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[quote name='Kirky' timestamp='1392580995' post='2370344']
I saw Pere Ubu last year and was very impressed with Michele Temple, very disciplined playing on her lovely G&L Asat. You can see her in action here from just a few nights ago: [url="http://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/sons-dhiver-2014-pere-ubu-147937"]http://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/sons-dhiver-2014-pere-ubu-147937[/url]

You've got to skip through Mr Thomas's stream of consciousness ravings for a minute or two before they start.
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I watched that gig on line last week . Yes, she's a very confident player.

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[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1393504740' post='2381081']
To echo some earlier posts...
Jim Lea
Colin Hodgkinson
Dee Murray
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The problem with Jimmy Lea's "legacy" is that here's virtually no worthwhile footage of him at his best, ie. "live". This was mostly down to Noddy Holder's refusal to do it; his reason being it would ruin the spontaneity of the set if there were hitches or retakes.
By the time MTV or YT was available the Slade bubble was long burst.
However, if you want to see his fingers blur, anyone remember Saturday mornings "Get Fresh"?

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cIWBWunAGw[/media]

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John McVie - underrated? IMO, yes.

This is an example of absolute technique and discipline.

Try it, it ain't as easy as you think it is. ;)

BTW - he was 23 years old when this was recorded, Peter Green was 22, Danny Kirwan was 19.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGBgfbbCALc&list=PL89955E6C66D9662B[/media]

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Yeasayer bass player, Ira Wolf Tuton (cool name too), seems to be a phenomenal player.

Check out the pitch-shifted intro and the bass solo outro! And all on a freakin' fretless.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVLuOUeo1Ss[/media]

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[quote name='theyellowcar' timestamp='1393113836' post='2376437']
My other pick would be Roger from Less Than Jake who regularly impresses me with quite intricate lines whilst sharing vocal duties.
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In a similar vein, Chris #2 from Anti-Flag does similarly complicated basslines while jumping around and yelling angrily about politics. Like they do.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8lUepaLTqQ[/media]

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I think we are all underrated to an extent, bass playing is just not as "sexy" in many people's eyes.

I have several in mind many already covered in this topic but I nominate Tim Commerford of RATM and Audioslave. With my 90s rock cover band we play a lot of their songs and he just has so many cool lines.

And Patrick O'Hearn, great fretless player and my favourite Zappa bass player.

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Four years on, it's still Tommy Cogbill for me: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/188373-underrated-bass-players/page__st__330__p__2007517__hl__underated__fromsearch__1#entry2007517"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/188373-underrated-bass-players/page__st__330__p__2007517__hl__underated__fromsearch__1#entry2007517[/url]

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I am going to add Victor Damiani who played on some of CAKEs first album and all of their second, Fashion Nugget.
I love cake and Gabe Nelson, who Victor replaced and then handed duties back to, is awesome but for me Victor just has that something extra. Doesn't need to overplay, just play what the song needs but when he does lay down a serious line he has such groove.

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I'm amazed Ben Shepperd ( not the pillock off tv)
from the mighty Soundgarden hasn't been mentioned. Fantastic bass lines. Not flashy at all and one of the few low hangin bass players I can take seriously.

The guy from everything everything also has some killer lines.

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