grayn Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I suspect this has been done before (more than once, probably) But I thought I'd give newbies, like myself , a chance to say who inspired them to take up the bass. 1. CHRIS SQUIRE (Yes): Inspired me to get a Rickenbacker, in my teens. A dynamic, ensemble player. 2. MARTIN TURNER (Wishbone Ash): A solid player with a sense of the dramatic and melodic. 3. PAUL McCARTNEY: In his mid-late beatles days, he wrote some great bass-lines. Counter-melodic and great song enhancers, too. 4. DANNY THOMPSON (Pentangle): Master double bassist, who played with many of my favourites, Nick Drake, David Sylvian, John Martyn etc. 5. TONY LEVIN (King Crimson): A real entertainer and gifted bassist, who has played with many of the greats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeBrownBass Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 1. Flea - This is the guy that made me want to play bass. 2. Victor Wooten - This guy still blows me away just as he did the first time i saw him. 3. Nathan East - I was a massive fan of this guys lines before i even knew it was him playing them. 4. Oteil Burbridge - Pretty much the same as Nathan, Had a disc of Col. Bruce Hampton, amazing bass playing but always forgot to find out who played on it. 5. Jaco Pastorius - I was quite late into discovering Jaco but i loved his big bang stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tino Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 [quote name='grayn' post='1076457' date='Jan 3 2011, 04:46 PM']I suspect this has been done before (more than once, probably) But I thought I'd give newbies, like myself , a chance to say who inspired them to take up the bass. 1. CHRIS SQUIRE (Yes): Inspired me to get a Rickenbacker, in my teens. A dynamic, ensemble player. 2. MARTIN TURNER (Wishbone Ash): A solid player with a sense of the dramatic and melodic. 3. PAUL McCARTNEY: In his mid-late beatles days, he wrote some great bass-lines. Counter-melodic and great song enhancers, too. 4. DANNY THOMPSON (Pentangle): Master double bassist, who played with many of my favourites, Nick Drake, David Sylvian, John Martyn etc. 5. TONY LEVIN (King Crimson): A real entertainer and gifted bassist, who has played with many of the greats. [/quote] 1.Me 2.ME 3.ME mE 4. ME ME ME 5.MOI>>>! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) 1. Pino Palladino - 'Nuff said. 2. Danny Thompson - I was lucky enough to be called up as a replacement for Danny and got to meet him. Nice bloke and great player too. 3. Baghiti Khumalo - One word. [i]Graceland. [/i] 4. Charles Mingus - Again, 'nuff said. 5. Jaco Pastorius - Just because I don't think there's a bassist on the planet that doesn't owe him some credit for their playing. Edited January 3, 2011 by skej21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Sam Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 [quote name='grayn' post='1076457' date='Jan 3 2011, 04:46 PM']I suspect this has been done before (more than once, probably) But I thought I'd give newbies, like myself , a chance to say who inspired them to take up the bass. 1. CHRIS SQUIRE (Yes): Inspired me to get a Rickenbacker, in my teens. A dynamic, ensemble player. 2. MARTIN TURNER (Wishbone Ash): A solid player with a sense of the dramatic and melodic. 3. PAUL McCARTNEY: In his mid-late beatles days, he wrote some great bass-lines. Counter-melodic and great song enhancers, too. 4. DANNY THOMPSON (Pentangle): Master double bassist, who played with many of my favourites, Nick Drake, David Sylvian, John Martyn etc. 5. TONY LEVIN (King Crimson): A real entertainer and gifted bassist, who has played with many of the greats. [/quote] Have you been looking over my shoulder, the 1st 3 are in the same order on my list also. 4. Greg Lake: another Prog rock hero to me. 5. Jack Bruce: Cream: just the best at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretlessguy Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 1. Chris Squire-The first time I heard "Roundabout" I knew I had to play bass. 2. Stanley Clarke- Turned me on to playing fusion and jazz in my youth. 3. Greg Lake- Not the flashiest or most technically adept, but always played well and had everything in the right place. He was really more a guitarist. 4. John Giblin-His fretless work with Chris DeBurgh really encouraged me to play the fretless. 5. Dave Hope- Dave's bass lines with the original Kansas were epic, and like Chris Squire's, were songs within the song. America's greatist prog bassist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Jamerson Trevor Bolder McCartney Entwhistle Jack Bruce Hard to pick 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 1 - Tino 2 - T. Eno 3 - Tea? No! 4 - TeNo 5 - Tineaux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBobTTD Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 1. Cliff Burton Then 2. Hetfield & Hammett 3. Chuck Schuldiner 4. Stevie Ray Vaughan 5. John Lee Hooker who made me want to be good enough on bass to support them. Still a long way to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Off the top of my head 1) Rick Danko for just being cool as hell. 2) Carol Kaye for playing on so many great things 3) Paul McCartney for helping me develop a sunconscious interest in bass 4) Skip Battin for waking up The Byrds and going on to play on so many great records 5) Steve James (who?) for making me want to be in a band whilst growing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tino Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Bassassin' post='1076533' date='Jan 3 2011, 05:39 PM']1 - Tino 2 - T. Eno 3 - Tea? No! 4 - TeNo 5 - Tineaux[/quote] Obviously not necesarrily in the given order ....But its the thought that counts gAWD Bless Yer Guvnor Edited January 3, 2011 by tino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 [quote name='J.R.Bass' post='1076479' date='Jan 3 2011, 05:05 PM']1. Flea - This is the guy that made me want to play bass. 2. Victor Wooten - This guy still blows me away just as he did the first time i saw him. 3. Nathan East - I was a massive fan of this guys lines before i even knew it was him playing them. 4. Oteil Burbridge - Pretty much the same as Nathan, Had a disc of Col. Bruce Hampton, amazing bass playing but always forgot to find out who played on it. 5. Jaco Pastorius - I was quite late into discovering Jaco but i loved his big bang stuff.