rule-breakers, otherwise known as pioneers

A visionary seldom follows someone else.

 

Actually Paul McCartney and George Martin were pioneers in bringing the bass out front and louder in the mix of “modern” music. Real rule breakers!
McCartney played guitar before he reluctantly became the bass player so he improvised runs and made the bass guitar an equal partner to the guitars. He wanted to be upfront in the band so he played as an equal to the others. Many bands place the bass player as a backup support to the song...not an equal.

 

Larry Graham
Stanley Clarke
Victor Wooten

 

Les Claypool, Phil Lesh

 

Larry
Mo
Curly

 

Scott Lafaro

 

Percy Jones and Mick Karn were pioneers in my book...

 

+1 for Michael Manring. My first real gig was with a guy who was a huge Michael Hedges fan, which sealed the fretless deal for me back in the mid 80's, far more than Jaco ever did. This is us doing a Live Aid thing in 1985...

 

Mr. Bungle didn't quite break rules as utilize rules in an unbelievably controlled/complex fashion so as to break the rules that way, also I'm tired and it's 3:10am and I have work in 5 hours what am I doing on the internet aaagh

 

Ummmmmmmmmmmmm....


Chris Squier?

 

Ya know, I haven’t thought about Michael Manring for 30 years, but his work on “Visiting” by Will Ackerman was probably the first time I was ever struck by how beautifully expressive a bass could be. It sowed the seeds of a fretless purchase a few years later.

 

Johnny "Thunderfingers" ENTWISTLE?

 

In terms of sound and style, JJ Burnel is unique.

 

Mike Kerr from Royal Blood:



I believe he uses guitar amps + bass amps + these only on the guitar amp: octaver (up) + loads of amp gain

Mike Kerr's Equipboard

 

Jeff Matz of High On Fire fame reportedly does that same thing, he references Lemmy as an influence in his self-describedly "lead-bass" style/sound :O


(I love the horrible sound quality of almost every live video on youtube when it comes to metal)

 

Ha-ha-ha! Ain't it the truth.

 

Most certainly.

 

Name every bass player.. ready?Go!