underated overrated bassists

[crj14525]

in your opinion who is the most underrated and over rated bassist? My opinion is that victor damiani is the most underrated, (the man can groove like nobodys business) and I can't think of the most overrated, ill get back to you when I figure it out.

 

[peledog]

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[randy clere]

Keith Jones is very underrated. Check his stuff out w/ Andy Narell (Slow Motion, the Hammer, Long Time Band) His TONE is un-paralleled, groove is deep, and his phrasing is amazing! You can also check him out early on with Flora/Airto, Jean Luc-Ponty, Wayne Shorter and Santana...

 

[JimmyM]

Me for both.

 

[bassramos]

The most Overrated bass player is Hulk Hogan and the most underrated bass player is the guy from Fall Out Boy. Done end of thread.

 

[fuzzy beard]

Marshall Grant is underrated!

And i am going to get flamed but Jaco is overrated.

 

[martinmcfly]

And i am going to get flamed but Jaco is overrated.

By that statement I guess you already know you're wrong but just want to start a flame war.

 

[String Theory]

Underated: The original bassist for Jamiroquai, Stuart Zender.

 

[Katfish Krow]

Underrated: Willi Langer from the Jazz group Count Basic...absolutely love his sound...

Overrated: Scott Pilgrim....yea...I said it.....

 

[fuzzy beard]

By that statement I guess you already know you're wrong but just want to start a flame war.

No from what i have been able to find and watch he is a great soloist who happens to use a bass. I think anything he plays would turn to gold. But i try to judge a bass player by what they bring to a band. I think a great bass player makes the music and people around him better (jamerson). But Jaco from what i have seen is just the whole show with every one else trying to support him.

Sorry if i came off wrong!

 

[martinmcfly]

But Jaco from what i have seen is just the whole show with every one else trying to support him. Sorry if i came off wrong!

NP, but I think if you listen to Weather Report you'd think he wasn't just a soloist, but a great addition to the whole band.

 

[fuzzy beard]

Thank you. When i came to talkbass i didnt know who jaco was! And after doing some youtubing i seen very little of him doing anything other than soloing. But i will look at weather report!

 

[nysbob]

What a novel idea for a thread!

 

[kevmc28]

Overrated - Flea

Underrated - Colin Greenwood, Robert Deleo, Adam Clayton

 

[pica]

What a novel idea for a thread!

+100000000000000000000000

 

[TVC15]

Flea overrated? His bank balance would suggest otherwise.

 

[MexEatxDead]

Jeroen Paul Thesseling, Dude's way underated 6 string fretless player, his solo's are amazing.

 

[martinmcfly]

Randy Jackson is underrated (to the layman at least). If you listen to his playing while with Miles Davis you'd be amazed. Wow.

 

[steve.roark]

With Jaco, you have to get away from the typical solo work and look deeper at his playing and rememeber that 10,000 bass players we compare him with after him would not be doing what he did. Also, I am not a Hartke fan personally but I met Mr. Hartke himself at a music store in NYC and he explained to me the developement of his speakers were on a request from Jaco. I am not personally an aluminum speaker fan but that is another way to show how Jaco affected the music industry for the rest of time.

 

[baileyboy]

And i am going to get flamed but Jaco is overrated.

I concur! +1