best bassists today

[Tbirdbassist]

Theres nothing like bumping a 5 year old thread.

 

[lucas vigor]

Fieldy
Sam Rivers
Nick the bassist
Mike Gordon

Just kidding!

Rocco Prestia
Marcus Miller
Victor Wooten
Chris Squire
Geddy lee
Jeff Berlin

That's more like it!

 

[Fretless5verfan]

Bill Dickens is indeed not human.

Current favs for technical ability:

V.Wooten
B.Sheehan
S.Hamm

Current favs for style and musicianship:

Scott Ambush
Chris squire
John Myung

 

[Red Wonder]

1. Michael Manring
2. John Patitucci
3. Victor Wooten
4. Geddy Lee
5. Jeff Berlin
6. Christian McBride
7. Marcus Miller
8. Stanley Clarke
9. John Myung
10. Rocco Prestia

 

[bassjigga]

Well, I can think of a host of players better than Flea, Claypool, and P-nut, but for best: Michael Manring gets my vote.

 

[Matt Till]

I'm more concerned with the best bassist of the future. My great grandson, who will really be a robot that I built to play the bass for me so that I might dance the old man blues.

 

[Suckbird]

Juan Alderete

 

[zac2944]

I am the best bassist today!

 

[FunkKing]

Pretty ridiculous thread. There is no 'best'.

Except FEILDY, hE iS dA BeSt EVA!!!!111

nah

 

[bassjigga]

Pretty ridiculous thread. There is no 'best'.

I tend to agree (even though I said Manring - could change next week). There really is no "best." There is only different.

 

[Snarf]

For me, it's all about:

Clarke
Wooten
Lee
Manring
Wamsley

And Oteil is a friend of many of the TB'er s on this site!!! So watch what you say about 'our' friends!!.

***not cool***
-j-raj

 

[Suckbird]

Who the hell is Oteil?

Is it the guy who wear his bass over his arm? and slapping...

is he better than victor wooten?!

 

[JMX]

Google for "Oteil Burbridge"

Wow, who in their right mind resurrects five-year-old threads

 

[j-raj]

Wow, who in their right mind resurrects five-year-old threads

...kinda skews what someone would consider the best bassists today...!?! Half a decade ago might be different from today.

 

[Funkzfly]

Richard Bona is probably Best fingerstyle Bassist in the world. The likes of Patticuci, Christian McBride come close. Marcus is no doubt the best slapper (name me anyone else...).

Victor Wooten is lame...he doesn't excite me, he's a stunning performer with a weak sound and literally no true slight of musicality in my opinion. Great Bassist, but so what...

Oh yeh, and Bill Dickens, like above.

 

[pao_bass]

captain chuwariwap gets my nod as the best bass player ever. period

 

[tat2jim]

Who is this 'P-nut' ?

I hate this useless thread!

 

[SirCanealot]

I was 15/16 when this thread was first doing its rounds. Scary!

 

[DistantTremor]

Who is this 'P-nut' ?

I hate this useless thread!

The bassist for 311.

Oh, and flea? BAH.

3 best bassists today?

I'd say Victor Wooten, John Myung, and Domenico Citriniti.

Of course, I haven't come across very many people who have heard of Citriniti...

 

[CraigG]

Here are the top three bassists currently

1.Flea(of course)
2.Les Claypool
3.P-Nut

Well, I suppose if your listening experience is sorely limited. Otherwise, no way. :scowl: