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Old 01-08-2010, 12:55 AM
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-Will lee
-Flea
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Old 01-08-2010, 12:58 AM
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hey just a heads up this should probably be in the bassist forum.
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Old 01-08-2010, 01:01 AM
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Pino Palladino
Tony Levin

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Old 01-08-2010, 08:31 AM
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I obviously didn't list 10, but here are a few that should be added. Michael Rhoades, Dave Pomeroy, Joe Osborne, Keith Horne.
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Old 01-08-2010, 12:38 PM
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Jaco
Pino
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Old 01-08-2010, 12:43 PM
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Abe Laboriel
Tony Levin
Jaco
Pino Palladino
James Jamerson
Chuck Rainey
Geddy Lee
Marcus Miller
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Old 01-08-2010, 12:45 PM
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I think it should be top 11..............
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Old 01-08-2010, 12:51 PM
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Geddy Lee
Jaco Pastorius
John Entwistle
Victor Wooten
Marcus Miller
Miles Davis
Jack Bruce
Chris Squire
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Old 01-08-2010, 12:55 PM
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Jack Bruce
Sir Paul
Jaco
Marcus
James J.
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Marcus Miller
Victor Wooten
Dave Larue
Alain Carion
Billy Sheehan
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James jamerson
Donald Duck Dunn
Pino Palladino
Rocco Prestia
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Old 01-09-2010, 09:53 AM
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No particular order:
Flea
James Jamerson
Geddy Lee
Steve Harris
Paul McCartney
Les Claypool
Bootsy
Larry Graham
Pino
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Gene Simmons, for showing people in my generation that you didn't have to stay in the back of the stage when playing bass.
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Old 01-09-2010, 10:04 AM
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Old 01-09-2010, 07:24 PM
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Jamerson
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Casady
McCartney
Jack Bruce

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Old 01-09-2010, 07:31 PM
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Geddy Lee
Jaco Pastorius
John Entwistle
Victor Wooten
Marcus Miller
Miles Davis
Jack Bruce
Chris Squire
I'm with Bassface. That's a good list.

But I would probably drop the Ox (only if I had to - sorry John) and put in Stanley Clark, Louis Johnson, Steve Harris & Flea.
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Jaco
Marcus
Bunny Brunell
Jeff Berlin
Doug Johns
Tony Levin
Michael Mannring
John Pattituchi
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Chris Squire
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Old 01-09-2010, 10:56 PM
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1. Les Claypool
2. Geezer Butler
3. Flea
4. Geddy lee
5. John myung
6. Eric Avery
7. Billy Shean
8.John Deacon
9. Steve Harris
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Old 01-09-2010, 10:59 PM
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dude im pretty surprised no one mentioned david labruyere... easily one of the best
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Old 01-09-2010, 11:02 PM
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Alright, not top ten but my favorite to listen to:

-Jaco Pastorious BUHUHUHUHUHUH
-Dan Briggs BUHUHUHUHUHUH
-John Myung
-John Taylor
-Stuart Zender
-Geddy Lee
-Tim Commerford
-Juan Aldrete
-Michael Ivins
-Marcus Miller
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Old 01-09-2010, 11:10 PM
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I couldn't keep it 10, so here is my top 12:

Geddy Lee
Chris Squire
Les Claypool
Rick Anderson (The Tubes)
Flea
Jeff Berlin
Jaco Pastorious
John Entwisle
Dug Pinnick (Kings X)
John Paul Jones
Tim Commerford (RATM and Audioslave)
Stu Hamm
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