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Top 5 Bass Players
- Thread starter SGMan88
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bovinehost
Administrator
In no particular order and subject to change each week:
Tony Levin
Paul McCartney
Percy Jones
Kasim Sulton
Jeff Berlin
Man, I am weird.
Tony Levin
Paul McCartney
Percy Jones
Kasim Sulton
Jeff Berlin
Man, I am weird.
Psychicpet
Well-known member
T.L. (absolutely!)
Eric Avery
Adam Clayton
Mingus/La Faro
............. hmmmm......
Muzz Skillings!
and on and on and on
Eric Avery
Adam Clayton
Mingus/La Faro
............. hmmmm......
Muzz Skillings!
and on and on and on
Aussie Mark
Well-known member
Like Lord Bovine, my list is in no particular order, and is subject to weekly or daily change .....
Jack Bruce
John Entwistle
Paul McCartney
James Jamerson
John Paul Jones
Disclaimer: I'm old
Jack Bruce
John Entwistle
Paul McCartney
James Jamerson
John Paul Jones
Disclaimer: I'm old
sschneck
New member
Tony Levin
Marcus Miller
Geddy Lee
Victor Wooten
John Entwistle
Marcus Miller
Geddy Lee
Victor Wooten
John Entwistle
Re: Re: Top 5 Bass Players
Speaking of whom...
I've been listening to Yabby U, King Tubby's Prophesy of Dub on which Aston (Familyman) Barrett played... this guy is phenomenal. Anyone have any other recommendations for stuff Aston Barrett played on?
...no real need to mention anything by Bob Marley
dlloyd said:
Speaking of whom...
I've been listening to Yabby U, King Tubby's Prophesy of Dub on which Aston (Familyman) Barrett played... this guy is phenomenal. Anyone have any other recommendations for stuff Aston Barrett played on?
...no real need to mention anything by Bob Marley
Jazzbassman23
Well-known member
Favs
Mick Karn
Les Claypool
John Wetton
P-Nut
Jaco
Mick Karn
Les Claypool
John Wetton
P-Nut
Jaco
Mobay45
Well-known member
Jeff Berlin (saw him once in a clinic - totally awesome)
Jaco
James Jamerson
Victor Wooten
and I've always like the bass lines that Chuck Rainey came up with!
Jaco
James Jamerson
Victor Wooten
and I've always like the bass lines that Chuck Rainey came up with!
StingEye
Well-known member
Top 5
1. Ryan Martinie
2. Jaco
3. Justin Chancellor
4. Trey Gunn
5. (tie) between Les Claypool and Troy Tipton (bass player from Zero Hour)
1. Ryan Martinie
2. Jaco
3. Justin Chancellor
4. Trey Gunn
5. (tie) between Les Claypool and Troy Tipton (bass player from Zero Hour)
Moondog
Well-known member
not the best, but my favs
flea
sting
john taylor
geddy
claypool
plenty more too
flea
sting
john taylor
geddy
claypool
plenty more too
johans
Well-known member
SGMan88 said:
WOOTEN
LABORIEL
FLEA
STU HAMM
spectorbassguy
Well-known member
Not necessarily in order:
Keith Taylor (Kirk Franklin's Bass Player)
Jaco
Tom Barney
Tony Levin
Pino
Keith Taylor (Kirk Franklin's Bass Player)
Jaco
Tom Barney
Tony Levin
Pino
skabassist13
Well-known member
in no paticular order:
mike herera
les claypool
ryan martinie
jason ibison
mike herera
les claypool
ryan martinie
jason ibison
Just Kidding...have any of you heard of Oteil Burbridge? Awesome bass player!
Psychicpet
Well-known member
I usually prefer my Burbridge scrambled rather than oteil'd, sometimes poached or basted but never really oteil'd ...... ah, tuesday night after lessons and the beer flows like wine.... er... I mean it flows like beer... is it wrong to enjoy a beverage during the week???
Seriously though, Oteil is amazing, and his scat soloing is great (and a good thing for al of us to try!!! not only in soloing but also for coming up with lines, try to sing it before you play it)
I'm done
Seriously though, Oteil is amazing, and his scat soloing is great (and a good thing for al of us to try!!! not only in soloing but also for coming up with lines, try to sing it before you play it)
I'm done
