Bassists youre tired of hearing about

Holy War · #1 12-10-2009, 06:52 PM

Guys whose careers and musical contribution have just been beaten to death by online forums, bass rags, music rags, etc etc.

Ill start

Jaco and Jamerson

If I have to read about these guys one more time, I think my head will explode haha. I mean respect th heck out of them and appreiate what they did for the world of bass, but these guys have just been beaten to death (no pun intended with Jaco).

edit: This thread's purpose and meaning seems to have gotten a little OT so Im going to quote this so that everyone gets the idea of what this thread is about:

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Originally Posted by HalfDayClosing

Here I am thinking that the title 'bassists you're tired of hearing about' means bassists that you are tired of hearing about. I didn't think it meant bassists you're tired of listening to, bassists who suxxorz or who do you think is better than the other...

Fawkes007 · #2 12-10-2009, 06:58 PM

Flea. I mean, ya gotta love the guy and what he's trying to do with education, his playing with the Chili Peppers and other artists, but man, enough already!

I was having this conversation the other day with another bass player - like how many more times is Geddy Lee gonna be on the cover of Bass Player???

**pacojas** · #3 12-10-2009, 07:08 PM

enuf of this jeff berlin guy!!! just let him be the nerd he is. sure, the guy can play circles around me, but that sH** is B. O. R. I. N. G.!!!!!
groove hard or bust,...

PBass101 · #4 12-10-2009, 07:14 PM

If I hear "Wooten is better!" one more time I'm killing everybody.

Lazen · #5 12-10-2009, 07:15 PM

Victor Wooten maybe?

jerseyrichSnr · #6 12-10-2009, 07:17 PM

Gene Simmons.

michael_atw · #7 12-10-2009, 07:18 PM

Cliff Burton and Billy Sheehan: two guitarists who decided one day they'd rather shred on bass.

Disgusted · #8 12-10-2009, 07:19 PM

Victor Wooten as always

Tommygunn · #9 12-10-2009, 07:20 PM

Wooten, Geddy, Jaco, Berlin, Flea (tho he was the one who got me playing)

I'd say entwistle but his is jesus. I can't say no to God. Plus I can't get enough of his youtube interviews.

Poor Tom · #10 12-10-2009, 07:21 PM

All of them. I pretty much stay away from the Bassists forum.

Tommygunn · #11 12-10-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by PBass101

If I hear "Wooten is better!" one more time I'm killing everybody.

I know... ppl say it but he's not that good. I hate to say it but he's avg. He can play well but that doesn't define you as good

Tommygunn · #12 12-10-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Poor Tom

All of them. I pretty much stay away from the Bassists forum.

Hey! I like JPJ, Noel Redding, Andy Hess, and other underrated bassists. They get talked about sometimes overthere.

Another one is Harris gets talked about too much

aus_bass · #13 12-10-2009, 07:28 PM

Jaco
Wooten
Geddy
Flea
Miller
Pete Wentz
Gene Simmons

mcm · #14 12-10-2009, 07:29 PM

nathan east. he's such a goofball.

Sideshow Aj · #15 12-10-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Poor Tom

All of them. I pretty much stay away from the Bassists forum.

+1

GRISSLEHEAD · #16 12-10-2009, 07:38 PM

All of the above !!!!
Yes,they're all great bassist....but gimme a break !!!

mas502arc · #17 12-10-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mcm

nathan east. he's such a goofball.

Whoa what? lol
I love Nathan's stuff. I don't think he's talked about a lot nowadays too.

It'd have to be Geddy or Flea.

And if 'Vic is avg', then what are we??

waleross · #18 12-10-2009, 07:42 PM

Here goes: "The Bass should be felt and not heard !", talk about being beaten to death. I started on the String Bass and this is what was always said. Without an amp and only a raised stage you did feel the bass. I did have the luxury of a PA mike etc. Now, I don't have an Upright Bass which I do miss, however I love playing LOUD and being heard . When it came to Jaco(circa 1977) I knew then that I'd never be able to keep up or sound like him. So what, I sound like me.....In Todays media market everything even bass players in great bands are overtalked about. Being a bass player, I always flip out over the drummer way before I freak out over the bass player. Take the Stones, when I first heard them (1996) I couldn't get over the sound of the drums, the bass (not Bill W)
I felt......

JoZac21 · #19 12-10-2009, 07:43 PM

+ 1 on Flea and Wooten...

Don't get me wrong, I like them... but seriously, no more.

somegeezer · #20 12-10-2009, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by michael_atw

Cliff Burton and Billy Sheehan: two guitarists who decided one day they'd rather shred on bass.

Cliff Burton wasn't a guitarist. He actually learnt to play bass because of his brother who died. He also wasn't a shred bassist, he was an intelligent musician. I reckon if he was still alive now he would probably be in some sort of Progressive Metal band =D