5 string bassists that are good?

[CaM90]

I am getting my five string in the next few weeks (SR905), and I don't know many 5 stringed bassists to play their music. Any genre is fine. I only know a few 5 stringed bassists but I need more because I don't know what good covers I can play by myself or with my band. Please don't say comments like "You should make your own songs and play them, don't rely on bands to play." Or something along thsoe lines because I do create my own stuff I just need some good 5 stringed bassists.

 

[Philbiker]

Pick up a copy of Paul McCartney's "Flowers In The Dirt", he plays a Wal 5 string on a bunch of the songs on that record. Listen for the taseful use of the notes below "E".

When you're done, grab a copy of Joe Jackson's "Summer In The City" live record. Graham Maby plays beautifully!

 

[metalguy2]

A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step

 

[Petary791]

Traa Daniels from P.O.D.

 

[karandy29]

Dream Theater

 

[Juneau]

Juan Nelson of Ben Harper is one of my favorites and plays a 5 string CS Fender I believe.

 

[Adam Barkley]

Myung uses a 6. Jeordie White uses a 4.


Dirk Lance from Incubus has had some cool lines on Science and on "Are You In" from Morning View. Though I dislike Phish, Mike Gordon is very talented also. Fred Hammond plays a Smith five I believe, but I don't listen to much gospel so I really don't know.

Juneau: He has also used a MTD535 in the past.

 

[Twelve]

What the ****? What about Les Claypool?

 

[Vysous]

Dont forget at Gary Willis!!!! Lord of 5string!!!

 

[AaronS]

Roscoe Beck, perhaps?

 

[PunkerTrav]

Lets not leave out Nathan East.

 

[Tash]

Steve DiGiorgio

 

[tuBass]

norm stockton is a god

 

[bass555]

Tony Levin...

 

[clanner]

on someof the mid ninties and earlier dream theater stuff he played 5, he switch to six several yaers ago though

 

[eclipseyou]

you know you can play 4 string songs on a 5 string bass right o.0 anyway a really good bassist is Ryknow of MuDvAyNe, he uses a 5 string for most songs and he is incredibly fast on a bass

 

[Christian Houmann]

Richard Bona!

 

[f'nar f'nar]

jason newstead, robert trujillo, feildy, ryan martinie to name but a fraction

 

[Time Divider]

...but Will Lee has got some serious phat groove goin' on. If you can, pick up a copy of Delbert McClinton's Never Been Rocked Enough - about half the tracks feature Will on bass (and Paul Schaeffer on keys). The man do know how to lay it down, and doesn't overuse the B string.

 

[BassGod]

Dave Ellefson and Jason Newsted are great. My favourite would have to be Steve DiGiorgio though.

Graeme