Fender Jazz, Fender Precision, Musicman StingRay, Alembic, Oberheim, Moog all mean anything? If they do, then you’ll know what i’m talking about. Bass for your face!

On ‘Down 4 Whateva’ Saturday 8th Feb show, we had the ‘baddest basslines’ show, great fun! Played ‘Good Times’ from Chic of course and received an email from Pele Raymond in Austin, Texas who said that was the best bassline ever. So that got me thinking, what makes a great bassline?

I’d find it real tough picking out my favourite bassline some are short and to the point, others span a couple of bars with as many notes. On the show we got through about thirty songs and I still had some left in the bag but I made sure I got my top 30 in there. Here they are for all you bass connoisseurs or students of the bass – in no particular order of badness:

1. Brothers Johnson – Ain’t We Funkin Now
2. Fat Larry’s Band – Act Like You Know
3. Narada Michael Walden – I Should Loved Ya
4. Teena Marie – I Need Your Lovin’
5. Gwen McCrae – All  This Love That I’m Giving
6. One Way – Cutie Pie
7. I Level – Give Me
8. Carrie Lucas – Show Me Where You’re Coming From
9. Don Blackman – Heart’s Desire
10. Chic – Good Times
11. Vaughan Mason & Crew – Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll
12. Mary Jane Girls – All Night Long
13. Keni Burke – Risin’ To The Top
14. Fonda Rae – Over Like A Fat Rat
15. Parliament – Flashlights
16. Rat Parker Jr & Raydio – For Those Who Like To Groove
17. Bernard Wright – Haboglabotribin
18. LJ Reynolds – Don’t Let Nobody Hold You Down
19. Michael Jackson – Get On The Floor
20. Pleasure – Glide
21. Curtis Hairston – Chillin’ Out
22. Vernon Burch – Fun City
23. Jean Carne – Don’t Let It Go To Your Head
24. Cameo – Throw It Down
25. Tom Brown – Funkin’ For Jamaica
26. Jamiroquai – Virtual Insanity
27. Lakeside – fantastic Voyage
28. Slave – Just A Touch Of Love
29. James Brown – Get Up (I Feel Like Being  A Sex Machine)
30. Yarbrough & People – Don’t Stop The Music