Wham! - 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go' (Deon Estus' Bassline)

‘Wake Me Up Before You Go Go’ was a huge hit for UK pop band Wham! when it was released in May 1984. Like many eighties pop songs, it has a great bassline, in this case supplied by Detroit-born low-ender Deon Estus. Featuring up-tempo Motown grooves, slapped fills and slippery, legato bass runs, there’s a lot here to get your teeth into. I recorded this line using a 1966 Fender Jazz bass strung with roundwound strings and set with a low action. Both pickups were used and the tone control was turned up full. The bass was recorded via a SansAmp Bass Driver DI, all controls set flat. A small amount of compression was added digitally. A full video tuition course for this song is available to video course subscribers at Bassline Publishing. You can check out the course below: https://www.basslinepublishing.com/vi... You can SUBSCRIBE to my video courses here: https://www.basslinepublishing.com/vi... Don't forget to like the video and subscribe so that you see more great bass content from me in the future! -------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Bassline Publishing: Facebook:   / basslinepublishing   Instagram:   / stuartclaytonbass   X:   / basslinepublish