If you were to recommend one bass player

[kindablue]

To listen to and study their lines....who would it be?In other words who is the quintisential stylist who embodies the esssence of what it means to be a bassist.

 

[JimK]

Jamerson.

 

[Bruce Lindfield]

Jaco.

 

[BustinJustin]

jaco....

 

[Fliptrique]

Get the "Live" album by Eryka Badu.

 

[Figjam]

Geddy Lee. (only because Jaco has been mentioned already and Geddy Lee is my favorite bassist, for his style).

 

[Gabu]

James Jamerson

 

[Captain Scarlet]

James Jamerson

 

[moley]

Originally posted by Bruce Lindfield
Jaco.

Gotta second this.

 

[BustinJustin]

Larry Graham!!!!!!!!!!!
from sly and the family stone, graham central station.

i do second the rocco suggestion.

rufus reid!!DB!! (sp?)

 

[Matt Till]

Mark Hoppus

 

[NJL]

jamerson

 

[BustinJustin]

Originally posted by StupidMatt
Mark Hoppus

you forgot your smilies dude

 

[Moving Pictures]

James Jamerson. Seconds to Geddy Lee and John Paul Jones.

Dan

 

[Matt Till]

Originally posted by BustinJustin
you forgot your smilies dude

Did I?








































P.S.

 

[bill h]

John Paul Jones or/and geezer Butler

 

[Samie]

I would recomend 2 videos!!

1. Modern Electric Bass : Jaco

2. Electric Bass: A Dictionary of Grooves and Techniques - patitucci

U get to see both sides of the coin.

Jaco, too crazy; Patitucci too controled!

Both great players

 

[ryuujin]

Jaco of course.. we all know that. but im going to say Colin Edwin of Porcupine Tree. Very unknown player but very much what I think a bass player should be in a band. he doesn't show off at all but manages to show his skills nonetheless.

 

[peteroberts]

I would say Jimmy Haslip. He is probably my favorite bass player right now. He can hold down a groove in just about any style like nobody's business. Partial resume: CSN, Bobby McFerrin, Bruce Hornsby, Lee Ritenour, Andy Summers, Marty Friedman (!). Also his soloing and fretless work is just some of the most stirring. Listen to the Yellowjackets' Four Corners, Politics, The Spin. Beautiful stuff. And last time I saw the Yellowjackets he was doing some just unbelievable soloing on a 6-string.

His knowledge is amazing...look at some of the articles he has written for 'Bass Player'.

 

[JimK]

Originally posted by Samie
I would recomend 2 videos!!
1. Modern Electric Bass : Jaco
2. Electric Bass: A Dictionary of Grooves and Techniques - patitucci

Too weird. I only have 2 "Bass" videos.
Both of these you mentioned were given to me way back when. IMO, the Patitucci vid is 'better' as a learning tool.