5 Favorite Bassists?

[Trailight]

Anthony Jackson
Justin Chancellor
Geddy Lee
Les Claypool
Christian McBride

 

[fourfinger]

John Entwistle
Chris Squire
Joe Osborn
Victor Wooten
Tommy Shannon

 

[bassistjoe93]

John Paul Jones
James Jamerson
Fred Marshall
Adam Clayton (simply for his coolness)
Nathan East

 

[NightTripper]

Paul McCartney
Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads)
Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane)
Matt Asti (MGMT)
Mike Gordon

 

[Tom Howland]

RIGHT NOW.

Paul McCartney
Pino Palladino
John Paul Jones
Bobby Vega
Richard Bona

 

[calypsocoral302]

As a metalhead:

1) Cliff Burton
2) Geezer Butler
3) Les Claypool
4) Christ Novoselic
5) Steve Harris

Sure, there are probably "better" bassists out there. But these are the guys I *enjoy* listening to most.

 

[Diplowmatt]

Marcus Miller
Larry Graham
Sean Malone
Victor Wooten
Les Claypool

 

[lowendrv]

Jack Bruce
Harvey Brooks
Willie Weeks
James Jamerson
Mr. Pastorius

 

[FretlessMainly]

Charles Mingus
Phil Lesh
Tony Levin
James Paul McCartney
Geddy Lee

 

[Pcaudelo]

Geddy Lee
Robert Trujjilo
Flea
Fat Mike
Victor Wooten

 

[Clammy]

Lemmy
Steve Harris
Cliff Burton
Gene Simmons
Nikki Sixx

I dig these guys as much (if not more) for being great song writers, and performers, as for being bass players.

Cheers!

 

[G-Unit 01]

In no particular order.

Dee Murray
Tiran Porter
Paul McCartney
Mark King
Geedy Lee / Chris Squire ( I know this is cheating but it depends on what prog mood I am in. )

 

[gkbass13]

Vic
Jaco
Jamerson
Anthony Wellington
Pino

 

[iridiumrocks]

Geddy Lee
Chris Squire
Les Claypool
John Paul Jones
John Entwistle

 

[jnevi9nr]

Stefan lessard
Flea
Tim commerford
Dirk lance
Paul McCartney

 

[eneye]

For Me:
Jamerson (for obvious reasons)
Claypool (for being the Zappa of the bass)
Pino (for VooDoo)
Bagheti (for Graceland)
Larry Graham (for obvious reasons)

Ones I don't think I saw that deserve mention:
Bootsie Collins (funk power 1970 people!)
Carol Kaye (the original chick bass player)
Louis Johnson (off the wall? thriller?)
Fredrik Källgren Wallin (bass player for little dragon -- very innovative)
Marc Sandman (morphine)

 

[Highfox]

and from the other side of the pond another place another time...

Paul simonon
JJ Burnel
Bruce Foxton
Norman Watt-Roy
Sting

There are a lot MORE..! but to me these guys have their own style and sound.

 

[bluesbasshound]

my faves...

James Jamerson
Duck Dunn
Joe Osborn
Sir Paul McCartney
Chris Squire

 

[winterburn69]

In no particular order

Simon Gallup
Paul McCartney
Nikki Sixx
Mark Hoppus (alot better than he gets credit for)
John Entwistle

 

[cat_saltnpepper]

Matt Garrison
Gary Willis
Carles Benavent
Jimmy Haslip
Marco Mendoza