You have your favorite bassist.... but what bassist has your favorite tone?

[Tommygunn]

Simply put, what bassist do you think has the best tone?


I had to think about this one for a while. A bunch of people went though my head. Some of my finalists included Mike Dirnt, Jack Bruce, Duff McKagan, and Nikki Sixx.

My favorite tone OF ALL TIME, I think has to go to Krist Novoselic. A close second with Bootsy Collins (or Flea, but only on the BSSM album), being a HUGE traditional funk fan.


Also, Mods, move if needed

[Donny Bassman]

I love the tone of Les Claypool on his most resent album. That resonator bass is great. And the wash tub sounds like it would be a lot of fun too.

[Travis_Bass]

This is a tough one, considering tone always changes. I would say
Lemmy
Jason Newsted (91-94... 97-98 era)
Justin Chancelor(?) from Tool

I'd probably have to say Jason though.

[cableguy]

Eddie Jackson has a great tone, Tom Hamilton, JPJ, and the guy from Audioslave whose name I forget. All 4 have different tones, but each great in their own way.

[s_mcsleazy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohRbJJohv6Y

end of thread

[almost human]

Scott Thunes' tone on the '88 Zappa tour.

[DLKasim]

Jason Newsted, all the way. While you can't hear it on the album itself, his tone from AJFA that I have heard on tracks with boosted volume is the best distorted bass tone I have ever heard. His tone on the Black Album and Load are just as good, but with less distortion.

[DLKasim]

Originally Posted by cableguy

Eddie Jackson has a great tone, Tom Hamilton, JPJ, and the guy from Audioslave whose name I forget. All 4 have different tones, but each great in their own way.

Tim Commerford.

[Bufalo]

Russ Violet's (I had to look it up) tone on the Protein (yeah, that was a band) album "Songs About Cowgirls" was just awesome. So was the guitar tone, and the drum sound, and pretty much all the songs and the playing... Really everything but the singing, and if you've never heard them, none of this is making sense, but the singing was terrible, but at the same time it was such a signature part of their sound.


Yeah, that was a pretty run-on, stream of conscious type thought. Sorry. Check out that album, the bass sound is killer.

[efogtman]

Richard Bona!

[BananaKing]

I've always liked Jeff Andrews tone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb6Pk...eature=related

I also like Tim Parent's tone (Bass player for Ninjaspy and a friend of mine):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enJRy...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvAC7...eature=related

[SJan3]

Gotta go with Pino Palladino. Love his P Bass tone!

[bass_lord_mutha]

For me it's a tie between Les Claypool's tone (especially on C2B3's "Big Eyeball In The Sky") and Justin Chancellor of Tool's tone. For different reasons, obviously, hehe.

[tooley]

jeff lords from crimson glory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHOsKlB8Ln8

[tubaman2]

Dan Briggs. So round and smooth. I'm pretty much a fanboy. I can't say enough about his influence on my playing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZTE4jIxERU

Jump to 3:00 to really hear his signature awesome tone. He never changes it either. Pretty amazing that that same tone tone fits so well with everything they do.

[flyingfinbar]

Rob Deleo! Nasty when it needs to be, smooth when it counts...gotta love it.

[leegreenman]

McCartney on Sgt. Pepper. Jamerson on anything.

[SteveC]

Paul Turner o the Jamiroquai "Abby Road" recordings. Killer.

[HeadyVan Halen]

Marcus Miller. Silver Rain.

End of story.

[brndn123]

Bobby Vega
Tim Commerford on "Evil Empire"
Flea on "By the Way"
Oteil Burbridge on Pbass