Post your favorite bass line in this thread
Idk what’s wrong with me but like… I don’t really ever consciously hear the bassline. I took a quiz of famous basslines a while back, and I bombed like all of them even though I knew the songs.
I guess I get why Bass guys are the way they are now.
Cygnus X-1 Book 2 - Hemispheres. That part right before the lyrics kicks in
pretty much anything by Om
Oh wow, that’s a complicated question, there’s so many right answers depending on personal taste. I like fluorocarbon line. It’s more expensive than alternatives, but it’s strong stuff, and invisible in water. Why pinch pennies? It can make all the difference between landing the catch and losing it.
Where do I start?
Well, let’s put some metal in here because this thread needs more of that:
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Metallica - Orion - (Isolated Bass Track) - Favorite Part: 3:59
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Metallica - The Call of Ktulu - (Enhanced Bass Track) - For Enhanced Bass Track, The Call of Ktulu Starts @ 37:30, Bassline Starts @ 38:57
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Archspire - Human Murmuration - Favorite Part: 1:54
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Periphery - Hell Below - (Enhanced Bass Track) - Tuning of C♯₀ - Lowest Bass Tuning I’ve Heard in a Song!!!
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Mudvayne - Dig - (Isolated Bass Track) - Favorite Part: 0:35
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Scarified - Racer X - Favorite Part: 0:57
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Atheist - Mother Man - (Isolated Bass and Drum Track) - Favorite Part: 3:21
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Last thing is that I have to throw in Rush even though they’re not necessarily considered as metal as these other ones, but Rush is Rush! I’ll go with a more underrated one here. Rush - Circumstances - (Isolated Bass and Drum Track)