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Bass players on this forum are valued because guitar players need them so much.  And vice versa, of course.  Here's a bass line for you all.  It isn't me but I just came across it and thought that you might like to hear it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqtELR5GyfI

How many million years would it take and I still couldn't come up with that.

I had to hunt down the full song to make sense of this in context.  It's a great bass part.


Thanks!

Sometimes I listen to bass arrangements played guitarists on their own songs, and I think, Well, a guitarist would do that.  There really is a different mindset when approaching a bass part, and listening to an isolated track can really make that point.

I just realized there are several "isolated bass" videos on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=search_videos&search_query=isolated%20bass). 

Here are a few, starting with my personal favorite:

John Entwhistle playing Won't Get Fooled Again:


The Ox again playing Sparks:


Geddy Lee playing Red Barchetta:


Paul McCartney playing With a Little Help From My Friends:

Paul is doing a good Jarvis Cocker impersonation there.....

Quote from: Ferryman_1957 on May 28, 2009, 02:47:46 PMPaul is doing a good Jarvis Cocker impersonation there.....

You made me look up who Jarvis Cocker is...

And you are spot on!

"Hysteria" by Muse is an example of the bass guitar being used as a lead instrument, as can be seen here


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpZL8c1HIOY