Your top 10 favorite bassists

[pfox14]

1. Geezer Butler
2. JPJ
3. Jack Bruce
4. Stanley Clark
5. Jaco
6. Larry Graham
7. Dennis Dunaway
8. James Jamerson
9. Tony Levin
10. Paul McCartney

 

[ryanms3030]

no particular order:

-Steve Harris
-Steve Digiorgio
-Geezer
-Geddy
-Jack Bruce
-JPJ
-Jamerson
-Cliff
-Squire
-John Entwistle

 

[Lee Moses]

I'll assume you mean top 10 electric players, so . . .

1) Jaco
2) Jeff Berlin
3) Stanley Clarke
4) John Patitucci
5) Randy Meisner
6) Geddy Lee
7) David Hungate
8) Bernard Edwards
9) Rocco Prestia
10) Chris Squire

I guarantee that list would change if I were to do it again tomorrow. #1 would stay the same, though.

 

[TheOxRocks]

In particular order:

John Entwistle
Paul McCartney
John McVie
Rick Danko
James Jamerson
Chris Squire
Lee Sklar
Mike Rutherford
Randy Meisner
Carole Kaye

 

[ffutterman]

Up through Post #24

 

[Bassisgood4U]

Jaco
Cliff Burton
Stanley Clarke
Robbie Kearns
Billy Sheehan
Sir Paul
James Jamerson
Gene Simmons
Wolfgang Van Halen
Anthony Jackson

 

[Lee Moses]

Up through Post #24

That's an interesting graphic. I could see it being a one-hour read by the time this thread is finished.

 

[Matt_T]

The guys I have lamely tried to copy -

Geddy Lee
John Paul Jones
John McVie
James Jamerson
Jaco
Rocco Prestia
Jack Casady
Tony Levin
Jack Bruce
Bernard Edwards

 

[chuck norriss]

Esperanza
Mingus
JPJ
Eric Avery
Colin Greenwood
Mike Mills
Jaco
L Graham
Adam Clayton
Marcus
Patrick Andy
Janek
Anthony Jackson
Sir Paul
Babbitt
Jamerson
Edicson Ruiz
Ibragimov

a little more than 10.

 

[chuck norriss]

Geddy--duh

 

[chuck norriss]

wanta hear something pretty

 

[SasquatchDude]

1. JPJ
2. Jack Bruce
3. Gary Thain
4. Carl Radle
5. Roger Glover
6. John Entwistle
7. Tommy Shannon
8. Leon Wilkeson
9. Paul McCartney
10. Ray Manzarek

 

[bassrob68]

Thanks everyone and as expected there were some excellent lists and a couple of people I forgot about like Jamerson and Larry Graham. You're right Roscoe so I'll rephrase; name the top 10 bassists that shaped and influenced your style.

 

[AaronVonRock]

In no particular order:
Lemmy
Dee Dee Ramone
Mark Sandman
David Wm. Sims
Mike Watt
Kevin Rutmanis
Andrew Weiss
Eddie Spaghetti
Nick Oliveri
Ben Sheppard

 

[thrasher666]

In No Particular Odor!!
Steve Harris
Geezer
Geddy Lee
John Gallagher (Raven)
Joey Vera (Armored Saint)
Phil Rind (Sacred Reich)
Ian Hill
Billy Sheehan
Tommy Shannon
Dave Ellefson
Frank Bello
Timi Hansen (Mercyful Fate)
Carol Kaye
James Jamerson
Wally Voss
John Tetly (Jag Panzer)
Robby Takak(Goo Goo Dolls)
Tony Kanal (No Doubt)
Cliff Burton

 

[Milk]

Not even sure i can name ten. I mean there's like and there's favorites... let's give it a shot...

1. Simon Gallup
2. Andy Rourke
3. Paul Simonon
4. Peter Hook
5. Leigh Gorman
6. Adam Clayton
7. John Taylor
8. Johnny McElhone (was technically only a bassist during his Altered Images days, then was a guitarist for the rest of his career when he formed Texas)
9. Colin Greenwood
10. Carlos Dengler

 

[aquamentus]

In no order. I like who I like...

Jeff Ament
Mike Mills
Duff McKagan
John Deacon
Peter Steele
Pino Palladino
Scott Devine
Daniel Brummel
Robert DeLeo
Billy Sheehan

 

[Bodhi]

I love me some pro bass players...but my favorite are all of you on this forum slaving from paycheck to paycheck just to do what you love "play the bass".

And I'll be at my day job tomorrow too.

 

[Ric5]

1 Geddy Lee
2 Chris Squire
3 Jack Bruce
4 John Entwistle
5 Tony Levin
6 Paul McCartney
7 Billy Sheehan
8 Greg Lake
9 John Wetton
10 Allen Woody

 

[philvanv]

Steve Youth
Steve Soto
Perry GX
Steve Harris
Phiturd
Paul Simonen
And most favorite, drum roll,,,people may not know him
Kenny Aaronson...