Duran Duran's John Taylor explains the evolution of the Girls On Film bassline

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One of pop's funkiest bassmen explains how the 1981 hit evolved from its early incarnation

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It's one of Duran Duran's biggest songs with one of their funkiest bass guitar grooves, and in his latest Stone Love Bass Odyssey lockdown series below, John Taylor breaks down 1981's Girls On Film.  

Again his LinnDrum machine makes a guest appearance to full in for DD's sticksman Roger Taylor.

John's clearly loving these tutorials and so are we. Check out his previous episode on the song Planet Earth here. 

Rob Laing
Rob Laing
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Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.