McCartneys best sounding bass on record ?

This will start a few arguments . Obviously Paul used his Hofner on the early recordings,but when Rubber Soul hit everything changed . The Rickenbacker 4001 came into play . Michelle was the first tune I believe he used it on . It also sounds like the 4001 on "Baby Your A Rich Man" with the treble/midrange boosted .
However knowing that Paul was using a Fender Jazz on much of Pepper blew me away . RTB is a good reference for this . However they mention what instruments were used at a particular time but not on a certain track for the most part .
Getting Better has a great bass track ,it is either the jazz or 4001 .

In closing . Gospel truth . I was talking to Paul right before he went on stage here a few years ago . We were talking one minute and then he was to go on stage . The band was already on stage and Paul literally said "see you later I gotta play now" He ran to stage left and grabbed his Hofner right at the entrance to the stage from a roadie . This guy handed Paul his bass about three feet from the curtain . Paul just grabbed it and put the strap on and walked on stage . I am sure he has the creme de la creme of people working for him and it was tuned and tweeked prior to him going on stage .
A pros pro as it were . ( by the by .The band does a rhythmic warmup before they play . You have to see this to appreciate it . They hype up before playing )

 

Whatever bass he was playing on "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" works best for me.

 

Love that deep, slinky sound on Come Together and the aforementioned Baby You're A Rich Man. Great bass sounds.

 

Hey Bulldog and Rain.

 

Rain
Paperback Writer
With A Little Help From My Friends
Your Mother Should Know

I LOVE the bass sound on these tracks!

 

'The Ballad Of John And Yoko'.

The bass line makes the song.

 

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.
Getting Better.
Something.
Silly Love Songs.

 

I Saw Her Standing There
I'm Looking Through You
With a Little Help From My Friends
Lucy in the Sky
Getting Better
Hey! Bulldog
Rain
Penny Lane
Oh! Darling
Too Many People

 

2nd vote for Silly Love Songs.

 

Silly Love Songs
Old Siam, Sir
Come Together

 

I heard that Denny Laine played bass on this. Forgot the source of it.

 

Paperback Writer
Michelle
Rain
Fixing a Hole
Let Me Roll It
Silly Love Songs

 

anything on wings over america

taxman
hey bulldog
goodnight tonight
rain
lucy in the sky

 

All of 'Abby Road' and 'Red Rose Speedway'.
There is some brilliant playing on 'Memory Almost Full'

 

I love the trebly sound he got throughout The White Album (Not sure if it's the Ricky or a Fender), on tracks like "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Glass Onion" and "Savoy Truffle".

 

That's a toughie.
In terms of sound as in sound quality I'd have to get back to you.
I really like his playing on the alt version of "And Your Bird Can Sing"----Ringo as well.

 

Let Me Roll It.

Really a "test" record for me. Wally did it...

 

Hey Bulldog has always been my favorite Macca bass playing.
Come Together, Rain...everything from 66 to 69 really.


Mike

 

the bass on Something is very good

 

Dear Prudence

 

I love the fuzz on Smile Away.

 

I believe the bass on Goodnight Tonight was a Yamaha. Great trebly sound. He always had great sounding bass, from Hofner to Rick to whatever. There's too many tunes to mention

 

Hey Bulldog and Rain are probably my favourites. Both for the sound and the playing!

 

i'm pretty sure it's just a regular bass on 'smile away', i think that's the buzzy sounding synth that doubles the bass line that you're hearing

 

I like the bass line, but I still think the bass sound is flabby.

With A Little Help from My Friends. What a bass line/lines!