Songs With Great (Good) Bass Lines

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one of my favs from a band with innumerable incredible bass lines.

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Can’t believe this hasn’t been posted yet

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Joe Dart is a bit handy at the old Finger Style as in this nod to Jaco

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I love Thundercat’s bass lines in Mac Miller’s “What’s the use” :smiley:
So melodious. Watch him play it in this Tiny Desk concert (at 5:23):

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Thank you for posting three or four I thought about posting

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I kind of hate the vocals but I could listen to this bassline all day long

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ha ha in the end we posted it twice as I didn’t see your post immediately!

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One of my dj-favourites from the years I still played:

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Probably my favourite bassline in the history of basslines

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Every Jah Wobble- Bassline, especially with PIL.

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This provides a toe end

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Ah, yes, Booker T. & the MG’s. :grinning:

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Yes! I knew there was at least one more from SAW1 (I posted “…Music Makers” above) and that is definitely the one to choose! The album has so much beautiful counterpoint… might sound silly, but it’s always reminded me of Bach somehow… (but not in a direct way; it really feels like a new form of counterpoint, natural to electronic music)

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I like Metro Area’s basslines too. I like the way there are a few basslines winding around each other in this one:

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