Funky bass solo. Any other great solos out there.

One of the other music threads lead me to this video.

This dude can make a bass do amazing things.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_IYhotoW1w

Post up any good solos you like.

Kind of a mess if you ask me, and the memorable bits were destroyed by that berkeleying horrible chorus-saturated 80's tone.

Not a "solo" per se, but three motherberkeleyers I'll never be anywhere near as badass as:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPGA3vjMLgE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

I'm sure there's a big ole pile of Ron Carter, Stanley Clarke, Billy Sheehan, Jaco Pastorius, Les Claypool, et al. on youtube as well. I just don't know that I've ever heard a bass SOLO where I didn't walk away going "Nice groove followed by a bunch of forced-feeling slap & pop. They certainly followed the formula."

Cliff 'em All: http://youtu.be/YsJBDkOtmf8

Rancid

Primus

RHCP

BTBAM

Not really solo's but group effort's here

poopshovel wrote: I just don't know that I've ever heard a bass SOLO where I didn't walk away going "Nice groove followed by a bunch of forced-feeling slap & pop. They certainly followed the formula."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgzaEzHMzvo

It gets weird, then it gets bizarre, then you throw up your hands and wonder what the hell he's doing...

Poop, I guess my 80s is showing. I grew up with that 80s sound. Well, that and Hee Haw.

Paul Gilbert was outstanding, I ended up watching several of his videos. A littler harder than I like, but definitely great players.

David, Metallica was never one of my favorites. You either get metal or you don't and I guess I don't. I think is moves faster than my brain and ears do. I was all about AC/DC, Van Halen and like when I was younger, but I'm leaning more toward blues now.

This is more my speed anymore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxRIRaMDayc

I'd say that the best would have to be Weather Report's Birdland:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH-WXR-Y2xs

Also a big fan of Victor Wooten from Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_BziqPXQMQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q50xzhDO9lI

Forgot one...

Yes

Not necessarily bass guitar but still heavy

AHHHHH YEAHHHHHHH

JtspellS wrote: Primus

I love the bass player, but those guys are bizarre.

The videos are hilarious.

Stu Hamm

Victor Wooten

Billy Sheehan

Geddy Lee

Steve Harris

Tony Levin

Edit: You want funky? You gots funky! Louis Johnson live!

Then there's this... Bootsy's spaced-out solo

Can you tell I'm a bassist?

Go to Youtube and listen to some old Motown songs with James Jamerson on bass. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jamerson

This guy is pretty good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCKU_pffkCg

Getting to see John Entwistle at a younger age with his solo group was mind blowing.

Not a bass solo, but still...

Geddy Again

I like his work, and "Leave that thing alone" is great. I still wonder what that poor bass did to deserve that outburst.

And after watching this, I don't think I'll ever be able to play one worth anything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVtRDxm0txw

My fingers aren't that quick.

If you want amazing bass PARTS, I'll blow your mind, melt your face, and make you cry. Solos? Again, they're generally kind of cheesy IMO. In the context of a song, either everyone else needs to get really quiet, or you've got to add a ton of gain/volume and play above the 12th fret to cut through the mix (burton,) at which point, why don't you leave that part for the instruments that were designed to sing? I love the bass. I play the bass (starting in orchestra in 6th grade, playing electric in a minutemen-esque band a bunch of years ago, etc.) Let the bass do what the bass does. Exception: Claypool. :) But at that point, you gotta have a guitar player like larry to provide a big, weird, background for you to paint on. Still, you've gotta come with that super high gain/volume and play up top.

I'm buzzed. And rambling.

Toyman01 wrote: Poop, I guess my 80s is showing. I grew up with that 80s sound. Well, that and Hee Haw. Paul Gilbert was outstanding, I ended up watching several of his videos. A littler harder than I like, but definitely great players. David, Metallica was never one of my favorites. You either get metal or you don't and I guess I don't. I think is moves faster than my brain and ears do. I was all about AC/DC, Van Halen and like when I was younger, but I'm leaning more toward blues now. This is more my speed anymore. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxRIRaMDayc

listen to the whole Master of Puppets album on a good set of speakers.. just close your eyes and listen to what Cliff Burton is doing on the bass, just kind of drowned out in the background behind all the other glorious noise.. that whole album is built on awesome bass grooves, with Orion being just freakin' awesome.. also, while you are listening to Cliff Burton's stuff, give a listen to The Call of Ktulu on Ride the Lightning...

The Call of Ktulu is pretty boss. Sadly I never got to see Metallica when Burton was alive, but I'm a big four-string fan and have been lucky to see most of my other favorites live: John Entwistle, Geddy Lee, Steve Harris, Les Claypool and Robert Trujillo.

Steve Harris

That's that motherberkeleyer who got me interested in playing bass in the first place.

poopshovel wrote:

Steve Harris

That's that motherberkeleyer who got me interested in playing bass in the first place.

Steve Harris, Geddy Lee & Chris Squire were the 3 who taught me that bassists didn't need to stand in the dark next to the drummer, while mindlessly thumping along behind everyone else.

mtn wrote: Also a big fan of Victor Wooten from Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_BziqPXQMQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q50xzhDO9lI

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