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Favourite Bassist

Carl67	Date: May 3, 2004 @ 6:08 AM Whos your favourite bassist? Mine would have to be the late Cliff Burton of Metallica or Duff of G n' R
synthsect	Date: May 3, 2004 @ 7:59 AM bootsy collins, eric judy or paul mcartney
SoulBeats	Date: May 3, 2004 @ 8:30 AM Ahem... http://www.dmusic.com/forum/guitar/8188 John Myung or Flea... or Steve Harris.
Carl67	Date: May 3, 2004 @ 9:05 AM Why is it in the guitar forum?
SoulBeats	Date: May 3, 2004 @ 10:58 AM Because bass forum wasn't here when I created it.
Carl67	Date: May 3, 2004 @ 4:48 PM Fair enough
sinai	Date: May 3, 2004 @ 11:17 PM Flea or Fieldy
sqrlcub	Date: May 4, 2004 @ 12:30 AM Rufus Reid is the man. http://www.rufusreid.com/ When I studied bass I went through his upright technique book. I didn't appreciate him until I heard some of his complete pieces. I haven't heard anyone who really compares. Flea and that Primus guy are also really good but I don't think they quite have the musicality that Rufus does.
blubat	Date: May 4, 2004 @ 3:27 PM matt freeman - rancid
dkeifer	Date: May 4, 2004 @ 8:12 PM Over the years few musicians have made me drop my jaw as much as Phil Lesh. You just never know what that mutherfucker is going to do next. Never.
bastardo23	Date: May 6, 2004 @ 12:42 PM well i would have to say that Anders Jormin would be my first pick(he's one of ECM's house bass players.) then i would have to say Scott Lafaro(bill evan's first bassist) there is also Nils Oerstead Pederson, Palle Daniellson, Ratzo Harris, Avishai Cohen. like squrlcub said, alot of the above mentions are great but when it comes to real musicality there are deeper levels to experience.
Vickxxx	Date: May 7, 2004 @ 9:50 PM Jaco Pastorious
Intergalacti...	Date: May 11, 2004 @ 11:23 AM My favourite has to be John Entwistle but the best in my opinion is the bassist who is tourin with joe zawinul from weather report. Its not weather report the band but bloody good one at that. One of the fastest I've ever seen but also playin quite nice melodies as well.
100thmonk	Date: May 11, 2004 @ 2:37 PM i checked and his name is apparently linley marthe. never heard of him, but thanks for pointing him out. i guess joe zawinul was pretty impressed. hmmm.
robbydadrummer	Date: May 12, 2004 @ 6:44 PM i still gotta go with victor wooten and tony levin as my faves... they are bassically tied. john entwhistle is my definate 3rd choice, though.
Intergalacti...	Date: May 13, 2004 @ 10:52 AM yeah i know he's awesome you should really go see him if you see his name about i mean for joe zawinul to say that theres not many people who can touch him he's got to be pretty good. Who did victor whooten play with i remember then name
100thmonk	Date: May 13, 2004 @ 6:38 PM bela fleck
robbydadrummer	Date: May 13, 2004 @ 10:11 PM Victor plays Bela Fleck primarily, but also recorded with Vital Tech Tones featuring guitarist Scott Henderson and drummer Steve Smith... not to mention a few solo albums also, such as his truly solo (just bass) album "A Show Of Hands"... great album.
100thmonk	Date: May 14, 2004 @ 3:05 AM cool..
Intergalacti...	Date: May 14, 2004 @ 4:53 PM yeah is he the black guy that did an album with the drummer from dave matthews band? that guy is awesome he's got an album out called yin yang? i think its quite new not sure. I've seen the video of the mnakin of that album.
XentropyX	Date: May 23, 2004 @ 5:35 PM yeah plays with dave matthews occasionally.
Yeah45454	Date: August 1, 2004 @ 10:52 PM Les claypool of primus is the best
Jennae	Date: August 5, 2004 @ 10:32 PM zique on DM
SirSnipe	Date: September 3, 2004 @ 6:35 PM The bassist from Sublime, Eric.
