Coolest Bass tones ever?

[Clone Funk]

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Can't forget about Bootsy's Rubber Band's classic "I'd Rather Be With You". His tone and style is sooo funky! Before this dude joined Parliament/Funkadelic, he was playing bass for James Brown at age 16!

[tone4days]

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yup yup jaco !!

and John Pattitucci with Chick Corea's Elektric Band

cheers,
t4d

[Marinblues]

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My favourites:

- Jaco Pastorius (solo or with Weather Report or with J.Mitchell)
- either of the Marcus Miller solo CDs or work with Miles Davis

[Blue Calx]

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"Intolerance" off of Tool's Undertow. I don't know how he gets that springy sound, but it's almost annoying... almost, but I love it.

[techonly]

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Mike Gordon- Phish- First Tube--Its just so freakin smooth.

[Mincer]

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one more vote for Roundabout..also all of Yes' Relayer.

Check out John Wetton on King Crimson's "Fracture" off of the 'Starless & Bible Black' album- amazing what a P-Bass through a Hiwatt guitar amp and distortion pedal sounds like.

[ericmeyer4]

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the bass player from sublime. i liked all of his tones.

[HetfieldRules]

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IRON MAIDEN! the bass tone in the songs "iron maiden" and "translyvania" are really sweet

[yes-fan]

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chris squirs tone that he got with his rick was so punchy. i loved it!

[Clone Funk]

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Definitely Funkadelic's "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks" (Billy "Bass" Nelson)

[sgstrat]

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Jack Casady - "A Child Is Coming" from Paul Kantner's "Blows Against The Empire", or,
"The House at Pooneil Corners" from Jefferson Airplane's "Crown of Creation"

[Zeppelinfan8790]

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O yeah I forgot about McCartney. His bass tones are pretty sweet as well.

[ArtieToo]

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The Beatles: Think for Yourself (That heavy "fuzz" bass)
Gap Band: Party Train (The definitive funk bass)
Jamiroquai: Canned Heat (More funk)
Earth, Wind, and Fire: Let's Groove (Even more funk)
Joni Mitchell: Hejira - Coyote (This is as good as bass gets - Jaco Pastorius, I believe)

[Zeppelinfan8790]

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I like all of JPJ's tones on the old Zep records.

[flank]

Re: Coolest Bass tones ever?

ill also add

Third Stone From the Sun