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11-05-2006, 05:57 PM
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If some magazine had you do a list of the 100 greatest rock bassists of all time, what ten players HAVE to be on the list? (in no particular order) |
11-05-2006, 06:41 PM
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11-05-2006, 07:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Stoneham, MA | | | Uh, that's nice. I have to make a list like this for a magazine, I just wanted to make sure I didn't forget anyone important. |
11-05-2006, 07:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Princeton, NJ (not in college! | | | Scott Lafaro
Ron Carter
Charles Mingus
James Jamerson
Larry Graham
John Entwistle
Jaco Pastorius
Stanley Clarke
Victor Wooten
Bootsy! |
11-05-2006, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by hungrych Scott Lafaro
Ron Carter
Charles Mingus
James Jamerson
Larry Graham
John Entwistle
Jaco Pastorius
Stanley Clarke
Victor Wooten
Bootsy! |
I think the poster was asking for Rock bassists.
John Paul Jones
John Entwistle
Geddy Lee
Billy Sheehan
Geezer Butler
Steve Harris
Jack Bruce
Sting
Peter Farndon
Michael Anthony
Flea
Paul Simonon
Peter Cetera
Dug Pinnick
Dee Murray
Ron Wood etc...
So many players, so little space.
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11-05-2006, 07:56 PM
| | | | James Jamerson
Mark Andes
Duck Dunne
Francis Rocco Prestia
Fred Turner
Nathan Watts
Steve Harris
Carl Radle
Norman Watt-Roy
Jet Harris |
11-05-2006, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Eric Grossman I think the poster was asking for Rock bassists. | Oops, I missed that. But just replace the first three with Chris Squire, Geddy Lee, and Les Claypool and you're golden!  |
11-05-2006, 08:48 PM
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-Flea-RHCP
-Nick Fyffe-Jamiroquai
-Timmy C.-RATM
-Alex Katunich (aka. Dirk Lance)-Incubus
-Jeordie White-MM, NIN, APC, etc.
-Jack Casady-Jefferson Airplane
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11-05-2006, 09:12 PM
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Hell, even *I* might make the list 
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11-05-2006, 09:14 PM
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(Scott LaFaro)
Paul McCartney
Jack Bruce
(Francis Rocco Prestia)
John Paul Jones
John Entwistle
(James Jamerson)
(Larry Graham)
Sting |
11-05-2006, 09:18 PM
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Geezer Butler
Macca
Rudy Sarzo
Stu Hamm
Phil Lynott
Tom Hamilton
Tom Petersson
Cliff Burton
and (don't laugh)
Gene Simmons |
11-05-2006, 09:24 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York | | | oteil burbridge has to be on the list. i would probably include tim commerford as well.
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11-05-2006, 09:26 PM
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jamerson!
oteil
tim commerford
larry graham
rocco
billy cox
flea
les
geddy lee
bootsy
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11-05-2006, 09:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Stoneham, MA | | | damn, I could probably jsut make my whole list out answers to this thread. By the way, who is Scott laFaro? |
11-05-2006, 11:18 PM
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Seymour Duncan/Basslines SMB-5A Endorsing Artist | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cuernavaca 1 hr S Mexico City | | | Scott LaFaro - Double-bassist (jazz) active in the late 50's and early 60's best known for his revolutionary ensemble work with pianist Bill Evens and drummer Paul Motian, culminating with a pair of LP's recorded live at the Village Vanguard in NYC on June 25th, 1961. He died in a car crash shortly thereafter. |
11-06-2006, 04:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Land of Lakland | | | Maybe not "ROCK" but here's my list
Scott Lafaro
Ron Carter
Charlie Haden
Jack Bruce
Paul McCartney
Chuck Rainey
Joe Osborn
Dave Holland
Ray Brown
Jimmy Garrison
Geddy Lee
John Paul Jones
Bob Babbitt
Bob Moore
Marcus Miller
Tina Weymouth
Charles Mingus
James Jamerson
Jack Casady
John Entwistle
Jaco Pastorius
Eddie Gomez |
11-06-2006, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Rids lol |
I actually agree with this.
Why do people keep making these lists? End result, everyone always hates them/complains about them when they are set in stone (in a magazine).
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11-06-2006, 07:53 AM
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Cliff
Geddy
Entwistle
Flea
Paul
Geezer
Les
Redding
and... since this is just a completely subjective laundry list of bass players, I'm just going to say;
Me.
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11-06-2006, 08:02 AM
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James Jamerson
Jaco
Jonas Hellborg
Jeff Berlin
Anthony Jackson
Chuck Rainy
Jerry Jermott
Doug Rauch
Pino Palladino
Rick Danko
Willie Dixon
Larry Taylor
Jack Bruce
John Paul Jones
Tim Bogart |
11-06-2006, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by tplyons Dunno if there are 100 good bassists in rock |
You're absolutely right. There are way more than 100.
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