Top 5 Bass Guitar Solos Of All Time
From rock and roll to jazz fusion, here is a list of the top 5 best bass guitar solos of all time.
Top 5 Bass Guitar Solos Of All Time.
From rock and roll to jazz fusion, here is a list of the top 5 best bass guitar solos of all time.
5. Victor Wooten - Norwegian Wood (The Beatles)
The Beatles' 'Norwegian Wood' got an updated arrangement from five-time Grammy winner Wooten. The ace of the bass - who was in the supergroup SMV with his peers Marcus Miller and Stanley Clarke - sure knows how to make the instrument speak.
4. Jaco Pastorius - Portrait of Tracy
The late Weather Report star - who played on Joni Mitchell’s 'Mingus' album - was also renowned for his solo work and the jazz solo on 'Portrait of Tracy' is one example of his fine finger work.
3. Donny Hathaway's bassist Willie Weeks - Voices Inside (Everything is Everything) by Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway's bassist Willie Weeks worked wonders on a flawless solo lasting just over three minutes for this sensational soul classic from the 1970 LP of the same name. He played a 1962 Fender P-Bass through an Ampeg SVT amplifier on the recording. Weeks has worked with an endless list of rock legends. After his contribution to the Hathaway album, he worked with Ronnie Wood, David Bowie and George Harrison. He's so revered that late Beatles guitarist Harrison once suggested he replace Sir Paul McCartney in the legendary band.
2. John Entwistle - My Generation by The Who
No bass solo list can be complete without the legendary late Entwistle. Widley considered the greatest ever rock bassist, he used a Fender Jazz Bass with stock tapewound strings to get that electrifying sound. With guitarist Pete Townshend, the pair used the shout-and-fall modal frame that's popular in rock 'n' roll music and also used by The Beatles.
1. Cliff Burton - Pulling Teeth by Metallica
In first place is the late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton with his instrumental featuring drummer Lars Ulrich from their seminal 1983 debut album 'Kill 'Em All'. It features Burton's signature heavy distortion, wah-wah pedal and tapping, and impressively was recorded in just a single take.
