Top Ten 80s Bass Lines

Playing the top 10 bass lines from the 80s.
1. Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
2. Superfreak - Rick James
3. Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran
4. Beat It - Michael Jackson
5. Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
6. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
7. Livin On a Prayer - Bon Jovi
8. Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
9. Its My Life - Talk Talk
10. Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
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| Recorded in Logic Pro X |
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[@rocky-mq8ov]

I never thought that kajagoogoo was gonna be on here, cuz that bassline is so underrated

[@Roostest]

Ikr

[@MC-wh3xm]

Nice pfp

[@GodWeenSatan]

The basslines on the whole album are amazing. Nick Beggs is elite

[@Ghostofeden]

Fatta malisssimo peraltro.

[@neilbarnett3046]

nice to hear Talk Talk in there, a very underrated band.

[@Mannybass]

Neil Barnett I love that song. The lyrics, synth and bassline are a work of genius.

[@cloviscareca]

Kajagoogoo Too Shy is the best. Absolutely best bass line ever made

[@Markmsv]

Also Patrice Rushen's "Forget Me Nots" has an unforgettable bassline.

[@la196]

Really great sounding bass:). Excellent overall playing technique. Very nice! I never realized that Papa Don't Preach had that much going on:) Thanks:).

[@Loopspin]

Manny I have to tell you how much you have helped me. I was a frustrated bass player for years until I started viewing your videos. Started slowly with full understanding or minor/major then finding similar notes on the neck. Your explanation of theory that had been eluding me for years encouraged me to learn more. Now instead of people telling me that I cannot play they simply sit stunned, thanks to YOU !!!!! Wish I could take online Skype lessons with you ! All the best and keep Groovin :} P.S. My Spanish is limited but I still listen you communicate so well and always seem to be sooo Happy.

[@Mannybass]

Oh man I am so happy I could help in your development. Keep it up and become a badass bass player

[@timt9625]

The Lion's Mouth, another Kajagoogoo song, has an amazing bassline as well in the chorus

[@FrederickTSchurgerDC]

Love your Smith!! I have a CR-5 that I just adore!! And agreed on Rio being THE bass line out of Duran Duran's archive that's just the top.

[@jaichitzi3471]

I love that you put the tab on the top of the screen that is so helpful

[@derrickcamp862]

Thank you Manny that was really nice it even helps me to understand tabs

[@ratking948]

Great vid. I don’t even like 80s music but these licks are great. No annoying talking over the video like most other youtube channels. Keep up the great work.

[@conradoamarosanchez1867]

Bravo, Maestro!!!!!!!

[@user-sh9du2nv5y]

Jammin it up on the 6 Stringer sounds great on the Too shy lick, Thanks for Sharing This !

[@naturalfinish]

Thank you for the content, awesome

[@nevermrs]

Great playing, great tab, a real gift. THANK YOU

[@rossymartinez1457]

Gracias Manny , eso estuvo genial. Excelente ejecución.

[@professorD72]

Too Shy! Awesome 👍

[@Mannybass]

Nick is the man. Killer bass line

[@GSDEYNRA]

Beautiful playing man 🤘

[@joeysuarez1922]

I love the bass line in white lines Grand Master flash!!

[@lestatdelc]

Love this clip, but gotta say "Rio" blows "Hungry Like the Wolf" away as far a best/killer bass lines off that album.

[@Phil4-13]

Awesome great talent !!! 😎👌👌

[@opelastraappukannanpollach6345]

Beautiful

[@jeffburnham6611]

I guess you could also say that #2 was MC Hammer's 'Can't Touch This' because they sound so similar.

[@richardscott3442]

"Can't Touch This" is a sample of "Super Freak" by Rick James.

[@nazb33]

Ooohhhhhhhh sweeeeet. Excellent clip

[@joshen6010]

Bravo.I love the sound and tunes of bass guitars but I don't know anything about instruments.I pay most attention to bass players when I enjoy rock concerts.

