlight", I'm not seeing much love for synth bass. Made me wonder for a second if I stepped into a different forum. Phil Collins - Sussudio Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F Al Jarreau - Boogie Down David Foster - Mornin' Michael Jackson - Pretty Young Thing George Benson - Feel Like Making Love The Temptations - Treat Her Like A Lady The Jets - Crush On You Bobby Brown - Every Little Step The Jets! Bobby Brown! I have a soft spot for 80s pop. Doesn't get much love on the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Nathan Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 There's this (the great David Hood), and just about any track Jamerson played on. [video:youtube] Quote Don't rush me. I'm playing as slowly as I can! http://www.stevenathanmusic.com/stevenathanmusic.com/HOME.html https://apple.co/2EGpYXK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Just about anything by Chris Squire. Offhand I'd give it to Starship Troopers but there are so many....In new(er) rock circles I really appreciate some of the work by the guy from Muse. I'm late to the party but I started watching and listening to Tower of Power, especially the early 70s stuff like What is Hip. Rocco was a monster (well so was the whole band) Just too many. All I can say is that I've rarely gotten a chance to play with a really in-the-pocket bass player in my lowly cover band weekend warrior circles. The times I did were awesome, I ended up playing a lot less because the rhythm section could stand up on their own. The rest of us were just along for the ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 This topic seemed familiar, although older. Here"s a thread from yesteryear for additional inspiration. https://forums.musicplayer.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/2789788/all/Slightly_OT_What_are_your_favo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gg22 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Chic - Good Times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Chic - Good Times Bernard Edwards was one hell of a bass player it was such loss when he left the concert so young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0Ampy0o Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Other than "Flashlight", I'm not seeing much love for synth bass. Made me wonder for a second if I stepped into a different forum. Phil Collins - Sussudio..... I hear Prince in Sussudio but I have not seen Prince here. Some (not all) synth bass: Flesh For Fantasy, Eyes Without A Face ~Billy Idol Come Undone ~Duran Duran Thriller, Bad, Billy Jean ~Michael Jackson Causing a Commotion, Vogue, Rescue Me, Holiday, Into the Groove, The Power of Goodbye, Who"s That Girl ~Madonna Enjoy The Silence, Precious ~Depeche Mode Don"t You Forget About Me ~Simple Minds West End Girls ~Pet Shop Boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AROIOS Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Other than "Flashlight", I'm not seeing much love for synth bass. Made me wonder for a second if I stepped into a different forum. Phil Collins - Sussudio Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F Al Jarreau - Boogie Down David Foster - Mornin' Michael Jackson - Pretty Young Thing George Benson - Feel Like Making Love The Temptations - Treat Her Like A Lady The Jets - Crush On You Bobby Brown - Every Little Step The Jets! Bobby Brown! I have a soft spot for 80s pop. Doesn't get much love on the forum. Might be a generational thing. It seems that most folks here are Boomers, who probably look at 80's/90's Pop/Urban music the way I look at Top-40s after 2000. But then I love Debussy, Bill Evans, Claus Ogerman etc as much as I do EWF, Anita Baker, Terry Lewis & Jimmy Jam, Babyface, Robbie Buchanan, Peter Wolf etc. Even from a purely technical point of view, there're a lot of interesting stuff going on in 80's and 90's arrangements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AROIOS Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Other than "Flashlight", I'm not seeing much love for synth bass. Made me wonder for a second if I stepped into a different forum. Phil Collins - Sussudio..... I hear Prince in Sussudio but I have not seen Prince here. Some (not all) synth bass: Flesh For Fantasy, Eyes Without A Face ~Billy Idol Come Undone ~Duran Duran Thriller, Bad, Billy Jean ~Michael Jackson Causing a Commotion, Vogue, Rescue Me, Holiday, Into the Groove, The Power of Goodbye, Who"s That Girl ~Madonna Enjoy The Silence, Precious ~Depeche Mode Don"t You Forget About Me ~Simple Minds Yes, David Frank is highly likely inspired by Prince's "1999". And thanks for almost Rick-rolling me. How could I have forgotten the Stock/Aitken/Waterman sound when it comes to synth bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AROIOS Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I'm surprised Jaco's 'Teen Town' hasn't had a mention -- at least not so far.... I'm surprised no one had mentioned this yet. [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I remember back then most the studio bass players started doubling on synth bass so they didn't lose session work to keyboard players. For live they moved to 5-string bass to get those few extras low notes and octave pedals. When I was on the Yes tour I remember Chris Squire had a set of bass pedals and maybe Steve Howe too. It was a LONG time ago but seem to remember two sets of bass pedals on stage hidden inside those Rogen Dean fiberglass blobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 You Dropped A Bomb On Me and Early In The Morning - Gap Band Let It Whip - Dazz Band And the pedal part to any fugue Bach ever wrote. Quote 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRollins Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I remember back then most the studio bass players started doubling on synth bass so they didn't lose session work to keyboard players. For live they moved to 5-string bass to get those few extras low notes and octave pedals. When I was on the Yes tour I remember Chris Squire had a set of bass pedals and maybe Steve Howe too. It was a LONG time ago but seem to remember two sets of bass pedals on stage hidden inside those Rogen Dean fiberglass blobs. Chris Squire was using the Moog bass pedals long before that. He used them to accompany his bass on The Fish and on several of the early Yes songs. You can see the pedals in innumerable videos online. As far as bass lines, most anything by: Chris Squire Mel Schacher Geezer Butler works for me, at least in their respective early periods. Those guys, though absolutely nothing alike stylistically, pretty much define what bass playing is all about for me. They broke the oh-so-stale stereotype of always staying in the background and being subordinate to the other instruments; a "service instrument" as Stanley Clarke puts it. John Entwhistle gets an honorable mention, though The Who's music no longer works for me the way it used to. Jaco Pastorious, Stanley Clarke, et. al. were/are fantastic players, but they don't speak to me the way Squire, Schacher, and Butler do. Grey Quote I'm not interested in someone's ability to program. I'm interested in their ability to compose and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyNQ Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Miami - John Mellencamp Money - Pink Floyd Footloose - Kenny Loggins Sleeping Satellite - Tasmin Archer Murder on the Dancefloor - Sophie Ellis-Bextor Groove is in the Heart - DeeLite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I'm surprised no one had mentioned this yet. [video:youtube] I know a fair number of musicians burnt out on The Chicken... but never the bass players! Bass man always ready to play the chicken! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Groove is in the Heart - DeeLite Bootsy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barryjam Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Cold Sweat (James Brown) Quote Barry Home: Steinway L, Montage 8 Gigs: Yamaha CP88, Crumar Mojo 61, A&H SQ5 mixer, ME1 IEM, MiPro 909 IEMs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 I find myself humming & beat-boxing this one a lot. It draws some amusing looks. [video:youtube] Quote "We're the crash test dummies of the digital age." ~ Kara Swisher, "Burn Book" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Groove is in the Heart - DeeLite Herbie Hancock wrote the bassline hook [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill bosco Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 listen here - Eddie Harris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drohm Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Anyone mention Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion yet? So many good ones already mentioned. Love it! And there is also The Chicken Quote NS3C, Hammond XK5, Yamaha S7X, Sequential Prophet 6, Yamaha YC73, Roland Jupiter X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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