Bass Lines, Any help advice? Options

[angryman]

I have been making music for a while now and I have started to dapple in drum and bass producing (things like Omni Trio, LTJ Bukem, London Elektricity etc)

I don't have any problems where the drums are concerned (I started in music 10 years ago playing drums) but my bass lines really could do with some work... they tend to be a little "samey" and I need to figure out how to introduce some variation in to my tunes and as you guys have been so helpful in the past I was wondering if anyone would like to share their hints, tips or tricks to help me along with the bass lines?

cheers!

[dixiechicken]

Again a very personal subject with a thousand variations, at least.

You have at a bare minimum three basic approaches.

1: Lets drums and bass follow each other closely.
2: Let drums and bass have very free independant roles. ( more jazz oriented )
3: Let drums and bass play very tightly interlocking parts.

Listen to the album "Drop it In the Slot" by Tower of Power from the late 70:ies early 80:ies something
for an outstanding example of number three.
( David Garibaldi & Francis Rooco Prestia really know how to lay down a funky groove )

Of course no approach is usually pure examples of either way to do it, Try to listen to different kinds of music
and listen to work of the drummers & bassplayers extra carefully, to get ideas for your own work.
Analyze your own bass-playing - what is it you do - can you do anything different?

Cheers & good luck: Dixiechiken