The Best Bass Playing Job

[Pete Academy]

Nate Watts is Stevie Wonder's bass player. Darryl Jones tours with the Stones. Carol Kaye and Jamerson's day job was playing on classic hits. Someone I know has the contract for the Wogan show and gets to back best-selling artists every week.

Who do you think has or has had the best bass playing job? Do you have it?

[Doddy]

Will Lee

[LiamPodmore]

I think Kasim Sulton had the best job up until early this year when he quit (i think). He was the bassist for The Neverland Express which is the backing band for MeatLoaf. I must say, i think that would be one amazing gig to have.

Liam

[skej21]

Without a doubt, it would be Pino Palladino for me. His style, his quality, the range of music he has been involved with and more importantly, the fact the he looks like he still loves every minute of it!

Let's just say I'm a tad envious of him

[lowdown]

[quote name='Doddy' post='1048062' date='Dec 5 2010, 10:57 AM']Will Lee[/quote]


Same for me - he has been doing the David Letterman show for god knows how long.
Dug this old one out from years ago.





Garry

[ezbass]

Either Pino, Will Lee or Tony Levin. It's certainly not me

[Rosh]

Gotta be Owen Biddle... Not only playing with the legendary Roots Crew but playing on Jimmey Fallon every week backing amazing artists!!

[RussFM]

Guy Pratt, without a doubt!

[obbm]

I'm going to throw Dave Swift's name into this discussion.

Many many years with Jools, many many Later shows and many different guests to back.

Always something new.

[Doddy]

[quote name='obbm' post='1048089' date='Dec 5 2010, 11:30 AM']I'm going to throw Dave Swift's name into this discussion.

Many many years with Jools, many many Later shows and many different guests to back.

Always something new.[/quote]

On the downside,he has to play with Jools.

[stingrayPete1977]

Well I played last night to twleve people in a new yet some how already a shithole? club called "Early doors" In Sutton Coldfield. Avoid it at all costs!!! So im fairly certain its not me Pete.

[chris_b]

All the previous names, plus Dave Bronze, Reggie McBride, Nathan East, Freddie Washington and all the first call session guys. Jealous? Me?

[bubinga5]

Nathan East gets the good stuff... Will Lee too..oh Sanborne..i love his music!!!

[skej21]

I'm also going to mention Danny Thompson.

I recently played some live sessions for an upcoming act, and Danny had provided the bass parts for the CD/recordings that we were touring.

Needless to say, the crowd were expecting the legendary Danny Thompson on bass in the live shows too. It appeared that I didn't disappoint, but I have to say the pressure was bloody awful. Never again. I don't know how they can do that all the time!

[fingerz]

Yes, defo second the Pino comment. Always on top form, plays for loads of different artist all of which are 'hip' and give him the space to be himself - why wouldn't you?! Also, I think Tom Barney has great gigs - lots of variety, and a sound to die for.

[MacDaddy]

Whoever gets to play bass and golf, and travel the world with Alice Cooper.

[Rich]

Anyone who calls playing bass their dayjob and makes a comfortable living from it. I'm jealous of them all.

[Pete Academy]

I remember seeing a documentary about Jamiroquai, where the band was on a fixed wage for doing nothing.

[Lysdexia]

As a session player with a jammy bassa run of cool bands to play in then I'm going for Doug Wimbish.

As a bass player in a band - I can't see past Phil Lynott.

[Pete Academy]

[quote name='lowdown' post='1048069' date='Dec 5 2010, 11:06 AM']Same for me - he has been doing the David Letterman show for god knows how long.
Dug this old one out from years ago.





Garry[/quote]

On of my favourites. This should go into the pro-slap thread.

[lojo]

Colin Grigson

[gareth1982]

Me, because my other half (fiance actually) is the trumpet player in my band (see link below) so I get the best of both worlds! No nagging about being out gigging or anything. Bliss!

[Mykesbass]

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1048128' date='Dec 5 2010, 12:13 PM']Nathan East gets the good stuff... Will Lee too..oh Sanborne..i love his music!!![/quote]

Yes, but he also gets lumbered with playing cod blues with Eric Clapton

[risingson]

Pino Palladino or Nathan East. As far as I'm aware Nathan East is probably the highest paid, he was getting close to £750,000 a year for playing with Phil Collins alone, and I should imagine Pino would be fairly close to this also, perhaps more. Ricky Minor, Freddie Washington, Darryl Jones and Will Lee will also have the most profitable session seats.

Edited December 5, 2010 by risingson

[peteb]

For me it would be the gig with someone like Whitesnake - great players, big gigs, touring & getting to see the world in a certain amount of style and a touch of fame without the intrusion. Not sure if the money would be as good as you might hope, but it would raise your profile in the business that would pay off in the long term!

The new bass player, Michael Devin, used to play in in Kenny Wayne Shepherd's touring band - another gig that I wouldn't mind!