Most versatile bassist today

[KPAX]

Chris Squire
He covers it all from Heart Of The Sunrise to The Revealing Science Of God and all the pop, thrash, motown, metal, folk, world music and new wave in between.

 

[TomA1234]

Robert Trujillo gets my vote.

Same here he does slap ,jazz ,metal and thrash metal (so far that I know of)

 

[Toronto Bassist]

Ed Friedland

 

[ricksy]

+1 Pino

 

[SlingBass4]

Gotta go with Will Lee - but, with respect to a few others

 

[eusie]

Pino Palladino, IMO the most versatile bass player at the moment, fretless and fretted. Fantastic choice of notes, killer licks and a true bass player...the man in the background

 

[JayAmel]

Will Lee

+1.

 

[J-Building]

John Myung

 

[madbassist12000]

I have to throw Leland Sklar out there and have to give props to both Nathan East and Tony Levin.

 

[nonogz]

pino

 

[Kwesi]

I'd say Dave Larue takes it. Not only does he play a multitude of styles, he is convincing! He never sounds like a "metal bassist trying to play funk" or a "classical bassist trying to play jazz", he just naturally seems to fit whatever he decides to play.

 

[madbassist12000]

Some other bassist that I believe have to be mentioned are Victor Bailey and Anthony Jackson. One also has to think of Reggie Hamilton.

 

[bstringkyle]

l'd say either Leland Sklar or Pino

 

[ransombass]

Michael Rhodes

Mostly country, but also blues, rock, jazz, bluegrass, funk, etc.

Gretchen Wilson, Brooks & Dunn, Shawn Colvin, Faith Hill, Randy Travis, Wynonna Judd, the Dixie Chicks, Reba McIntyre, Vince Gill, Randall Bramblett, Larry Carlton.

 

[flipper_gv]

John Myung

really?

my vote is for Pino

 

[vegas532]

Tony Levin, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Ed Friedland, and James Lomenzo.

 

[Barkless Dog]

Justin Meldal Johnson

 

[Din Of Win]

JMJ, Chris Squire, or Mike Watt

 

[gotmule?]

I would have to go with Lee Sklar or Oteil Burbridge

 

[KaizerWilhelm]

Chris Wood...or Pino