Your Favorite Bass Player Thread!

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Chill said:
The Doors' bassist. What was his name again?
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HER name was Bobi Jackson. She played bass on Jimi Hendrix's last recording sessions, was the original and only bassist for The Doors (featured on their demos prior to their first release),played upright bass with the NY Symphony Orchestra at the age of 16, and fronted one of the very first all-female bands in the early 70's.

My favorite bassist, not nesacarily best, but damn good and a great guy to hang with after the shows ..........Doug Pinnick of Kings X.
 
a real technician.....

Billy Sheehan

for sheer technical ability...he's the "yngwie malmsteen" of the bass world.



for sound and feel, i always liked Geddy Lee (rush)
 
jesus christ people are you all morons. i'm sorry, but when it comes to guitar, sax, drums, piano its an open arguement about the greatest. not bass. find me anybody in bass history that can compete on all these levels. lets look at this subjectively.

composition - charles mingus
technique - charles mingus
innovation - charles mingus
influence - charles mingus
guys he played/recorded with - charles mingus
persona - charles mingus
arrangements - charles mingus
ability to make others around him sound good - charles mingus
historical significance - charles mingus
diy record label owner (debut, early 50's) - charles mingus
powerhouse piano player - charles mingus
social activist - charles mingus
visionary - charles mingus
finder of talent - charles mingus
child prodigy - charles mingus
teacher - charles mingus
bullshit funny autobiography - charles mingus
tone - charles mingus
brave humen being - charles mingus
serious mofo dude - charles mingus


yeah, phil lesh vic wooten geddy lee billy sheehan stanley clarke vic wooten james jamerson entwhistle flea primus dude blah blah fuckin blah cant even have half of this in their resume. if you dont think charles mingus is the one and only god of bass, you are a misguided dunce. if you don't know his work, you have no right to post your opinion on the best bass players of all time. go ahead, argue with his legacy and put any of your bass heroes against him
they
will lose...................................................................................................... ...........
badly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
yeah but did this mingus dude wear really cool face paint and wear stack heels and spit blood ...i think not

GENE SIMMONS :D
 
capnreverb said:
jesus christ people are you all morons, you have no right to post your opinion on the best bass players of all time.
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The thread didn't ask who was the best but rather who is your favorite and when we're talking about favorites opinions are all that matter. You need to find a way to relieve some stress in your life if this thread has you this worked up. :rolleyes:
 
Bass player with the biggest prat for a fan = Charles Mingus.
 
Tim Bogart
who played bass for the amboy dukes?
Jack Bruce
Charlie Mingles
Skip Battin
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Garry Sharp said:
Bass player with the biggest prat for a fan = Charles Mingus.
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THAT was funny. And soooooooooo friggin' true....

I'll agree regarding Doug Pinnick. I think he might even be better than Charles Mingus, since I actually give a shit about King's X.

At the very least, I think we can safely assume that Pinnick would whoop Mingus' ass in a game of basketball.
 
Purge said:
THAT was funny. And soooooooooo friggin' true....

I'll agree regarding Doug Pinnick. I think he might even be better than Charles Mingus, since I actually give a shit about King's X.

At the very least, I think we can safely assume that Pinnick would whoop Mingus' ass in a game of basketball.
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are you sure about that?

ps roy harper is awfully good. stormcock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Bootsy Collins back when he first started with James Brown.
Bootsy after he discovered that Funk sound.
Marcus Miller

Verdine White
Rick James
Larry Blackmon
Prince
That guy from Lakeside

LOL

well some may get it !!

Malcolm
 
Alphonso Johnson
Mike Rutherford
Ray Brown
Chris Squire
Pete Trewavas
Leland Sklar
Chuck Rainey
Baron Browne
 
Billy Sheehan
Flea
Victor Wooten
Marcus Miller
Tony Levin
John Myung
Mike Rutherford
 
kinda off topic...

but my fav bass album is Govt Mule the Deep End ...lot of killer bass playing on there also the live album with dvd "the deepest end " check it out
 
capnreverb said:
jesus christ people are you all morons. i'm sorry, but when it comes to guitar, sax, drums, piano its an open arguement about the greatest. not bass. find me anybody in bass history that can compete on all these levels. lets look at this subjectively.

composition - charles mingus
technique - charles mingus
innovation - charles mingus
influence - charles mingus
guys he played/recorded with - charles mingus
persona - charles mingus
arrangements - charles mingus
ability to make others around him sound good - charles mingus
historical significance - charles mingus
diy record label owner (debut, early 50's) - charles mingus
powerhouse piano player - charles mingus
social activist - charles mingus
visionary - charles mingus
finder of talent - charles mingus
child prodigy - charles mingus
teacher - charles mingus
bullshit funny autobiography - charles mingus
tone - charles mingus
brave humen being - charles mingus
serious mofo dude - charles mingus


yeah, phil lesh vic wooten geddy lee billy sheehan stanley clarke vic wooten james jamerson entwhistle flea primus dude blah blah fuckin blah cant even have half of this in their resume. if you dont think charles mingus is the one and only god of bass, you are a misguided dunce. if you don't know his work, you have no right to post your opinion on the best bass players of all time. go ahead, argue with his legacy and put any of your bass heroes against him
they
will lose...................................................................................................... ...........
badly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fuck off dude!!!!!!! This is a forum. People post opinions. We get it now. You like Charles Fuckin' Mingus...good for you. He's done alot and done it well. Don't be a dick just because someone else has a difference in opinion than you do.
 
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Geddy Lee
Cliff Williams
Tom Petersson
Gerry McAvoy
Bill Niese
Derek Smalls
Michael Anthony
Jeff Ament
John Decon
Dusty Hill
Me
Paul McCartney
John Paul Jones
Jimbo
Steve Harris (Bill Nieses favorite)
Donna F. (HA HA HA!! just kidding)
 
cobradenim said:
Fuck off dude!!!!!!! This is a forum. People post opinions. We get it now. You like Charles Fuckin' Mingus...good for you. He's done alot and done it well. Don't be a dick just because someone else has a difference in opinion than you do.
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I was going to say something but I figured it would just encourage his posting.


Cliff Williams(AC/DC) is another good one, playing 8th notes for 2 hours each show is harder than people think would think.
 
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