Who is your bass Idol?

[fishtx]

anyone who ever got the gig with Frank Zappa...

[capnsandwich]

I have so many of them for so many different things that each one does but overall I can narrow it down to 3 I guess.

1. Tom Kennedy
2. Jimmy Johnson
3. Adam Nitti

[strke-fender]

mike dirnt

[James Holley]

I like Doyle Holly,Doyle Kurtsinger,Jake Hooker, Henry Strzelecki, Tommy Shannon and Paul McCartney and Elton Leatherwood.

[Webtroll]

Phil Lynott

[Micolao]

Simon gallup

[Ric5]

[atb]

Lots of influences but my idol is Chris Squire.

He's the only one that has made me think "I wish I had written THAT bass line".

[Eight_Stringer]

Amazing how as a young man you see your idols on stage, Gezzer was amazing in 72. Wanted to play bass when i saw him. Lots and lots of great players i have seen live, one of the little disappointments is when you get better and better and start to actualy play as good as the live players, the mystique is gone. You still get great ideas on playing from the players of the day, while others whom you thought were very good are now no better than you! Still fame is all at times,

The thrill is still there though when you hear something special from the past until the present day. Hope you all enjoy your own playing, look forward to hearing you all in time.

Cheers.

[deepbluesuk]

Keith Ferguson

[250GBsOfAwesome]

Chris Wood
John Entwistle
James Jamerson

are my top three.

[Eight_Stringer]

'tar DeepblueskyUK, obliged to you if answer to Grace's bass player.

Hit parade,

John E
Gezzer
Geddy
Late John Glascock


Me when i am playing well
NOT me when i am playing awful...

Cheers..

[Theramus]

I have many fave players, but my "idols" are 'arry and Trevor Dunn.

[DiabolusInMusic]

This thread is over 3 years old... but good to know... I was amazed at the fact that Taiji was mentioned on the first page.

[Julius95]

David Caraccio

[Rutherford_Fan]

I think most of you could wager a guess by just looking at my User-Name.

Bassist: Michael Rutherford
Bands: Genesis, Mike + The Mechanics, played on Steve Hackett's "Voyage of the Acolyte"

He really is my idol as cheesy as it sounds. And since not many people know who he is (outside of maybe this website), I figure that having his name as my User Name will get some new people in-to listening to his bass-work. Most people don't realize how good the basslines in Genesis were because they are focused on either Collins or Gabriel's showmanship or on Tony Banks' amazing keyboard work.

But Rutherford was literally the glue that held the band together and made it work. He manages, over and over again, album to album, to compose basslines that incorporate, all at once, the melody, harmony, and rhythm of the song. And he plays some 'flashy' stuff as well, BUT without sacrificing from the melding of melody, harmony, and rhythm.

[mikebpeters]

My vote is for Gustavo Del Farra

He busks for a living and plays an awesome variation of slap with chords overlayed.

see what I mean for yourselves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy3V2Tl4g3s

[bstringkyle]

Originally Posted by guitar<bass

This guy. I realize that many don't seem to think he is as great as I do but the man has more energy and a better stage presence than anyone I've ever seen, makes slap sound DAMN good in metal and plays a warwick thumb. I realize that many people will never hear him because they hear the beginning of a Mudvayne song and just immediately change it. The man's a machine..
I do not idolize anyone.
I really really like this guy.

Dustin

I agree too dude, Ryan Martinie is an amazing and very underrated bassist

[jbailes]

As far as all-time infuence, I'll go with Jaco. But with current bass players, I've got to say my primary influence is Dave LaRue.

[adube810]

phil lesh of the grateful dead and george porter jr of the meters

masters of groove