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Saperlipopette! 
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 Topic: Favorite bass solosPosted: June 06 2022 at 07:52 |
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I even collect albums by my favorite bass players (Miroslav Vitous, Barre Phillips, Richard Davis, François Rabbat, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Gary Peacock mm...) but can't for the life of me remember such a thing as favorite bass solo.
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Posted: June 06 2022 at 06:33 |
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Hellmut Hattler is maybe most impressive not when soloing but when filling the rhythmic space with his grooves. A bit of solo and otherwise impressive bass playing here: |
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Posted: June 06 2022 at 06:11 |
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Something by Jeff Berlin from Bruford's Gradually Going Tornado has already been posted, reminding me that this is one of my favourite bass parts ever (some of which probably qualifies as solo). |
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Posted: June 06 2022 at 06:07 |
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Al Di Meola - Race With Devil On Spanish Highway Edited by I prophesy disaster - June 06 2022 at 06:15 |
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Posted: June 06 2022 at 05:28 |
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I'm not a bass player so don't know enough about bass solos. However, I can give you a few prog bassists that you should check out if you haven't already.
Obviously, Chris Squire of Yes. Jon Camp of Renaissance. Ray Shulman of Gentle Giant. John Glascock of Carmen and moreso, Jethro Tull. John Wetton of King Crimson.
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Posted: April 18 2022 at 13:43 |
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And one more, the ridiculously talented Percy Jones !
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Posted: April 18 2022 at 13:17 |
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The terrific Mick Karn (RIP) , featuring a young Steve Wilson on guitar
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Posted: April 18 2022 at 13:09 |
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Hansford Rowe, brilliant line and variation
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Posted: April 18 2022 at 13:06 |
one of my all-time faves....
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Posted: April 18 2022 at 12:59 |
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the best prog bass solos can be found in jazz-rock/fusion. I am not quite certain which one I prefer, but perhaps this one: the bass solo starts at the 3 minutes mark |
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Posted: April 18 2022 at 11:18 |
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Well there's always My Generation...
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Posted: April 18 2022 at 08:59 |
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Krzysztof Wyrwa of Polish band Millenium
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Kurt Barabas on bass.....Boom!
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Posted: April 18 2022 at 03:08 |
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Pekka Pohjola - Strange Awakening. The solo starts around 3:45. Bass is the manly version of guitar.
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Posted: April 17 2022 at 23:51 |
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Great responses!
One of my all-time favorite bass solos is Jeff Berlin's blazing solo in this song, check out 1:39! |
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Posted: April 17 2022 at 13:15 |
I saw that live in 1979 , an absolute momentous solo, Ralphe was groovin' big time, red jumpsuit and sunglasses, a sheer delight. One could see the smile for miles
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Posted: April 17 2022 at 12:41 |
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That little thing Mike Rutherford does towards the middle of Can-Utility and the Coastliners.
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Posted: April 02 2022 at 15:12 |
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I like Ralphe Armstrong's bass solos on Ponty's albums quite a bit, especially on Egocentric Molecules from Cosmic Messenger and The Struggle of the Turtle to the Sea - Part III on Enigmatic Ocean. Both are tucked away in the final tracks on their respective albums, and that always makes for a breath of fresh air after all the violin/keys/guitar workouts on the rest of the album, and for me personally something to look forward to.
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