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09-29-2010, 06:37 PM
| | | | The Most Inspirational Bassist
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So, when I was about 12, I started getting into 1970s music a lot. And when I say "a lot" I mean I listened to everything from Emerson, Lake, and Palmer to Stevie Wonder to Black Sabbath. But my favorite was Led Zeppelin (still is) and after watching an old concert of them on TV, John Paul Jones quickly became my hero because he was so cool. I t was because of him that I took up bass guitar.
And of course later in life I started spreading out and listening to even more types of genres. Everything from Punk to Jazz, and admiring more bassists like Flea, Geddy, and even Colin Greenwood. But my favorite will always be Jones.
So I was just wondering what all of your most favorite, influential, inspiring bassists are. |
09-29-2010, 10:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arrawarra Headland, Australia | | | Victor Wooten and Flea are big inspirations to me as a young bass player. |
09-29-2010, 11:51 PM
| | | | So many. When I was younger it was guys like Mike Gordon, Geddy Lee, John Myung, and Flea. I currently am liking Jeff Berlin, Micheal Manring, Tal Wilkenfeld, people like that, but I don't really learn their stuff. I've been learning stuff from Mikeal Akerfeldt-his fingerpicking stuff is chordally great, Jeff Beck-crazy note choice, and Gavin Harrison drum grooves.
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09-30-2010, 01:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC | | | Jack Bruce and Flea are the biggest 2 inspirations for me (but I can't not mention JPJ, John Entwistle and Geezer Butler, anytime I hear any of them it gives me a boost of inspiration) |
09-30-2010, 01:53 AM
| | | | Doug Rauch w/ Santana 72 -73
Billy Cobham / George Duke 1976
Lenny White 1975
Ralphe Armstrong
w / Mahavisnu Orchestra 1974 -75
Jon Luc Ponty 1975-76
Dave Lario Sr
Lario and Lyles duo
SF South Bay area
during the mid-late 70;s
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09-30-2010, 01:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: between Scranton and NJ | | | For me its Geezer Butler and Justin Chancellor. I actually met geezer and the rest of Sabbath wiht dio(RIP) at a signing. When I told geezer hes the one who made me want to pick up a bass he let me come around to their side of the table and i got to talk with him and the rest of the band for a half hour while they finished the rest of the singings, it was life changing. |
09-30-2010, 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Sarbecue Boss  I've been learning stuff from Mikeal Akerfeldt-his fingerpicking stuff is chordally great... | He's like... a guitarist dude...
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09-30-2010, 02:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Joplin MO | | | Brian Bromberg and Tom Jenkinson... those guys are wizards
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09-30-2010, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by OOZMAN He's like... a guitarist dude... | Exactly. SPREAD THEM WANGS
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09-30-2010, 10:50 AM
| | | | For me ... Alain Caron, John Patitucci, John Myung, Les Claypool, Flea( until By The Way) and Victor Wooten |
09-30-2010, 04:07 PM
| | | | Tom Araya.
Not just as a bassist, but as a person. Anyone who can be in a band with the lyrical content and image such as Slayer, and still be a Catholic and believe in God is an amazing person, with some damn strong personal values. |
09-30-2010, 04:15 PM
| | | | Wow, tough question. So many greats, but going back to the beginning:
John Paul Jones (yeah, and he's *still* a huge inspiration to me)
Donald "Duck" Dunn (with the Blues Brothers)
Jaco Pastorius (totally blown away trying to find the guitar player who played at the beginning of Birdland- ***?!?! That was the bass???)
Roger Waters (I could *actually play* his bass parts, and the songs on Dark Side of the Moon are just excellent) |
09-30-2010, 04:21 PM
| | | | James Jamerson and Carol Kaye. |
09-30-2010, 04:43 PM
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09-30-2010, 04:48 PM
| | | | Geddy Lee. |
09-30-2010, 05:24 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | All the usual suspects, though I do remember spending most of 1989 learning everything off Fishbone's 'Truth and Soul', so Norwood Fisher has to be in there for me, underrated IMO, wicked player, wicked band.
'Bonin' in the Boneyard' is a great slap line/solo to get around ; )
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09-30-2010, 05:32 PM
| | | | Paul Gray and Vince Hornsby were the ones to first get me into it.
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09-30-2010, 05:48 PM
| | | | John Paul Jones and Geddy Lee. They're both incredibly cool. I've seen both of them live and... they're just incredible. Geddy with his incredible technical skill and JPJ with his unquestionable groove and overall genius... Rush and TCV are both bands who are amazing because of their bassists.
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09-30-2010, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Skitch it! 'Bonin' in the Boneyard' is a great slap line/solo to get around ; ) | Hell yeah! Attacked that like a rabid chihuahua when it came out. Pouring Rain's the first time I heard a low B and went, "Baroo?" |
09-30-2010, 06:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Maryland, USA | | | Without McCartney, Squire, Geddy, Sting, Harris & Zender, I'd be stuck with classical piano forever.
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