Joe Satriani equivalent on the bass?

[Growler]

Are there any solo bassists that are of an equivalent or similar style to Joe Satriani? While there are quite a few bassists that impress me with their abilities (Manring/Lawson/Schmidt), their specific styles aren't of the type that I could just put on the stereo in the background while doing something. I'm also not a big fan of the heavily percussive Wooten styles either.

[tribus]

I'll say billy sheehan.

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/carlossoto

[Barkless Dog]

John Entwistle & second on Billy Sheehan

[J. Crawford]

Yeah, Billy Sheehan strikes me as a Satch type bassist.

[Danny Fox]

+ 1 on Billy

[Jazz Ad]

I wouldn't say so. Satriani isn't a flashy player. Very technical but not flashy for the sake of it.
John Myung would be a better fit. Randy Coven maybe?

[jmac]

I recommend two bassists. The first is Trip Wamsley. He is the bassist for The Power Triplets; who I also recommend. I have his Album "Curve" and you can hear and order all three here: http://tripwamsley.bandcamp.com/

The other player I'd recommend is Adam Nitti. His web site is: http://adamnitti.com/wordpress

Not only is Adam a great bassist, but he's also a really cool guy. Which is just as important to me as talent.

[Rich L]

+1 on Randy Coven...Jonas Hellborg on Art Metal also.

[Jazz Ad]

Agreed, Jonas Hellborg and Adam Nitti are good picks too.

[ga_edwards]

Kinda agree on Billy, but I think he's more akin to Vai than Satch.

[michael_atw]

Originally Posted by tribus

I'll say billy sheehan.

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/carlossoto

First thing I thought before I even opened the thread.

[michael_atw]

Originally Posted by Jazz Ad

I wouldn't say so. Satriani isn't a flashy player. Very technical but not flashy for the sake of it.
John Myung would be a better fit. Randy Coven maybe?

Entwistle wasn't flashy at all either.

[BIGREDSIX]

Steve Lawson and Squarepusher come to mind....

[Rusty Chainsaw]

Doug Wimbish. Utterly amazing, and hugely underrated. The guy can shred, and he only needs 4 strings (and a crapload of effects ). Behold:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qXNfNGQdSE
(about 3:30 in for the full shred-tastic experience)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDWwSQTD2LI
(note the Streamer Stage II instead of his usual orange Spector)

There's also some footage of him playing with Tarja Turunen (former Nightwish singer) on Youtube, where he takes a full-on shred solo.

[Rusty Chainsaw]

Originally Posted by BIGREDSIX

Steve Lawson and Squarepusher come to mind....

+1 on Squarepusher. Tom Jenkinson's amazing. I thoroughly recommend anything off Just A Souvenir (particularly Delta-V and The Glass Road), Hello Everything (all of it) and Music Is Rotted One Note (again, all of it). Full of bassy goodness.

[Deluge Of Sound]

Here's another vote for Squarepusher.

[IconBasser]

Sheehan fits, listen to the album Cosmic Troubadour. Like on most satch albums, the songs focus on the compositions much more than on technical skill.

Squarepusher works nicely too.