5 Favorite Bassists?

[BassDoc51]

Gene Simmons & Nikki Sixx will always be 1 and 1A based on influence alone so I'll go with the following:

Steve Harris
Geezer Butler
Billy Sheehan
Rudy Sarzo
DD Verni

 

[winterburn69]

Don't know if I can do five...

Nikki Sixx
Paul McCartney
Simon Gallup
Roger Waters
Mark Hoppus

And the three Johns:
John Entwistle
John Paul Jones
John Taylor

Just realized I've posted twice. Whoops.

And a really big ***. Simon Gallup has only been on here twice. Both on my list.

 

[Mobiless]

Marcus Miller
Sharay Reed
Pino Palladino
Derrick Hodge
Jaco Pastorius

 

[Disco Batman]

Geddy Lee
John Myung
John Paul Jones
Colin Edwin
Charles Mingus

 

[mexicola17]

Flea - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tim Commerford - Rage Against The Machine
Sam Rivers - Limp Bizkit
Krist Novoselic - Nirvana
Mike Dirnt - Green Day

 

[ZBirdV8]

 

[herndonbassist]

Wow... hard to dwindle it down to 5, but here goes....

Berry Oakley
Jaco Pastorius
Anthony Jackson
Ron Carter
Paul McCartney

 

[tdub0199]

Ryan Martinie
Justin Chancellor
Johnny April
Roger Waters
Paz Lenchantin

 

[basstoven]

no order

Victor Wooten
Paul Chambers
Jaco Pastorious
John Paul Jones
Paul McCartney

 

[nillawaffa]

James Jamerson
Pino Palladino
Marcus Miller
Paul McCartney
John Paul Jones

 

[Ajak]

Marco Hietala
John Myung
Billy Sheehan
Trevor Bolder
Wojtek Pilichowski

and besides (just can't exclude them, sorry):
Wolfgang Zwiauer
Kürg Freudiger
Many Maurer (who has been my teacher)

 

[slapagroov]

Nice to see the hard rock and metal guys get some love! I started playing after hearing Metallica. The journey went in a different direction, but I still love metal!

John Patitucci - first soloist I heard, and it blew my mind. Our Family just owned me!
Gary Willis - enough said
Stu Hamm - spent hours in my room as a kid trying to tap his stuff
Cliff Burton - first bass hero
Marcus Miller - slap!!!

Lots more like Jameson, bootsy, Christian mcbride, but if it has to be 5, those are my first five.

 

[Blackswan777]

My 5 favorite Bass Players are....

1) Gary Thain
2) Klaus Voormann
3) Carl Radle
4) John Paul Jones
5) Dee Murray

 

[peledog]

My faves change at any given moment.

John Tayor
John Paul Jones
Pino Palladino
Stuart Zender
Flea

 

[peledog]

Jaco
Meshell NdegeOcello
Mark King
Tim Commerford
Steve Harris


See what I mean?

 

[Thumper19605]

Dave Holland
Steve Swallow
James Jamerson
Sir Paul
Christian McBride

 

[RaggaDruida]

Shiah Coore
Aston Barrett
Robbie Shakespeare
Marcus Miller
Moritz Von Korff

 

[77FenderJB]

John Paul Jones
Marcus Miller
Flea
Eric Czar
Stanley Clarke
and many more...

 

[millsbass5]

In no certain order:

Bob Daisley- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPEllITcfm8 'Nuff said. With Steve Morse and Lee Kerslake in this clip!

SpaGeddy Lee

William Sheehan

Gene $immons

Allen Woody- You gott give him a listen. It's WELL WORTH IT!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3OwLV4s6PY




*There are so many more players that have influenced me over the decades. But, these guys seem to be at the top of the list at the moment.

 

[MRDOOM]

In no particular order

Nick O'Malley
Twiggy Ramirez
Krist Novoselic
Chris Wolstenholme
Tim Commerford