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Any good "modern" bassist

#21
To be honest, other than a couple of Godsmack, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots songs, there hasn't been anything that has come out in over 20 years that has interested me enough to want to buy it.
 
#24
frisbieinstein said:
Tal Wilkenfeld seems like the hottest thing going to me.
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Isn't she? And talented!!!!!

But aside from that, and to get back on track...

If you want something INCREDIBLY challenging, I'd recommend Blotted Science - The Machinations of Dementia. Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse) on bass.

The entire CD was composed around select scenes from various horror movies (1 per song) and there are the videos synced up on youtube if you are interested. But with no vocals, there can't be any of the "Love death metal, right up until the singer started screaming" arguments...lol

But seriously, if you want to truly put your skills to test, this is the band to set the bar.

Cheers :bassist:
 
#27
Nate Mendel - The Foo Fighters
Tye Zamora - Alien Ant Farm
Mic Todd - Coheed & Cambria (though he has been replaced by Zack Cooper)
Tony Kanal - No Doubt
Jeremy Davis - Paramore
Brian Beller - Dethklok, Steve Vai, many others
Billy Sheehan - Winery Dogs, Niacin, many others
Colin Edwin - Porcupine Tree
Matt Freeman - Rancid
Mike Gordon - Phish
Colin Greenwood - Radiohead
Mike Inez - Alice in Chains
Stefan Lessard - Dave Mathews Band
Chris Wood - Medeski, Martin & Wood
Allen Woody - Govt Mule, The Allman Brothers
Andy Hess - Govt Mule, The Black Crowes
 
#30
No one's yet mentioned Ryan Martinie from Mudvayne - he's one hell of a modern bassist.

Also I'll second Robert DeLeo - some of the best melodic bass I've heard - and Colin Edwin from Porcupine Tree, though I have to wonder how much of the writing credit is his, and how much is under Steven Wilson's direction.

Sean Malone from Cynic is amazing, but to really appreciate him fully you have to get "Cortlandt" - his solo album - and both of Gordian Knot's records.

I haven't seen Pino Palladino mentioned yet - he's still kicking around.
 
#31
Are there good modern bass players? Yes! A lot.
Here's your problem:
"the common trend is that their all from the 60's to the 80's. I know music was at the peak at that time"
This is a complete fallacy based on a psychological tendency to like things that are familiar, or to merely follow along with the herd. The false concept that music "peaked" at some point is a cultural meme that happens when a large portion of the population gets to a certain age. The bubble of "baby boomers" still dominates the conversation culturally in the US, because they can't grasp that they have reached retirement age. They like music from the 60's through the 80's, so they say that's when music was good. The great irony is that they fought against their parents who called the same music garbage; but have some how forgotten about that.
So, you won't find good bass players who play good music if you have already shut out anything new because you think "new" isn't as good. If you ditch that idea, you will find a grip of phenomenal bass players.
 
#37
therhodeo said:
I'd like to know who's out there right now. So much of the stuff listed in here was past its prime by the time I even started caring about bass players. 90' was 23 years ago.
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The problem is no one has bothered to qualify what genre we're talking about or by what standard are they considered good. What style are you looking for?
Porcupine Tree and Spock's Beard are current bands, though I don't care for either.
All of Sean Malone's projects are current.
Ryan Martinie was mentioned, who is both current and a monster, but hasn't put anything out in a while. I would love a solo album from him.
 
#40
Hows_life said:
I really like Jenny Lee Lindberg from Warpaint.
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Good call. Very melodic and smooth.

I also like whoever plays bass on the last two albums by Land of Talk (different guys on each album, don't know their names).

I'll second Nate Mendel, but if you've read any of my whiny posts, you'll know that that statement comes with the caveat that I only like his work on the first two Sunny Day Real Estate albums, and have found his playing in the Foos to be quite bland.

If we're going back to the 90s, Mark Sandman (Morphine), Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam, especially the first few albums and the most recent album), and Elliot Smith, who played bass on all of his albums. I love some of the work in XO in particular.

In the 2000s, check out Carlos D from Interpol.
 

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