01-07-2013, 05:49 PM
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Joined: Apr 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 29,441
| Who inspires you on bass? Spinning off of Josey Wales' last post about getting McCartney's tone...
What players/music acts inspire you on the bass, whether that be stylistically, tonally or otherwise?
I readily admit that I don't really listen to any specific bass players nor am I usually listening for the bass lines in most of the songs I listen to. As such, I end up getting a lot of influence from hip-hop acts and producers as well as the recent influx of electronica influenced acts on the market. |
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01-07-2013, 06:03 PM
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#2 | Person
Joined: Aug 2010 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,115
| I'm not a real bass player, but I dabble a little. I really like a lot of John Paul Jones' stuff with Led Zep, particularly in the song ramble on. When playing bass at church that's usually the tone I target.
Other than that, I like where the line between bass and guitar gets blurred a bit, like with some of the the driving basslines by muse. |
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01-07-2013, 06:04 PM
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#3 | طعام الكلب
Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 14,671
| I don't play much bass, but I used to really enjoy listening to the bass of the OC Supertones. It was so different from anything anyone else was playing at the time. |
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01-07-2013, 06:22 PM
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Joined: Apr 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 29,441
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Originally Posted by dogfood I don't play much bass, but I used to really enjoy listening to the bass of the OC Supertones. It was so different from anything anyone else was playing at the time. | Yeah...the bass lines used by a lot of ska bands are really fun to listen to. I've never had much of a reason to use them so I've never learned them. I really should, if even as just a mental exercise. |
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01-07-2013, 06:38 PM
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01-09-2013, 06:39 PM
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#6 | Registered User
Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Southwest, Michigan Posts: 110
| Walking basslines from swing jazz really inspire me the most, I can spend months improvising over that stuff. But when i need a break i find myself listening to stufff by John P kee, the bass player is crazy good.lol
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01-10-2013, 12:27 AM
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#7 | طعام الكلب
Joined: Feb 2004 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 14,671
| and Jaco Pastorius .......... i listen to a band called Weather Report .... acid jazz fusion ..... and its real nice. |
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01-11-2013, 09:19 PM
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#8 | Pepsi Addict
Joined: May 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 302
| John Cooper of Skillet... he makes bass look so awesome. |
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01-14-2013, 11:13 PM
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#9 | Registered User
Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Oak Park, MI Posts: 32
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Originally Posted by dogfood and Jaco Pastorius .......... i listen to a band called Weather Report .... acid jazz fusion ..... and its real nice. |
Great Stuff, no doubt, still THE master of the bass.
As far as todays players, for tone, and great lines I love the kings of late night. Both Will Lee (Letterman) and Rickey Minor (Leno) just kill and have killer tone on top of it. I like players who have great tone, a great sense of space, time, and move the tune. The other guys I love, are George Porter of the Meters, Tal Wlkenfield of the Jeff Beck Group, and Roscoe Beck a great blues studio guy. |
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01-14-2013, 11:19 PM
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#10 | My name is Oliver Queen.
Joined: Oct 2007 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 5,719
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Originally Posted by dogfood I don't play much bass, but I used to really enjoy listening to the bass of the OC Supertones. It was so different from anything anyone else was playing at the time. | +1
I also like some of Relient K's basslines.
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02-09-2013, 07:29 AM
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#11 | Registered User
Joined: Oct 2011 Location: Cuyahoga Falls, Oh Posts: 100
| Norm Stockton has to be one of the best bassists in CCM. His stuff with Lincoln Brewster is awesome. Adam Nitti is also a great bassist for hire working both Christian and secular sides.
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02-18-2013, 03:17 AM
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#12 | Registered User
Joined: Apr 2002 Location: Over Here Posts: 231
| For a Christian forum some might consider this wrong but I really enjoy Cliff Burton and Jason Newstead . |
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03-03-2013, 05:23 AM
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#13 | B_A_S_S
Joined: Mar 2013 Location: Prince George, VA Posts: 3
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Originally Posted by BaconRocks John Cooper of Skillet... he makes bass look so awesome. | I agree , very unique . |
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03-04-2013, 02:04 AM
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#14 | Registered User
Joined: May 2010 Location: A pilgrim on this Earth Posts: 1,051
| Roy Montroy of the Resurrection Band/Glenn Kaiser Band--plays some cool riffs, and uses his fingers a lot like I do.
I love focusing in on the basslines.
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03-04-2013, 03:30 AM
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#15 | Okagesama de genki desu
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| Pino Palladino
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Tony Levin
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