top 3 bassists of today

[ARCtrooper225]

Ryan Martinie
Timmy Commerford
Steve Harris
and this list wouldn't be complete without:
Billy Sheehan
Trujillo
The guy from fishbone

[haloonpc]

Hmmmmm, let me think this is hard...... Yeah right; Flea, Flea, and Flea

[calebplaysbass]

to me this is simply players who make anything they play interesting to me. something i will sit down and listen to and always just get a wide grin at the bass lines.

Pino Palladino
Juan Alderete
Joseph Troy (Rx Bandits, this guy is solid all the way)

I think Flea deserves an honorable mention here. I may be speaking bass player heresy when i say i found his earlier work with the peppers to be wholly uninspiring but Stadium Arcadium had some pretty cool and interesting bass work and the bass he did on The Mars Volta's De-Loused in the Comatorium was freaking awesome

[dan.ablett]

on all instruments, my favorite players are always in or from my home town of perth WA. players like dane alderson, paul pooley, roy martinez, dishan abrahams, sam anning. those are my favorite players.

but to name names on the international scene,
me'shell ndegeocello
pattatuci
and every bassist that has been apart of israel houghton's new breed.

[BassChrille]

Brian Bromberg
Stu Hamm
Yngwie Malmsteen

[BigDawg]

Victor Wooten
Michael Manring
Les Claypool...he doesn't finger the fretboard, he kinds of pets it.

[evil_shenanigan]

Steve Harris, Steve Harris and Steve Harris

[GearGod]

Les Claypool
Phil Lesh
Kim Deal

[GearGod]

Sid Vicious
Jack Cassidy
Noel Redding
Flea
Jimi Hendrix(YES)!!!!!!!!!
Charles Mingus
John Entwistle
The guy from MDC
Klaus Flouride
Any of Dead Can Dance's Bass Players
Curt Smith of DCD
The Cure's Bass Player
The Guy from the Stray Cats

[Peter Squire]

carrots

[peaveyuser]

Billy Sheehan
Geddy Lee
Steve Harris
Victor Wooten
Cliff Burton (Even though he's not around anymore i think he deserves some recognition in this thread)

[pretaanluxis]

Flea
Paul Turner
Nick Fyffe

[Yvon]

Anthony Jackson
Tony Levin
Pino Paladino

[Mark Wilson]

Yves Carbonne
Stew Mckinsey
Michael Manring
Jaco Pastorius (He still lives on! )
Richard Bona
Matthew Garrison
Stanley Clarke (On Upright. I'm not huge on his electric stuff)
John Patitucci
Victor Wooten
Anthony Wellington
Marcus Miller (When he's not slapping, I think he's better)

[duckbutter]

Originally Posted by GearGod

Sid Vicious
Jack Cassidy
Noel Redding
Flea
Jimi Hendrix(YES)!!!!!!!!!
Charles Mingus
John Entwistle
The guy from MDC
Klaus Flouride
Any of Dead Can Dance's Bass Players
Curt Smith of DCD
The Cure's Bass Player
The Guy from the Stray Cats

Sid Vicious?!?!?!
Okay a 10 for attitude and all that, but as far a bass player...come on; they didn't turn his amp on during gigs for a reason.

[cnltb]

Originally Posted by Yvon

Anthony Jackson
Tony Levin
Pino Paladino

+1
Although, I would like to add steve swallow( as he's one of my very favourite), then however pino might have to come off the list which can't happen as he is soo prolific...Hmm what to do?

[capnsandwich]

1. Adam Nitti
2. Steve Bailey
3. Victor Wooten (Dave Larue coming in a close 4th)

To be honest, there's so many out there to name. I just named off the first 3 that popped in my head.

[00Funk]

Gouche, uncle Skee, Terrance Palmer

[John Webb]

DAQ......sigh

[santucci218]

Myung, Baudin, Felix Pastorius