I know we have a few bass players here, and a lot of music fans. I found this so interesting. It took me FOREVER to listen to it because I kept pausing it to go and listen to the songs! Someday, I will buy another bass and finish learning to play it.
Ooops, forgot the link. It is in fact 100 famous bass lines, not necessarily the best. 100 Famous Base Lines
Linky?
No likny. Did you mean this?
I'm partial to "One of These Days" by Pink Floyd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT44cUPZQ2o&feature=kp
I couldn't picture what aspect of fishing you were asking about at first.....
How about most early Red Hot Chili Peppers?
Dazed and Confused. do-doooo-doooo-doooo-dooo....
I knew a base player in the late 70's. Dave McDaniels, AKA "Disco Dave." Really good. Did a lot of studio work in L.A. He had a bunch of albums stacked on the floor about 20 ft long and a foot deep and the back of every one said "Special thanks to Dave McDaniels" or "Bass - Dave McDaniels." Played with Sonny & Cher, Sonny, Cher, etc. Then he just falls off the earth about 1979 or so.
Birdland, Jaco Pastorius of Weather Report.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH-WXR-Y2xs
Stevie Wonder - I Was Made to Love Her https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pYux5-d1Es&feature=kp
Joe Jackson - I'm the Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSEUlh-UGdo&feature=kp
The Jam - In The City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ipGhzrIi3s
Barney Miller Theme?
Beastie Boys - Gratitude
http://youtu.be/ZdJ5e70Q8mw
Anything by Tony Levin pretty much blows everyone else away.
bravenrace wrote: Anything by Tony Levin pretty much blows everyone else away.
But would add Billy Cobham Stratus to the list.
John Paul Jones in The Lemon Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDN45bUQZWY#t=36
Gimp wrote: Joe Jackson - I'm the Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSEUlh-UGdo&feature=kp
Graham Maby is one of the unsung great utility bass players - melodic, clean, capable. I really like his work. He played all the bass on Joe Jackson's first two albums, and it's all phenomenally good. The arrangements on that album are so stripped down that Maby pretty much anchors the whole band at a lot of points. He also played bass on some of They Might Be Giants' stuff, too.
Wouldn't be a bass discussion without some Claypool, and here's one of my favorites:
Let's see... a few of my favorites
Stealer's Wheel- Stuck in the Middle With You When I was still playing with a group of guys from work this was one of the first songs we learned and one of the only ones that I really didn't try and blend more into the background of on the bass.
The Who- Pinball Wizard Kind of hard to hear it since it IS rather subdued, but it's a fun little riff
Cake- The Distance Nice riff that trades off back and forth with the lead and really makes the song work well.
Zomby Woof wrote:bravenrace wrote: Anything by Tony Levin pretty much blows everyone else away.
Cobham's a drummer.
James Jamerson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqtELR5GyfI
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Naked In The Rain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY1ufFfo3tw#t=13
I still want to know what the berkeley pinchy was talking about
bravenrace wrote:Zomby Woof wrote:Cobham's a drummer.bravenrace wrote: Anything by Tony Levin pretty much blows everyone else away.
None of the bands mentioned are bass players, either. Besides, does anybody here know who Leland Sklar is?
nicksta43 wrote: I still want to know what the berkeley pinchy was talking about
I'm assuming it was this: http://www.wimp.com/bassmedley/
Anything by this guy:
or this guy:
And even this guy:
They are my main influences in my own playing.
Oh, and Leland Sklar played on all sorts of stuff, including Billy Cobham's Spectrum album, one of my favorite non-Metal albums of all time. And his beard is ridiculous. 
I kinda prefer a big old slap bass because I'm a redneck hillbilly.
Moar JPJ!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeBNMwDlz7Y
I offer Chris Squire:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ln9T76ieaA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydHS0kbdzDc
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