JJBassLess – Bass Backing Tracks

Written on 28 June 2025 - 257 views

If you’re a bassist looking for backing tracks without bass lines, ready to groove for hours, there’s a YouTube channel as precious as it is generous. Entirely dedicated to our instrument, it offers hundreds of carefully remixed tracks, with rare sound quality… and all for free!

Behind this passionate work is a seasoned musician: a bassist since 1974, he started by demixing tracks for his own use before deciding to share them with the community. Since the arrival of fiber internet, these recordings, once closely guarded in his personal studio, have become accessible to all.

But make no mistake, this is far from simple filtering or rough isolations you may hear elsewhere. Each backing track is the result of meticulous work, made possible by a custom software developed by his two sons, who have been developers for over 8 years. This ever-evolving algorithm can now accurately extract the bass line while preserving the dynamics of the original track. To go even further, he uses Adobe Audition and other professional tools to remix, touch up, and fine-tune each title, especially those with slap or complex effects — something AI still struggles to handle well.

Tracks by Jaco Pastorius, Level 42, and other funk, fusion, or jazz gems are treated with exceptional care. It can take several hours or even days to finalize a track. Older songs, often impossible to demix, require even more technical work.

You can discover the channel here: JJ-BASSless

How to support the channel?

• Subscribe and share the channel with your musician friends.
• Make a donation, even a small one, to encourage continued work.
• Subscribe to suggest songs to demix and engage more directly.
• And above all, if you use a backing track elsewhere (concert, video, social media), always mention the channel: a simple credit can make all the difference.

A unique resource to preserve

This channel is much more than just a catalog of tracks without bass: it’s a true treasure for bassists, both beginners and advanced players, a working tool, a space for learning and musical enjoyment. It deserves to be known, supported, and respected.

So plug in your bass, open YouTube (JJ-BASSless), and enjoy these exceptional tracks… while thinking of the one who makes them possible, with passion and generosity.

See you soon, here or elsewhere !

Chrys