Pagan	Date: September 3, 2004 @ 11:04 PM Steve Harris of Iron Maiden
mbtec1320	Date: September 22, 2004 @ 12:31 AM Geddy Lee ,Chrys Squire,Sting,Brian Bromberg(electric and acoustic amazing ,out of this world believe me),Billy Sheehan.These inspire me the most because of their unique sound,talent and musicianship.
StillMotion	Date: December 26, 2004 @ 9:06 PM Jim Creeggan of BNL, Steffan Lessard of DMB, Victor Wooten, Phil Lesh, Gene Simmons of KISS (haha, he was the reason i picked up a bass when i was 10)
zique	Date: December 28, 2004 @ 12:35 AM Stanley Clarke,Steve Harris.
zique	Date: December 28, 2004 @ 10:50 PM also Geddy Leea nd Louis Johnson.
hueseph	Date: December 30, 2004 @ 7:33 PM John Patitucci, Stanley Clarke is good but after a while you start to hear his patterns, The Guy from Level 42 is amazing actually, Les Claypool, Stu Hamm, Geddy of course(so what if he screams like a banshee),Sheehan is amazing.
DaveWL	Date: December 31, 2004 @ 5:29 AM Jack Bruce, Bernard Edwards and the guy who used to slap on the Sly and the Family Stone recs, kind of Stanley Clarke style(Someone give me a name please).
hueseph	Date: December 31, 2004 @ 9:36 AM Larry (Lou) Graham
DaveWL	Date: December 31, 2004 @ 10:44 AM Thanks Hueseph that rings a bell.
johnnie7au	Date: January 2, 2005 @ 10:01 PM Victor Wooten, Chris Squire, Etienne M'Bappe.
jeddak	Date: January 8, 2005 @ 7:13 AM Stanley Clarke, Geddy Lee, Jimmy Johnson, Jaco Pastorius, John Paul Jones, Mark King (Level 42)....
machinehead5	Date: March 11, 2005 @ 8:13 PM Ryan from MuDvAyNe - double jointed in all his fingures, very awesome bassist, very awesome stage performances... definatly a Wes Borland of bass.
ScottyDog247	Date: March 28, 2005 @ 3:17 PM Chris Wolstenholme From Muse Or Steve Harris From Iron Maiden
imemine	Date: March 28, 2005 @ 3:42 PM Jack Bruce, John Entwistle, Flea, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, John Patitucci, Will Lee, Duck Dunn (rock solid) Definitely Victor Wooten---and what about Phil Lesh---I can’t believe no one has mentioned Lesh!
imemine	Date: March 28, 2005 @ 3:44 PM ---Sorry Dave! Should have known you would have gotten Phil!
zedsalt	Date: March 29, 2005 @ 11:11 AM There are far too many bassists that I respect and admire for me to pick just one. That having been said, I was in a Steely Dan mood the other day, and the one thing that really hit me in those few hours was Walter Becker's bass playing...almost supernaturally tasteful without sounding "safe".
ska-alex	Date: May 26, 2005 @ 8:04 PM i just posted this one in the wrong forum. matt freeman is far from a great bass player. he just wails away on his bass with a pick like its a guitar. entwistle got away with it because his bass playing was such a force, and entwistle wasn't showing off as much as matt freeman is. my fave players are horace panter (the specials) paul simonen (the clash) James Jamerson Victor Wooten Stu Hamm Billy Sheehan Jaco
ska-alex	Date: May 26, 2005 @ 8:05 PM forgot my all time favorite, duck dunn and the guy from fishbone
zique	Date: May 28, 2005 @ 8:47 AM Excuse me if I sound a bit ignorant but...I was listening to "killers" by Queen...and I guess I just really never realized how good John Deacon was or is."Your best friend" is a cool tune.I think he has been mentioned...?
