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09-04-2006, 09:51 PM
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im currently looking for some bass inspiration, so my question is, who inspired you as a bassist? any specific albums/songs?
Thanks alot in advance! |
09-04-2006, 10:09 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Palo Alto, CA | | | What genres do you like? Jazz? Metal? A bit more info would be helpful.
As for me, my biggest inspiration is Timmy C. or Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave. Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers is also quite good.
-Dash
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09-04-2006, 10:37 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: outta this world | | | Primus,
Tool
311
the cure
marcus miller
violent femmes
bootsy collins
king crimson
peter gabriel
weather report
beastie boys
larry graham
mudvayne
incubus
bela fleck and the flektones
level 42
tower of power
return to forever
metallica
janes addiction
led zepellin
etc... |
09-04-2006, 10:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, NY | | I'll keep it short, and keep it limited to jazz and other artists that no one really listens to:
John Patitucci
Christian McBride
Trip Wamsley
John Coltrane
Charlie Parker
Bill Evans
Oscar Peterson
Stan Getz
Pat Martino
Capercaillie
Yanni
Clannad
Seal
FRANCESCA GAGNON ( www.francescagagnon.com)
Even though most of those aren't bass players, they have all influenced my playing as a bassist. And the bassists that play with all of them are KILLIN.
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09-04-2006, 11:08 PM
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Mike Gordon of Phish.
Stefan Lessard of DMB is great too. |
09-05-2006, 09:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Canyon, Texas | | | Check out some Hootie and the Blowfish. Dean Felber's always doing something fun. Only Lonely is a good ballad with an interesting bass line.
If you want some good old school inspiration, grab Corinne Bailey Rae's self-titled debut. Good, solid grooves all the way through. I really can't say enough about this one!!!
And, finally, I can always fall back on some old Motown or Led Zep for some good inspiration.
Hope that helped. - DW
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09-05-2006, 10:26 AM
| | | | Style - Tetsu of l'arc, Flea, Gallup of The Cure, The muse guy
Technique - Billy Sheehan
That is all |
09-05-2006, 11:35 AM
| | | | Mark Hoppus from Blink 182
He never ceases to blow my mind with those riffs. |
09-05-2006, 08:45 PM
| | | | Cliff Burton - Metallica
Steve Harris - Iron Maiden |
09-05-2006, 09:08 PM
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09-05-2006, 10:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada | | If you want to hear some really tasteful playing listen to the new Jamiroquai album Dynamite.
If you want to see how a great player improvs check out the song Moondance by Van Morrison.
If you want tight complex funk check out Love Foolosophy by Jamiroquai.
If you want growly groove get Are You In by Incubus.
If you want some great chill playing listen to Tin Man by America.
...they all inspire me every time I hear em 
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09-06-2006, 03:47 AM
| | | | Some of my inspirations where:
Victor Wooten
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Stanley Clarke
level 42
jaco pastorius
marcus miller
liquid tension experiment
stu hamm
dream theatre
metallica |
09-06-2006, 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by TiMMay333 im currently looking for some bass inspiration, so my question is, who inspired you as a bassist? any specific albums/songs?
Thanks alot in advance! | What style of music do you like?
Joe
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09-06-2006, 06:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montreal | | Thanks everyone for your suggestions! i got alot of listening to do! Quote: |
Originally Posted by Bassist4Life What style of music do you like?
Joe | i like alot of styles of music, funk, rock, metal, latin, jazz, etc.. |
09-06-2006, 07:03 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Lakland Basses | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Charleston, South Carolina | | Lately, my inspirations come from:
Mike Gordon - Phish
Phil Lesh - Grateful Dead, Phil Lesh and Friends, etc.
Rob Derhak - moe.
Danyel Morgan - Robert Randolph and the Family Band
But the man that started it all for me is and forever shall be:
Mr. George Porter Jr. - The Meters 
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09-06-2006, 09:48 AM
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Tower of Power
Dug Pinnick
Sheehan
Mark King
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09-06-2006, 10:35 AM
| | | | play everything you hear if you are watching tv cop the bass licks for each commercial or for any musical part
but my personal guys
john enwistle of the who
while he is acknowledged as an influence on the scene i think he is underrated for his contribution to bass guitar in every category
before him i do not believe there is any recorded evidence of any bassists using a distinctive treble top end to his live or recorded signal imho he was the guy that introduced round wounds and that swing bass sound
some guys believe he is too busy and not a real bass player but i can tell you that each and every time i saw him perform it was a bass clinic
a few years back i saw him at slims in sfo there were about 25 people in the club what a great show and a bass clinic
rocco prestia of the tower of power
for me rocco was a local guy and i watched him from his start
i played in bands that opened for top
really a phenom that has had a wide influence over alot of guys
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