Three bassists over for dinner

[Medicine Man]

Jimi Hendrix
David Gilmore
Billy Corgan

 

[Yellow Bang66]

My biggest influences: Wilton Felder, James Jameson, and Chuck Rainey. I’d love to hear their stories and pick their brains.

Ugh, I first thought Jaco, but watching a couple of interviews he'd be quite dull & pompus! (boring).Id prefer good conversation and compelling! so Geddy Lee, Sting, and MacCarthy! I'd be quite enter taining! although I think end up kissing Maccas Ass!

 

[ThudThudThud]

There would probably be very little bass talk, but purely for the stories:
Phil Lynott
Pete Way
Lemmy

You'd need to stock the drinks cabinet.

 

[ThudThudThud]

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[ThudThudThud]

For the bants, and the sheer fun:
Leland Sklar
Danny Thompson
Norman Watt-Roy

 

[Hummergeist]

So many to choose from. But for now, Flea, Tina Weymouth, Anthony Jackson. None of these rank amongst my favourite players but putting them together in the room might be fun.

 

[Wood and Wire]

For the bants, and the sheer fun:
Leland Sklar
Danny Thompson
Norman Watt-Roy

Danny Thompson is on par with Guy Pratt, as a raconteur.

 

[Briton]

If it was in a pub I would want to be drinking with people who know how to have a laugh, so I am afraid that boring people like Geddy Lee would not get an invite even though I do respect him as a Bass Guitarist.
So my choice would be

The Ox
Geezer Butler
Lemmy

 

[Michedelic]

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Oh, were there basses in those pictures?

 

[devnulljp]

Guy Pratt would be fun to have around.
Pino
Then probably someone they both idolise, like Bernard Edwards maybe.

 

[JKB1957]

Carole Kay, James Jamerson, and Paul McCartney. Keep the wine and weed intake to moderate levels and it would be one hell of an evening.

 

[morgansterne]

Bob Mould. Not known as a bassist but he played bass on his solo records.
Sting, a pretentious guy who writes great normal music.
Geddy Lee, a normal guy who writes great pretentious music.

 

[KevInDaBassment]

Carol Kaye and James Jamerson....
So we could get some things settled...

Be sure you've got a brick wall or two around at this dinner, James may need to take a break and Carol will need something to argue with while he steps away.

 

[Bassngtr]

James Jamerson
Brian Wilson
J S Bach

 

[RumbleBot]

Trevor Dunn
Les Claypool
Lemmy

 

[Lowendtech]

Pete Way
Berry Oakley
Ronnie (Lane or Wood) or both

Food to be catered and probably left to get cold.

 

[marchone]

Carole Kay, James Jamerson, and Paul McCartney.

These were the foundational genre players who defined the bass guitar game for everyone else to follow, including contemporaries of their time.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Carol Kaye and James Jamerson....
So we could get some things settled.

I would think you'd want Joe Osborn there for the heated debate that would ensue, eh?

 

[nickpc]

This thread sort of reminds me of the "It Might Get Loud" documentary with The Edge, Jack White and Jimmy Page.

If you haven't seen it I would recommend it - a worthy way to spend ~100 minutes.

 

[Hot Rats]

I would think you'd want Joe Osborn there for the heated debate that would ensue, eh?

Joe would be good....I thought about having Gordy, but he's not a bassist. Leland was the first old hand in studio work I could think of.