[@jester92345]

Hey, that was fun! Thanks Bruv!

[@aaronb8442]

I like the look you to confirm you got it right like a tilt the head to the side and a confirming smile HAHAH

[@stofferrussell]

The only one I couldn't catch was the third one. Great to see you playing Nick Beggs' "Too Shy".

[@rpkim1293]

Duran Duran , hungry like the wolf

[@poraradi1919]

GREAT LESSON .TABS MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE LEARNING HOW TO PLAY SONGS YOU LIKE MAKES YOUR MORE FORMAL LESSONS ALL THE MORE DESIRABLE.

[@Makeybussines]

Can we have a 1-hour version of you playing good basslines (any time period), please?

[@Mannybass]

That would be a nightmare editing such a long video 😭. Any songs you would like me play

[@aristotleasparaguspodcast1129]

@@Mannybass Can you do another 80s basslines video with "Blood and Roses" by The Smithereens? One of my favorite basslines ever

[@Telum27]

Hungry like the wolf... nice!

[@doctordave]

Nice work, but "Rio" is undisputedly a better bass line than "Hungry Like The Wolf " :)

[@Mannybass]

I'll check it out.

[@MrNathan791]

doctordave I agree. Rio is off the chain. I really like playing that song it’s really fun to play. One my favorite bassist from the 80’s.

[@Neussozialist67]

And there's still sth better than that - check DD's live version of "Khanada" from the BBC broadcast late 1981 - it kicks like hell!

[@user-et8se3od1p]

No doubt about that.

[@aldareii]

Oh yess my favorite is indeed Rio 😁 awesom bass

[@jesuss5762]

eres un master manny....abrazo

[@doctordave]

I'd also argue that Level 42's "Something About You" should displace one of the songs from this list.

[@MrNathan791]

doctordave I agree. That was one hot bass line from the 80’s. I love playing that song on my bass. And “ Red, Red wine” also has a nice bass line.

[@jeffburnham6611]

Even Scandal's 'Goodbye to you' is worth an honorable mention.

[@thayanefernandes1807]

muito bom cara! 2 músicas do michael adorei 😍❤

[@tyronewilliams4779]

Awesome 👏

[@maykireyes5666]

Buenas eres un master mis respetos

[@Reysito27]

Excelente 👍🏾

[@hoompaloompaa]

Thats one bad ass bass

[@mikeb.4597]

Love it! Keep pushing out these videos!

[@Mannybass]

Ezekiel06 B. Thanks, I want to do one for the 70s and 90s as well. Do you have any good recommendations?

[@mikeb.4597]

Anything by Bernard Edwards. "Happy Man" "We Are Family" "Good Times" If you want a really tough one, try "Everybody Dance" by Chic also "Second Time Around" by Shalamar.

[@stofferrussell]

Mannybass "Hair" by Larry Graham.

[@TheYates100]

Mannybass Who Is It by Michael Jackson

[@miguelsandi2720]

Dios te bendiga me gusta tu manera de esplicar eres muy buen bajista me gustaria que hicieras un tutorial de eres eterno de christine d clario

[@rangerskyflyer8673]

So fucking good

[@alexxs1983]

Grande! 👏👏👏

[@bigboycombo6342]

Good Job Human League - Fascination , has some good bass lines and a little solo.

[@RH-xs8gz]

That Ken Smith sounds great!

[@luisenriquevega1116]

que buen video !

[@haha-px5xp]

Good shit!

[@tonibroussard8452]

I think I was 9 or 10 when I first heard the baseline to Papa Don't Preach, aweeeeee soooooooo good...............

[@Mannybass]

That bassline is fire.

[@auxpower13]

Really nice playing, video production, tabs and everything. One suggestion: play what the tabs show. The extraneous grace notes make it difficult for those learning to connect the tab to the playing.

