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08-11-2006, 01:05 PM
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Apologies if this has been asked before. Who do you think the most melodic basists are? McCartney, Moulding (XTC) and Jamerson come to mind. |
08-11-2006, 01:12 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Miami, FL | | | That is a hard question. . .
I like the basisist from The Cure. . . very melodic. |
08-11-2006, 01:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Yuma, Az | | | Geddy. And JPJ. Both very melodic players. Most of Geddy's lines in the classic Rush tunes carried a melody rather than holding down a chord structure. Alex took care of that in the early days.
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08-11-2006, 01:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St. Louis // St. Charles, MO | | | Aside from Paul McCartney, Geddy Lee and James Jamerson:
Peter Hook - Joy Division/New Order
Johnny McElhone - Altered Images
Colin Moulding - XTC
Chris Squire - Yes
Immediately leap to mind. |
08-11-2006, 02:23 PM
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08-11-2006, 02:31 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Myrtle Beach,SC | | | Methinks we must consider the solo bassists as the most melodic...........the ones that play fretless with too many strings........you know, more than four............there are lots.
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08-11-2006, 02:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London | | | Aren't you all forgetting Brian Wilson? |
08-11-2006, 05:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sebring, FL | | Eric Judy from Modest Mouse is almost painfully melodic at times. One of my favorite players in one of my favorite bands.
The bass player from Pinback, whoever he is, is also incredibly melodic. Too bad his tone isn't all that great.  Seems he sucks all of the bass/low-mids out of his tone. Strange.
John Entwhistle was also extremely melodic at times.
+1 for JPJ and Jamerson, too. |
08-11-2006, 06:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England | | I think jaco pastorius was very melodic in his playing.  |
08-11-2006, 06:25 PM
| | | | um. oteil, for sure in my opinion. SO melodic, responsive. its amazing. simply amazing. |
08-11-2006, 06:28 PM
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Niels Pedersen?
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08-11-2006, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Redhotbassist I think jaco pastorius was very melodic in his playing. | +1 Very.  |
08-11-2006, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by ElBajista The bass player from Pinback, whoever he is, is also incredibly melodic. Too bad his tone isn't all that great. Seems he sucks all of the bass/low-mids out of his tone. Strange. | Armistead "Zach" Burwell Smith IV. I suspect he cuts the lower frequencies so as to avoid muddiness in his contrapuntal lines. |
08-11-2006, 10:58 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Columbus OH | | | Mark Egan, Michael Manring and John Pattitucci are on an entirely higher plan than anyone has mentioned so far when it comes to playing melodically. The bass soloists are leaps and bounds more melodic than the band-member rock-guys.
The dudes from The Cure and Modest Mouse aren't even a blip on that radar.
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08-11-2006, 11:47 PM
| | | I prefer bassists that write a song with a good melody, than listening to a crap song to get to a melody on bass. Wouldn't you rather hear a nice tune with some nice words than a short bass solo?
I do like both, don't get me wrong, but popular melodies don't have a lot of notes usually, and whenever I hear a bassist playing a melody, they tend to overplay.
If I had to vote for solo in context with being a bassist, give me Jamerson and McCartney.
If I'm voting for melodic bassplayers writing, give me McCartney and Mingus.
just my 2 cents!  |
08-12-2006, 12:05 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles | | | I should add to the aforementioned list of melodic players the following:
Bruce Thomas (Elvis Costello and the Attractions).
If you can play the lines of Bruce Thomas you are a superb bassist. I did an EC&A tribute thing years back. LOT'S o'work! |
08-12-2006, 12:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan | | | steve lawson is my hero when it comes to melodic playing. Yyves Carbonne and Jean Baudin are right up there too. I can only hope to someday be as good as these guys. |
08-12-2006, 12:27 AM
| | | | If you're talking bassists that plays in a rock band, I dont think theres any contest....has got to be Tetsu from L'arc |
08-12-2006, 09:17 AM
| | | | Browner, good call Brian Wilson.
Also, the late, great Bernard Edwards from Chic
And Andy Rourke from The Smiths |
08-12-2006, 09:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New York, NY | | | Michael Manring, if you consider him a "bassist" in the traditional sense. Otherwise, DEFINITELY Niels Peterson. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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