Who's your FAVORITE Bass player?

[jonesn4bass]

Brian Robinson of A Wilhelm Scream. ....holy crap. I will NEVER be that good.

 

[tdub0199]

Justin Chancellor of Tool

 

[FilterFunk]

I'm glad the title says "favorite" and not "best." Bootsy's my favorite.

 

[phillipkregg]

...Then Robert DeLeo.

+1 for the very underrated Robert DeLeo.

He's like the James Jamerson of rock bass.

 

[tdoody]

dave purple and isaac guillery

 

[IronMaiden]

Dan Briggs of Between The Buried & Me

 

[5string5fingers]

Todd Harrell of 3 doors down if I had to pick one. Since his style is most like how I want to play.

 

[Icculus]

Mike Gordon of Phish

 

[guitar<bass]

I'll vote Ryan Martinie as well. Honestly though, I have come to realize that a lot of what I like about his playing comes from his tone. Because I dig just about any talented bassist when they are holding my favorite basses. (warwick+wal)
He's got one hell of a bag of tricks, though.

 

[73jbass]

Just look at my avatar.

 

[magickbass]

Cliff Burton. He started it for me and it ends with him.

 

[TRichardsbass]

James Jamerson/Bob Babbit - have to treat them as one because between the two of them they ARE ALL the Motown hits.

McCartney-made it cool to sing and play bass.

Brian Wilson-best bassist/songwriter/producer period.

Joe Osborn. I'm frightened to think what pop music would have been back in the day if he did not exist.

Oh, and me, but that's a little narcissistic...

 

[TimmyBoomBoom]

Jack Bruce. I also enjoy his cello playing

 

[Disco Batman]

Geddy

 

[cbass1]

Robert De Leo
Tim Commerford
Stu Zender
Dirk Lance

 

[noahw1]

Pino

 

[poorbassist15]

Gary Lee Weinrib A.K.A. Geddy Lee.
Or Chris "fish" Squire
or John Myung
or John Paul Jones

I don't talk about this because I confuse myself.

 

[kuys]

Les Claypool

Say what you will about him but he has no trouble coming up with unusual lines that rock.

 

[sarcastro83]

it's a toss up between Paul Simonon and Peter Hook.

 

[williamk]

Wilbur Bascomb (an unknown legend)