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Who started it all for you?

#182
Guys like Duff, Nikki Sixx, Jason Newsted and Mike Inez made me want to play bass in a band. They were the first ones to really make me want to play bass in general.

Guys like George Porter Jr, Jusin Chancellor and Wes Claypool made me want to play bass better. Those are the guys that made me refocus my playing and improve what I'm doing.
 
#184
First noticed the bass with Flea. Had just gotten my first halfway decent set of headphones, downloaded a couple RHCP songs, and the bottom end just opened up to me. Then Gabe Nelson and Vince Damiani showed me that you could be funky without being ostentatious. Charles Mingus further nudged me toward jumping from guitar to bass. And finally Tina Weymouth of the Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club pushed me into bass.
 
#185
For me, it was not even a bass player, per se; that came later. It was The Beatles' White Album and particularly it was CCR Willie and the Poor Boys - "Down on the Corner." That made me want to be a musician. The bass? I don't know, it just always seemed to me that the bass was the boss. Still does.
 
#188
Justin Mothaf**kin' Chancellor
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#190
Nobody. I was in a band with two other guitar players and no bass player. One night one of them pointed out that when I did a fill, I usually did a bass line. I decided to switch to bass. Once I started playing it I started paying attention to other bass players. My influences were Paul McCartney, John Entwistle, Mel Schacher, Craig MacGregor, Phil Lynott, John Deacon, Jack Bruce.
 
#193
Well granted I am only 17 I started out as a drummer I've played the drums for 8 years now. a couple years ago i got a bass for christmas googled bad ass bass players or something like that. Victor Wooten came up and ever since then he's been my hero and needless to say i don't hardly play drums anymore.
 
#196
Matt Freeman from Rancid (go listen to maxwell murder and tell me that wouldnt want to make any angsty 14 yearold boy want to play bass) and Krist Novaselic from Nirvana. Never could hear higher pitched things that well so the bass always stood out from the music for me. Used to just think it was another guitar just tuned lower, guess i was kinda right but once i figured out what it really was i decided i should give it a shot, soon after i expanded my influences which now include Tommy Shannon from SRV and Double Trouble, Tim Commerford from Rage Against the Machine, and Dusty Hill from ZZ Top.
 
#200
trayner1 said:
I'm sure there are a few threads like this out there, but I couldn't find any, so I'm starting a new one.

Which bassist started it all for you? Who made you say, "I wanna be a bassist" after hearing them?
For me, it was Glenn Cornick of Jethro Tull. I remember being about eight years old and finding a mix CD my dad made for me. That night, in bed, I listened to the disc. But when I got to Bouree, my life was transformed. Cornick's smooth walk accompanying Ian Anderson's impressive flute, followed by a chordy solo simply was a revelation. At that point, I picked up my bass with a whole new attitude. But I wasn't pleased with what I heard, so I taught myself the guitar for a few years and got good, all the while practicing bass every now and then. However, I had established myself as a wannabe shred guitarist (which I thought was cool back then), influenced by Satriani, Malmsteen, and others. While being musically immature, it did help me develop muscle memory and fretboard versatility. Going back to bass, I started out slapping, then worked my way back to pizzicato. And here I am.
So, Mr. Cornick, I salute you.
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How about you?
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So cool. Cornick is a overlooked monster. If Anderson decided to tour with Cornick and Bunker, I'd be the first on line for tix.
 

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