paul, the Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 [quote name='Wil' post='40936' date='Aug 3 2007, 03:21 PM']IMO Mark King is the anti-cool![/quote] Damnit! Took the words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsymoth Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 a reference to Willie Dixon, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 If we're talking about someone who stands back and never makes a fuss, then it's got to be Cliff Williams. You never see him but you sure know he's there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 (edited) [quote name='gypsymoth' post='40940' date='Aug 3 2007, 03:31 PM']a reference to Willie Dixon, I believe.[/quote] Ooh, a good'n' [quote name='Tinman' post='40951' date='Aug 3 2007, 03:50 PM']If we're talking about someone who stands back and never makes a fuss, then it's got to be Cliff Williams. You never see him but you sure know he's there.[/quote] Wise words. Jamerson fits the bill. -- This thread begs the question, what is cool? I've chucked in a stereotype. Obviously, being a fat bassy black man doesn't make you cool (although it sure helps). I guess being cool is someone who is innovative, does their own thing whilst filling the role. That's why I think the coolest (electric) bassists (and my my favourite bassists) are:[list] [*]James Jamerson [*]Aston Barrett [*]Bakithi Kumalo [/list]Stereotypes always start somewhere though. There was obviously a fbm who was a bit of an innovator and trend setter among bassists. Edited August 3, 2007 by paul, the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16Again Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 [quote name='bass_in_ya_face' post='39142' date='Jul 30 2007, 06:38 PM']Paul Simonon...end of debate.[/quote] totally agree, not the best but defo the coolest! d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey D Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 as Paul, The said...but he slaps, very tastefully though: Juan Nelson: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 [quote name='Mikey D' post='41101' date='Aug 3 2007, 10:12 PM']as Paul, The said...but he slaps, very tastefully though: Juan Nelson: [/quote] Mighty Mighty. Although anyone who plays with Ben Harper is immediately cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumbo Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Les Claypool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowhand_mike Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 can't beleive no one has said Donald 'Duck' Dunn. epitomy of cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99ster Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 [quote name='bass_in_ya_face' post='39142' date='Jul 30 2007, 06:38 PM']Paul Simonon...end of debate.[/quote] +1. The top man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Thought Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 [quote name='steve-soar' post='39293' date='Jul 30 2007, 11:21 PM']On the bloody bass, Jean Jacques Burnel.[/quote] Whoeheartedly agree, with the addition of Norman Watt-Roy and the bloke who was playing bass for Omar and the Howlers from Austin ,Texas when I saw them in Plymouth years ago. No idea what his name is, but he was like no bass player I've ever seen before or since. A master of minimalism, never played two notes when one would do, frequently fretting over the top of the neck, looked as if he was playing in slow motion even on the fastest songs. Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johngh Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Gene Simmons Bootsy Collins Sid Vicious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_in_ya_face Posted August 4, 2007 Share Posted August 4, 2007 Forgot to mention Mick Karn circa 1981, slick back hair and long dangly ear ring...i just wanted to look that f***ing cool while playing that well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmandan Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Ettiene M'bappe. The guy's a monster (and a cool one at that!)..... er, plays with gloves on though.... not really sure what that's all about! David LaBruyere is Uber-Cool also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parker_muse Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Its got to be Danny Lohner. He didn't play the most complicated lines, or write them, he did what Trent Reznor told him to, and that was be the most entertaining on stage presence ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Without a doubt - Derrick Taylor the bass player from Roachford. He is the Samuel L Jackson of bass players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 I agree with Hamster. Fo me the coolest bass player ever has to be Phil Lynott. Followed closely by (believe it or not) Adam Clayton. Not so much for the quality of his playing (although I still think he's under-rated), but as a kid growing up watching U2, he had the attitude and the moves that made me want to be a bass player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 I liked the Lydia videos, but I have to go with my friend Antonella Mazza... Then again, you can't beat Marcus Miller for cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_in_ya_face Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='42177' date='Aug 6 2007, 09:12 PM']I liked the Lydia videos, but I have to go with my friend Antonella Mazza... Then again, you can't beat Marcus Miller for cool![/quote] Look at the face...is this a man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_in_ya_face Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Steve Severin (siouxsie & the banshees) not the greatest but pretty cool all the same...he has an early Seventies (American) Fender Jazz he calls the Ayatollah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 [quote name='bass_ferret' post='38800' date='Jul 30 2007, 10:06 AM']Alive - Tony Levin. Dead - The Ox - standing like a statue amongst the chaos bringing forth thunder from his fingers.[/quote] +1 Tho the coolest bassist I ever saw was in a Cambridge Jazz club about twenty-five years back – big guy, big beard, big grin, biggest beer belly I’ve ever seen, fag stuck in the headstock (beat-up Fender Jazz of course), grooving along nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaphappygarry Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 Tony Levin Timmy C Chris Wolstenholme G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananaman Posted August 7, 2007 Share Posted August 7, 2007 If you're purely talking about looking and being cool then this guy has GOT to be added to the list: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 two words MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO!!!!! oh and prince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzibass Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Rick Danko (The Band) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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