best bassist?

[Wiremessiah]

Just to reiterate : Richard Bona. *Possibly* , the greatest living bassist. Look him up on YouTube. I believe that outside of genre specific examples, he may be the most musical bass guitarist alive today.

Never heard of him, but "Dick Bona" is an awesome porn name.

 

[Bad bassist]

Uff, Richard Bona is one of my favorite musicians ever.
Also a great one(still very young tho) is Esperanza Spalding, the girl is from another planet!

Among the best imo there are Scott Reeder and John Pattitucci, possibly also Flea

 

[Coolhandjjl]

The best bassist is always the one on stage at the present moment doing their job.

 

[Pbassmanca]

Uff, Richard Bona is one of my favorite musicians ever.
Also a great one(still very young tho) is Esperanza Spalding, the girl is from another planet!

Among the best imo there are Scott Reeder and John Pattitucci, possibly also Flea

You know what I totally forgot about Esperanza Spalding , she's probably up there with Richard Bona in terms of musical capabilities on the bass.

 

[Bad bassist]

She's definitely the cutest bass player, really lovely girl with amazing musical skills.

 

[Lobster11]

He's amazing but he's not in contention for the best. Jaco and Hellborg and Meyer are in another league. It says nothing about Wood, but those guys are just beyond the beyond. It's like comparing Beethoven and Wagner.

But i did forget Stanley Clarke on upright. I saw him with Al Di meola and Jean luc ponty, and I have never seen anyone own an upright like that, as far as physical technique. I give Meyer the edge though because of the sheer beauty of his playing and tone.

I understand your point but am still not willing to grant it. Even if it is clear that one player is "better than" another with respect to some particular criterion, it's still an entirely subjective matter as to what criteria you choose to equate with "best." I usually don't even read these best-player threads, much less contribute to them, because of the apples-and-oranges problem -- and because I don't even like to think of it as a competition in the first place. I'm sure you agree -- at least, mostly.

And FWIW, I prefer Wagner to Beethoven.

 

[Wiremessiah]

I understand your point but am still not willing to grant it. Even if it is clear that one player is "better than" another with respect to some particular criterion, it's still an entirely subjective matter as to what criteria you choose to equate with "best." I usually don't even read these best-player threads, much less contribute to them, because of the apples-and-oranges problem -- and because I don't even like to think of it as a competition in the first place. I'm sure you agree -- at least, mostly.

And FWIW, I prefer Wagner to Beethoven.

Yeah of course, but the point of these stupid threads is to have fun arguing whos dad can beat up yours. And beethoven would jiu jitsu wagner.

 

[brokenstoned]

Who is the best quarterback in the NFL? Who is the best goalie in the NHL? Who is the best heart surgeon? Who is the best carpenter?

Yeah, it's a silly question.

Everybody knows Tom Brady is the best QB in the NFL!

 

[HolmeBass]

Everybody knows Tom Brady is the best QB in the NFL!

Funny enough, not only do I not know that, I think that is completely wrong!