Best tone

[bill_banwell]

Tye Zamora's tone on AAF's album 'ANThology' is pretty cool!

 

[Alan Vorse]

Tye Zamora's tone on AAF's album 'ANThology' is pretty cool!

Not a big fan of that band, but must admit his tone is killin'!

 

[DEVILMAN]

...I think their Michael Jackson cover finished them...

~S~

 

[skarabrae]

TONY LEVIN ... TONY LEVIN ... TONY LEVIN

 

[nick g.]

Smooth, overdriven awesomness:

John Myung... A Change of Seasons
Geddy Lee... Subdivisions
Tim Commerford... How I Could Just Kill a Man

Amazing growl:

Cliff Burton... Disposable Heroes
Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich... Stellar
Steve Harris... The Trooper

Perfect jazz tone:

Robert DeLeo... No Memory
Stefan Lessard... Crush

 

[radio_clash]

Mike Dirnt (Stuart and the Avenue,The Grouch,Letterbomb) Timmy C (Cochise) or Mark Hoppus (Wendy Clear, Anthem Pt 2, Online Songs, Not Now, Here's Your Letter) for me...

 

[Magoo]

Abraham Laboriel
Mike Porcaro
Victor Wooten
I forgot the name of the bassist of moonpools and caterpillars

 

[lilvampboyx]

Ryan Martinie
Jaco
Dirk Lance
Bassist from Rage against the machine

 

[XsoGol]

For me, I most love these guy's tone in order
- Geezer Butler
- Dave Ellefson
- Colin Kimberly (Diamond Head)
- Geddy Lee

Close seconds for me
- Chris Squire
- Cliff Burton (except for Pulling Teeth)
- Marcus Miller
- Jason Newstead
- James Jamerson (I know....heresy)
- John Paul Jones
- Bernard Edwards
- John Wetton

 

[Vysous]

John Entwistle - overdriven SOUND

Marcus Miller - greatest slap tone

Richard Bona - his bass is just singing

JPJ - he shakes the walls... especially during solo in DaC

 

[BuffaloBass]

Boy, so many names I don't even know...

I like Tony Levin too, but the tone I liked wasnt a bass but the Chapman stick. Very cool. Emulated that somewhat with an Effectron back in the day...

 

[slsuby]

Two words.

Mike Gordon

 

[PilbaraBass]

On tone and tone alone...two names jump out...

Leland Sklar
and Will Lee

 

[PilbaraBass]

Abraham Laboriel
Mike Porcaro
Victor Wooten
I forgot the name of the bassist of moonpools and caterpillars

ooohhh...Mike Porcaro...wow...nice one...

he doesn't get much mention here, but definitely a rock solid performer with a sweet sweet sound. His brother, Jeff, was a drum idol of mine...no one did the 4/4 shuffle like Jeff Porcaro.

 

[kazamamaster]

Slap tone- Armand Sabal Lecco, Norm Stockton, Adam Nitti

Fretless- Marcus Miller, Alain Caron, Jimmy Haslip, Jaco

Fingerstyle- Anthony Jackson, John Patitucci, Richard Bona, Jonas Hellborg, Jeff Berlin, Jimmy Haslip

 

[Le Basseur]

Slap tone- Armand Sabal Lecco, Norm Stockton, Adam Nitti

Fretless- Marcus Miller, Alain Caron, Jimmy Haslip, Jaco

Fingerstyle- Anthony Jackson, John Patitucci, Richard Bona, Jonas Hellborg, Jeff Berlin, Jimmy Haslip

+1 bro!
To my taste,the best selection in this thread!

 

[andruca]

Geddy and... yeah, Geddy too!

ANDRUCA

 

[junerig]

Fingerstyle playing I would say Jaco, Gary Willis and Richard Bona. Judging Jaco's tone, ofcourse, from his legitimate releases that were meant to be released - not some amateur live recording. Gary always seems to have the right tone for the tune - amazing. And Bona...he's just so subtle in his playing - you can listen to his lines forever and still find more nuances.
I can't say I care much for the slap sound anymore (I find Miller's tone too schmaltzy not to mention the setting of his tunes).Sabal Lecco, IMO, has a nice clean sound though.Interestingly, I never cared for Stanley Clarke's tone either eventhough he's been a major inspiration.I always thought it sounded like somebody wommiting in a trash can
-June

 

[popinfresh]

Dirk Lance
Chancellor
Bass player from Shihad/Pacifier
Flea
Stuart Zender

Meh, theres more.. Can't be bothered though

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Well, most of my favorites have already been mentioned, but can't believe that after 60 responses nobody has mentioned Mark King. Killer tone!