Post them name of your favorite bass player and what band he or she is from.

If you read my "John Hancock" I'm sure you can figure out my favorite bass player.

lol, It's just, like five people a day go into those forums.Whether or not that's the case, it doesn't make it a good reason to knowingly post in the wrong place, it still doesn't belong here.

That being said, Chris Chaney.

lol, I mod that section and it gets plenty of traffic. Besides, the subdivisions are how this place works, if you post things in the wrong places... mods will just either move them on you or close them if it happens too often.

Please post threads in their proper location... the rest of us would appreciate you following the rules like we do.
+1

With that out of the way, Geezer Butler is the man. :)

Geezer Butler.

I'd prob. have to go with colin marston of dysrhythmia or maybe tom jenkinson of squarepusher. Though they're always changing. I guess based on my moods, I have different favorite bassists.

~K

Michael Balzary

stuart zender.

:cool:
Now.
Pino Palladino

Obligatory Geddy Lee post. :)

As of now it's probably Steve Harris

Stanley

Andy Hess--Gov't Mule

Flea...also, Mike Drint...Tyson Ritter
I like Marcus Miller alot. And Victor Wooten.

Carlo Mombelli. Do a search on da net on dis guy and c what u come up wit. U might just find a new favorite bassist

Timmy C.

-Dash

Geddy Lee, Jonas Hellborg and Mark King are at the top spot.

Allow me to be the first...Tony Levin, without a doubt!

Allow me to be the first...Tony Levin, without a doubt!

But not the last...for versatility and musicianship Tony is tough to beat.

Derek Smalls.

Scott Reeder

Chris Wood from Medeski, Martin & Wood. And Jonathan Maron - Groove Collective. And Marcus Miller. And, yeah, Pino, too. And Oteil.

John Paul Jones

ok, Entwistle...

he played with this band called "the who" for a while between the 60's and 2000's. he was pretty good, you should listen to his stuff.

Hello, my first post on Talkbass,this seems as good a thread as any to namecheck my fave bass player.
The reason I joined talkbass is to ask one question.
What is the bass Barry Adamson is playing in this link?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om0jhPkOwhg
Thanks ,Andy

Familyman, Bakithi, Hub

The reason I joined talkbass is to ask one question.
What is the bass Barry Adamson is playing in this link?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om0jhPkOwhg
Thanks ,Andy

Ovation, methinks.

Billy Cox!

Band of gypsies

woodstock

He is the style I'm trying to incorparate into my own. He's my teacher!

Also, Eric Wilson of sublime fame!

Hello, my first post on Talkbass,this seems as good a thread as any to namecheck my fave bass player.
The reason I joined talkbass is to ask one question.
What is the bass Barry Adamson is playing in this link?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om0jhPkOwhg
Thanks ,Andy

It's an Ovation Magnum.

http://www.bungalowbills.com/images/1-ovation.jpg

It's an Ovation Magnum.

http://www.bungalowbills.com/images/1-ovation.jpg

If you want specifics, it's the gigantic boat oar affectionately known as the Ovation Magnum I.

Danny Partridge.

oteil, bakithi, richard bona, hub and marcus.

It's an Ovation Magnum.

http://www.bungalowbills.com/images/1-ovation.jpg

Wonderful,many thanks.
Its a godawful looking bass!

Andy

Rodney "Skeet" Curtis, Andrew Gouche, and Terrence Palmer

HI

Doug Pinnick is probably my fave musician of all time. Playing, singing, writing. The KING!!

Rob

Dirk Lance.

Is would say Les Claypool or Ryan Martine :) both have great slapping technicue;)

Alex Katunich (Dirk Lance) - former bassist for Incubus
Ryan Martinie - Mudvayne
P-nut - 311
Victor Wooten - solo artist
Les Claypool
Seth Horan - solo artist
Hundreds of others...

My favorites vary by day. Usually it's Roscoe Beck or Leland Sklar. Yesterday it was Jeff Berlin. Today it's been Jorge Casas, bassist for Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine.

billm

my favorites are:
flea
tim commerford
jaco
alex hacke (from einstürzende neubauten). some of his basslines are great (example: Sabrina off of Silence is Sexy)

Family Man, Andy Hess, Phil Lesh, Jack Casady, Larry Taylor,
Duck Dunn

Rob Trujillo, Timmy C

Currently: Colin Edwin - Porcupine Tree

Very tastily fundamental!

