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[quote name='burno70' timestamp='1428094666' post='2738115']
Billy Gould for me - great bassist.[/quote]

Don't know how I forgot him, fantastic, understated player whos style and tone is such an important part of his bands sound. Billy and Mike Bordin
are an amazing rhythm section.

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[quote name='Krysbass' timestamp='1428056906' post='2737511']
Neil Murray (original Whitesnake bassist) - definitely deserves more recognition than he seems to get.
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Definitely : 'Fool for your loving' is an absolute classic of the rock genre in my view. It could have plodded along, with a lot of roots, but it has a superb dynamic line, which brilliantly complements the arrangement.

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[quote name='Len_derby' timestamp='1426936756' post='2723633']
Most of these seem to be 'not mentioned' rather than under-rated.

Anyway, my vote would be for Rick Danko of The Band.

He complemented Levon Helm's drumming wonderfully.
Boy, could he sing too.
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Absolutely - great player, and as you say, what a singer.

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[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1428065000' post='2737648']
Mike Dirnt of Green Day often gets overlooked yet he has some great basslines under his belt.
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Was about to post this, used to be really into him when I was much younger. Not so much now, but still underrated none the less.

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Under-rated bass players in [i]humungous[/i] bands and who rarely get mentioned on BC possibly because they're a bit unfashionable or because they eschew fretboard acrobatics, preferring instead to 'play for the song':

Mike Rutherford
Bill Wyman
Noel Redding
John McVie
Dusty Hill
Garry Tallent (E Street Band)
Joe Bouchard (BOC)
Tina Weymouth
Colin Greenwood

Under-rated, older British bass players of whom we rarely speak:

Tony Levin
Sparko (Feelgoods)
Johnny Spence (Pirates, Johnny Kidd)
Gerry McAvoy (Gallagher / NBZ)
Henry Cluney (SLF)
Tony Goggle (Wayne Fontana, Mungo Jerry, Foghat, Yngve Malmsteen, Quartet of Doom)
Ronnie Lane (Faces)
John Wetton (Family, Crimson, Roxy, Heep, Wishbone Ash)
Johnny Gustafson (Big Three, Roxy)
Barry Adamson (Magazine, Visage, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
Jah Wobble

And Rocco Prestia.

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Tony Reeves from Greensleeves

John Mole from Colloseum II

Gary Strater from Starcastle

Jason Stainthorpe from Then Jerico

Dick Cadbury from Steve Hackett

edit to add John Leven from Glenn Hughes Burning Japan and of course Europe. Quite impressed when i heard him play a song called Liar on the album.

Edited by dmccombe7
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[quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1426927733' post='2723467']
Tony Kanal springs to mind, and Nick Fyfe (ex-Jamiroquai) is another (everyone talks about Zender and Turner).
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2 of my favourite players, I love Stefan Olsdal from Placebo - he switches instruments a lot these days, but he is a superb bassist.

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[quote name='Jonesy' timestamp='1427054422' post='2725214']
I like Mick Quinn from Supergrass and think he doesn't get enough praise as he should.
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Love his playing on 'Moving' also, he played the Hawaiian guitar solos on their big hit 'Alright'

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[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1428168267' post='2738774']
Under-rated bass players in [i]humungous[/i] bands and who rarely get mentioned on BC possibly because they're a bit unfashionable or because they eschew fretboard acrobatics, preferring instead to 'play for the song':

Mike Rutherford
Bill Wyman
Noel Redding
John McVie
Dusty Hill
Garry Tallent (E Street Band)
Joe Bouchard (BOC)
Tina Weymouth
Colin Greenwood

Under-rated, older British bass players of whom we rarely speak:

Tony Levin
Sparko (Feelgoods)
Johnny Spence (Pirates, Johnny Kidd)
Gerry McAvoy (Gallagher / NBZ)
Henry Cluney (SLF)
Tony Goggle (Wayne Fontana, Mungo Jerry, Foghat, Yngve Malmsteen, Quartet of Doom)
Ronnie Lane (Faces)
John Wetton (Family, Crimson, Roxy, Heep, Wishbone Ash)
Johnny Gustafson (Big Three, Roxy)
Barry Adamson (Magazine, Visage, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
Jah Wobble

And Rocco Prestia.
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Blimey, what a great list! Special nods to Johnny Spence and Sparko.

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[quote name='40hz' timestamp='1428188233' post='2739030']
My answer in these threads has always been and always will be Mike Mills of R.E.M and[b] Bruce Foxton[/b] of The Jam. :)
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That one bassist who made me want to play bass. Will see him live one day I hope!

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