top 5 BRITISH bassists whose PLAY you admire

[stinkfoot60]

My top 5:
John Paul Jones
Paul McCartney
John Entwistle
Jack Bruce
Geezer Butler
and I have to add Gerry McAvoy-Rory Gallagher.

 

[Aussie Player]

My top 5:
John Paul Jones
Paul McCartney
John Entwistle
Jack Bruce
Geezer Butler
and I have to add Gerry McAvoy-Rory Gallagher.

That's probably the guys that most influenced me but Andy Fraser of Free was equally as big an influence and is the only bass player to teach you when "not" to play.

 

[WG Plum]

1. Alan Spenner
2. Pino Palladino
3. Paul McCartney
4. John Paul Jones
5. Paul Simonon

 

[BassVibes]

JJ Burnell
Macca
Peter Hook
Simon Gallup
Steven Severin

Just missed the list:
David J
Andy Rourke
Mani (amazing on first Stone Roses album, but never did anything decent again)
Stuart Morrow