Always happy to contribute to this type of question.
My list doesn’t really change that much to be fair:
Pino (as always)
Tony Levin (again, never leaves the list)
Roscoe Beck (one of my biggest influences early on)
Bobby Vega (possibly the funkiest man on the planet)
Lee Sklar (absolute legend)
Dee Murray (just so musical and hugely missed)
Chuck Rainey (mainly for his work with Steely Dan, which leads on to…)
Walter Becker (often overlooked for his bass work)
Danny Thompson (DB tone monster)