The line that hooked you.

[TheAntMan]

I was just remembering the first time I wanted to play bass. It was after hearing the theme to Barney Miller when it first came on TV...yes, that was a loooonnng time ago!

That bassline hooked me in big time. I was total doomed when my friends older brother, who played bass, played it for me one day at his house...way cool!!!

What was the bass line that got you hooked on bass?

 

[MrDigory]

One word for you:
Motown

On second thought, that isn't a hook. So I would have to say Pictures Of You from Cure. That really opened my eyes as a young boy as to what bass could be.

 

[huber]

Watching John Entwistle in Who Are You?

I dunno why?

 

[bovinehost]

"Can't Buy Me Love" really solidified the whole deal, but I think that step up in "I Want To Hold Your Hand" did something to my brain and I never got better.

 

[oddjob]

Being a true 80's child - Planet Earth Night Version (Duran Duran) - but there is a lot of Motown in there too

 

[cgworkman]

The album "Romantic Warrior" by Return to Forever.

But after growing up and all - Anything Motown/George Clinton/70's Funk is what gets me hot...

 

[MrDigory]

Something about a funky motown bass line that makes me want to grow a mustache and get a swagger...

 

[spectorbassguy]

"Slow Ride" by Foghat - the entire song including the bass & drum thing towards the middle (or between tracks if played on 8-track)

"25 or 6 to 4" by Chicago

"Night Court" TV show theme

+ many, many more

 

[midopa]

I'm a new school bassist:
Tommy the Cat by Primus.

May the thrashing begin.

 

[crazybass888]

Hellraiser on Ozzys No More Tears...

 

[Suckbird]

Nothing.
Just wanted to play the BASS.
Most because there's too many guitar players and i want to be different.

 

[Psychicpet]

be gentle with me....... Gene Simmons was the reason I wanted to play bass, the boots were way too cool. Then I heard Stu Hamm(Terminal Beach),Eric Avery(the entire Jane's catalog) and the line for "Cult of Personality" and everything else from Vivid by MUZZ SKILLINGS. and have pleasantly never looked back.

 

[TheAntMan]

be gentle with me....... Gene Simmons was the reason I wanted to play bass, the boots were way too cool. Then I heard Stu Hamm(Terminal Beach),Eric Avery(the entire Jane's catalog) and the line for "Cult of Personality" and everything else from Vivid by MUZZ SKILLINGS. and have pleasantly never looked back.

Hey! Gene is the mack daddy of rock and roll. Persona can go a long way. I have always been a BIG KISS fan. Got my wife hooked on them by taking her to concerts from the last 3 KISS tours. You are in good company my friend, fear not!!!

 

[MrDigory]

"Slow Ride" by Foghat - the entire song including the bass & drum thing towards the middle (or between tracks if played on 8-track)

"25 or 6 to 4" by Chicago

"Night Court" TV show theme

+ many, many more

Night Court theme song was a synthesizer, along with Seinfeld theme song, and others.

 

[MrDigory]

be gentle with me....... Gene Simmons was the reason I wanted to play bass, the boots were way too cool. Then I heard Stu Hamm(Terminal Beach),Eric Avery(the entire Jane's catalog) and the line for "Cult of Personality" and everything else from Vivid by MUZZ SKILLINGS. and have pleasantly never looked back.

Living Colour happens to be a long time fav of mine. And yeah, Muzz was pretty bad to the bone.

 

[dlloyd]

I was just remembering the first time I wanted to play bass. It was after hearing the theme to Barney Miller when it first came on TV...yes, that was a loooonnng time ago!

That bassline hooked me in big time. I was total doomed when my friends older brother, who played bass, played it for me one day at his house...way cool!!!

What was the bass line that got you hooked on bass?

Badge by Cream

 

[Bassplyr]

Someone else thought the Barney Miller theme was cool too! Wow! I had my bass teacher teach that to me very early on. I think even he had a time with it. Fear not Midopa, Tommy the Cat kicks serious boo-tay, along with Jerry was a Race Car Driver and many other Primus tunes.

There are so many good songs that got me going on bass, it would take forever and a day to list them. But anything funky was always a winner!

 

[Mobay45]

Make that 3 for Barney Miller. Chuch Rainey kicked serious butt with that one. I don't know why that sticks in my head, but that was probably the line that really hooked me.

 

[spectorbassguy]

Night Court theme song was a synthesizer, along with Seinfeld theme song, and others.

You sure? I know that Seinfeld is, but if you listen to the high fill notes it really sounds like a bass. Anyway, it's not a synth when I play it. It is a fun line.

 

[TheAntMan]

Someone else thought the Barney Miller theme was cool too! Wow! I had my bass teacher teach that to me very early on. I think even he had a time with it. Fear not Midopa, Tommy the Cat kicks serious boo-tay, along with Jerry was a Race Car Driver and many other Primus tunes.

There are so many good songs that got me going on bass, it would take forever and a day to list them. But anything funky was always a winner!

Make that 3 for Barney Miller. Chuch Rainey kicked serious butt with that one. I don't know why that sticks in my head, but that was probably the line that really hooked me.

Amen, my Bass brothers...I am not alone

Funk is the way to Bass Zen!...