Bassists you think more should know of....

[MattAT]

I don't know if this has ever been posted before but it is a good way for more to find more. You know what I mean? So....I think more should appreciate....
No order is required just list some or a few or a lot....

- Dave Blood (Dead Milkmen)
-Mike Rutherford (Genesis)
-Jean-Jacques Burnel (Stranglers)
-Jaco Pastorious (I don't know if you know who he is.....)

 

[Mutato]

Blacky Voivod

 

[wingnut]

hank maninger-the hacienda brothers

 

[tasty sweeps]

lenny kottke from the good rats.

standout tracks are:
'klash-ka-bob'
'cherry river'
'injun joe'

you can see newer live vids of them on youtube, but very few acts compare to them in the days of the album 'live at last'

check em out on myspace, too. they've played with any major act that's come to the east cost of the US. they're in the rock n roll hall of fame, but they just couldn't "make it" in the commercial sense, even with a few radio hits in the seventies.

 

[JTE]

Freebo on early Bonnie Raitt stuff.

Emory Gordy on early Emmylou Harris

Jerry Jemmot- while a lot of people DO know him, he's still way under the general bass player radar.

jte

 

[TDR1138]

Tony Bono - Into Another

 

[DoomandHeavy]

Markus Grosskopf- Helloween, this guy has some sick lines and solos.
James Schumacher- listen to some Brocas Helm, youll see what im talking about.
Sir Albert Witchfinder- plays simple lines that add alot, plus hes got some badass tone.

 

[IdealWay]

Jonas Hellborg (check out the albums: "Good People in Times of Evil", "Kali's Son", and "Abstract Logic")
Neils-Henning Orsted Pederson (NHOP)
Garret Sayers (The Motet)

 

[Brad Maestas]

Willie Weeks
Anthony Jackson (despite his recent cover feature)
Fernando Huergo (Guillermo Klein)
Michel Alibo (Manu Dibango, Nguyen Lê, Angelique Kidjo)
Itiberê (Hermeto Pascoal)
Jose Armando Gola (Gonzalo Rubalcaba)
André Vasconcelos (Hamilton de Holanda)
Mike Howlett (Gong)
Stomu Takeishi (Cuong Vu, et al)
Jimmy Johnson
and many others

 

[ScottG]

Two words.....Seth Horan. Never heard of him? Check him out on myspace or facebook. He is amazing!

 

[Mutato]

Tony Bono - Into Another

Holy ****!

 

[Bass Mule]

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]. 'Nuff said.

 

[Grayson C.]

Markus Grosskopf- Helloween, this guy has some sick lines and solos.
James Schumacher- listen to some Brocas Helm, youll see what im talking about.
Sir Albert Witchfinder- plays simple lines that add alot, plus hes got some badass tone.

Marcus is badass! Listen to the intro of "I Can"

Here's my list in no particular order:



I'm a huge fan of progressive rock (metal/krautrock. If anyone here likes the same, I STRONGLY urge you to check these guys out.

1.) John Glascock/Jethro Tull - This man has monster chops.
2.) Ken Forssi/Love - An incredibly inventive player
3.) Trevor Dunn/Mr. Bungle - Really fast and precise
4.) Derek Mo Moore/Nektar - Bassist of one of my absolute favorite bands, absolutely genious in his playing, but then again so is everyone else in that band...
5.)Gary Thain/Uriah Heep - Possibly one of the most perfect bassist I've ever heard.


edit: For the OP - Rutherford and Burnel are two phenominal bassists. I don'tknow the first one onyour list, but I think everyone knows Jaco

 

[gotmule?]

Andy Hess- Gov't Mule and the Black Crowes
Allen Woody- Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule
Phil Lesh- Grateful Dead- best work and tone from 1970-1974
Mike Gordon- Phish
Berry Oakley- Allman Brothers
Juan Nelson- Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals

 

[MattAT]

Phil Lesh- Grateful Dead- best work and tone from 1970-1974
Mike Gordon- Phish

YES! Check my signature!
I also believe Gordon is VERY underrated.

 

[pbass6811]

Two words.....Seth Horan. Never heard of him? Check him out on myspace or facebook. He is amazing!

+1!! Seth Horan is incredible!
Check out Jeff Schmidt as well! In fact, I'll help you...

Enjoy.

 

[jarrod cunningham]

quentin berry from the uglistik band ... called qbass on myspace . there some youtube vids out there ... he holds his bass differently .

 

[Stumbo]

Pete Cetera on Chicago's albums with Terry Kath, especially the first album.

 

[maxschrek]

Terry Clouse from Somnambulist. Check 'em out.
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[Brother Nothing]

I don't hear much about these guys:
Ben Shepherd (soundgarden)
Robert DeLeo (STP)
Matt Sharp (Weezer)
John Wetton (King Crimson, plus a ton of other stuff)

Shepherd and Sharp because they were PERFECT for their bands. They just added so much chemistry that wasn't there without them. Weezer hasn't been the same since Matt left. DeLeo and Wetton just wrote fantstic basslines and in my opinion should be at the top of the list in their respective genres.