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10-24-2008, 12:41 PM
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Who has had the most impact on you as a bassist and why?
For me, that would have be my father. I remember watching him in his old band with his worn out p-bass, long jet black hair, and tight denim jeans. My dad was a typical 80's rocker and he totally got me into music and bassplaying. If it wasn't for him I don't know what I'd be doing today...gardening? 
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10-24-2008, 12:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NYC | | | jaco... he was a true artist!
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10-24-2008, 12:48 PM
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10-24-2008, 01:06 PM
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10-24-2008, 01:11 PM
|  | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | Easy answer on my end. J.V. Collier. I was so lucky to meet him, become his friend, and obviously to study under him. He still amazes me to this day as a musician and as a human being. |
10-24-2008, 01:23 PM
|  | Bass lines like a big, funky giant | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southern MN | | | McCartney. The first music I noticed that had interesting bass lines. Closely followed by Jamerson for the same reason. It's just that I heard McCartney first! |
10-24-2008, 01:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: OC California | | | Cliff Burton RIP
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10-24-2008, 01:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cincinnati OH | | | If I had to pick one it would be Entwistle.
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10-24-2008, 02:58 PM
| | | | Peter Hook. I didn't know what a bass was, until I found out where those melodic, beautiful sounds on Joy Division and New Order records came from. I never played a music instrument and had no interest in doing so, until I learned songs like She's Lost Control on my friend's bass.
James Jamerson is probably my favourite musician of any kind, of any genre, of any era. True genius. I know I'll never be as good as him, so I just enjoy listening to the sounds he made with his bass and hope some of it rubs off on me.
Hooky made me find out what a bass was, Jamerson keeps me enthralled by what a bass can do.
I've listened to and enjoyed so many bass players in between, and adapted things from many others, like Simonon, McCartney, Entwistle, Rourke, Prestia, Jaco, John Paul Jones... so, so many. I'm grateful to all the bass players who contributed to the music I love listening to. |
10-27-2008, 07:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NJ via NYC | | | In the last 10 years? Victor Wooten. In general... ok I'll say Jaco.
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10-27-2008, 10:36 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: U.K. | | | Roscoe Beck and Chuck Rainey, I'm also a fan of Rocco Prestia and his fingerfunk has worked its way into my playing. Most of us we're an almagamation of lots of people, but there also the lucky ones like the OP who had an influence and role model on Bass from an early age.
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10-27-2008, 10:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: lincoln, NE | | | +1 on Jaco and victor, i couldnt pick one in particular |
10-27-2008, 10:45 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | I have a lot of favourites, but man, the one who has influenced me most? Probably the two biggest ones are Geddy Lee and Jonas Hellborg.
But Stuart Hamm was the man who really got me into the bass being a real melodic instrument and introduced me to a new way of thinking about playing it. |
10-27-2008, 10:46 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College Station, Texas | | | Steve Harris. His licks got me into loving the bass. |
10-27-2008, 10:47 AM
|  | no really, smokemeth&hailsatan | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pueblo, CO | | | Les Claypool
The way he plays, sounds, moves on the stage, his tone, the notes and rhythms he plays to support the music, and a few other things. |
10-27-2008, 11:11 AM
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not sure about THE most influential bassist, but for me, seeing flea from RHCP play made me want to start bass |
10-27-2008, 12:14 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Spector Basses/Genz Benz Amplification/Mojo Hand FX | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | Quote:
Originally Posted by palm grease  jaco... he was a true artist! | Jaco was a true artist...no doubt...but...
When people are asked about their influence, Jaco's name comes up a lot...but personally, I don't hear a lot of Jaco in other people's playing. I hear more of a motown influence, or just straight ahead rock bass influence (no one in particular)...
I'm not saying a lot of people weren't inspired by Jaco...me included...but IU think maybe people get inspiration and influence confused sometimes... |
10-27-2008, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by fishtx
When people are asked about their influence, Jaco's name comes up a lot...but personally, I don't hear a lot of Jaco in other people's playing. I hear more of a motown influence, or just straight ahead rock bass influence (no one in particular)...
I'm not saying a lot of people weren't inspired by Jaco...me included...but IU think maybe people get inspiration and influence confused sometimes...
| I'm influenced by his presence in the music he "belonged" to.
I'm inspired by his musical execution.
If you were to hear my music, I would hope it doesn't sound like Jaco, I would hope it sounds like me..... BUT, if it sounds like I "belong" there, like I mean every phrase, passage and note.... and you can hear the passion that I try to exude.... that's what I owe to Jaco. Be yourself and be bold, with taste.
another example... Eric Avery!
make sense?
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10-27-2008, 01:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Land of Lakland | | | Jack Casady. 40 years ago Jack was doing thing with a bass that no other player was doing. He had a monster tones that kept the Airplane flying and the Tuna, Hot.
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10-27-2008, 01:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 97465 | | | Entwistle, Bruce and Casady have probably influenced my playing style more than others.
Along with a nod to Prestia, Jamerson and McCartney.
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