TheOwl	Date: May 30, 2005 @ 11:01 AM Jaco Jimmy Johnson Anthony Jackson Jack Bruce John Entwistle Chris Squire Janick Top & Bernard Paganotti (Magma) Jonas Hellborg Stanley Clarke Victor Wooten Rocco Prestia (Tower of Power) Steve Swallow John Patitucci Louis Johnson Tony Levin Michael Manring
TaylorLeeMusic	Date: June 27, 2005 @ 1:10 PM My favorites and infuencial bass players would have to be.. 1. Flea(the reason i picked up a bass) 2. For he brilliant mind Paul Mcartney 3. But my all time favorite bass player is Dirk Lance. I am astounted that no one has mentioned him. I is a modern day ledgon in my book. He was the last good bass player be had.
TaylorLeeMusic	Date: June 27, 2005 @ 1:12 PM Hey guy sorry.. I cant type but you catch my drift
RobertMcDade	Date: June 27, 2005 @ 2:38 PM Is "bassist" even a word? Wouldn't it be "bass player"?
blueyes2112	Date: June 27, 2005 @ 4:13 PM me of course!!!!!!
TheOwl	Date: June 27, 2005 @ 5:23 PM And how could I forget, the amazing Percy Jones and his totally unique fretless style!
Alecs	Date: June 27, 2005 @ 10:11 PM billy sheehan
bambieyes	Date: July 9, 2005 @ 4:40 PM joe preston
GeneHilbert	Date: July 10, 2005 @ 12:14 PM All of these are great names.. Here a few over-looked greats.. Ron Carter Charles Mingus Larry Graham Donald "Duck" Dunn Bunny Brunel Timothy B. Schmit Jack Bruce Billy Cox Sweet Charles Sherrell "James Brown" "Maceo Parker" Marshall "Rock" Jones - Ohio Players Rick James And Dmusic's own D'Blairman
Ignominious	Date: September 19, 2005 @ 5:32 PM Ryan (Mudvayne) Billy sheehan Victor wooten Stephan Fimmers (Necrophagist) If you have not had the pleasure of hearing Mr.fimmers it's well worth it he is a great speed metal finger player adds alot of jazz to the mix
shouhei	Date: September 19, 2005 @ 6:14 PM Hm can't say I've got a favourite, but off the top of my head: Scott Lafaro Jaco Pastorius John Patitucci Charles Mingus Red Mitchell Charles Mingus Neils-Henning Orsted Pedersen Steve Swallow Eberhard Weber Dave Holland Marc Johnson Jonas Hellborg Miroslav Vitous Oh and Árni Egilsson did some cool stuff as well. Thats all I can think of for now. And I would in no way consider the bassist from Necrophagist as adding Jazz to the mix.
Ignominious	Date: September 20, 2005 @ 7:33 PM I think you miss took what i said the meaning was not as in jazz style but as "he jazzed it up" added something new to spiced it up .His style and sound is somehting you dont really see alot of in that type of music. yes i should have been more clear on what i was trying to get across
shouhei	Date: September 20, 2005 @ 8:10 PM yeah cool that's fair enough I like the guy from cryptopsy myself, it sounds like he totally bashes that thing around. It's a unique sound though, it works really well.
Ignominious	Date: September 21, 2005 @ 5:36 PM Yea he is very good he has a nice little bass break/solo on the new album it's short but sounds good .it sounds liek he uses a pick do you knwo if he plays pick or finger?
hate9wicket	Date: September 21, 2005 @ 11:20 PM Mike Watt(minutemen, firehose) Adam Clayton(U2) Tony Levin John Entwistle Jack Bruce Trey Gunn(King Crimson, along w/Mr. Levin) James Jamerson Rose Marshack(Poster Children) Daryl Johnson(Daniel Lanois) Tina Weymouth Jah Wobble
Whiteboard	Date: September 23, 2005 @ 2:26 PM Flea Les Claypool Mike Gordon John Entwistle The Dispatch Guy
blueyes2112	Date: September 23, 2005 @ 2:29 PM For me it has to be Flea and Paul McCartney!!!!
laalaaloo	Date: October 5, 2005 @ 7:32 PM John Entwistle, Chris Wolstenholme (Muse) and my DAD!!
