Your 3 most influential bass players?

[The Great Genius]

If you could only pick 3, who would they be?

Mine are Dusty Hill, Geddy Lee and Mel Schacker.

If I had to pick a 4th, it would be Chris Squire, with John McVie given honorary mention.

 

[Sean150]

Flea, McCartney and Wooten if I had to choose 3.

 

[Jeff Scott]

There have been quite a few but the three most influential early ones were Terrence Butler, Chris Squire, and Jon Camp.

 

[The Owl]

Jack Bruce
Anthony Jackson
Tony Levin

 

[westrock]

John Paul Jones
Berry Oakley
Stanley Clarke

 

[Masbutch]

Geddy lee
Cliff burton
Flea

 

[Hot Rats]

Geezer Butler
Steve Harris
Chris Squire

I feel the need to mention Geddy Lee, Phil Lesh and Jack Casady but I can't because, well....3

 

[roccobass]

Rocco Prestia
Percy Jones
Chris Squire

My honorary 4th would be: Jaco

 

[fishdreams]

Jack Bruce Charles Mingus Oscar Pettiford

 

[getBAK]

If I'm being honest about my actual playing
Duff McKagen
Rufus Reid
Geezer Butler

 

[Dynomuttasaurus]

Cliff Button
Steve Harris
Geezer Butler

Geddy Lee - honorable mention

 

[bass12]

The top three would probably be:

- Meshell Ndegeocello
- Mark King
- Bernard Edwards

 

[TyBo]

From early on: Monk Montgomery, Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix (I was mesmerized by the bass on "Watchtower", turns out it was Jimi, so ... )

But maybe I should say Roger Glover, for "Smoke On The Water", played that with the old garage band ... way cool dude!

 

[rashrader]

Anthony Jackson
Michael Manring
John Patitucci

This list changes from time to time, but this is where it is right now.

 

[Hawk256]

Geezer Butler
Steve Harris
Billy Sheehan

 

[Will_White]

Geezer Butler
Steve Harris
Lemmy Kilmister

 

[J R Knots]

Jack Bruce

James Jamerson

Jaco

and a million others

 

[Trabeen]

Gary Thain
Boz Burrell
Carl Radle

 

[thenazz]

Graham Maby-Tone
Rocco Prestia-Ghost notes
George Porter-Pocket and groove

 

[Watchootognbout]

Stanley Clarke
Jaco
Anthony Jackson