[/quote]Loving Jaco's big bang stuff too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 NOT IN ORDER BUT.... 1.JERRY JEMMOTT. 2.TOMMY COGBILL. 3.WILLIE WEEKS. 4.JAMES JAMERSON. 5.BOB BABBITT. TO BE HONEST COULD ADD STACK MORE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaccer Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Sting - for showing that a bass is not a guitar (Lynott, Quattro, etc, I didn't notice the instrument) Paul Simonon - for making me want to play Bruce Thomas - for making me want to practise Duck Dunn - for showing that less is more Sibyl Buck - for reminding me about what I'd always wanted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Verdine White Alan Gorrie (AWB) Stanley Clarke Bernard Edwards Mark Adams (Slave) And millions of others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylie Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Peter Cetera -- Absolutely amazing on [i]Chicago[/i]'s first album (way before they went to soft pop ballads) Paul McCartney Bruce Thomas of the [i]Attractions[/i] Dan Broad -- my bass teacher The late Rick Danko of [i]The Band[/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog kid Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Geddy Lee JJ Burnell Glenn Hughes Chris Squire Phil Lynott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Cliff Burton (Metallica) Johnny Christ (Avenged Sevenfold) Chris Wolstenholme (Muse) Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) Kasim Sulton (Ex. Neverland Express(Meatloaf)/Solo) All of those have influenced me to play bass over the past 3 years. Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lylodile Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) •Flea (made we want to start playing and still amazes me) •Les Claypool (very imaginative player, and writes amazing songs) •Norman Watt-Roy (amazing bassist, created some of my favourite bass lines) •Bruce Thomas (the stuff he did in the attractions was amazing) •Sneaky (Double Bass player in a band called Fingathing. Great feel, great tone and great player) Edited January 3, 2011 by Lylodile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 [quote name='LiamPodmore' post='1076625' date='Jan 3 2011, 06:52 PM']Kasim Sulton (Ex. Neverland Express(Meatloaf)/Solo)[/quote] Nice to see Kaz getting a mention - best known to me as one of Todd Rundgren's long-time associates, solo and in the various incarnations of Utopia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 mmm . . . in no particular order: 1. James Jamerson - created pop/soul bass guitar with one finger, one bass and the same set of strings . . . oh and because that root/fifth/octave sweep thing is still what I do when I can't think of anything else to play. 2. Geezer Butler - because when I was teaching myself to play those early Sabbath riffs were a better education than any tutor book 3. Jaco - for the playing of course but also for the composing - Three Views of a Secret is the song I find myself humming in the shower. 4. Herbie Flowers - for that gorgeous floppy, funky sound and basslines that alwasy just sound both really musical and downright fun to play . . . Histoire de Melody Nelson, Space Oddity and - my favorite - Nick Harrison's theme for Budgie, "the Loner" (check it out: [url="http://open.spotify.com/local/Nick+Harrison/The+Music+Library/The+loner/162"]http://open.spotify.com/local/Nick+Harriso...y/The+loner/162[/url] 5. Steve Terebecki (White Denim) - for renewing my faith in great clangy/fuzzy basslines that can lead a song . . . plus taking the rickenbacker and musicman into indie rock . . . check out "I start to run" and in fact the whole Fits album on spotify: [url="http://open.spotify.com/album/22qmL9JpkRhk7IAAG6heRo"]http://open.spotify.com/album/22qmL9JpkRhk7IAAG6heRo[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamPodmore Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 [quote name='ras52' post='1076667' date='Jan 3 2011, 07:25 PM']Nice to see Kaz getting a mention - best known to me as one of Todd Rundgren's long-time associates, solo and in the various incarnations of Utopia.[/quote] Yeah, i had my dads Meatloaf Live DVD on about a year ago and was just sat there thinking how have i not heard of this guy before? Definately underappreciated. Liam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Hard to pick 5 as ive so many, but the ones that changed my perception of the instrument and whose lines inspire me to this day have to be 1- Abraham Laboriel - fantastic feel always a great authentic tone and technique in abundance and -never has to prove it 2- Louis Johnson- he is the man for me for slap bass, not a million notes just funky rythmic grooves and a tone to die for 3- Will Lee - just love his feel,tone and note choices a very funky man, his early playing is how a fender jazz should sound!! 4 - Jaco pastorious- we all owe him a great debt for setting the bar so high, a true genious 5- Chuck Rainey - when i first heard "greenflower street" it changed my life and everything else he,s done is just sublime TBH still a million other players to mention , he,s not on the list but when i first saw a picture of gene simmons with a pedulla bass that was the moment i knew i wanted to play bass, at the same time i saw Stanley Clarke and i realised thats HOW!!!! I wanted to play bass, that was 20 years ago and im still nowhere near great thread!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 In no particular order Bruce Foxton - great melodies JJ Burnell - great sound John Deacon - great melodies Glen Matlock - great melodies Sid Vicious - the image of the Pistols, and SV made me question what the instrument he played was - once I realised it was the sound that I automatically gravitated to, I was hooked. Typical of Mr Vish - he inspired me to pick up the bass, without being able to play (very well) himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzy Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 1. John Entwistle 2. Duck Dunn 3. James Jamerson 4. Jim Lea 5. Norman Watt-Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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