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Good bass lines.

Good bass lines.

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"my generation"-the who, and "dear prudence"-the beatles

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Joy Division / New Order.

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"I Want You Back" and "ABC" - Jackson 5 (Milton Felder)

Also, it's rare to hear a Motown or Beatles tune without a great bassline (courtesy of James Jamerson and Paul McCartney, respectively).

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I like never-pay-it-the-same-way-twice bass playing, like Phil Lesh - or jazz bassists. Spontaneous, unique, one-off bass lines. They are good bass lines.

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I prefer spiderwire. A good braided line tossed into thick weeds will pull lunker bass out everytime.

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Radiohead - Exit Music for a Film

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New Model Army 😛

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These Boots are Made for Walkin'

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Good Times * Chic
Mirror in the Bathroom * The English Beat
(I Don't Want To Go) Chelsea * Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Orange * Whirlwind Heat
Body Bag * Nomeansno
Squeeze Me Macaroni * Mr. Bungle
Yeah * LCD Soundsystem
Ether * Gang of Four
The Glory of Man * The Minutemen

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Joy Division / New Order.
As far as bass sounds go, nothing beats what Martin Hannett did for Joy Division.

As far as technique goes, Mike Watt is the bassist I enjoy listening to most. Rob Wright (Nomeansno) is second.

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Yes
Parliament/Funkadelic
Magma

Also:

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Originally posted by darvlay
As far as bass sounds go, nothing beats what Martin Hannett did for Joy Division.

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She's Lost Control

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Chris Squire hadsome good ones - Close to the Edge and The Fish song from the Roundabout album.

Flea makes ome memorable lines

But Think is right about jazz cats.

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Originally posted by badmoon
But Think is right about jazz cats.
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