EtherEclectic	Date: October 6, 2005 @ 5:02 PM geddy lee!
TheOwl	Date: October 8, 2005 @ 10:54 AM Some other greats of the bass: Colin Hodgkinson (Back Door) Helmutt Hattler (KRAAN) Pino Palladino (fretless monster to the stars) Miroslav Vituos - underrated giant of the upright!
EtherEclectic	Date: October 9, 2005 @ 12:19 AM cant believe i forgot to mention Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, i love his style, and his sound.
TheOwl	Date: October 31, 2005 @ 10:13 AM On the jazz upright end of life: Charlie Haden Scott LeFaro Charles Mingus Miroslav Vitous Ron Carter Ray Brown
SimonWaldram	Date: October 31, 2005 @ 11:06 AM Naomi Yang, formerly of the legendary Galaxie 500, now the bass-player in Damon & Naomi. She always manages to be the anchor of the music while still be wondefully melodic. Plus she's absolutely gorgeous. I opened a door for her at an experiemental music festival and only just managed to stop myself from blurting out something embarrassing to her.
EvilPicnic	Date: October 31, 2005 @ 12:04 PM The Mingus Ah Um album has some of the best bass playing I've ever heard. Charles Mingus is (was?) the shit.
GreatGooglyM...	Date: November 1, 2005 @ 11:15 AM Billy Sheehan and Steve Harris.
MeddlingIdiot	Date: November 4, 2005 @ 11:16 PM JOE FUCKIN' PRESTON!!!
celtaidd	Date: November 5, 2005 @ 6:47 PM chris squire bert reiter geddy lee jack bruce stanley clarke tony levin
GreatGooglyM...	Date: November 6, 2005 @ 8:17 AM damn! how could i forget tony levin?
Veracohr	Date: November 6, 2005 @ 12:15 PM My criteria for a good bassist doesn't solely come down to proficiency. I consider a good bassist to be one that plays well, but also writes interesting basslines that further the song. So in that light, I'd nominate Rob Wynia from Floater and the bassist from Isis, whose name I don't know.
phccn	Date: December 15, 2005 @ 7:52 PM Tom Jenkinson of Squarepusher. maybe P-nut from 311. of course Claypool is one of the best.
spooj	Date: December 17, 2005 @ 9:59 PM Too hard to say one bassist(yup it is a word)when there are so many who master different genres and styles. Id choose Stanley Clarke for jazz/fusion slap style.. Mark king for slap in pop/rock cross over. Fretless id choose Pino Palladino over all others for his utterly characteristic styling. Fretted finger funk would be either Stuart Zender (early jamiroquai days),or Rocco Prestia from tower of power.. These are big big players in my eyes cos there made these sounds common place.They pushed boundaries so all the legions of new players could find a groove to sit into. People forget too easily that the great players did it all first time round,everyone else merely copies until another genuis breaks thru. Enter people like Les Claypool,Mick Karn,Tony Levin,Steve Bailey. and how anyone can forget and push aside Marcus Miller is beyond me.
100thmonk	Date: February 25, 2006 @ 1:35 AM http://www3.telus.net/mollerupbass/
mattbanx	Date: February 25, 2006 @ 3:50 AM Rinus Gerritson-Golden Earring Roger Waters-Pink Floyd Paul McCartney Cliff Burton-Metallica All the combined bass players from Roxy Music. And too many others that I would take up an entire Internet site to list.
philbishop	Date: March 3, 2006 @ 5:25 PM yo it has to be kris novoselic from nirvana. hes been a big influence on me and my band
AdNauseam	Date: March 3, 2006 @ 5:59 PM Probably Paul Chambers. He's pretty awesome.
JeraldHenry	Date: March 20, 2006 @ 10:26 AM Doug Pinnick-Kings X, Abraham Laboriel, or Craig in Proto-Kaw.