[@Mannybass]

Shane Edmonds thanks, it's hard to follow the tabs becuase as I play I get inspired to do different things 😂

[@alexisfierro5997]

que buen reperttorio that's right

[@garbage854]

Cool 😀

[@livingbeing1113]

No Eyes Without A Face from Billy Idol or Kano - Can't Hold Back? Props for Kajagoogoo, Beggs is awesome.

[@hank3266]

Smart !!

[@endorphinzz]

Sign O' The Times bass line by Prince...add that into the follow-up video lol.

[@Pierre-LucTourangeau-ge6ll]

classics !! Taylor from duran duran is such a great bassist with a smooth funky vibe although i think i prefere the bass in Rio and A view to a kill .. Also i'd put tony levin there hes just freakin amazing in King Crimson and with Peter Gabriel

[@popoff7808]

Livin On A Prayer is the same bass like as the keyboard bass from Rider On The Storm. Not saying the copped it just interesting the connection.

[@callummorgan6882]

Only Michael Jackson can appear 3 times in a top 10. 🐐

[@Lithuania8634]

Orion interlude better be in here

[@andrewdaniels5043]

Title correction - best *mainstream* bass lines lmao

[@emilioesquivelr5644]

Excelente video Manny como siempre, quien sería el bajista de Michael Jackson en esas canciones? Saludos desde México

[@thiagoandrade362]

louis johnson

[@LuisFreddyPereyraJimenez]

saludos bendiciones, podrias hacer un cover de susana de aramis camilo

[@Mannybass]

Luis Freddy Pereyra Jimenez claro que sí

[@maykireyes5666]

Quisiera que si me hisieras el favor de aser un video de cm poder empezar a practicar el bajo como empezar las ajilidades y todo eso

[@pediatraflorencioalvarezof2640]

QUE BUENO ERES CUATE.

[@arrolate]

Peace Sells?

[@anthonycameron2067]

How about the song “glide” from the group pleasure

[@richardscott3442]

That would be great, "Foxy Lady" by Pleasure is one of my favorites. It's from the '70's, but Nathan Phillips is amazing on that one too. I saw him play "Foxy Lady" live once, he stunned.

[@gradeacontent-o1751]

what about the muffled bass guitar notes from hold on to the night whats that called?

[@MrTitowtf]

buenisimo :)

[@user-nv6ry4ip7n]

Вот за табы отдельное спасибо !!!

[@alexanderPerez-le9gb]

nice teacher

[@stellaherrera4591]

id why but this is my jam i love bass😂❤

[@Di5585]

John Taylor - thank you.

[@maogrouup3275]

Ciao,sei bravissimo,ma perché non usi anche il 4 corde? grazie 😉😄

[@allenstevenleclerc2688]

chévere

[@achieachie911]

Ooh men all my favourites in there thanks!

[@MrNathan791]

That was nice, but come on Bernard Edwards from Chic. He had something from the 80’s I would think. Other than that your selections was great. MJ bassists really had some great licks . U got that right. Anyway nice selections.

[@anthonymenth4451]

Let it whip is pretty good to

[@eliase.echeverriap1198]

Hola! excelentes videos! tengo dos preguntas: 1. En mis momentos de estudio, me esfuerzo por no repetir dedos en la digitacion de la mano derecha, pero veo que tu sueles repetir mucho el dedo indice, no afecta esto a tu desempeño? o es uno de esos vicios que uno no corrigio a tiempo al empezar? :) 2. veo que usan como un amarre de cabello en el cuello del bajo, cual es su finalidad? muchisimas gracias!

[@Mannybass]

1. Yo alterno los dedos cuando tengo que tocar algo bien rápido. Si no tengo que tocar rápido entonces uso el dedo que quiera. Me eh dado cuenta que hay una pequeña diferencia en el sonido cuando uso un solo dedo en vez de dos. Sucede que a veces prefiero el sonido que produzco con mi dedo índice. 2. Eso se llama "Fret Wrap" esto ayuda a controlar el sonido para que suene más limpio.

