Lots of great comments so far.
One of the hallmarks of good/great bass playing is structure! Structure being what sort of harmonic and rhythmic patterns a bassist develops for the underpinnings of a song's arrangement. These patterns should be consistent though evolving logically from verse to chorus, to bridge, and so on. All the while defining the chord structure and rhythmic foundation.
As well, in many ways a bassist can pull the pocket slightly through anticipation or pulling back ever so slightly on the down beats. There are universes that exist within some seemingly simple 1-5 country and blues lines.
Here's a great example of an evolving bass line! Everything else is pretty cool too!
Last edited by Pnewsom; 05-03-2021 at 06:37 AM.
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