Jason Newsted
.
..
...
JPJ
Cliff Burton
The Ox

Not saying any is better then any other, but Newsted is my biggest inspiration by far (even though I dont use a pick).

flea and mike dirnt

justin chancellor and the guy from toast machine = better than jesus

Bob Daisley
Geezer
Nikki Sixx

Graham Maby. (http://www.grahammaby.com/)

It helps that I'm a big fan of two musical geniuses he often plays with: Joe Jackson and Marshall Crenshaw.

His musicality is perfect in all situations and all songs. He never plays flashy, but his lines are always appropriate and often musically challenging. His backing vocals are strong and sure. He's my single favorite player and I strive to play with his skills and taste. He's the reason I would buy a red Spector 5 string.

I'd say Chris Squire. I don't think YES would be nearly as interesting with out those songs within songs bass lines. So tasteful.

My favourite Bassist is Steve Harris from Iron Maiden without a doubt, fantasic bassist.

My favourite bassist is Ryan Martinie from Mudvayne

Either Flea, Wooten, or Mike Anthony formerly in Van Halen

I really like John Deacon from Queen. Very understated, but a great player.

Justin Chancellor, Tim Cummerford, Dirk Lance, John Entwistle, and Flea to name a few.

Steve Harris

Tim Commorford and Chris Squire

Charlie Hayward from Charlie Daniels (check out No Place To Go on the Fire On The Mountain album), Pat Daugherty of Black Oak Arkansas (Halls of Karma, When Electricity Came To Arkansas, Lord Have Mercy), Nick St. Nicholas of Steppenwolf, and Allen Woody. Not your usual suspects are they?

No order:

Electric:
Victor Wooten
Oteil Burbridge
Tom Kennedy
Jaco Pastorius
Stanley Clarke
Les Claypool

Acoustic/Standup:
Ron Carter (I'll rank him at the top in this case)
Dave Holland
Stanley Clarke
Charles Mingus (of course)

John Paul Jones, Entwistle, Claypool, and Flea.

Jimmy Haslip

Yellow Jackets
Chi Jing
Gino Vanelli

marcus miller / mingus

Man, that's a tough question. But if I can only pick one, the I'm gonna probably have to go with John Pattitucci. :bassist:

Followed by a very long list of other bassists. lol...

Rock - Peter "Mars" Cowling in his Pat Travers days

Everything Else - Abraham Laboriel because he is "da bomb!" :D

Geddy Lee


Honorable mention: Jeff Ament's 12-string work in 'Jeremy' is a masterpiece.

+infinity on the Terrance Palmer nomination

He is everywhere in gospel music right now, playing for mutiple artists like Munizzi and Cece Winans. And of course his best work with Israel and New Breed

I'm gonna throws votes out to Marcus Miller and Fieldy.

But lets be honest, when i first started playing, I was down with Mark Hoppus. Don't make fun of me too hard guys, but his riffs were a good way to start out.

Justin Chancellor

Billy Shears, AKA Paul McCartney.

I'd split it down the middle with Tony Levin and Chuck Rainey.

There are a lot I could list, but let me choose one that doesn't get mentioned a lot. Jimmy "Flim" Johnson. Amazing sense of time, great lines, and doesn't sound flashy till you really listen and some very cool things going on in his parts for a tune.

All the usual suspects cant fail to inspire but I've always liked Billy Gould from Faith No More, cool sound, amazin' sense of rythym and tight as a tight thing.
My first bass was a Yamaha Billy Sheehan signature model (mmm, mint green) and although I'm not really into his thing I can't help but be amazed at what he does with a bass.
Check out this clip on Youtube.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRuOQtg-pJ0

My top 2:

Victor Wooten
Nathan East

Randy'Hope'Taylor

Meshell Ndegeocello

Anthony Jackson

flea dude

Robbie Shakespeare.

Mike Dirnt, Fat Mike, Flea...

Flea
P-Nut (311)
John Myung (Dream Theater)
Roy Mitchell-Cardenas (Mute Math)
Juan Alderete (Mars Volta, not too familiar with his Racer X work)
Justin Chancellor

Sorry, I couldn't pick just one.

It's a toss up:

Dusty Hill / ZZ Top

Sir Paul

Wonderful,many thanks.
Its a godawful looking bass!

