Favorite Bassist?

[Lazar]

On this idea I got while I was listening to some cool bass solos, and I compared all what I listened to, and in my opinion it is Cliff Burton. But not only 'cause I'm Metallica fan, it's also I like his dope licks.

 

[NoiseNinja]

I can't possibly name just one, but here's my list of personal top absolute favorite bass players, in no particular order:

:-: Victor Wooten :-: Chris Wood :-: Bill Laswell :-: Trevor Dunn :-: Julie Slick :-: Justin Chancellor :-: Cliff Burton :-: Lou Barlow :-: Paz Lenchantin :-: Peter Hook :-: Jack Casady :-:

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

I don’t have just one. Too much good music and great bass playing has occurred.

Louis Johnson
Bernard Edwards
Paul S Denman
Allen McGreir
Nate Watts
Fred Hammond
Janice Marie Johnson
Marcus Miller
Larry Graham
Prince
Sharay Reed
Anthony Jackson
Leon Sylvers
Debra Killings
Tina Weymouth
Esperanza Spalding
Thaddeus Tribbett
Alan Snoop Evans
Justin Raines
Carol Kaye
James Jamerson
Joseph Lucky Scott
Pino Palladino
John Deacon
Bobby Watson
Sting
John Taylor
Suzy Quattro
Meshell Ndegeocello
Gail Ann Dorsey
Kelsey Gonzalez
Mono Neon

 

[The Petro]

Rex

 

[Hot Rats]

Currently it's Charles Michael Parks Jr.

 

[Lowendchamp]

Probably John Paul Jones for all time but my current favorite is Eric Wilson

 

[Aussie Player]

Andy Fraser and Jack Bruce.
Gibson EB3's and Marshall's

 

[MBeanBass]

McCartney. Perfect melodic bass.

 

[J_Bass]

Tim Commerford and Jaco Pastorius.

 

[Mike N]

Tim Hansen.

 

[Vooter]

Ray Shulman.

 

[scott sinner]

Tim Commerford and Jaco Pastorius.

Really hard to pick one, or five or ten. But I'd say both of them are solidly in my top 10.

 

[Boomhowertx]

Don't believe I ever really had one.
I like some stuff Jack Bruce did on White Room and Crossroads. Timothy B. Schmidt on a few Eagles songs.
John Mcvie has some cool song defining runs with Fleetwood Mac, that sort of thing. Not so much themselves, just the particular notes
and cadence they laid down.

 

[Michedelic]

Most of them.

 

[JTE]

NO r, but the ones who shuffle around in the top ten would include:
Jack Bruce
Jerry Jemott
Duck Dunn
Leland Sklar
Nathan East
Jaco Pastorious
Joe Osborn
Freebo
Jamerson
Bob Babbitt

 

[relayer66]

It’s a tough shake. I’m going with Chris Squire.

 

[LetItGrowTone]

Bassists whose fingers sound like a Ric/EB/Hofner neck pickup, or Dusty Hill.

 

[El_Charro]

Cliff was amazing, no doubt (and VERY high on my list), but I have to say that I was completely blown away by Geezer when I tried to start learning Black Sabbath (who was one of Cliff’s heroes if I’m not mistaken)…I actually feel like I’m a much better player as result of trying to learn songs off of those first three Sabbath albums…

Currently on an Iron Maiden kick right now so gaining a whole new appreciation for Steve Harris…(Thanks to those two I think I’m going to end up buying a Pbass in the not too distant future)…

Someone mentioned Rex above…

You wanna talk about humbling…

I have been playing over a year and Pantera still feels WAAAY over my head…

Pretty easy to see why that guy was offered a music scholarship…

Thanks! \m/

 

[saltydude]

Rob DeLeo
Trip Wamsley
Tim Archibald

Come to mind without making a long list.

 

[cassanova]

Eddie Jackson and Pat Badger are two of my all time favorites. Recently got turned on to John McVie of Fleetwood Mac, and am currently engulfing myself in his work.