Best Underrated/Unknown Bassist

[fishtx]

Not sure if Eric Czar was mentioned in this thread yet or not...but his name should definately be brought up here. He played with Joe Bonamassa for years, and if you have ever seen him, or heard his playing, you will know why I mention him...

His solo stuff is amazing too...

 

[Ezbass]

Chris Childs of Thunder (also Illegal Eagles, The Stand, Bad Influence and others) he's also a really nice guy too.

 

[GBGLJE]

Is it possible to know and "unknown"?

Didn't think so.

 

[NEWYEARKID]

Brad Russell: he just joined Joe Satriani.

 

[MooCowMan]

Justin Smith of the recently disbanded Psychoactive.. has a great style and is really good at improv., his solo project is pretty good too, the only way you can find psychoactive is through myspace though (or if you have a cousin that used to party with the band )

 

[phat daddy]

For me it's a toss up between Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle) and Joe Gittleman (Mighty Mighty Bosstones). Both have been at the top of their craft for years yet I never hear about them.

 

[alexbrownebass]

Hmm.. probably John Deacon of Queen.

 

[Satanstoenail]

I'd have to cite Mike Yauch (MCA) of the Beastie Boys. I wouldn't call his bass runs hard to play, but they are very original and memorable. They totally fit with the groove too.

You mean Adam Yauch..


I'd say Ron Broder (Coroner) would have to be one of the most underrated bassists ever.

 

[dubmon]

I like Greg Reeves with James Hardway and now LVX Collective. Funky and dubby. Was in Bass Guitar mag I think, but otherwise quite unknown.

 

[Muddslide]

David Wm. Sims

 

[matthewbrown]

Mick Linden of Skyedance and Bad Haggis -- a really great groover with a fine sense of melody -- totally kicks on fretless. Take a listen to Way Out to Hope Street title track. Hoo Yah!

 

[old puppy]

uncredited for his work = bob babbit

underated = john mcvie

biggest disappointment to me because he od'd = gary thain

biggest fan of = terry butler (and probably one of the most underpaid thanks to sharon o, imho)

totally awed by = chris squire

 

[xk49w]

I am new here. I have been plodding through thread after thread about the most overrated/underrated bass player. And there are a lot of threads on this topic.

The great players, be it bass or whatever, are great not because of any particular technical ability they may have but because their playing makes the other players in their ensemble play better. This is genre dependent but you get the point: I want to play with you because when I do, I play better. In fact I play beyond myself, better than I have before and I want some more of that.

That's a good bass player.

 

[little-ripper]

Mischa Decter of the Pool Staff, hes only 15 and hes awesome!
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[Muddslide]

I mentioned David Wm. Sims above, and he is one of my faves, but I thought of a couple more. One is Michael Gerald from the band Killdozer.

The other isn't unknown, but I think he's way underrated, and little spoken-of. I always really liked his work and the things he came up with on bass-- Dennis Dunaway from the original Alice Cooper band. The bass playing on the first few AC albums is great. Not flashy, but just right. Great stuff. Great albums too.

 

[BELLATOR]

Martin from Decapitated is a very talented death metal bassist. He was only 13 years old when he joined the band in 1997. You can check Decapitated out here:

 

[Sonorous]

Patrick Flanagan of Drop Trio.

They're a local Texas band, one of my favorites. While the bass isn't particularly flashy or mind blowing, the relationship its got with the drums and keyboard is awesome. Tighter than a virgin midget.

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[Buskman]

Lonnie Marshall (a.k.a. 'Meganut') from Weapon of Choice

(sorry if he's been mentioned... if so, +1!)

 

[llamalor2112]

Is it possible to know and "unknown"?

Didn't think so.

Of course it is, one of my favorite bassists to listen to is the bassist from Brendan Benson's backup group, The Wellfed Boys. I have no idea what his name is (I have tried every possible means to find his name and have failed every attempt) if anyone knows please speak up.

 

[Murder_Worship]

um the dood from fall out boy!
































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