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What bass gods do you idolize?

#65
pff all of mine are rockers

Krist Novoselic (nirvana) without a doubt

Nick Harmer (dcfc) amazing bassist

Flea (duh)

John Paul Jones

Entwhistle is good

Cliff Burton

Fieldy

Daniel Lorca (Nada Surf) who i met while waiting in line 2 hours early for the showbox show in seattle a couple months ago

call me crazy I like jazz, but I'm just not "into" it yet
 
#71
Steve Harris is obvious, my first real bass hero.

Ron Royce of Coroner is an interesting case- he had the agility and the chops to double everything Tommy Vetterli played on guitar, but really focused on only that instead of branching out into wanking. In addition, he also sang lead vocals- an impressive multitasking.

Roger Patterson of Athiest died young but played so well- the band's songs usually stemmed from drum-n-bass compositions he did with drummer Steve Flynn.

Charles Mingus is a favorite of mine because he knows how to complement melodies and rythyms perfectly....and his compositons? Genius.

As for Steve Digiorgio, well...go listen to the Control Denied CD, his Dark Hall fusion jazz demo, and "Individual Thought Patterns" by Death and tell me the man doesn't have chops. Especially on fretless!

Jaco's obvious.

Greg Lake from ELP did some multitasking with guitar, but his basslines are cool too.

In my mind, Opeth's Martin Mendez is everything a metal bass player should be- supportive, well-mixed, and carving their own melodies without stepping on their bandmates' toes.
 
#72
Idolize and Gods are terms I wouldnt use. I would more say influencial.My influences;

Jaco
John Paul Jones
Donald "duck"Dunn
George Porter Jr
Paul Jackson
Pino Palladino
Jimi Hendrix
Jack Bruce
Willie Weeks
James Jamerson
tommy Cogbill
The James Brown bassists
Aston "Family Man" Barrett
Robbie Shakespeare
Eric Wilson(sublime)
just to name a few
 
#75
bassist15 said:
Idolize and Gods are terms I wouldnt use. I would more say influencial.My influences;
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Same. I don't idolize or refer to anyone as Gods.

I'm influenced by:
Jason Newsted (Reason I play bass)
Jaco Pastorius
Marcus Miller
James Jamerson
Bob Babbitt
Geddy Lee
Chris Chaney
Tim Commerford
Billy Sheehan
Stu Hamm
Stefan Lessard
Duff McKagan
Pino Palladino
John Entwhistle
Chris Wood
Cliff Burton
Robert Deleo
Sting
Flea
etc.
 
#76
Ray Brown. His genius is in knowing what notes to play and how many notes to play. He didn't need to slap or whack his bass or use electronic effects to communicate musical ideas. He did it by contructing beautiful, melodic, musical phrases. If you took out the vocals, the horns and the rest of the rythym section, his bass parts could stand alone. The lines he played behind the great be-bop players of the fifties and sixties are pure artistry. Jaco always wished he could trade fours with Ray.
 
#78
MaskedJackal said:
Steve Harris is obvious, my first real bass hero.

Ron Royce of Coroner is an interesting case- he had the agility and the chops to double everything Tommy Vetterli played on guitar, but really focused on only that instead of branching out into wanking. In addition, he also sang lead vocals- an impressive multitasking.

Roger Patterson of Athiest died young but played so well- the band's songs usually stemmed from drum-n-bass compositions he did with drummer Steve Flynn.

Charles Mingus is a favorite of mine because he knows how to complement melodies and rythyms perfectly....and his compositons? Genius.

As for Steve Digiorgio, well...go listen to the Control Denied CD, his Dark Hall fusion jazz demo, and "Individual Thought Patterns" by Death and tell me the man doesn't have chops. Especially on fretless!

Jaco's obvious.

Greg Lake from ELP did some multitasking with guitar, but his basslines are cool too.

In my mind, Opeth's Martin Mendez is everything a metal bass player should be- supportive, well-mixed, and carving their own melodies without stepping on their bandmates' toes.
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Ron Royce is a favourite of mine. When people go on about three fingered technique this guy gets overlooked every time. A master of the instrument. As fast as Digiorgio certainly.

Listen to Atheist's Piece Of Time again and Patterson stands out as the defining musical statement of the band. A tragedy that we lost him. One that indeed that rivals Burton.

Doug Keyser- Watchtower. Still the most math metal album ever produced. Because it was mainly written by a bass player and you can here all the riffs clearly as opposed to A Meshuggah.
 
#79
I don't think they'd all be considered "Gods", but my favourites are (in no particular order):

Taiji (X Japan)
Heath (X Japan)
Toshiya (Dir en grey)
Tetsu (L'arc~en~Ciel)
Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
John Myung (Dream Theater)

As you can see, I'm really into J-rock.
 

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