Crazy good bass players!

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ROB TRUJILLO of METAL-fucking-LICA

Rob Trujillo..of METAL-fucking-LICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is so fucking good, and i agree with Les Claypool. Flea too, Cliff burton was the shit. Iron maiden bass player...i am having a retard moment and the name escapes me, but he is good. I think the bassist from Mudvayne is really good, lots more but those are a few.

Steve Smith, duh that is the Iron maiden dude. It was written already a post or two ago. Jim Shepard is awesome as well, i forgot about him. NEVERMORE is awesome.
 
Not sure if you know this but Century Media has a track available for Nevermore's upcoming release Enimies of Reality on their site. I haven't checked it out yet cuz I'm stuck at work. But people have been saying it kicks some mayjor ass.

And I think you combined two people there, Steve Harris and Adrian Smith. :)
 
Steve Smith was the drummer for Journey....:p


Steve Harris from Iron Maiden is a killer bass player, very progressive...

John Myung of Dream Theater is pretty hot....
 
I'll add another vote for Victor Wooten. He definately fits the bill of a crazy good bass player.

I had the chance to spend some time with him tracking (animals, not music) and if you haven't heard it before, he's got NO ego or sense of glamour about him. One of the nicest, most humble and attentive people I've ever met. The guy is internationally reknowned and has even less ego that I do...quite the lesson for me. :)

Maiden's bassist is Steve Harris. Also great, in a very different way. He's got a way of going OFF on 3rds, 5ths, and other non-root notes while maintaining the driving power behind Maiden's souund. Kinda odd for what the genre became, but very, very effective the way he does it.

How 'bout John Paul Jones? I wouldn't say he was a stunning virtuoso, but I think his contribution to Zep's sounds and variety is WAY under-recognized. When I listen to Zep, I realize that its very bass driven music for all the guitar viruosity.

Take care,
Chris
 
nobody said anything about me....im saddend by this.




but really, i am the best.....


.....ever




freak :D
 
Victor Wooten is the man, no doubt about it. He has the chops of a god, but never EVER at the expense of THE GROOVE.
I don't like Billy Sheehan's playing at all. Bad tone, no groove. All the tapping in the world won't compensate for that.
Sting is underated for his skill as a bassist. So is Paul McCartney.

Aaron
http://www.voodoovibe.com
 
...about Victor Wooten... I'm having this 'quest for the ultimate sound'-thing going on right now and I saw the Bass Day '98 video the other day where Wooten's playing in duo and trio and explaining his thumb technique ('all it takes is a little coordination' :D :D )..

As far as I could see, he has a superlight attack on the bass and super low action as well, but what strikes me is the evenness of notes (dynamics)... I'm in a continuous search for a sound like this, I'm so jealous/frustrated..

Would somebody know (besides talent and experience, thank you) what could/would make his sound ? Is this a heavy compressed sound ?? If so, how about the dynamics he's able to make.. I mean, when slapping, this guy has NO PEAKS. All notes are audible, every ghost note, every bend, everything...

I *know* I have good gear, I *know* I can play, but c'mon... man this is what separates humans from the gods ....


frustrating (but challenging as well ;) )


Herwig ( :needs an Avalon U5, all EBS pedals and a good bass tech: )
 
I would have probably said Wooten was the most amazing I had ever seen if I didn't see Michael Manring (performing with Michael Hedges, no less) about 2 days before I saw Wooten a few (OK - maybe 7? lol) years back.

Manring just made the most ridiculous beautiful noises with a bass guitar. And then, just to show off...

He did a bass solo where he had two basses strapped on, playing harmonics and tapping, etc. Then he says, "I know what you're thinking... anybody can play TWO basses at the same time, right?" So he walks over and picks up a third bass. The crowd ooh's and aah's, and he continues. "No, no, I'm not going to put three basses on - THAT would be crazy, and my chiropractor says it's dangerous."

