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I need some bass!

  • 20-07-2003 11:37am
    #1
    Sean101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭


    I've been playin bass for quite some time now, but all i ever seem to play is chili peppers. I love the funky stylings of flea, but i dont want to pigeon hole myself.

    Has anyone got any recomendations out there for some cool bass licks? I'd really appretiate it if someone could name some jazz records that have some nice bass.


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  • #2
    ferdi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,598 ✭✭✭ferdi


    if you want to challenge yourself, try some rancid or operation ivy riffs - matt freeman is god.


  • #3
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Try learn the song Psychonaut by Fields Of The Nephilim.
    Very good bass indeed.


  • #4
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    If you want amazing funky bass, try Stu Hamm. Absolutely amazing!!!!


  • #5
    juno75
    Closed Accounts Posts: 531 ✭✭✭juno75


    Jaco Pastorius - the hendrix of bass.RIP.

    Stanly Clarke - jazz mungious

    Bootsy collins- Feel da funk

    Parlimant- more funk and groove

    Lee scratch Perry - Classic Dub and Reagge Bass lines

    That nutter from Primus

    Paul MaCartny- Plays bass like a metronome- try it ,can be very hard.

    Miles Davis/John Coltrane- Listen to that rythem section.wow.

    Just keep broadining your horizions dude and it will rub off on ya.

    Happy Slappin

    ww) ww)


  • #6
    Sean101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭Sean101


    Thanx a bunch people! This will definately keep me happy for a long time!


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  • #7
    Mongo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 581 ✭✭✭Mongo


    Learn some Rage against the machine.Great riffs.And as the other sham said BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS!!!


  • #8
    nesthead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 767 ✭✭✭nesthead


    Jaco Pastorius, the best bassist in the world (RIP)

    i've only seen one person play his stuff, i was at the Montreux Jazz festival in Switzerland a couple of weeks ago and there was a busking band. in between their songs the guy was playing Donna Lee on an upright! i was fckin amazed tbh


  • #9
    Morello
    Closed Accounts Posts: 389 ✭✭Morello


    All the mentioned bass players are cool and there's a lot more.... for my experience though you shouldn't try and learn this impossible stuff. This has been written by naturals who played for thirty years +

    Try something simple and you'll realise it's not THAT simple... and you'll learn much more. See AC/DC or Bob Marley for instance. If you want to move towards Jazz then you really need to *study*, there's much more than learing to play a few tunes... you can start with some easier stuff... melodic jazz like Nina Simone or Jessica Rabbit :)

    Have fun! A.


  • #10
    Dun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,967 ✭✭✭Dun


    Try learning Metallica's Orion - even if you're not into metal usually it can provide an interesting alternative.


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