Richard Sinclair, first with early Caravan, then most notably with Hatfield and the North, plus work with Robert Wyatt and Camel. Criminally overlooked. Straight outta Canterbury.
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Favourite Prog Bassist?
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I hadn't heard Nick Beggs until I saw Steven Wilson earlier this year. He (and the whole band) was amazing.
RIP John Whetton. Those three King Crimson with him feature some amazing bass work.
Larks Tongues in Aspic
Starless and Bible Black
Red
Great vocalist of course as well, in many projects.
Larks Tongues in Aspic
Starless and Bible Black
Red
Great vocalist of course as well, in many projects.
Jonas Rheingold - The Flower Kings
Dave Meros - Spocks Beard
Dave Meros - Spocks Beard
Speaking of Dave Meros (Spock's Beard). What the hey is he playing in this video? Rick with swapped neck?
Don't know if it is considered Prog but, Dave Hope the former bassist for KANSAS
Why don't you use the search button before you post Skillet.
From the WIKI:
Dave's main bass is what he terms his "Fendenbacker" or "Ric-o-Jazz". It's a Rickenbacker 4001 bass that's been severely modified to serve a variety of purposes. "A buddy of mine found a really trashed Ric in a pawn shop, and I turned it into a project bass to try to make a 'one bass fits all' for myself" says Meros. It has a set of Fender Jazz Bass pickups set in 1970s-era spacing as well as another standard set of Rickenbacker bass pickups in the traditional Ric positions. This gives Meros four pickups total to choose from, with a switch that chooses between the two fairly different "basses", Rickenbacker or Jazz. All four can also be activated at the same time. A BadAss bridge, Hipshot Bass Xtender (otherwise known as a "Hipshot D-Tuner" or simply a "Hipshot" or "D-Tuner" among bassists) for its ability to downtune the low E-string of a bass typically to D at the flip of a lever) and a string mute that Meros can raise or lower with thumb screws (which were made by Meros himself) were also added.
"I did the refinish on the front of the bass, made the pickguard and did a lot of the other little stuff myself, but I had John Carruthers (Venice, CA) do the stuff that really mattered, like route the body for the two extra pickups, cause you only get one chance to do that, and it has to be perfect. He's the man, totally. He also did a really versatile wiring thing for me and one of the most amazing fret jobs I've ever seen."
So True! When I’m watching this bloke it seems like he’s the greatest bass player on the planet!
Greg Lake was great. Mike Rutherford. How are we defining "progressive" exactly, because I would include Stanley Clark and even Jaco for some of their fusion stuff. Also, Glenn Cornick for his early Jethro Tull work.
Absolutely!
I see most of my favorite players already listed,so i will just add
Lee Pomeroy to the list.
I’ve seen Lee with Steve Hackett,and with ARW,and he’s been stellar with both gigs.
One of my other favorite bassists of all time is Andy West of Dixie Dregs.
I also don’t get the Myung worship.....then again,same for the whole band.
I’ve really enjoyed some of Portnoy’s side projects (especially Transatlantic),but just can’t make it through any DT.
John Paul Jones had Beggs in his band as back-up, that speaks volumes.
+1 to this. Just a fantastic bass player.
