Recent content by Pbassfunkosaur

I haven't heard the studio version of Sinister, so can't comment. Always loved Wooten though, have a couple of his solo albums - Hip Bop is a standout bass solo and one that deserves mention on this thread!

And to try to do justice to his under-appreciation, I believe Ralphe Armstrong is the best bass player. His fashion sense aside, Mahavishnu's 1974 dvd confirms this time and time again. I can understand why he is quoted as saying Jaco missed out on the Mahavishnu gig and switched to fretless...

Basshole's right. It is The Struggle Of The Turtle To The Sea Part III. Havona is the runner up, an extremely close contender (and compositional genius no doubt) but Turtle epitomises the electric bass solo. It contains all of the cliches - the pentatonic base, chromatic approach, gravitating to...