Who is your favourite hidden bass player?

[CaribooBass]

Some people are incredibly talented in many areas and that is how we know and love them.

Some of them are also bass players that we didn't know about.

Here is my favourite hidden Bass player. Bugs Bunny would be proud.

 

[Michael Stanley 2112]

Dave Brockie

 

[RayWithFlats]

Not "hidden" as such (he has played onstage in Vegas), but my favourite guy who plays, but not as his day job, is Penn Jilette. Here's a photo of him making a Ric look really small…

He plays upright, too.

 

[Michedelic]

Actor Gary Sinese, who put together a band to perform at veteran's benefit events and entertain troops here and abroad…

 

[portpc]

Mike Huckabee lays it down.............

 

[portpc]

There's also the recently transferred Bill Daily of I dream of Jeannie/Newhart TV fame & for the literary minded best - selling author Ken Follett...

 

[portpc]

Actor Gary Sinese, who put together a band to perform at veteran's benefit events and entertain troops here and abroad…

Gary Sinise is amazing & heck he has a band where the usual drummer is Danny Gottlieb.. Not too shabby!

 

[dragon68]

Eddie Van Halen played bass on Sammy Hagar's solo album "I Never Said Goodbye" in the late 80s.

 

[jimmydean]

Lester Holt from NBC news is a really good bassist and I saw Bill Daily play at a jazz club in Santa Monica in the 70's and he was fantastic .

 

[elillywv]

NBC's Lester Holt won't be quite so hidden anymore…

John Fogerty jams in Lester's office with the anchorman, and then invites Holt to the show at Radio City…

John Fogerty and Lester Holt take the stage at Radio City

 

[DWBass]

Malcolm Jamal Warner

 

[Winslow]

Not a "favorite" per se, but for the sake of the list, here's Jason Momoa:

Jason Momoa: "I always knew I wanted to play bass. I wish I'd done this when I was young – but I'm making up for lost time"

 

[Michedelic]

Deputy Trudy Wiegel…

 

[basscooker]

Three well known names not immediately associated with bass. "Hidden", no, just not what they're most known for
Kenny Rogers
Keanu Reeves
Jared Leto

Favorites, not really for me. Just thought these were a decent fit for the thread.

Edit... and like it or not, Bob Rock was the bass player on a Metallica record. Only 3 living people can claim that title. Huh. Just realized half of their bass players are named Bob.

 

[bassdude51]

Mike Judge (Bevis and Butthead)

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[droo46]

I choose Stevie Wonder's left hand.

 

[Dincrest]

If we're talking people we didn't know were bass players, I believe Hulk Hogan plays bass.

 

[jeffbrown]

Jim Fielder
Guy Pratt

Both bassists we know, but IMHO, don't get the recognition they deserve.

 

[ebo]

Prince.

 

[DaveParker39]

Wilton Felder