Let's 'Ave Some Banging Bass Solos!

Bellycaster

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.

Handsome_Chris

Does this count?

Bellycaster

Handsome_Chris said:

Does this count?

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

axisus

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:

not_the_dj

Well there's this...

racefaceec90

ThePrettyDamned

Not a solo, but fecking awesome anyway.

@bucket approves of this I think.

racefaceec90

forgot squarepusher  

Gassage

Can I just end this thread here and now please?



There you go.

TheOtherDennis

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.

Kebabkid

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.

rpr

Bootsy! Bass solo central starts about 3.30 and takes off abou the 4 min mark. Whole track is groovy tho.

chrispy108

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.

axisus

I find this hypnotizing

Bellycaster

@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".

@ThePrettyDamned

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

@rpr

That rude man made I blush ;-)

Bellycaster

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.

fretmeister

Billy Sheehan and Paul Gilbert.

fretmeister

Bucket

@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.

Bellycaster

@fretmeister

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

@Bucket

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.

rpr

Jaco....