[@eliase.echeverriap1198]

@@Mannybass cuestión de sonido, ya veo, muchas gracias pr tu respuesta. Estoy siguiendo tu canal para aprender a tocar el merengue como es debido, siempre he tocado gospel. Un abrazo

[@RH-xs8gz]

If you decide to do another top 10 80s basslines, One Thing Leads to Another by The Fixx, and Something About You by Level 42 have great basslines.

[@Mannybass]

Thanks. I'll check those out. I think I will do a top 10 bass lines from the 70s and from the 90s. Any suggestions?

[@lucignolo8333]

This should be changed to top 10 mainstream 80’s bass lines

[@Mannybass]

You are not wrong 🤣. I googled the songs that got the most radio play in the 80s. I tried to select the top one for each year in the decade

[@fuzmaginty5822]

that to shy bass line though 😁

[@TheFattPuppet]

Loveboy-turn me loose

[@Marco_Tai_Sekai]

Nice but in Billy jeans you missed octaves on F# and B...!

[@bottomsupbass]

great! i did notice you werent grabbing that low root note in billie jean though. but outstanding on every level.

[@bottomsupbass]

also copping a nice music man tone out of that smith. wish i could afford one.

[@Mannybass]

Thanks Tim. I was under the impression that the low note was done with an octave pedal or recorded later on. But from now on I'll include the low note as well

[@bottomsupbass]

i figured it was synth then watched the session player on a bass guitar video going over some of his jackson/quincy jones high lights. louis Johnson gave off the wall and thriller a more organic pulse during an age of sequence.

[@iw3296]

🎸EXCELLENT!!! What type of bass guitar would you recommend for someone who has never played before?

[@Mannybass]

Hi there. I really like Yamaha TRB models, Ibanez SR or BTB models or fender jazz basses

[@iw3296]

@@Mannybass thanks for chiming in, I've found your videos very informative & been watching daily. I think I'ma go with the Trbx304. Is there a particular amp that you would recommend with this bass?

[@Mannybass]

@@iw3296 I would get compliments when I used markbass gear

[@anthonycameron2067]

And other 70’s bass lines😀

[@andrey_bassplayer]

-Nice!)

[@Mannybass]

Andrey Akhmedvaliev Thanks. next want to do one for 70s music and then for the 90s

[@markmark5719]

Too shy is the hardest

[@XenonBand89]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@markkavanagh4562]

What a cool sounding bass what is it please

[@Mannybass]

This is a Ken Smith BSR 6EG

[@rickkoole1266]

Graceland paul simon?

[@Fajah69]

What are your monitors sir? It is kind of rare to see white cones these days.

[@JW75383]

love these bass lines! what kind of bass is that??

[@Mannybass]

J this is a Ken Smith BSR 6EG

[@JW75383]

Mannybass cool, sounds great

[@derrickcamp862]

Hey Manny next time how about adding some Larry Graham songs such as earthquake or , hair, or thank you for let me be myself or maybe even the song by the group called chic song called open up.

[@Mannybass]

+Derrick Camp Hi there. To make this video I looked up the top 10 billboard hits for each year from 1980 to 1989 and then I selected the ones I believed were most recognizable. Besides I can make second part to this video. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll check them out

[@MarbsMusic]

Great playing and good list but no Rush? No Duran Duran? Rio to me is probably the best bass line of the decade and there are so many amazing Rush bass lines and RHCP was quite popular with Flea killing it. As someone who grew up in the 80s I would change at least half the list.

[@truthiz7873]

He will knock them dead at the Holiday Inn bar during happy hour

[@MrShelkian31]

The Brothers Johnson’s?

[@THETURZO]

Keni Burke - RISIN TO THE TOP ??

[@zhuzihehe6518]

Queens

[@SavsASMR111]

I know Duran Duran when I hear it 😌

[@thesexycucumber3977]

those biceps are the most impressive part of this video

[@Mannybass]

Bahahahaha thanks

[@josebaez8085]

Life is for learning by Marvin Gaye