Favorite bassists everyone

[Nick__BASS]

Everyone name your favorite bassists and what band they are from, EVERYONE speak there minds!

 

[gibs]

deja poo or something....gibs

 

[Salabim]

Les Claypool (duh!) - Primus
Robert Sledge - Ben Folds Five
Matt Freeman - Rancid

Tim

 

[Tweedville]

James Paul McCartney from ....uh....gee.........I knew it earlier.........heck.........what band did he play with?

 

[GT]

Jack Bruce, Noel Redding, Chris Squier, Mel Shacker.

 

[effedupstrat]

Ladies and Gentlemen......


DEREK SMALLS!


oh yeah, Nigel and David too, for Big Bottom.

 

[AlChuck]

Yeah, we just did favorite bassists last month or so...

but I'm game --

Jaco Pastorius - Weather Report
Colin Moulding - XTC
Tony Levin - King Crimson, Peter Gabriel
Jack Bruce - Cream
Paul McCartney - Beatles
Gary Willis - Tribal Tech
Sting

-AlChuck

 

[DavidK]

What? No Geddy Lee?

 

[Link]

I also love Matt freeman from Rancid, as well as Fat Mike from NoFx (tho its probably more for his songwriting ability)

 

[mikemoritz]

Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones)....best bassist in the world hands down

 

[Wallycleaver]

James Jamerson! He did all the bass work for motown. Now he rocked!

 

[hockey punk]

Ron Carter
I also liked Jaco Pastorius
Miroslav Vitous, just as good on upright as electric
Stanley Clarke
Marcus Miller
What about Duck Dunn(Booker T) and Wilton Felder (also an old motown bass player )

 

[willypriv]

Mark King
Roscoe Beck

 

[Donny]

Me, I just got a new 5 string. Man it really rocks!!!

 

[rtzstudios]

Definitely Victor Wooten!!!

 

[Guest]

Jaco Pastorious...of course
Jonas Helborg-Mahavishnu Orchestra, and others
Tony Levin-King Crimson
Chris Squire-Yes...of course, again
Stanely Clarke
Eberhard Weber(sp)
Benny Rietveld-Santana

 

[John Weigel]

Don't forget Stu Cook, of CCR. Yes, the guys you named are good, and better, and best, but I wouldn't mind being able to always hit the right note at the right time like ol Stu did, either.
John

 

[OneLouder]

DAMN! I had forgotten about Derek Smalls in the last thread like this.. thanks for reminding me effedupstrat!!!

I just have one practical question....

are we going to do Stonehenge tomorrow?

 

[Wes]

Well, this ain't gonna be popular with the bassists but I like a guy who lays down the thunder and stays out of the way.

Michael Anthony

But, I also like a guy who gets his licks in.

John Entwistle

And, others:

Stanley Clark
Geddy Lee
Steve Harris

Who was that guy who played the 5 or 6 string bass on Jean Luc Ponty's Mystical Adventure album? That was incredible. Or the bassist on Alan Holdsworth's Metal Fatigue?

BTW, does anyone know where I can get Metal Fatigue on CD? Man I miss that album! ;-]

 

[Guest]

Randy Jackson played on the Jean Luc Ponty album
Jimmy Johnson and Gary Willis played on Metal Fatigue
......excellent bass player

Some more

Ralphe Armstrong-Mahavishnu Orchestra
John Pattitucci-Chick Corea