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THE Favo(u)rite Bassist Thread

#462
I respect the greats like Geddy, John Paul Jones, and Flea, but i would have to say my favorite is a very underrated bass player.... Peter Charell. He is the bassist for Trapt, even if you dont like their music check it out, the bass lines are great and his tone is awesome. I truly beleive he is a very underrated musician, just might lead to a new thread :D
 
#465
As much as Squire is revered for his amazing ablitities, I still tend to favor Mike Rutherford over him. Both are some of the greatest, but I personally like Mike a little bit better. This of course applies to early Genesis, not (shudders) Abacab, Duke, and Mike and the Mechanics :bawl: . Just listen to "Visions of Angels" from Trespass and you will see what I mean.
 
#471
Favorites: Chris Squire, Cliff Burton, Steve Harris, Dave Ellefson, Geezer Butler, Geddy Lee, Alex Katunich (Dirk Lance), John Paul Jones, Tim Commerford, John Myung, Ryan Martinie, Victor Wooten, Stefan Lessard, Mike Inez, Robert DeLeo, Eddie Breckenridge, Tim Payne, Michael "Flea" Balzary

Biggest Influences: Cliff Burton, Alex Katunich, Geddy Lee
 
#474
hell_awaits said:
Lars is completely and totally mundane compared to Flo from Cryptopsy. The only reason he was elected "best drummer in the world" is because he also happens to be one of the most popular.
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U are entitled 2 ur opinion,but in my opinion u are speaking untruthfully.why do u think lars is so popular???any ideas?heres one....HE'S BLOODY BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!Have u ever listen 2 metallica?Lars has inspired drummers like Joey Jordison(Slipknot)but i guess hes not a good drummer either,hes just popular.Grow up man.jeez enjoy life enjoy music.ENJOY METALLICA!!!!!!!!!!!
 
#475
Not that it should really be conversed about on this thread but since you brough it up... my feelings which i think a lot of you will agree with is Lars is an amazing drummer, except this latest album kind of ruined it for me at least. I think most of his drum parts on the entire St Anger cd suck and ruin the songs, going back to his old school style and his new signature snare drum sounds like a tin can so that doesnt help either haha.
Cheers,
Dave
 
#478
MOK BASS #1 said:
U are entitled 2 ur opinion,but in my opinion u are speaking untruthfully.why do u think lars is so popular???any ideas?heres one....HE'S BLOODY BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!Have u ever listen 2 metallica?Lars has inspired drummers like Joey Jordison(Slipknot)but i guess hes not a good drummer either,hes just popular.Grow up man.jeez enjoy life enjoy music.ENJOY METALLICA!!!!!!!!!!!
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Just because he's popular doesn't mean he's a brilliant drummer. Britney Spears and Ashlee Simpson are also popular, does that mean they're brilliant singers/'musicians'? Popularity doesn't always equal brilliance. (What is this doing in a favourite bassists topic anyway?)

Lars really is nothing compared to Flo from Cryptopsy. (Btw, this is coming from a huge Metallica fan) I'm not saying Lars is a bad drummer, not at all. He gets the job done and his style fits in Metallica.

- Now, back ontopic:
Cliff Burton
Jason Newsted
Robert Trujillo
Steve Digiorgio
John Myung
Steve Harris
Geezer Butler
Stu Hamm
Billy Sheenan
 
#479
My personal favourite is definitely Stanley Clarke, not only is he an amazing funk player, his composing is incredible and his ability to lay down a groove is brilliant. He expanded the use of slap and pop from just funk in E and his technical ability is immense.

I also really like Cliff Burton, the fact that he brought harmony and composition into thrash metal bass playing is indispensable, and he can lay down some amazing lines. His solos are incredible as well of course.
 

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