Best Bass line from the 80's.....

[Beth]

"So Young" by Elvis Costello or anything by Duran Duran

SWEET

 

[shamus63]

"So Young" by Elvis Costello or anything by Duran Duran

SWEET

Let's add Powerstation's "Some Like It Hot" to this list...John Taylor again!

 

[olorin]

"New Years Day" By U2. Adam Clayton is a bit underated at times, but he fits the songs well.

 

[Mobay45]

Barkatozz mentioned "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon. I think the bass work on the entire "Graceland" CD is pretty remarkable.

 

[prickly_pete]

Talking in You Sleep by the Romantics.

 

[HornetAMX]

Heck yeah! You guys remember "Smooth Operator" by Sade? Bonus points for playing it on a Stingray, but can't remember the bass player's name.

Paul Denman was the guy. He did play a Stingray bass as well.

 

[Mr Light]

Hey guys,

There are too many basslines to mention.

I'm sorry.

 

[Aussie Mark]

No love for The Cure's material in the 80's? Some nice basslines in there.

 

[Randracula]

No love for The Cure's material in the 80's? Some nice basslines in there.

Check post # 24 http://www.ernieball.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16305&page=2

Here's a few more of my favorites
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[Fuzzy Dustmite]

Love the line in Rio. When I'm feeling froggy, I set the metronome and play it straight 16ths. It takes some of the funkiness out of it, but it's a good workout a la rocco.

 

[shamus63]

"Ghost Town" by The Specials...one of my favorite bass lines ever!

 

[drgroovenstein]

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now.

+1000!

 

[Randracula]

"Ghost Town" by The Specials...one of my favorite bass lines ever!

Great Bassline!

 

[Lazybite]

some of the stuff paul simonon was doing with the clash in 80's was pretty funkalicious... not bad for a self taught hack..

 

[shamus63]

some of the stuff paul simonon was doing with the clash in 80's was pretty funkalicious... not bad for a self taught hack..

Oh, hell yeah! "Rockin' The Casbah" had one of the coolest and most memorable bass lines of the 80's!

 

[shamus63]

"Itch In My Brain" by Todd and Utopia. Bassist: Kasim Sulton.

Almost anything from side 2 of the Tubes "Love Bomb".

Yes, the 80s sucked, everyone knows that, only they didn't if you looked hard.

Speaking of the Tubes, "Outside/Inside" had great bass lines throughout the entire album..."She's A Beauty" having a solid one itself!

 

[Colin]

"You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon.

I remember a few of us scratching our heads over that bass lick. Little did we know that it was half skill, half studio trickery.

 

[Randracula]

Let's add Powerstation's "Some Like It Hot" to this list...John Taylor again!

I think John might have had a little help by Bernard Edwards on that one

 

[olorin]

Deaf Forever

"Deaf Forever" by the mighty Motorhead. Who needs musical theory anyways?

 

[NorM]

Tony Levin -

BIG TIME!!​