Your Favorite Bassist of Each Style

Finger- Alex Webster

Pick- Ben Kenney

Slap/Pop- Martin Mendez (When he actually does it)

Technical- Stanley Clarke

Others- Nick from Cephalic Carnage

 

Finger: Jack Bruce/Rocco Prestia
Pick: Chris Squire/Phil Lesh
Slap/Pop: Larry Graham
Technical: Stanley Clarke
Other: Mike Watt - I love this guy

 

Finger - Tie between John Entwhistle and Geddy Lee
Pick - Mike Levine (Triumph)
Slap/Pop - Stanley Clarke
Technical - Stu Hamm
Others - Jaco and Ralphe Armstrong (Jon Luc Ponty)

Ralphe was a monster on Jon Luc Ponty: Live, released way back when.

 

I'll play.

Finger: John Patitucci

Pick: Chris Squire

Slap/Pop: Mark King

Technical: Michael Manring

Fretless: Gary Willis

Acoustic, Straight Ahead (Living): Christian McBride

Acoustic, Straight Ahead (Deceased): Paul Chambers

Acoustic, Modern: Chris Wood

 

Finger-Cliff Burton

Pick-Justin Chancellor

Slap/Pop-Flea

Technical-Fieldy

Others-Robert Trujillo, Geddy Lee, Steve Harris, and many others.

 

Finger- Juan Alderte

Pick- Ben Kenney just because he's the only one I know that uses one.

Slap/Pop- Alexis Sklarevski or Jonas Hellborg

Technical - Probably Jonas Hellborg

Others (if wanted)- The best bassline I ever heard was the return of the space cowboy album version, done by an anonymous session musician.


Others-

 

Finger- John Entwistle, John Paul Jones, Paul McCartney, Steve Harris, Geddy Lee

Pick- Justin Chancellor

Slap/Pop- Victor Wooten, Mark King

Technical- Victor Wooten

Others- Jaco Pastorius

 

Sir, you can't be serious(?)!!!

 

Finger - John Entwistle, Geddy Lee

Pick - Chris Squire, Justin Chancellor

Slap - Norwood Fisher, Louis Johnson, Wojtek Pilichowski

Technical - Jonas Hellborg, Tony Levin

Other - Bill Clements, Jauqo III-X

Just down right Weird - Kevin Rutmanis

 

Finger-Alex Webster Or John Myung

Pick- John Vesano (Former Nile)

Slap/Pop- Jonas Hellborg or Stanley Clarke

Technical (Tapping, Double Thumbing, etc.) - Tony Levin or Mike Flores (Origin)

Others (if wanted)- Nick - Cephalic Carnage(Touched by an Angel is a great bass piece)

Siamien Hetneas (spelling...) - Arcturus/Dimmu Borgir (great basslines simple and he has a great voice too)

 

Finger- Jimmy Haslip

Pick- Chris Squire

Slap/Pop- Kai Eckhardt (for sure!)

Technical- Jonas Hellborg, Michael Manring


Others (if wanted)- Jack Bruce, John Paul Jones

 

Finger - Entwistle/Chuck Rainey

Pick - Graham Maby

Slap/Pop - Flea

Technical - Wooten

Others - Geddy. My favorite bassist. If our next dog is a male...you guessed it.

 

Finger- Jaco or Tom Kennedy

Pick- Mike Gordon or Phil Lesh

Slap/Pop- Vic Wooten or Les Claypool

Technical- Vic Wooten or Oteil Burbridge

All-around - Vic Wooten

 

Just saw the Wailers again last night, no one plays fingerstyle more beautifully than Family Man to my ears. Every note is so gorgeously shaped and timed, and there is a punch, fatness and varying degrees of growl that are so expressive in the way he controls them. Every bassist should hear him live once to get a sense of what is possible with the instrument, even if Reggae is not your bag.

 

Finger - Jaco, Ryan Martinie(Mudvayne)

Pick - Tom Araya(Slayer)

Slap/Pop - Marcus Miller

Technical - Victor Wooten

Others - John Patitucci, Mark King, Alex Webster(Cannibal Corpse)

 

Finger- Jaco & Jamerson (for the funk), Steve Harris (for the speed), Stefan Lessard (for his tone)

Pick- Chris Squire

Slap/Pop- Flea, Dirk Lance, Les Claypool

Technical- Victor Wooten, Tony Levin (technical meaning innovative!)

Others- Hub (for Hip-Hop), Eric Wilson (for Reggae), John Paul Jones (for skill), Pino Palladino (for versatility!!)