Andy

http://www.bungalowbills.com/images/1-ovation.jpg


Thats not what he was playing though. The pic above is a Magnum 3. The 3 and 4 ( active )were a totally different shape to the 1 and 2 ( active ) BA is playing either a 1 or 2, i just cant see clearly whether its the active one or not

Right ! Its a passive Magnum 1 - heres a much better view of the bass. I think someone already said it was a 1 though...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFVrEJR2jN4&mode=related&search=

crap...only one?

um.....how about 5?
(not in order)

Jaco
Dave Ellefson
Geddy Lee
Steve Harris
George Potsos(devon allmans honeytribe)

crap...only one?

um.....how about 5?
(not in order)

Jaco
Dave Ellefson
Geddy Lee
Steve Harris
George Potsos(devon allmans honeytribe)

I have heard George Potsos play...used to be in my cousins band...he just recently played a show with my cousins band in st.louis....good bass player

I'm torn between Geddy Lee and Claypool.

Today?

http://www.thefade.net/photos/nick7.jpg
Nick Oliveri
(You can't imagine how long I had to look for a pic of him that wouldn't freak out the Mods... :smug:

http://www3.alembic.com/img/hist_Phil.jpg
Phil Lesh, but only on 4 string. (Sorry, Mr. Turner... :-P)

http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/media/1/intothenite.jpg
Watt!!!

Also, much love to Flea, Chuck Rainey, Carol Kaye, McCartney...and that's just trying to keep it to ones still ALIVE!

#1 favorite for me is a tie:

1. Stomu Takeishi
1. Mick Karn
1. Percy Jones
1. Mark Egan
1. Pino Palladino

Man, that's a tough question. But if I can only pick one, the I'm gonna probably have to go with John Pattitucci. :bassist:

Followed by a very long list of other bassists. lol...

+1

Whether or not that's the case, it doesn't make it a good reason to knowingly post in the wrong place, it still doesn't belong here.

That being said, Chris Chaney.

i hate to burst your bubble but Chris cheney is the greatest GUITARIST of all time (well maybe Hendrix was a bit better) Scott Owen is the bassist that always plays with him

NOW NEVER SPEAK UNINFORMED ABOUT THE LIVING END!!!

trevor dunn - mr bungle, fantomas...

and a bunch of 'em that've already been named, i'm sure.

Electrics: Jaco, John Pattitucci and Pino Palladino
Uprights: Mingus, Ray Brown and Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen.

I just had to say something... as I'm not much into "stunt" bassists, I'll stick with:

- Levin (the man that turned me into a bass player, see below...)
- Chancellor
- Sting
- McCartney

Making good songs is not a work out.

P.S.- After 20+ years still trying to get the opening sound from "Man with an open heart" by King Crimson, what pedals is Tony using???????

There are so many I haven't heard, but these guys get my attention every time

1. Mars (Peter) Cowling (Pat Travers)
2. Pat (Dirty) Dougherty (Black Oak Arkansas)
3. Dusty Hill
4. Allen Woody
5. Mel Schacher (GFR)
6. Chris Squire
7. Geddy

I was watching dream theatre in concert the other day, and thier bassist kicks a lotta a--.

Personally I think my fav is Steve Harris, but there are a lot of good ones.

Jonas Reingold of The Flower Kings

Stanley
Marcus
Stu Hamm

I was watching dream theatre in concert the other day, and thier bassist kicks a lotta a--. . . .

John Myung... the guy is a monster. I've seen Dream Theater half a dozen times and there are moments I get so absorbed watching him that I forget there are other players on the stage

My first and bestest and most favoratist bass player was/is/and always will be Jaco Pastorius. Then Jeff Berlin, then Pino Palladino, then Mark King, then Jimmi Johnson, then John Patittucci, then Percy Jones, then Oteil Burbridge, then Bill Dickens. The list goes on and on.....there are SO MANY great bassists out there. :bassist:

Paul Turner

Chuck Rainey.

Steve Harris (the first bassist to ever catch my attention as a youngster)

also:

VW
Jaco
Colin Edwin
Flea
P-Nut
Robert Deleo
Mike Gordon

Matt Freeman of Op Ivy and Rancid.

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8136/marcusmiller01gb9.jpg

He just made my day....for the millionth time. :smug:

Ben Kenney of Incubus