Music/bassists that are sooo NOT your thing..

fleabee · #1 02-04-2009, 06:50 PM

..however there is something about them that you respect the sh$t out of? Example: Jamiroquai is far from my type of music but I love Zender's grooves and his aggressive use of bass lines.

TAOspeedwagon · #2 02-04-2009, 06:54 PM

that is exactly how i feel about jamiroquai

stuart zender is the freaking man

Gabe. · #3 02-04-2009, 10:14 PM

billy sheehan,
can't stand his music- but damn he has some amazing technique

Hopper · #4 02-05-2009, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Gabe.

billy sheehan,
can't stand his music- but damn he has some amazing technique

Isn't his technique his music and his music his technique?

Dellers · #5 02-05-2009, 07:08 AM

Billy Sheehan. He's technically good, yes, but if I want guitar-like playing - I'd rather hear it played on a guitar

baalroo · #6 02-05-2009, 11:42 AM

Wooten bores the crap out of me, but he sure can play.

Jezz8me · #7 02-06-2009, 04:04 AM

Jaco Pastorius. The Weather report are cheasy and bad IMO but his bas playing is fantastic, ask anyone.

neurotictim · #8 02-06-2009, 04:47 AM

+1 to Jaco.

I can appreciate what he's done for the bass guitar, and even a couple of his solo tunes are pretty BA, but as a whole I feel like I'm listening to a train wreck when I listen to him.

sevenyearsdown · #9 02-06-2009, 05:16 AM

I always felt that way about Grand Funk. Farner's guitar playing and tone....well lets just say I'm not a fan.

But I could listen to Mel all day....and sometimes I do.

pc · #10 02-06-2009, 05:48 AM

Jaco
Richard Bona
Jeff Berlin
Ryan Martinie

I used to think this way about Sheehan until I listened to Niacin. It really changed my mind.

fleabee · #11 02-06-2009, 09:59 AM

As a blanket statement I can say that I love what bass did for disco in the 70's...so up front and groove oriented but what can i say I dont like dance music.

s4001 · #12 02-06-2009, 12:47 PM

The Beatles. Maybe because the 60's were before my time, but I just can't get into most of their stuff. Paul's playing is almost always over the edge top notch.

+1 to Jaco.

gkbass13 · #13 02-06-2009, 03:34 PM

not at all a fan of anything about jeff berlin, but the man can play and is very knowledgable about music and the instrument.

stratovani · #14 02-06-2009, 08:02 PM

Victor Wooten, et al. That style of bass playing - slap, pop, heavy treble - does nothing for me, although I do admire Wooten's talent and virtuosity. It's a bit like Steve Vai and his kind on guitar, technically impeccable, but does nothing to me. Guess I'm just too old-school!

Dave Bassincus · #15 02-08-2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by stratovani

Victor Wooten, et al. That style of bass playing - slap, pop, heavy treble - does nothing for me, although I do admire Wooten's talent and virtuosity. It's a bit like Steve Vai and his kind on guitar, technically impeccable, but does nothing to me. Guess I'm just too old-school!

+1

von buck · #16 02-08-2009, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by stratovani

Victor Wooten, et al. That style of bass playing - slap, pop, heavy treble - does nothing for me, although I do admire Wooten's talent and virtuosity. It's a bit like Steve Vai and his kind on guitar, technically impeccable, but does nothing to me. Guess I'm just too old-school!

another +1

Andy

20db pad · #17 02-08-2009, 05:06 PM

I've always winced at Steve Swallow's tone, but his his compositions are brilliant and his overall playing is marvelous.

LCMBassist · #18 02-08-2009, 05:19 PM

Jaco.

unclejane · #19 02-08-2009, 06:27 PM

+1 to Victor Wooten, tho he's marvellous, just doesn't do too much for me. John Pattituchi is another one who's brilliant but just leaves me totally cold musically. And the great Stanley Clarke I only listened to briefly when he was in Return To Forever.

There's a bass day video on youtube where all the greats are on stage zipping and slapping around. I was, like, reading TB and kind of ignoring it until suddenly they let francis rocco prestia play solo for a bit. I suddenly just sat up straight. I listened all the way through and didn't move until his spot was done. Turns out I always have that reaction when I hear francis rocco prestia.

There's another bass day video I was watching and the same thing happened when Billy Sheehan did his little doodly. I couldn't stop listening, but the rest of em didn't do much for me.

I"m most turned up by true "ensemble" playing (like Niacin as someone else mentioned, much progressive rock and other similar things like Rush, Yes, etc) rather than a couple of stars just soloing all the time. That's probably why I'm cold to a lot of the greats - I generally hear them in that soloing situation rather than in a real ensemble performance (i.e. like you always hear Anthony Jackson in).....

LS

bass12 · #20 02-08-2009, 06:44 PM

Really interesting how many people aren't into Jaco, Wooten, etc. I always thought the tone Jaco had on a lot of Weather Report stuff was dreadful and I could never sit through an entire Wooten album. I've been to see Victor do his solo thing live and I get bored halfway through. Put him with Bela Fleck and company, on the other hand, and I can listen for hours. I watch all kinds of guys who are accomplished virtuosos and sometimes I wonder why I'm not that kind of player. Then I remember why I started to play bass in the first place - because of straight-ahead groove players who played songs I could get into. Listening to a "Bassist" album just doesn't do it for me most of the time (god forbid it should be an album with multiple bass overdubs!).