Your 5 most influential/inspirational bassists

[xgsjx]

The bassists who got me into bass are.....

Tina Weymouth
Adam Clayton
Simon Gallup
Flea
Nathan Watts (or maybe actually Stevie Wonder just for Masterblaster)

There's loads others & my bass influence actually comes from the likes of Depeche Mode, J M Jarre, Howard Jones, Human League & several other 80s synth musicians.

[musophilr]

Lee Sklar
Bert Ruiter
Doug Ferguson
Jimmy Johnson
James Jamerson
... amongst many others

EDIT: see, it's changed !

Edited May 17, 2012 by musophilr

[Spike Vincent]

JJ Burnell.
JJ Burnell.
JJ Burnell.
JJ Burnell.
Lemmy.

Sorted.

[The Dark Lord]

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JJ Burnell.
JJ Burnell.
JJ Burnell.
JJ Burnell.
Lemmy.

Sorted.
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That's all you need. Well done that man.

[sirmoog]

Here's mine not in any order. 5 is a bit less to be honest.

Mark King
Paul Jackson
Mick Karn (imo the most unique bassist ever RIP Mick)
Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo)
Nate Philips (Pleasure)

Some bonus guys
Stanley Clarke
Stuart Zender
Gary "Gazza" Johnson (China Crisis)
Alex Malheiros (Azymuth)
Paul "Tubbs" Williams (Incognito/Light of the world)

I could go on but don't want to push it

[Cameronj279]

Arif Mirabdolbaghi (Protest the Hero)
Les Claypool (Primus + various other bands)
Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)
Trevor Dunn (Mr Bungle)
Justin Chancellor (Tool)