Greatest Basslines

Greatest Basslines

Sky Arts Running

1 Season · 3 Episodes · Premiered November 28, 2025

Series celebrating music's killer basslines and the glory of the bottom end. Following the same format as Greatest Guitar Riffs and with A-List musical talent at its heart, each episode is authored by a different bass expert, offering three unique perspectives of experience and expertise and allowing the series to traverse through multiple genres: rock, funk, disco & hip hop and reggae & club culture.Each episode combines newly-shot interviews, immersive experiences and masterclasses from each author alongside exciting archive and new contributions from a range of musicians that speak to the different basslines/tracks covered.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

3 episodes
E01
Peter Hook
Fri, Nov 28 2025 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Three bassists deconstruct the basslines that defined their careers, beginning with Joy Division and New Order founder member Peter Hook.
E02
Melissa Auf der Maur
Sat, Nov 29 2025 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Former Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur deconstruct the basslines that defined her career, and shares the music that first turned her on to the instrument and shaped her playing style.
E03
Nate Mendel
Sun, Nov 30 2025 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Foo Fighters founder member Nate Mendel explores the vital power of bass in music, swapping stories with friend and former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic.

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