Famous musicians who play Stingrays?

[Fletz]

I have recently joined the Stingray fraternity. I love the sound for the right tunes my band covers (there is little doubt in my mind that it doesn't trump the P-Bass on 75% of the Classic Rock covers we do, but the songs it belongs on it sounds great). (www.RockBoxBand.com)

That said, I am trying to find "famous bass player" who play Stingrays...list 'em here.

Before you flame me, I am a firm believer that famous people don't make the bass, if you love it - play it, all those other words of wisdom. I am just curious cuz it feels like I don't see a lot of Stingrays on the big stage... (the big big stage anyway...)

 

[hdracer]

Cliff Williams-AC/DC
Chris Wyse- The Cult

Many more, they are the ones that pop into my mind first

 

[mathewcanhaz]

Mike dirnt used to play one. And I believe the bassist from bowling for soup plays one and the guy from rage against the machine

 

[echoSE7EN]

Blasko (Ozzy). Flea (Used to -- kinda famous for it).

 

[afinalfantasy]

The bass player for God is an Astronaut uses one. Not exactly a famous band, but a good one.

 

[jlepre]

Me

 

[mathewcanhaz]

Blasko (Ozzy). Flea (Used to -- kinda famous for it).

Man how did I forget about flea love that guys style. Just wished I liked the band hes in

 

[eqvolvorama]

Bernard Edwards from Chic - Whenever you hear "Good Times" or any other of those oft-sampled classics, that's a Stingray.

Paul Denman from Sade - Always mixed loud and prominent - on some of the old stuff it's clear the songs were written around the bass parts.

Deacon from Queen - Circa "Another One Bites the Dust" - trying to cop Bernard Edwards tone from Chic

Tony Levin - Pretty much been a Stingray 4 or 5 guy most of his career. Check out John Lennon's "Double Fantasy" and Peter Gabriel's "So" for tasty Stingray 4 playing.

 

[sqadan]

Joe Lally of Fugazi:

 

[CapnSev]

Bernard Edwards
Luis Johnson
John Deacon
Tony Levin
Tony Kanal
Flea

 

[eqvolvorama]

Joe Lally of Fugazi:

For kids growing up in DC in the early 1990s, the tone at the beginning of "Waiting Room" defined what bass should sound like. Clear and big without sacrificing the bottom-end.

 

[JTE]

John Deacon with Queen
Boz Burell with Bad Co.
Louis Johnson with The Brothers Johnson- possibly the epitome of the original StingRay in funk...
Bernard Edwards in Chic
Carl Radle with Eric Clapton
Pino Pallidino's classic fretless work with Paul Young (and others including Don Henley and Divided Gilmour)

John

 

[swartzfeger]

Colin Edwin, Porcupine Tree (famous to prog heads)

 

[ReindertKragt]

Louis Johnson!

 

[crijan]

Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith has been known to play one from time to time, especially in the late 1970's.

 

[Double E]

Ross Valory from Journey now tours with one tuned BEAD!

 

[Fletz]

Wow - lots of responses quickly!

I think I knew about Flea, and now that you mention it, I remember seeing old concert footage of Deacon playing one. Cool stuff, dudes (and dudettes)!

 

[sqadan]

For kids growing up in DC in the early 1990s, the tone at the beginning of "Waiting Room" defined what bass should sound like. Clear and big without sacrificing the bottom-end.

Not just in DC either... Fugazi probably inspired me stay involved in music more than any other band when I was in high school.

Joe Lally is the backbone of that band and defined the sound of an entire list of bands to come after.

 

[MattyH]

Yea Flea had a few. Back in his Ampeg days. Pino Palladino rocks a fretless here and there. Also, the dude from Linkin Park has about a million 4's and 5's, Tim Commerford from Rage used one a long time ago, Johnny Christ of Avenge Sevenfold, Mickey Madden of Maroon5 used a 5er (not sure if he still does. He's been switching from those, Sadowski's and now 62 P's). There are so many! John Myung uses a Bongo. Not a Stingray, but still MM.

 

[Floridabwoy]

Matt Sharp - Weezer