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Let's 'Ave Some Banging Bass Solos!

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Let's Pep this section up with some of your most loved Bass solos you've captured on You Tube. Seven months in and we ain't done this yet.

Blimey!

This is a double whammy as you not only get Louis Johnson, but you get a funky guitar solo from Paul Jackson Jr.



I think Louis wrecked a string on that one.

I'll have to include this guy as he is "Off the Meter"



Let's have some more awesome solos.


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  • Handsome_ChrisHandsome_Chris Frets: 4759
    Does this count?


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  • BellycasterBellycaster Frets: 5750
    Handsome_Chris said:
    Does this count?


    Ha ha. Of course, I was pondering putting Stu on meself.


    ;)
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
    Johnson: excellent
    Claypool: Meh, just never got into his style
    Hamm: excellent

    I live groove bass playing rather than widdle. I really like James Durand's Mark King inspired playing for sound and feel


    And the musicality of this is lovely:


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  • not_the_djnot_the_dj Frets: 7306
    Well there's this...
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  • racefaceec90racefaceec90 Frets: 958

    i like cake :-) here's my youtube channel   https://www.youtube.com/user/racefaceec90 



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  • ThePrettyDamnedThePrettyDamned Frets: 7416
    edited March 2014
    Not a solo, but fecking awesome anyway.



    @bucket approves of this I think.
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  • racefaceec90racefaceec90 Frets: 958
    forgot squarepusher  

    i like cake :-) here's my youtube channel   https://www.youtube.com/user/racefaceec90 



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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30192
    Can I just end this thread here and now please?



    There you go.

    *An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.

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  • TheOtherDennisTheOtherDennis Frets: 2010
    edited March 2014
    There's a drum solo on this (don't know how to edit it out, sorry), but this man has always been my favourite bass player. Criminally under rated.


    If you must have sex with a frog, wear a condom. If you want the frog to have fun, rib it.
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  • KebabkidKebabkid Frets: 3178
    edited March 2014
    Stanley Clarke's "School Days" with fantastic guitar from Ray Gomez

    - the solo sort of starts at 2:28 but the bass is pretty upfront all the way through and really kicks in from 3:08

    "So what" by MVP not only has 3 guitar solos from messrs Brett Garsed (superb stuff on this one), Shawn Lane and Frank Gambale, but the first solo is a bass solo from Jimmy Earl.

    I have to say, I'm not a fan of bass solos but I quite like the Louis Johnson that @Bellycaster put up.

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  • rprrpr Frets: 302
    edited March 2014
    Bootsy! Bass solo central starts about 3.30 and takes off abou the 4 min mark. Whole track is groovy tho.


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  • chrispy108chrispy108 Frets: 2336
    ThePrettyDamned said:
    Not a solo, but fecking awesome anyway.
    Nice! Good example of how clanky a good bass tone sounds in isolation, bet that sounds great in the mix.
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
    edited March 2014
    I find this hypnotizing



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  • BellycasterBellycaster Frets: 5750
    @axisus ;

    Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck, I love that James Durand vid, that's going in my Faves for definite. I love Mark King's playing, but I left it to someone else to nod towards him.

    Nice one @Kebabkid for Stanley Clarke and @racefaceec90 for Squarepusher two new discoveries for me there.

    Some other great players here @TheOtherDennis N.W.R what a player.

    And quite rightly, we can't have a Bass thread without "The Ox".


    That was chuffin excellent, love the Cam. What a kick ass tone that Bassist has.


    That rude man made I blush ;-)
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  • BellycasterBellycaster Frets: 5750
    I'm going to allow myself this one. Although it's actually a Bassline, it's prominence almost lends itself to a solo performance.



    What a example of great Bass Playing.
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  • fretmeisterfretmeister Frets: 22257

    Billy Sheehan and Paul Gilbert.
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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7749
    edited March 2014
    @ThePrettyDamned you're quite right, that tone makes me shit brix every time. Incredible.

    My favourite bass solo has got to be Pete Perez at 2:15 into this Spastic Ink track. Excuse the quality.



    He is amazing.


    - "I'm going to write a very stiff letter. A VERY stiff letter. On cardboard."
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  • BellycasterBellycaster Frets: 5750
    @fretmeister

    I like that upright Bass track and Billy Sheehan is insanely good, he must have Kevlar for skin on his finger tips.


    I'd not heard of them before, very groovy Bass playing on that, it reminds me a bit of John Deacon's style, but speeded up a bit.
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  • rprrpr Frets: 302
    edited March 2014
    Jaco....

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  • bigjonbigjon Frets: 680
    Jimmy Johnson live with Allan Holdsworth in the 90s, starts at 0:50. A fantastic mix of fluidity and melodicism

    Current favourite chord - Gm9add13 x[5]5360, see http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/56152/chord-of-the-week-21-11-15-a-gmadd9add13-based-on-dido-s-white-flag
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  • KebabkidKebabkid Frets: 3178
    edited March 2014
    I've just remembered a syncopated guitar and bass workout that has prominent lead bass. It's Extreme's "Cupid's Dead" and instead of using the original recording, I found a bassist playing it so you can hear it all upfront.

    Have a listen to the whole track as the bass is pretty lively but the riff/soloing kicks in at 2:01


    It's here also at 4:07 with Nuno and Paul Gilbert playing it live

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  • zenzeypherzenzeypher Frets: 265

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  • IanSavageIanSavage Frets: 1319
    My stock response: 


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  • BellycasterBellycaster Frets: 5750
    @IanSavage

    I remember you posting me something by them before re Bass. He is very good indeed.


    That was a great cover by that guy, really tough song that one.


    I know Jaco is Uber talented and a technical wiz, but I do find him "not too easy on the ear" sometimes, there were parts of that solo that I couldn't wait to finish and then some bits I liked more. There was some super crazy Rhythm Guitar work in there too.

    I did quite like the Jimmy Johnson solo that @bigjon sent in.
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  • chrispy108chrispy108 Frets: 2336


    Love the bass riff in this, Myung does some lovely understated stuff



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  • fretmeisterfretmeister Frets: 22257
    Not a solo, but slapping on a Bull Fiddle is so fucking hard and so awesome




    Victor Wooten doing 'Classical Thump"






    And arguably the hardest Double Bass solo called "Failing"




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  • fretmeisterfretmeister Frets: 22257
    Stanley, Marcus, Victor (SMV Thunder)



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  • guitarfishbayguitarfishbay Frets: 7928
    2:35 onwards accompanied by fantastic hair.  Yanni has a great moustache too, everyone is a style winner here.



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  • BellycasterBellycaster Frets: 5750
    @chrispy108

    That's a great example of Les Claypool


    That SMV session was class


    Couldn't view that one or get the title, who is Yanni. I'd like to see it?

    Ta!
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