Favorite MM bass basslines?

[oli@bass]

LOL!

However, check that song out, and Poundcake, you might be surprised at the IMHO great playing.

Oh, and I don't know how you count in these songs, but to me, if you play four notes in a quarter, that's 16ths.

 

[slow roasted]

Goodbye Lucille #1 ( Johnny, Johnny ) - Prefab Sprout

One of the best basslines ever recorded IMHO, on one of the best albums of the 1980's
( Two Wheels Good, known as Steve McQueen outside of the states...)

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

I was listening to the Tears for Fears CD Raoul and the Kings of Spain again today. The whole thing is great and Gail Ann Dorsey plays some really tasty stuff on there. I was listening to it in the headphones, and I am pretty sure it's all StingRay5 (with the exception of one song on upright).

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

 

[RobertB]

Nice. Who the hell IS that?

 

[stevenee]

I love ska music, and who can forget Less Than Jake's bass player Roger Manganelli. He's a MM all the way...gotta love the trans green

-steve

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

Nice. Who the hell IS that?

Gail Ann Dorsey.

The pictures were a supplement to my preceding post.

 

[drTStingray]

At risk of getting thrown off the forum for mentioning this - Flea did an instruction DVD back in the 90s - he uses a three band black/rosewood SR4 throughout - best ad for a Stingray you can see - there are some really good bits esp some of the breakdowns of his slap lines and using an envelope filter!

Also a year or so back, one of the bass mags (either Bass Player or the UK Bass Guitar Magazine) ran a big article on Flea - co-incided with release of Stadium Arcadium and they had a web site vid of Flea playing some of the lines acoustically on - you guessed it a black SR4!

My son's bass plying hero is Flea, and on the strength of this, plays a lefty white
SR4 - so he still helps sell EB basses - the best way to get his sound or cover RHCP songs is with an SR4.

 

[Micolao]

all the MM stuff by Simon gallup (the cure) in the 80's
all the Tony Levin stuff in the Discipline/3 of a perfect pair with the KC
the Commerford's sound in rage against the machine.

 

[Max]

I'd have to go with 46 & 2, by Tool. Justin recorded that one on his old stingray. Actually, I think he did H. on his ray too, so I'll go with both of those.

 

[RobertB]

Right on, drT ... to all of it.

At risk of getting thrown off the forum for mentioning this - Flea did an instruction DVD back in the 90s - he uses a three band black/rosewood SR4 throughout - best ad for a Stingray you can see - there are some really good bits esp some of the breakdowns of his slap lines and using an envelope filter!

Also a year or so back, one of the bass mags (either Bass Player or the UK Bass Guitar Magazine) ran a big article on Flea - co-incided with release of Stadium Arcadium and they had a web site vid of Flea playing some of the lines acoustically on - you guessed it a black SR4!

My son's bass plying hero is Flea, and on the strength of this, plays a lefty white
SR4 - so he still helps sell EB basses - the best way to get his sound or cover RHCP songs is with an SR4.

 

[Duarte]

Quality you guys...had completely forgotten about Chic!

 

[Duarte]

I always thought it was too bad he didn't play more slap lines.

Tim Commerford's explanation:

'Back in the early '90s, I was really into the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Brothers Johnson, and I loved to slap. But it became clear that if I slapped with Rage, we'd sound like another Chili Peppers clone band. I wanted to be in a band that sounded unique, so when we got into the second record I mad the decision to put the thumb up on the shelf and never use it again. I used to be good, but now I suck at slapping.'

A very fair point I guess, but I don't think it was necessary to stop slapping altogether...

 

[MK Bass Weed]

GAIL ANN DORSEY...

[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=M_0ZpzD9YeE"]YouTube - Gail Ann Dorsey[/ame]

Watch this...she's all Ray...talks about her basses...

M

 

[mynan]

MXPX - Bass So Low

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8XgyreM99E"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/nomedia]

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

GAIL ANN DORSEY...

YouTube - Gail Ann Dorsey

Watch this...she's all Ray...talks about her basses...

M

Thanks for the link. I watched some of the other stuff on the side too (Under Pressure). She sings really well! And I didn't know she gigged with with Gwen Stefani.

 

[RobertB]

Tim Commerford's explanation:

'Back in the early '90s, I was really into the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Brothers Johnson, and I loved to slap. But it became clear that if I slapped with Rage, we'd sound like another Chili Peppers clone band. I wanted to be in a band that sounded unique, so when we got into the second record I mad the decision to put the thumb up on the shelf and never use it again. I used to be good, but now I suck at slapping.'

A very fair point I guess, but I don't think it was necessary to stop slapping altogether...

Yeah, I remember reading that explanation sometime in the past & I don't buy it. It would be a ridiculous conclusion that Rage could ever have sounded like a "RHCP clone band" just because a certain technique was used on the bass sometimes. My guess would be that he personally found it easier or more natural to come up with creative lines not using his thumb & is just reluctant to say so. His slap lines on the first record would support my "theory" - they sound good, but they're a bit cliche', in my opinion, whereas when he doesn't play slap, he doesn't sound cliche at all.

 

[sloshep]

Thinking of you - Sister Sledge (Bernard Edwards)
Bends - Level 42 (Mark King) used SRs for the whole CD
Don't give up - Peter Gabriel (Tony Levin)

 

[AtomicPunk]

Was John Deacon playing a MM on The Game by Queen? If so, I would like to nominate "Dragon Attack".

 

[Rano Bass]

GAIL ANN DORSEY...

YouTube - Gail Ann Dorsey

Watch this...she's all Ray...talks about her basses...

M

Great link, thanks!