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5 Favorite Bassists?

#221
Trying to be 100% honest with myself and list them as they come to head:

1) Al Cisneros (nobody is as big a personal influence, nor as consistently, perfectly, 100% always playing the most perfect lines)
2) Paul D'Amour (one of my earliest influences, and for a long time the tone and style I aspired to match)
3) Jeff Ament (good contender with Al for playing the best lines at the best moments)
4) Ben Shepherd (inspired me to relearn finger-plucking after a long time focusing on pick playing)
5) Geezer Butler (his playing is like a secret influence that I'm noticing more and more in my playing; just constantly listening to my own lines and going "oh, Black Sabbath")
 
#222
My order:
1. Jason Newsted (Not the best but his energy and vocals are to die for)
2. Steve Harris (This guy is insane and perfect for Maiden)
3. Rex Brown (Amazing energy and that tone)
4. Roger Glover (His bass lines got me into bass)
5. Dave Ellefson (His technique, tone and energy is just perfect)
 
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#225
Not in a particular order

Paul Siminon- the clash*
Duff Mckagan - GN'R*
Dee Dee Ramone- the Ramones*
Tommy Stinson - The Replacements*
Karl Alvarez - the descendents

Also bassist like Mike Watt, Tony Lombardo, JPJ, Matt Freeman and Eric Wilson could be in the mix.
Some of these guys have a major influence on my playing as well*
 
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#231
In no particular order, off the top of my head, my list would include the following masters of their craft:
-Les Claypool (My first and biggest influence as a bassist)
-Steve DiGiorgio (The reason I play fretless now)
-Jaco Pastorius (The Master)
-Dominic "Forest" LaPointe (Incredible technique and amazingly musical)
-Steve Harris (The first ever heavy metal lead bassist, and he does all those triplets with 2 fingers and no warming up!!)
 
#233
5 Electric bassists whose lines adorn a lot of rock/pop/R&B songs I like a lot (because, really, who loves the bassist if the rest of the music isn't to their liking as well?). Focusing on the slab players only.

Paul McCartney
James Jamerson
Anthony Jackson
Chuck Rainey
Police-era Sting
 

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