Which bass player wore bass highest

[robbie1973]

I was just sharing with my wife the different positions of bass playing and how some wear it punk style down by ankles and others just under chin… then I thought,I wonder which famous bass player played bass slung the highest? Yep it’s a rainy Saturday here soooo this seems to be important question.

 

[Peterson]

Billy Sheehan plays his bass high

 

[Crispus]

The great Paul Denman.

 

[SteveCS]

View attachment 4643593 The great Paul Denman.

Yes, Paul S Denman is 'up there'. Also, Mark King has to get an honourable mention, although I think he plays a lot lower these days.

 

[frankgacy]

Eric Wood of Man Is The Bastard/ Bastard Noise played on the high side. Let’s you access the upper register.

 

[2112]

This is the highest I've ever seen Robert Trujillo wear his:

 

[Peterson]

Fieldy Too...

 

[electracoyote]

Paul Webb of Talk Talk sprang to mind. Like a neck tie...

 

[SPlavick]

Bill Wyman

 

[JimK]

Keith Horne played his pretty high...

 

[SPlavick]

Danny Partridge

 

[knumbskull]

Outstanding thread

EDIT: i got nothing

 

[JimK]

Danny Partridge

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Recently, not so low...

 

[SPlavick]

Recently, not so low...

Everything hangs lower as we age

 

[Dincrest]

Among modern players, Brian Krahe of Krosis (who are a band making serious waves in modern metal circles) wears his bass fairly high: Brian Krahe (Krosis): "Begonia" playthrough on the LTD Deluxe B-1005

Chris Chew (North Mississippi All Stars) wears it quite high: https://media.gettyimages.com/photo...in-support-of-picture-id524341174?s=2048x2048

And while this may not be considered "wearing it high," Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne, Soften the Glare) wears his bass higher than most of his contemporaries in nu-metal circles did:

 

[JimK]

Everything hangs lower as we age

Damn!!!

 

[Michedelic]

I was just sharing with my wife the different positions of bass playing and how some wear it punk style down by ankles and others just under chin… then I thought,I wonder which famous bass player played bass slung the highest? Yep it’s a rainy Saturday here soooo this seems to be important question.

Gerry’s guy, Les Chadwick, had his way up there…

…but that seemed to be the thing at the time. As guitar and bass became more of a phallic symbol, the slinging got lower.
Then there was The Peddlers’ bassist, does this count?

 

[scott sinner]

I like to be able to lick the strings. I get a nice faux bowing sound out of it.

 

[underwhelmist]

Hooky is always quite low-slung.

 

[brokenstoned]

Not Ben Shepherd