TrevorR Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 [quote name='JB2016' timestamp='1455922707' post='2983775'] Maybe a bit old school!!......again in no particular order [/quote] Hey, there ain't no school like the old school! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyGalloway Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 On 21/02/2016 at 15:36, AlpherMako4 said: Off the top of my head: Nathan East Jamerson The guy from Deacon blue John Deacon The lad with Bruno Mars John McVie Marco Mendoza Guy Pratt Bernard Edward Sir Paul That's just today mind you.http://basschat.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/%3C#EMO_DIR%23%3E/smile.png Deacon Blue bassist Ewan Vernal. Favourite of mine too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinny Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Barry Adamson, Martin Glover, Jah Wobble. Every bass player is also my favourite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 (edited) In no particular order: :-: Victor Wooten (Does he really need an introduction? But I guess Béla Fleck and the Flecktones :-: Bass Extremes, together with Steve Bailey as the other half) :-: Chris Wood (Medeski Martin & Wood :-: The Wood Brothers) :-: Bill Laswel (Massacre, the experimental rock band, not the metal band :-: Last Exit, the avantgarde/free jazz band, not the jazz fusion band :-: as well as countless of other projects, some featuring highly acclaimed and really famous musicians, though primarily in the more experimental and jazzy end of the spectrum) :-: Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle :-: Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant) :-: Julie Slick (Adrian Belew Power Trio :-: Crimson Project :-: EchoTest) :-: Justin Chancellor (Tool) :-: Cliff Burton (Metalica) :-: Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr. :-: Folk Implosion :-: Sebadoh :-: Sentridoh) :-: Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle :-: Entrance :-: Pixies) :-: Peter Hook (Joy Division :-: New Order :-: Peter Hook and The Light) :-: Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane :-: Jefferson Starship :-: Hot Tuna) Edited May 24, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Fav/best, same really. Jamerson, Ronnie Baker, Macca. And I kid u not a guy called Keith who used to play in my local scene many yrs ago. Sublime touch and tone.....probably my biggest influence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowB_FTW Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 This was more of a challenge than I originally anticipated when I thought I'd give it a go. Some of these are here because they helped shape my musical tastes during my formative years, some are here because they help to shape my musical tastes at present. John Deacon Trevor Bolder (his Bowie stuff) ELO, in its many forms, (there's been so many, I'm piling them together under the band name) Suzie Quatro John Entwistle Rick Savage Duff McKagen Arnulf Lindner (for work with KT Tunstall) And I'm leaving my list at 8, because there's always room for more (and I've likely forgotten someone as well). Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Jeff Berlin Tetsuo Sakuri Yoshihiro Naruse Alain Caron Geddy Lee Stuart Hamm Jonas Hellborg Michael Manring Billy Sheehan Victor Wooten All such great players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boodang Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Ron Carter Ray Brown Stanley Clarke Eberhard Weber Charlie Haden Janek Gwizdala Percy Jones Brian Bromberg Jonas Hellborg Christian McBride All have been on albums and/or created music that has influenced me profoundly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raslee Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Mike Howlett Aston Barrett Jaco Flabba Holt Bootsy Flea Jon Paul Jones Roly Wynne Les Claypool Stanley Clarke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 I hope You will understand that there are NO best bass guitar players and good players. Each of them has their ego and teqnique, so the answer is zero. Each of us has their own list which is wrong, the best and the good - doesn't sound right to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Sure I must have done this before, but fun to see how it changes. Bruce Thomas James Jamerson John Entwistle Joe Dart Bruce Foxton Kinga Głyk Norman Watt-Roy Paul McCartney John Paul Jones Nile Rogers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, nilorius said: I hope You will understand that there are NO best bass guitar players and good players. Each of them has their ego and teqnique, so the answer is zero. Each of us has their own list which is wrong, the best and the good - doesn't sound right to me. Uhm? The the title of this topic specifically says "Favorite (Not best)". Favorite is not the same as best. On 01/05/2023 at 22:40, greavesbass said: Fav/best, same really. Not to me, my favorite bass players play speaks to my soul, little to do with level of technical skillset. Music isn't sports. My list would have been entirely different, with practically no names but Victor Wooten's remaining, if it was to consist of the top 10 bass players I'd consider the technically most proficient (though I would have a really hard time coming up with such a list, and I would have a hard time defending my choices as well as the whole concept of it, as it really does depend, best at what exactly, according to which criterias, in which context/aspect, which qualities would weight more than others, and why, and how to even measure that qualitatively to start with, e.t.c). Edited May 3, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumOne Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Robbie Shakespeare Bernard Edwards Flabba Holt Aston Barrett Geezer Butler Dennis Bovell Bootsy Collins Larry Graham Stanley Clarke James Jamerson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Aston Barrett Robbie Shakespeare Flabba Holt Leroy Sibbles Val Douglas Lloyd Parks Boris Gardiner Fully Fullwood Sean Hurley James Jamerson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 18 hours ago, nilorius said: I hope You will understand that there are NO best bass guitar players and good players. Each of them has their ego and teqnique, so the answer is zero. Each of us has their own list which is wrong, the best and the good - doesn't sound right to me. Agreed The original post was for your favourites, not necessarily ‘best’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 (edited) Woah… zombie thread revival 🧟♀️🧟🧟♂️ One of my first threads I think - was selling some 60s Fenders and wanted to get stuck into BC… joined 10 years ago this month, it’s been expensive 😂 Edited May 3, 2023 by Chiliwailer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 3 hours ago, Chiliwailer said: Agreed The original post was for your favourites, not necessarily ‘best’. OK, i agree - i missed the "favourites", but anyway the 100 lists could be different and anyway and doesn't prove anything, exept each opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumOne Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 34 minutes ago, nilorius said: OK, i agree - i missed the "favourites", but anyway the 100 lists could be different and anyway and doesn't prove anything, exept each opinion. The lists are all different, no one is trying to prove anything - just letting people know their personal favorites, for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 1 hour ago, nilorius said: ...and anyway and doesn't prove anything, exept each opinion. ..which is all that's being asked for 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Tessa Pollitt Pete Wright Jah Wobble Bill Laswell Tina Weymouth Chris Squire Mick Karn Paul Raven Derek Forbes JJ Burnel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 14 minutes ago, Frank Blank said: ..which is all that's being asked for 🙄 ok, then i agree, i was wrong. Anyway i don't have such a list. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Just off the top of my head. I'm sure I'd come up with a whole load more.... Bryan Beller Geddy Lee Lemmy Kilmister Steve Harris Dan Maines John Deacon Robin Gibb Gail Ann Dorsey Trevor Bolder Donald 'Duck' Dunn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoRhino Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Jimmy Lea Larry Taylor Jack Bruce Marshall Grant Everyone else is great but these guys are my go tos for inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) I'd been thinking about this recently as it was doing the rounds on Twitter Flea (RHCP/Mars Volta) Bernie Edwards (Chic) Jeff Caxide (ISIS) Caleb Scofield (Cave In/Old Man Gloom) Shane Embury (Napalm Death) Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse /Conquering Dystopia) Martin Mendez (Opeth/White Stones) James Leach (SikTh) Liam Wilson (The Dillinger Escape Plan/Azusa/John Frum) Sean Malone (Cynic) Edited May 5, 2023 by Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Influencing an£ pleasing me through the years are… Jean Jacques Burnel Jaco Pastorius Geddy Lee Bruce Foxton Lee Sklar Paul McCartney Donald Duck Dunn Pino Palladino James Jameson John Paul Jones Ask me in a week and the list will change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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