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THE Favo(u)rite Bassist Thread

#142
I was reading all these old posts and I came across a post that said "Geezer Butler is my favorite bassist" and then later as I read down the post it said "Jaco and Victor Wooten are talented, but I don't like them" I was like what idiot would write something so stupid..... the idiot was me. Holy S***! What a difference a half a year makes.
 
#144
So, yeah.. I guess that topic says it all =) Itmay be because he played for Yes, a band that even in my very young age, is a favorite of mine. Maybe it is that very cool picking-with a muting thumb technique that he uses, that in my feeble attempts I cannot get right, and something tells me that his use of harmonics in songs that really should have no bass at all.. (I know how blaspherous that must sound!) But mainly because he was one of the early rock bassists that took center stage as it were, and made people pay attention.


Yeah, and Geddy Lee is good too =)

Rickenbacher players of the world unite =)

I only wish they would tour, and have some sort of "banjo at 20 paces" duel.. Ohh.. what dreams =) LOL

William
 
#145
Originally posted by ~Loxley~
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Ktulu:

...If you think about it, no one in Metallica is just an incredible musician... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


I wouldn't say that... Lars Ulrich just won the title of 'best drummer in the world'. He was elected by the readers of some drummer magazine.
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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.
 
#146
I could make an arguement for Geddy Lee. I believe that he set the example of making a melodic bassline that is intregal to the song.
But...
I am going to have to say that my personal favorite bassist is John Myung. The main reason, he has the most impeccable technique. He is soo fluid in each and every one of his actions, whether it's the left or right hand, and he's got a superb knowledge of theory. His basslines flow in and out of the fabric of DT's music, and even though he doubles some of the guitar parts (which in and of itself is amazing), he succeeds in making the bassline a seperate voice in a choir of instrumentalization.
That's just on the more progressive parts of DT's music. LOL. He's also shown, especially on the last two DT albums, that he also has a knack for rock/pop basslines, giving us images of Roger Waters or John Paul Jones.
Granted he hasn't shown a mod style of playing, such as pseudo-funk or slap, but he's a master of fingerstyle. A modern day Rocco.
 
#147
BTW
This is not a knock or a diss, but I really wish you guys that are so into Flea would check out some real funk masters. Guys like Larry Graham (Sly & the Family Stone, Graham Central Station), Louis Johnson (Bros. Johnson), and even Bootsy Collins (Parlaiment, BC's Rubber Band) wrote the book that Flea is quoting from every day.
 
#148
Except for perhaps Paul McCartney, John Entwistle is the greatest! I saw him and the rest of the Who play this summer and he was awesome!! I could not believe the solo he played on 5:15, as well as many other songs! The thing I really like about John Entwistle's style is that most bass players don't go beyond the "supporting role" and they are always in the background with the guitar as the prominent instrument, but if you listen to many Who songs, you will find that there are many times John plays a sort of "lead bass", with Pete's guitar either supporting or playing a lead right with it!
 
#151
This is my 1st post here so I read back to the beginning of the thread and noticed a couple of folks missing;
Tim Bogart and Lee sklar,,,,,,,,,,hmmmmmm
My favs:
Billy Sheehan, Geddy, Stu Hamm, Mike anthony, Jeff Berlin, Flea,Larry Graham, Bootsy started me into playing during the early 70's p-funk. Almost forgot,EARTH WIND AND FIRE
I guess I have varied tastes in music


[Edited by ribob1 on 09-15-2000 at 12:11 AM]
 
#152
In no particular order:
John Paul Jones
Timmy C.
Geddy Lee
Tom Hamilton
Bootzilla
The bassist for the Commodores
Verdine White(Earth,Wind and Fire)
Mark King (Level 42)I can't believe he wasn't mentioned more often.
Jaco (I had the rare honor of meeting his brother,that's the closest I'll ever get.)
John Deacon of Queen
Personal friends: Mike Napier,Keith Parham, and Louis DeFabrizio
I'm sure
I left somebody out,nothing personal.
 
#155
I'm not going to proclaim anyone as the 'best' bass player, or attempt to pick my number one fave. However, Melvin Gibbs (used to be in Rollins Band) has had me scratching my head going 'WHERE did that come from?' more often than most. I've managed to learn most of his RB lines since, but it's creativity and groove as well as technique (if not more) that counts.

Also Stanley Clarke for 'Captain Senor Mouse' and '500 Miles High' - Jazz Fusion isn't my bag but those lines are cool.
 

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