The father-son team reimagined the Beatles, merging bass lines and guitar riffs and choruses from old favorites.

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In "Glass Bottom Boat, " Portner wades steadily through swampy soundscapes, complete with croaking synthesizers and grunting bass lines.

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Not only was he gifted at crafting bass lines and functioning as a timekeeper in the bass' traditional role, but he also possessed a sense of lyricism and melody that allowed him to make the bass a viable solo instrument.

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If you like dubstep these will do the trick, all while maintaining just enough bite so that the throaty top-end of bass lines -- like that of Mike Dirnt's on Green Day's album Dookie -- don't get totally drowned in the mix.

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Some software synthesizers are designed for creating dance and rhythm loops--repeating series of bass and drum lines.

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Think along the lines of Duck rillette, deviled Brussels Sprouts, pumpkin soup, citrus cured fluke and black Atlantic sea bass.

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