Greatest Precision Player?

[lermgalieu]

Better thread title: “who is the best bassist on this random list that excludes tons of great players?”

 

[Jack Butler]

No Duck Dunn so no vote from me.

+1

 

[phillipkregg]

For sure. Jameson by all accounts is, but I bet Harris could play Jameson's lines but not the reverse.

Why would you think that?

Maybe he means that it would be hard to play the songs backwards while drinking Jameson whiskey.

 

[Engineer_Josh]

Hard question to boil down to multiple choice since the total percentage of all base players in the history of electric bass who played a precision could easily 25 or so...... that said Paul Simonon, Sting, and Adam Clayton could all easily be on the list among dozens of others.

 

[higain617]

Definitely Jimmy Page

 

[Son of Wobble]

Definitely Jimmy Page

Here's one of my fave studio shots of Page with a P bass. He played most of JPJ's parts on this '66 P!

 

[Maxcat17]

Paul Jackson

 

[petrus61]

Here's one of my fave studio shots of Page with a P bass. He played most of JPJ's parts on this '66 P!

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God, that gif never gets old. Not quite on the level of this still image of Paul Simonon, but still a classic...

 

[Son of Wobble]

God, that gif never gets old. Not quite on the level of this still image of Paul Simonon, but still a classic...
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Love me some Simonon! Your pic makes me sad, though, cuz he's holding the P bass that he soon thereafter smashed, as seen on the cover of THE CLASH'S 'London Rising' LP.

 

[petrus61]

Love me some Simonon! Your pic makes me sad, though, cuz he's holding the P bass that he soon thereafter smashed, as seen on the cover of THE CLASH'S 'London Rising' LP.

That must mean the one at the Winooski, VT Hard Rock is a replica? Huh.

 

[Robscott]

it's not a competition, it's music

 

[The Mogpipe]

Here's one of my fave studio shots of Page with a P bass. He played most of JPJ's parts on this '66 P!

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That bass looks sticky, yuk

 

[GregC]

Wow. Some of y'all need to get out more. If you haven't seen Bobby Vega play, you're really missing out. All the players mentioned are great players in their own right though.

Also, the answer is Bobby Vega

I thought Vega was known primarily for playing a Jazz.

 

[EatS1stBassist]

As the title states . . .

When I was young I was offered an audition for Marvin Gaye. Such an honor! I declined but at that moment I felt like the greatest bass player in the world! Even though I wasn’t!

 

[dbsfgyd1]

As the title states . . .

Jamerson, with Chuck Rainey as honorable mention... but also check out Ray Schulman

And I humbly decline any nominations...

 

[MF-Winzlow]

Here's one of my fave studio shots of Page with a P bass. He played most of JPJ's parts on this '66 P!

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Except I think Page was spelling his name differently when this pic was taken?
I think it was something like Keith Richards?
Not sure...

 

[EatS1stBassist]

Except I think Page was spelling his name differently when this pic was taken?
I think it was something like Keith Richards?
Not sure...

Good one!

 

[NOVAX]

George Porter Jr. -Drop mic....

 

[39-Bassist]

If everyone actually checked out all of the above-named works. I think Phil Lynott's work would be the overall winner. Especially since he passed at an early age. (Which I feel if all were even up to that point.)
Just my 1-1/2 cents..but hey they ALL are great players so they ALL win....

 

[cnltb]

Here's one of my fave studio shots of Page with a P bass. He played most of JPJ's parts on this '66 P!

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Is that Jimmy during his Keith period?