are there any good country bassist

buddahbass · #1 02-13-2005, 12:14 PM

i just recently tried out for a country band (not my first choice, but in the woods of PA options are limited) and i was wandering if there are any good bassist in this style of music that i might listen to to get a good feel for some of this stuff.

Commreman · #2 02-13-2005, 01:32 PM

MIchael Rhodes, David Hungate. These guys are Nashville session cats who have played for EVERYONE. Check them out. Great players, great tone, great feel, great chops. Understated and dynamic.

JimK · #3 02-13-2005, 02:21 PM

Glenn Worf, Willie Weeks, Roscoe Beck, Joe Chemay, David Pomeroy(gotta like anyone who covers The Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows"), Keith Horne, Glenn Snow, etc.

Granted, Root-5 & some other standard Country rhythms are still played....for the most part, it's about Pop-style bass.

James Hart · #4 02-13-2005, 02:34 PM

great bunch listed already.... IMO the caliber of player doing Nashville sessions is hard to top! It was very humbling to have to learn pop country stuff for a band I was in briefly... lots of deeper stuff going on then the typical Top 40 to Classic rock gig IMHO/E.