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06-05-2009, 09:31 AM
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Best players who primarily use / are best well known for playing a 5-string? |
06-05-2009, 12:29 PM
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I'll take a stab and say that one of my favorites is Gary Willis.
The first 5 string player I personally was ever aware of, was Jimmy "Flimm" Johnson (Flimm & the BB's).
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06-05-2009, 12:33 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Boston, MA | | | I've alway had good regard for Nathan East in his pop stuff. |
06-05-2009, 12:51 PM
| | | | Norwood Fisher on Fishbone's "Sunless Saturday" sealed the deal for me, although he was playing on a fretless on that song and I play fretted mostly. Man, talk about a rippin' bassline. |
06-05-2009, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by atb  Norwood Fisher on Fishbone's "Sunless Saturday" sealed the deal for me, although he was playing on a fretless on that song and I play fretted mostly. Man, talk about a rippin' bassline. | Fishbone! One of the most amazing bands I've had the privilege of seeing live. |
06-05-2009, 01:04 PM
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06-08-2009, 08:04 AM
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06-08-2009, 08:58 AM
| | | | Marcus Miller
Louis Johnson(?)
......my mind has drawn a blank
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06-08-2009, 09:04 AM
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06-08-2009, 09:07 AM
| | | | Nathan East... tom Kennedy.... laboriel |
06-08-2009, 09:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Indiana, USA | | | Nathan East gets my vote, although he plays a 6 nowadays. |
06-08-2009, 10:12 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central Illinois, USA | | | Nathan East and Jimmy Johnson both come to mind immediatley. Great players with great sounds ('though as Steve says, Nathan's been using a 6 lately).
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06-08-2009, 10:33 AM
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06-08-2009, 10:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sioux Falls, SD | | | Another vote for Nathan East. If Mike Porcaro uses (or used a 5) then he gets my vote as well. Very tasty stuff with Toto. |
06-08-2009, 11:32 AM
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06-08-2009, 11:34 AM
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06-08-2009, 11:36 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central Illinois, USA | | "Best players who primarily use / are best well known for playing a 5-string?"
Marcus Miller? 
Louis Johnson?
I don't think of either of them as being primarily known for 5's. WHen I think of Johnson, I'm thinking his original StingRay, and the Yamaha (he used on "Billy Jean"), but not a 5. Same with Marcus- Fender just came out with the MM 5 a few years ago, and THE image of Marcus is that particular four-string Jazz bass.
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06-08-2009, 11:38 AM
| | | | I like Matt Garrison |
06-08-2009, 11:38 AM
| | | | +1 for Norwood Fisher. |
06-08-2009, 11:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Boston, MA | | | Nathan gets my vote because he uses the low B very selectively, which I think is the right approach with pop.
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