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Top 20 Favorite Bass Players

#41
It's hard to pick just 20 favorites, but here goes (in no order)..

Jaco
John Paul Jones
James Jamerson
Percy Jones
John Entwistle
Jack Bruce
Peter Cetera
Sir Paul
Richard Bona
Jeff Berlin
John Pattituci
Mick Karn
Willie Weeks
Roger Waters
Anthony Jackson
Stanley Clarke
Ralphe Armstrong
Rick Danko
Chris Squire
Tony Levin

Edit: I meant to mention that my list is limited to *electric* bassists.
 
#42
Robert Trujillo - no commment
Geezer
JPJ
Flea
Timmy C.
Adam Clayton -yes this genius of simple
i know there are XX another far better then this few of mine but I never got anything from soloing of JAco or Wooten...you know its fine to heard it once maybe twice for interest.
 
#43
Geddy Lee influenced many a bass player

JPJ =well listen to Zepp II and learn

Jaco

Jeff Berlin- well Bruford albums alone he is a legend

Ralphe Armsrtong- Jean Luc Ponty, I mean check it out

Doug Keyser- Watchtower

Ron Royce- Coroner

PC- The best walker of all time

Rocco- The dude of all things sixteenth

John Myung- sheer technique

Stu Hamm-

Steve Harris

Roger Patterson- RIP

Clarke

Pattitucci

Paul Jackson-
 
#44
1) Geddy Lee
2) Karl Alvarez
3) Mike Watt
4) Mike Dirnt
5) Bob Thomson
6) James Jamerson
7) Christian McBride
8) Andrew Levy
9) Stuart Zender
10) John Paul Jones
11) Jaco
12) Michael Manring
13) Sting
14) Oteil Burbridge
15) Pino Palladino
16) Victor Wooten
17) Marcus Miller
18) Matt Freeman
19) Rocco Prestia
20) Jeff Berlin
 
#45
Jack Bruce
John Paul Jones
Paul McCartney
Cliff Burton
Berry Oakley
Timmy C
Justin Chancellor
Paul D'amour
John Entwhistle
Michael Manring
Lemmy
Geddy Lee
Cliff Williams
Nathan East
Les Claypool
Rex Brown
Jean Baudin
Billy Sheehan
John Deacon
...and I'm not sure if I'll get flamed for this, Ray Manzarek's left hand (its pretty damn steady)
 
#47
In no particular order....

D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
Matt Till

;)
 
#48
Jay Terrien said:
In no particular order....

D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
D. "Hizzle" Bonaduce
Matt Till

;)
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Jay, you remain the MAN!!!

:D
 
#49
I forgot to mention that it was indeed limited to electric bassists

I found it unfair that a player like Victor Wooten was thrown in at No.19 and Steve Harris got No.18. Sorry, but I just don't see what's so fantastic about Harris' playing.

Palladino wasn't on the list and neither was John Deacon, or Roger Glover. Quite a few players overlooked IMO. Burton got no.17.
My own list in rough order:
1. Ryan Martinie
2. Tim Commerford
3. Jaco
4. Cliff Burton
5. Marcus Miller
6. Larry Graham
7. Bootsy.
8. Robert Trujillo
9. Billy Sheehan
10. Carol Kaye
11. Pino Palladino
12. Leland Sklar
13. Flea
14. Roger Glover
15. Mike Kroeger(yes, you read right. I like his alright!)
16. Conor McKee
17. Jason Newsted
18. Paul Romanko
19. Geddy Lee
20. John Entwhistle
 
#51
Hi.
Everybody have their own personality and you can never say who is best.
Music isn't a competition. It all about communication, and thats all these famous musicians are doing.
If we have to compete, it has to be against ourselves in the way that we have the desire to learn and move forward step by step.
 
#52
in absolutely no order...

