Favorite Bass players

[HowardC]

I see the thread for favorite guitar players so I figured why not a favorite bassist thread...
My list:
Les Claypool
Tim Commerford
Justin Chancellor
John Paul Jones

 

[skinsscalper]

Les Claypool
Cliff Burton
Geddy Lee

Pretty much the only three guys that made me stop and say "well no one else is doing that". There are tons of great bass players in the world but those three stand alone, for me.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Don't know if I have a favorite bass player.
The ones mentioned already are pretty good.

Always liked hearing bass lines playing behind some dual guitars in Irons Maiden so let me give Steve Harris some love.

Lemmy although his sounded like a massive distorted guitar.

Two bass ayers that should be listed in ANY bass players list.....

Jaco Pastorius

Bootsy Collins - James Brown AND P Funk.... Mic drop

 

[skinsscalper]

Don't know if I have a favorite bass player.
The ones mentioned already are pretty good.

Always liked hearing bass lines playing behind some dual guitars in Irons Maiden so let me give Steve Harris some love.

Lemmy although his sounded like a massive distorted guitar.

Two bass ayers that should be listed in ANY bass players list.....

Jaco Pastorius

Bootsy Collins - James Brown AND P Funk.... Mic drop

Good calls on Steve Harris and Lemmy.

Loved Harris for his technique and Lemmy for his tone. That dude's rig sounded like a pissed off locomotive coming right at your face.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

You mean there are other bass players besides Geddy Lee?

 

[Idgit]

Les and Geddy.

Shout out to Geezer Butler.

 

[HowardC]

Don't know if I have a favorite bass player.
The ones mentioned already are pretty good.

Always liked hearing bass lines playing behind some dual guitars in Irons Maiden so let me give Steve Harris some love.

Lemmy although his sounded like a massive distorted guitar.

Two bass ayers that should be listed in ANY bass players list.....

Jaco Pastorius

Bootsy Collins - James Brown AND P Funk.... Mic drop

I wasn't even thinking about Lemmy! I loved him too. He was kicking *** and taking names all the way up until he checked out.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction)
Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Avery
Simon Gallup (The Cure)

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

You mean there are other bass players besides Geddy Lee?

Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction)
Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction)
Simon Gallup (The Cure)

 

[Sarek]

Bill Wyman
Jeff Beck Jimmy Page Ron Wood played bass for a short period of time.

John Paul Jones is probably the best i ever heard.

 

[Khartun]

Chris Squire from Yes (RIP)
Stuart Hamm
Billy Sheehan

 

[morasp]

Stanley Clarke Return to Forever
John Entwistle The Who

 

[9darter]

Easy.

Roland TB-303 Bass Line.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Geddy Lee sucks. All of rush sucks. There are (and were) many great bass players out there, but anything Rush doesn't belong in any "best of" list.

 

[cowboyec]

•Bill Black...Elvis' bass player in the 50's.
•Jerry Schiff...Elvis' bass player from '69-'77...when Elvis returned to the stage.
He played bass on some of the studio recordings to...Burning Love,Way Down,etc...

just for fun....Gene Simmons,Kiss....def had the best face paint and stage out-fits.
who doesnt like a demon bass player???

 

[JIMMYBUFFETT]

John Paul Jones - Zeppelin
John Entwistle - Who
Jack Bruce - Cream
Flea - Chili Peppers
Lemmy - Motorhead (The bass line on Iron Horse may be the best I've ever heard)

 

[Idgit]

Geddy Lee sucks. All of rush sucks. There are (and were) many great bass players out there, but anything Rush doesn't belong in any "best of" list.

There is trouble in the forest, Rush fans. Sam is on crack again.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

•Bill Black...Elvis' bass player in the 50's.
•Jerry Schiff...Elvis' bass player from '69-'77...when Elvis returned to the stage.
He played bass on some of the studio recordings to...Burning Love,Way Down,etc...

just for fun....Gene Simmons,Kiss....def had the best face paint and stage out-fits.
who doesnt like a demon bass player???

Jerry Scheff played bass for The Doors album L.A. Woman. Jim was excited to learn he was getting Elvis' bass player for the session.

 

[Vomit]

Steve Harris
Lemmy
Geddy Lee
Derek Smalls

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

If anyone lists Bobby Dall from Poison you get banished to the pit of misery.