Great reading about the Funkiest basslines.  But I think something that would really be educational is What is the most overused and abused bassline?  No fair using anything from the disco era. I register BARNEY MILLER as my vote.
 
 
 
(Message edited by pastorscott on September 12, 2003)

The theme from Peter Gunn. It somehow appears in a lot of songs.....
 
 
Paul TGO

My vote (and any of you who are honest will cop to this):
 
That darn 'bucketofbolts' figure in walking bass under shuffles.  You know the one . . .
 
1-3-4-4#-5-(quick eighth-note arpeg down to the five an octave down)-5-6-7-1.
 
. . . you know you've done it. . . it's OK . . . it'll just be between us.  I won't tell your mother.
 
Say, did I tell you about my vibration treatment for your bass?
 
J o e y

Cream - Sunshine of your Love - People who have never played a bass before in their lives will automaticly pick out the opening riff.

The opening riff of Je t'aime, moi non plus (sorry US this is a EU thing) of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin.  
 
Paul the bad one
 
(Message edited by palembic on September 15, 2003)