Are there are pros that play other pros sig basses?

[Tupac]

Something you rarely see, maybe it's a pride thing. I do, however, know that Juan Alderete owned a Joe Osborne Lakland sig. Any others?

 

[adk teleman]

Geddy Lee plays a Jaco tribute J bazz

 

[JimmyM]

The dude from Opeth plays a Marcus Miller sig Jazz. Justin Meldal-Johnsen used Geddys on the NIN tour, along with a few guitars that were almost all sig models. I see quite a few pro bassists using Epiphone Jack Casadys. And everyone who has ever owned a Les Paul uses a sig model. I don't see what the big deal is...either you like an instrument or you don't, and getting all wrapped in it being a sig model is silly. Who cares?

 

[20db pad]

I've seen Abe Laboriel play a Yamaha Nathan East model in photos. Adam Clayton and Juan Alderete play/own Lakland Darryl Jones models, and I think I read that Clayton is also playing a Sadowsky Will Lee on an upcoming U2 project.

 

[placedesjardins]

Some pros play the Sekou Bunch Carvin SB4000.

 

[rodl2005]

Bassist from The Killers uses/used a Geddy Lee sig jazz iirc

 

[Tanner5382]

Not bass, but Pete Townshend uses Clapton Strats live.

 

[jmattbassplaya]

I've seen a number of somewhat notable bassists use the Fender Marcus Miller signature bass.

 

[FranF]

Someone (arrgh, I forget who!) collects and occasionally uses rick 4001 Chris Squires.

 

[Snakeman1066]

Up until recently Geezer Butler was playing Bob Glaub and Joe Osborne Sig models....

 

[Vinnie Boombatz]

Nate Mendel plays a Lakland Bob Glaub.

 

[can_v]

james lomenzo (ex megadeth) plays Fender Marcus Jazz.

 

[Lo end PUNCH]

Lots of guys playing the Carvin SB(Sekou Bunch)4000 & 5000's. I know Bon Jovi's bassist plays and endorses them as well as Daryll Williams and Ethan Farmer.

 

[jamestown94west]

I've seen national touring acts using sig basses quite a bit, but I'm not sure I would consider any of the bassists famous

 

[spade2you]

Any guitarist that plays a Les Paul.

 

[kavvmxuh]

And everyone who has ever owned a Les Paul uses a sig model. Invalid Link Removed

 

[Gorn]

Esperanza Spalding plays a jaco signature.

 

[Kazz3lrath]

The dude from Five Finger Death Punch uses the Spector Rex Brown Signature.

 

[Erich Bruning]

Simon Gallup plays an Epiphone Jack Casady on a number of songs live.

 

[wvbass]

Verdine White played a Peavey Sarzo. With style, of course - they called his a Peavey Verdine White.