Worlds most technical bassist?

[Russy]

My friend and our drummer is a Dave Weckle freak. We were talking about his playing which is very technical and extreme. He is reagrded as the worlds most technical drummer or so I heard.
It let me to think who would be in that bracket when it comes to bass playing as the most technical. Immediately I thought of Adam Nitti and Vic Wooten as being very ver techical. Who would be yours?

 

[Stubb]

Originally posted by Russy
We were talking about his playing which is very technical and extreme. He is reagrded as the worlds most technical drummer or so I heard.

I've never heard that, and I don't think you can say that there any 'most technical player.' However, if you did take Donati's feet with Bozzio hands, you might be close

It let me to think who would be in that bracket when it comes to bass playing as the most technical. Immediately I thought of Adam Nitti and Vic Wooten as being very ver techical. Who would be yours?

I don't know who it is (if in fact there is one), but if there is, I bet he's not getting a lot of calls for gigs.

 

[Christopher]

Victor Wooten
Brian Bromberg
Bill Dickens
Gary Willis
Stuart Hamm
Billy Sheehan
Markus Setzer

 

[Brilliant Fool]

In my opinion, it's Dickens.

No contest.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

To me technicality has much more to do with cleanliness and timing than chops, so I'd have to say Lars Norberg of Spiral Architect wuold be the most "technical" player I know of.

 

[DigMe]

I think of Michael Manring. Maybe it's all those tunings and whatnot.

brad cook

 

[tkarter]

I vote most recorded Carol Kaye.

tk

 

[sloppysubs]

Originally posted by DigMe
I think of Michael Manring. Maybe it's all those tunings and whatnot.

brad cook

i second the motion.

 

[Halftooth]

Nobody has heard of this guy, but if you're into Progmetal, a guy by the name of Troy Tipton of Zero Hour is ultra technical. Zero Hour has now spun off into Death Machine which is a little more like technical Deathmetal, so his parts aren't quite as technical as ZH, but they're close.

 

[JMX]

Dominique DiPiazza. Just check out his playing on John McLaughlin's Que Alegria.

 

[bryan bailey]

John Myung.

 

[Lackey]

tech-ni-cal

1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from technique.

2. Specialized: a technical school .

3. a. Abstract or theoretical: a technical analysis .



By those ground rules, Victor Wooten, Michael Manring and Gary Willis would all get my vote for ultra-technical bassists.

 

[Krogolas]

I think Pete Perez is a player who deserves to be meantioned.
He is superfast and accurate, he´s licks sound good, listening him play gives you good vibes and he doesnt go to the stupid slaptap playing style.

 

[JimK]

Originally posted by Russy
My friend and our drummer is a Dave Weckle freak. We were talking about his playing which is very technical and extreme. He is regarded as the world's most technical drummer or so I heard.

I have heard that about Weckl...it's not a compliment, BTW.

 

[sloppysubs]

technological? if we extend into that wing, id say doug wimbish.

 

[embellisher]

You guys that are mentioned superslap freaks like Dickens and Wooten left out Mark King. IMHO he does the 1000 notes per second clickety click better than anybody, if you are into that.

 

[bmc]

Alain Caron.

 

[Stewmc5222]

Jeff Berlin and John Patittucci get my vote.

from the lows,


Stew

 

[Adam Barkley]

most technical that i have personally seen - (dont kill me) Ryan Martinie, saw him on the Sanitarium tour, he absolutely killed. His basslines were better than Robert Trujillo's solo spot

most tasteful- Sting, Sir Paul, Paul Simonon, etc

few players can bridge the gap between talent and taste.

 

[brake]

for my money it's Victa.