Everyone laughs about how he had us going. Then he asks for a volunteer from the audience. He calls this guy up from the 2nd row (I was in the third) and tells him to put his arms out flat. He then lays the 3rd bass across his arms and tells him to please be careful. Then he plays a beautiful, gorgeous, tasteful bass solo using the two basses he is wearing and the third the guy is holding flat across his arms.

Oh, and Michael Hedges was good, too. :D
 
Hey DeadPoet,

I thumbed around on one of Victor's Yin-Yang Foderas. You're right: the action is SUPER low and the bass is set up to just sing. When I mentioned the action to him, he grinned really big and said something like "yeah, these basses make it so easy to play good. I get pretty spoiled." I know the feeling- my LP Custom feels the same way.

He didn't learn to play on Fodera's though. Between watching bass day and going to a couple of his clinics, I figured that he's had a bass in his hands more often than not since he was 5...

Over and over with the bass, I find that it all comes down to the instrument and your fingers. A distorted guitar can sometimes sound the same no matter how you hit it, but a bass is just so expressive that every nuance of fingering registers. I think Victor's eveness comes from a lot of time and effort to play that way. His gear is top of the line, but I'm not sure it makes THAT much difference.

If you want to know what gear he uses, I'm pretty sure its listed on his website. http://www.victorwooten.com/ He's got some lessons and other interesting stuff there, too.

Take care,
Chris
 
Re: Re: can't remember his name

complexprocess said:
Lars Norberg, and I agree completely. :)

While we're in the realm of metal, Steve Digiorgio definitely deserves a mention.
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Steve first came to mind when I read this thread. Anyone who has heard his playing knows how incredibly gifted this guy is.


Spiral Achitect huh?...I'll have to check them out, thats a new one on me.

I also think that a guy around here buy the moniker 'clifchamb' comes to mind, I have heard at least one tune that he collaberated one, and it was pretty damn groovy :cool: .
 
Here is a few no one has mentioned:

Mark King from Level 42-man that guy grooves ..and he sings at the same time. -my personal favorite bassist as well as most influential to me.

Brian Bromberg-amazing jazz dude

That dude form the prog metal band "Pain of Salvation".


Rocco Prestia from Tower of Power.

Vail Johnson-his solo work is great

The bassist from "Symphony X"


clif
 
X-Rok said:
Billy Sheehan.
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Love Talis, Hard to fiind it these days but you can get Billy Sheehan "the talis years" on amazon. I looked for years to find that!!! At last, at last:D :D

I am not trying to say Billy is the most awsome bass player ever but he was key in moving bass more to the forefront in metal music.



F.S.
 
Here's a couple for ya:

Paul Harwood- Listen to "Tales of the Unexpected" (title cut from that album) and "Moonwalk" from Mahogany Rush IV

John Previti- the stuff he did with Danny Gatton is killer.

Nice to see some votes for Mars. That dude is way underrated.:)
 
I'm with alot of the choices-one nobody has mentioned is Aston "family man" Barret from Bob Marley and the wailers-his use of space is awesome.

And of course:

1 James Jameson (motown)-his style is ingrained in most players even if they don't realize it

2 Paul McCartney-Great bass lines-very economical

3 Chris Squire-kept some fairly complicated music grounded in a good groove

4 Geddy Lee-amazing abilty to sing,play keys, foot pedals and weave his bass parts through it all simultaneously

5 Oteil Burbridge(sp?)-more of a local hero here in Georgia-played with Col. Bruce and the Aquarian Rescue Unit-Toured with the Allman Bros. too I believe---outstanding player-scat sings along with his solo's-amazing stuff.
 
Another vote for Flea. one word * S O L I D * ...

Oh, and Stu Hamm. At the G3 concert in Montreal, he did some psycho 20 minutes of strage solos and tapping and all kinds of stuff. What a complete nut. I love it.

Here's a clip of Flea ... This the outro from "Funky Monks" on the Blood Sugar Sex Magic CD :

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How about John Entwhistle? Or Noel Redding? (R.I.P. on both accounts.) Also, David Gilmour did most all of the studio work, on the Pink Floyd albums prior to Waters' departure.
 
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