Fisheth Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Thread is self explanatory! Just discovered Abraham Laboriel, wish I'd discovered him earlier! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0e7OyxFsxQ How about you guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo2 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Ray Brown. And this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmoIvdWJpdQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Not sure there is anyone I wish I'd discovered earlier..??? or not by many years at all. I might wish I'd picked someone up a year or two at most. I prefer current bass players moving things forward rather guys who have been doing the same thing forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo2 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 we hear you JTUK, now drop some names so perhaps others can discover something they've been missing for years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 (edited) Too many to mention. Many of them via Basschat over the last couple of years. Case in point - Mr Rocco Prestia http://youtu.be/G0TUGeT9uUk Edited October 19, 2016 by Cato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 [quote name='Romeo2' timestamp='1476904327' post='3158390'] we hear you JTUK, now drop some names so perhaps others can discover something they've been missing for years! [/quote] Ethan Farmer, Jerry Barnes... and the reasons would be because both have a very modern take on traditional styles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Bruce Thomas. I picked up a cheap copy of 'Get Happy' (Elvis Costello and the Attractions) after reading about it on here somewhere. F***ing amazing band! Everything about BT's sound does get me very happy indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheth Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 [quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1476906543' post='3158424'] Bruce Thomas. I picked up a cheap copy of 'Get Happy' (Elvis Costello and the Attractions) after reading about it on here somewhere. F***ing amazing band! Everything about BT's sound does get me very happy indeed. [/quote] Great record, one every bass player should hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Justin Chancellor, as I had the opportunity to see them way back when (mid 90s) and didn't because I hadn't heard of them. Silly, silly boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Being more than partial to Afrobeat, Makossa and playing the djembe this has led me to recently finding out about lots of top players from various genres who come from West Africa e.g. Richard Bona, Armand Sabal Lecco, Noel Ekwabi, Etienne M'bappe. Cameroon is where its' at. Check out some Makossa stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpy Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Willie Weeks- just the perfect halfway point between virtuoso and band member. And if Joe Dart had been around in the 90s when I was starting out I would have lapped it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Steve Lawson and Michael Manring. I've always loved the 'sound' of bass, but never really it's role. So discovering them after playing for ten years or so, was amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassie Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Bobby Vega. He's a badass and if I knew about him 20 years ago, my playing style would be a lot different to how it is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 I don`t think there is any that I wish I discovered earlier. I had hardly heard of any of the bass players until I joined this forum. Discovering new ones always gives me a sense of enjoyment. A lot of music I wouldn`t even have bothered with. If a Micheal Jackson song came on the radio, I would switch off, but I now listen to the bass line, as there are some great examples. So even songs I knew, I am rediscovering them and the bass player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Rick Danko - The Band didn't hit the radar with me until my late 20s and that was despite The Black Crowes referencing them in my teens when they were my favourite band. A shocking oversight on my part. Also despite Mum's really cool record collection, Curtis Mayfield's bass player Joseph "Lucky" Scott was also someone who managed to avoid me until adulthood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 [quote name='Burrito' timestamp='1477067217' post='3159695'] Also despite Mum's really cool record collection, Curtis Mayfield's bass player Joseph "Lucky" Scott was also someone who managed to avoid me until adulthood. [/quote] That is one I am listening to a lot.Well Curtis Mayfield, as I have no idea who played the bass, which fits neatly into a question. I have to transcribe a song for the first time, so I picked Pusherman. Is Scott playing the bass on that? In fact, I am just getting into the Superfly soundtrack. Some awesome tracks on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 [quote name='timmo' timestamp='1477067557' post='3159699'] That is one I am listening to a lot.Well Curtis Mayfield, as I have no idea who played the bass, which fits neatly into a question. I have to transcribe a song for the first time, so I picked Pusherman. Is Scott playing the bass on that? In fact, I am just getting into the Superfly soundtrack. Some awesome tracks on it [/quote] Love that album, I'm actually thinking about trying to order the DVD or download the film, just because the sound track is so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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