favorite 80's pop bassplayer!

[Erlendur Már]

I admit that I don't know much about 80's pop. But I'm gonna say Colin Moulding. I also love Baghiti's bass on Graceland.

 

[D.J]

WOW! Someone who thinks like me! I try to explain to people that he wrote two of the most recognizable (I know I spelled that wrong) basslines in pop music... Another One Bites the Dust ... and Under Pressure.

Deacky is one of best bassists ever and his tone is really awesome in so many Queen songs.
He writes thousand of GREAT basslines for Queen, I like his stuff too much

 

[bggeezer]

"hey norman.....play the bass man"


NORMAN WATT-ROY (blockhead bassist extraordinair)

 

[Stingraymund]

I like the bassplayer for Nik Kershaw...

dave.

Interestingly enough, Mark King played bass on a Nik Kershaw track - "Easy" off of NK's "The Riddle" album (1985).

 

[The Golden Boy]

I voted John Taylor expressly for the work he did on the Neurotic Outsiders' record in '96.

Not exactly 80's pop.

 

[heath_the_great]

dunno if you can classify these in here but...Stu Hamm and Flea

Stu in the age of Steve Vai And Joe Satriani

and i spose (considering i was only born in 86) flea...chili peppers had brought out 4 albums in the 80's

 

[Oliver]

Yeah Nik Kershaws bassist was good

 

[thebug]

LEVIN!!!

 

[Matthew Bryson]

Nikki Sixx

 

[sometypeofplay]

For me the king is Tony Levin, still to this day
I'm also a big fan of Pino Palladino
and I can't forget about Simon Gallup
and Paul Denham

 

[The Mighty 'V']

...Simon Gallup...

Good choice! *thumbs up*