5 Favorite Bassists?

[ecj_bass]

Damian Erskine
NHOP
Janek Gwizdala
Steve Bailey
Paul Chambers

 

[remainthesame]

No particular order:
Geezer Butler
Les Claypool
Alex Webster
Chris Squire
Marcus Miller

 

[growler-br]

1. Ryan Martinie - Mudvayne
2. P-nut - 311
3. Joren Thessling - Obscura
4. Robert 'Bubby' Lewis - Lupe Fiasco / Solo
5. Ryan Juhrs - Flaw

These five have been my biggest influences for years. Each is a different expression of music.

 

[Dellers]

Louis Johnson
Nathaniel Phillips
Jerome Preston
Nathan Watts
Larry Graham

 

[Gunnerhea86]

Hhhmmmmmm ....

Tony Kanal - No Doubt
Robert DeLeo - STP
Timmy C - RATM
James Jamerson
Juan Alderete - The Mars Volta

 

[IGotGas]

1. John Entwistle - the Who
2. Gene Simmons - KISS
3. Mark King - Level 42
4. Rob Byus - Blake Shelton
5a. Paul Gregg - Restless Heart
5b. Ben Shepherd - Soundgarden
5c. Mike Inez - A I C
5d. Jay DeMarcus - Rascal Flatts
5e. John Thomasson - Little Big Town

 

[akukulich]

Jaco
Pino Palladino
Anthony Jackson
James Jamerson
Chuck Rainey

 

[Aerynn]

No Order:
Colin Edwin
Duff McKagan
John Myung
Victor Wooten
Nick Harmer

 

[big_Mel_Bass]

Victor Wooten
Cliff Burton
Marcus Miller
Les Claypool
Jaco

 

[macmanlou]

Duck Dunn
Carl Radle
John Paul Jones
John Kahn
James Jamerson

Honorable Mention:
Ray Brown
Carol Kaye
Phil Lesh
Bakithi Kumalo
Paul McCartney
Jack Bruce

 

[sevdog]

Mike Watt
Joe Lally
Lou Barlow
Kim Gordon
David Wm. Sims

Ask me tomorrow and the list would probably be a little different.

 

[The Celestials]

In no extremely particular order

Nikki Monniger
Deebie Goodge
D'arcy Wretsky
Nicole Fiorentino
Alex Gehring

Support your local female bassist!!!

...and I am a guy btw

 

[LordRyan]

John Paul Jones
Glenn Cornick
Ashley Hutchings
Geezer Butler
John Ford

 

[dreadscought]

1. Geddy Lee
2. Les Claypool
3. Geezer Butler
4. John Paul Jones
5. John Myung

 

[mistahlee]

Jaco
Pino Palladino
Anthony Jackson
James Jamerson
Chuck Rainey

Good choices.

 

[IGotGas]

How...geeezzz how can ANYONE make a list of...(deep breaths)...(couple more)...No John Entwistle? ... How...mother of God help them...

 

[alexbrownebass]

Paul Jackson
Pino Palladino
John Paul Jones
Ray Brown
Paul Chambers

At the moment, and in no particular order.

 

[T-MOST]

M. Miller
J. Jameson
N. East
B. Edwards
M. Adams
L. Johnson

 

[Ric5]

Geddy Lee
John Entwistle
John Wetton
Tony Levin
Jack Bruce

and Greg Lake almost makes the list

Oops ... I left out my favorite ... Chris Squire ...

 

[Tom Howland]

Like everyone I'm sure this changes.
Right now.

Pino Palladino.
Jeff Berlin.
John Paul Jones.
Keith Ferguson.
Mick Karn.