Richest bassist?

[newbold]

holy feck. you guys still haven't moved this thread anywhere worthwhile in 18 pages?

Richest - money would be Macca, but not from his playing

who from playing? What about classical orchestra players. I bet some of them bring in $200K a year, and have time to play elsewhere...



of course royalties and performance and this and that when it's down to the music biz puts sting up there too, but the BASS PLAYER rather than the MULTI-TALENTED SONGWRITER would take Macca and Sting out of the running.

So what about Phil Lesh?
he's been touring off and on since '65, playing at least a hundred shows a year (maybe not this year) and Grateful Dead Productions is a huge business.

Deadheads spawned their own economy that spread around the USA. There's loads of money because Phil kept droppin' bombs through the '80's and '90's

Phil has more directly affected more people than Macca or Sting - just by the sheer volume of people at GD concerts...now some of that might have been the acid - but he affected the affected as well as the sober and helped give thousands of people jobs that wouldn't have much opportunity otherwise.

So in many ways, this guy is the richest bassist - but maybe not to an accountant.

[Spencer!]

McCartney's got to be number one....but Prince must be up there too.

[PilbaraBass]

richest bassist? hmmmmmmmm...

that would be me, of course...

oh no not in monetary terms...just in terms of how blessed I am...
beautiful wife, 3 awesome kids with one on the way....a comfortable home...living in an awesome place like tropical queensland...a solid job with good folks to work with...great friends...

I'm rich BEYOND measure!

[jerry]

Originally Posted by PilbaraBass

richest bassist? hmmmmmmmm...

that would be me, of course...

oh no not in monetary terms...just in terms of how blessed I am...
beautiful wife, 3 awesome kids with one on the way....a comfortable home...living in an awesome place like tropical queensland...a solid job with good folks to work with...great friends...

I'm rich BEYOND measure!

I feel the same way, money couldn't buy how blessed I am!

[knumbskull]

this thread is hilarious

that's kind of touching about you family guys... damn you, with your fulfilled lives! nah congrats and all.

back on topic - it's Macca, who else would it be? we're talking bass players and he was one of them in that band. and regardless of his lucrative songwriting credits, yes, he is a phenomenally talented BASS player - i had my doubts too til i listened.

(Phil Lesh, seriously? he probably blew it all on frisbees and bean bags. god damn hippies.)

EDIT late merry christmas you bass playing maniacs

[rollerberg2000]

Why has no one mentioned fullrangebass? Dude has over thirty Dingwalls at last count.

[JAUQO III-X]

Originally Posted by rollerberg2000

Why has no one mentioned fullrangebass? Dude has over thirty Dingwalls at last count.

Or Tombowlus