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Best Bass Player you've ever seen Live

#81
Jason Newsted on Ozzfest when he played with both Voivod and Ozzy.

Justin Chancellor of Tool.

Les Claypool was good when I saw Primus, but the show wasn't all that great. He was amazing, naturally.

Seeing Dave Matthews (and my idol) Stefan Lessard tonight. Should be awesome.

Jeremy Plato of Cross Canadian Ragweed. That guy smokes on a fretless 6 without even opening his eyes. On an unlined Dean. Not too shabby.
 
#83
rockstarbassist said:
Seeing Dave Matthews (and my idol) Stefan Lessard tonight. Should be awesome.
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Aaaaaah! I almost scored tickets to fly down and see the show myself. I have business in Houston and could have combined business with pleasure.

Alas, too much to do, bought a new Sadowsky, and decided that seeing two shows on this tour was NOT enough but would have to suffice!

I saw them at Darien Lake here in Buffalo and the Saturday Randall's Island show.

Stefan and the crew rule! Have a great time at the show!
 
#88
Let's see........Nathan East, Jimmy Haslip, John Patitucci, Abe Laboriel, Sr., Michael Manring, Victor Bailey, Rocco Prestia, and Stuart Hamm. Oh, and tonight I will be going to see Marcus Miller at the Vault 350 in Long Beach, CA.....and Im sure that will be the awesome!

Carlo T.
 
#89
:hiding: I believe you have to pick one? ...Good Luck with that list! :cool:
dougjwray said:
Here we go.
In no particular order:

Electric bassists:
Paul McCartney (w/his band)
Jack Bruce (w/Cream, w/Ringo’s All-Starr Band, and w/his own bands)
John Entwhistle (w/the Who)
Phil Lesh (w/the Grateful Dead)
Chris Squire (w/Yes)
Billy Cox (w/Charlie Daniels (!))
Jeff Berlin (w/Tiger Okoshi)
Jack Casady (w/the Jefferson Airplane)
Berry Oakley (w/the Allman Brothers Band)
Jerry Jemmott (w/King Curtis & the Kingpins, and w/Aretha Franklin)
Rick Laird (w/the Mahavishnu Orchestra)
Jaco Pastorius (w/Weather Report, w/Herbie Hancock, and solo)
Andy West (w/the Dixie Dregs)
Carl Radle (w/Derek & the Dominos, w/Joe Cocker, and w/Delaney & Bonnie)
Gerald Johnson (w/Steve Miller)
Kim Clarke (w/Defunkt)
Alex Blake (w/Billy Cobham)
Stanley Clarke (w/Return to Forever)
Gene Perla (w/Elvin Jones)
Alphonso Johnson (w/Billy Cobham)
Bob Cranshaw (w/Sonny Rollins)
Jamaaladeen Tacuma (w/James Blood Ulmer)
Stanley Banks (w/George Benson)
George Porter, Jr. (w/the Meters)
Harvey Brooks (w/the Fabulous Rhinestones)
John Paul Jones (w/Led Zeppelin)
Steve Swallow (w/Gary Burton)
Fernando Saunders (w/? can’t quite remember)
Tyrone Brown (w/Pat Martino) also saw him on upright with Max Roach
Michael Henderson (w/Miles Davis)

Upright bassists:
Richard Davis (w/Elvin Jones)
Charlie Haden (w/Ornette Coleman, w/Pat Metheny, w/Keith Jarrett, and w/Old & New Dreams)
Charles Mingus (at a Newport Jazz Festival jam session)
George Duvivier (at the same jam)
Ray Brown (w/Oscar Peterson & Milt Jackson, and w/the LA Four)
Ron Carter (w/his own group)
Buster Williams (w/Ron Carter; Carter was on piccolo bass)
Charnett Moffett (w/Ornette Coleman)
Cecil McBee (w/Joanne Brackeen)
Dave Holland (w/Sam Rivers and w/his own groups)
Eddie Gomez (w/Steps)
George Mraz (w/? can’t quite remember)
Cachao (w/his orchestra)
David Freisen (w/his group)
NHOP (w/? can’t quite remember)
Brian Torff (w/? can’t quite remember)
Joony Booth (w/McCoy Tyner)
Avery Sharpe (w/McCoy Tyner)
Reggie Workman (w/Charlie Rouse)
David Williams (w/Jackie McLean)
Major Holley (w/Benny Goodman)
Todd Phillips (w/Matt Glaser & Andy Statman) (he’s a monster bluegrass bassist)
Marc Johnson (at a Berklee workshop)
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#91
BuffaloBob4343 said:
Aaaaaah! I almost scored tickets to fly down and see the show myself. I have business in Houston and could have combined business with pleasure.

Alas, too much to do, bought a new Sadowsky, and decided that seeing two shows on this tour was NOT enough but would have to suffice!

I saw them at Darien Lake here in Buffalo and the Saturday Randall's Island show.

Stefan and the crew rule! Have a great time at the show!
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Yeah and if I weren't gigging tomorrow night, I'd be up at the Smirnoff Center in Dallas for that show!!

Can't wait!:cool:
 
#100
Bassists I've seen ..

t.levin
j. hellborg
g.willis
d.holland
r.brown
s.clarke
tm stevens
v.wooten
j.genus
n.east
m.endegeocello
v.bayley
d.carpenter
j.patitucci
d.gress
m.miller
s.bailey
m.foster
m.mondesir
l.goines
m.garrison
t.kennedy
d.jones
s.swallow
a.jackson
a.laboriel
a.johnson
nhop
m.johnson
c.haden
g.lee
s.hamm
b.sheehan
j.johnson
a.caron
l.johnson
r.bona
a.s.leco

and a few more...
but I guess my favourites would have been

steve swallow
anthony jackson
dave holland
ray brown
 

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