Steuart Liebig
Yves Carbonne
Mick Karn
Roberto Vally
Gregory Bruce Campbell
Sara Benoy
James Jamerson
John Paul Jones
Jaco Pastorius
Paul Jackson
Mark King
Percy Jones
Kim Annette Clarke
Trip Wamsley
Seth Horan
Larry Graham, Jr.
Anthony Jackson
Jimmy Johnson
Jimmy Haslip
Pino Palladino

ask me in 5 minutes and it could be an entirely different list...
 
#53
in no particular order, outside of the order that i think of them :)

1. Jack Bruce
2. Reed Mathis
3. Mike Gordon
4. Roger Glover
5. Tim Commerford
6. Les Claypool
7. Michael Manring
8. Steve Lawson
9. Jaco Pastorius
10. John Paul Jones
11. James Jamerson
12. Aston Barrett
13. Marcus Miller
14. Victor Wooten
15. Noel Redding
16. Bill Laswell
17. Rick Danko
18. Charlie Haden -- i don't care, you asked my favorites :)
19. Charles Mingus -- see 18
20. Matt Till
 
#55
1) John Patitucci
2) Yves Carbonne
3) Trip Wamsley
4) John Myung
5) Chris Squire
6) Steve Harris
7) Geddy Lee
8) Mistina Keith
9) Mark King
10) John Entwistle
11) Jason Newsted
12) Flea
13) Jean Baudin
14) Vic Wooten
15) Stanley Clarke
16) Duff McKagen
17) Frank Bello
18) Jeff Ament
19) Stu Hamm
20) Billy Sheehan
 
#56
Lessee, lessee ... in no particular order, but the ones I like best are nearer the top. Especially Nate.

Nathan East
Bakithi Kumalo
Bill Sharpe
Dave Pomeroy
Michael Rhodes
Willie Weeks
Tommy Shannon
Geddy Lee
Victor Wooten
John Patitucci
Stanley Clarke
Leland Sklar
Keith Horne
Melvin Davis
Rhonda Smith
Stuart Hamm
David Hungate
Bootsy Collins
Larry Graham
Jeff Berlin

BTW, I'm surprised more of you didn't put Bakithi Kumalo on your lists.
 
#57
Munjibunga said:
BTW, I'm surprised more of you didn't put Bakithi Kumalo on your lists.
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I love Bakithi's playing, but on nearly everything I've hear him on I REALLY dislike his tone.

Mine would probably be....

Michael Manring
Paul Chambers (if we can use uprighters)
Anthony Jackson
Christian McBride
Billy Gould
Gary Willis
Pino Palladino
Paul McCartney
Richard Bona
Mike Pope
Matthew Garrison
Bill Dickens
Tony Levin
Dominique DiPiazza
Oteil Burbridge (in recent years anyways)
Justin Chancellor
Jimmy Haslip
Nick Oliveri (sp?)
Chris Minh Doky (sp?)
my friend Hollis
 
#59
Not in order:
1. Percy Heath
2. Israel Crosby
3. Ron Carter
4. Ray Brown
5. Family Man Barrett
6. All the bass players with Parliment/Funkadelic
7. Braylon Lacy
8. Fred Hammond
9. Jason Newstead
10. James Jamerson
11. Aimee Mann
12. John Patitucci
13. Larry Grenadier
14. Micheal Moore
15. Jeremy Camp's bass players
16. Paul Chambers
17. Edgar Meyer
18. Outkast/Goodie Mob/Dungeon Family bass players
19. George Mraz
20. Gary Peacock
 
#60
:) 1.James Jamerson
2.Verdine White
3.Carmine Rojas
4.Sting
5.Geddy Lee
6.John Deacon
7.Jack Bruce
8.Paul McCartney
9.Anthony Jackson
10.Nathan East
11.Marcus Miller
12.John Taylor
13.Abe Laboriel
14.Flea
15.Gene Simmons
16.Chuck Rainey
17.Bill Wyman
18.the guy from Hee Haw with the white hair..lol he was always gr8!
19.Lee Sklar
20.Chris Squire
 

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