What Bassist Are You Most Similar To?

[nutso42]

What bass player has a similar playing style to what you do (both in technique, and in skill level), and also who has a similar approach to writing bass lines?

For me, I'd have to say Mike Dirnt from Green Day. He plays with a lot of eighth-notes, but throws in enough little flurries to keep the bass line interesting. Here's one example: http://www.911tabs.com/link/?2042138

So, what bassist do you play like?

[JulienJeff]

Jeff Ament.
The more I play, the more I play like him.

[Kromwarp]

Jason Newstead. I'd say I'm pretty solid and I play with a pick. More and more I listen to his lines and realize lines I write are pretty similar

[knumbskull]

physically, Les Claypool.

in terms of playing ability, that guy with no arms who plays with his feet. only, if he had no feet either.

[knumbskull]

ok serious answer: probably Geezer Butler, or at least i would like to be.

bluesy scales, not too complicated, tend to gravitate to plucking near the neck and making that slappy sound by bashing the strings quite hard.

oh and i prefer vintage tones, unruly facial hair and bell bottoms.

[rosanne]

There are bassists I'd *like* to sound like. But no one ever got famous by playing and sounding like I do. So there may be bassists I sound like but I've never heard of them.

Equally, I don't know of any old, short, mediocre female bassists.

[nutso42]

Originally Posted by rosanne

There are bassists I'd *like* to sound like. But no one ever got famous by playing and sounding like I do. So there may be bassists I sound like but I've never heard of them.

Equally, I don't know of any old, short, mediocre female bassists.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzi_Quatro

Just a suggestion.

[rosanne]

Originally Posted by nutso42

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzi_Quatro

Just a suggestion.

So, yeah, she's old, short and plenty mediocre. But not someone I want to play like. I listen to a lot of Pino.

[nutso42]

'kay, anybody else?

[Gunnerhea86]

Probably Tim commerford from Rage Against the Machine

[iguigd]

Christopher Russell Edward Squire
He turned my life around back in 1972.

[Zomb13]

I gotta say Jason Newstead also, but I'm striving to be more like Billy Gould.

[troy mcclure]

I think my biggest influence was Jack Bruce during his Cream era...never really heard much of his other stuff. When I saw him on the Cream reunion I was dissapointed.

[stratovani]

Geddy. I like his long, flowing bass lines and his busy style of playing.

[infamusblkdeath]

i'd say just my playing style itself is kind of like justin chancellor and krist novoselic. my own written basslines sound like neither of them...or anyone one for that matter.

[bassvi]

I'd like to say Jack Bruce, but probably more like Geddy Lee. I don't sing as well as either one of them (sure wish I could). If Geddy played funk and r&b in addition to what he does, I'd say him. I really wanted to play like Jaco, Stanley, Billy Sheehan and Chris Squire too. At the end of the day, at this point I play like me for better or worse. I can't be any of those guys.

[paganjack]

I'd say I fall somewhere between Chris Wolfenholme and John Paul Jones.

[sonicwaste]

Scott Reeder for me,we are both lefthanded after all!!!!

[Hoover]

Originally Posted by nutso42

What bass player has a similar playing style to what you do (both in technique, and in skill level), and also who has a similar approach to writing bass lines?

It'd probably be a horrible generalization/oversimplification/insult to suggest, based on my limited familiarity with his work, that I'm "similar to" him, but fwiw...

About 10 years ago I was mixing FOH for Henry Threadgill's Make A Move band, and I found myself completely fascinated by bassist Stomu Takeshi, because it seemed as if he was playing exactly what I would play if I were in that same musical situation. It was uncanny.

[gibsualdo]

With a pick, probably Justin Chancellor or Nick Oliveri (QOTSA-era).

With fingers, probably Scott Reeder or Geezer Butler.