The Coolest Bass Player On The Planet

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[quote name='Fozza' post='1320058' date='Jul 29 2011, 08:53 AM']How's about Jean Jacques Burnel and Jah Wobble?[/quote]

Both definitely up there.

[Count Bassy]

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1319797' date='Jul 28 2011, 09:51 PM'][/quote]

Oh yes.

[Dom in Dorset]

I used to think JJ Burnel was cool until I saw this picture:

[Eight]

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='1320178' date='Jul 29 2011, 10:49 AM']In order to feed my inordinately large ego, I must say me [/quote]
I only opened this thread to see who would be the first person to say that.

I'm still thinking how I want to define cool here... Might post a suggestion later.

[Dave Vader]

What do I win?

[Michaelg]

casady wins

[Truckstop]

I'm going for Duck Dunn or Andy Fraser!



Shown here being painfully '70s!

Truckstop

[nomis]

anyone who doesnt slap






IMO

[tony_m]

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1320358' date='Jul 29 2011, 12:44 PM']Keep up, sir! Post #31...

Although he's Korean, rather than Japanese.[/quote]
Doh! That's what you get for just scanning the thread looking for an embedded vid...

[BottomEndian]

[quote name='tony_m' post='1320653' date='Jul 29 2011, 05:01 PM']Doh! That's what you get for just scanning the thread looking for an embedded vid... [/quote]
That'd be a useful skill for a "Coolest Drummer on the Planet" thread...

[Clarky]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='1319864' date='Jul 28 2011, 10:52 PM'][attachment=85856:martyn_casey.jpg]


Martyn Casey.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.[/quote]
Good shout Steve but Simonon aces it for the hat

[bobbass4k]

Mask, nudity, setlist written on chest and one of the greatest quotes of recent memory: "If Freddy Mercury were still alive, he would be an environment". Also a damn fine bassist.

[lojo]

Has to be someone like Fuzzy Samuels, always looked cool, just played enough, never took over

Although when I was younger Id have picked JJ Burnell

[steve-bbb]

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1319797' date='Jul 28 2011, 09:51 PM'][/quote]
are they black leather strings?

[4 Strings]

No new suggestions from me as its Andy Fraser (surely the coolest ever) and our friends Phil L and Norman W-R.

>Edit: Looking at that pic again, even kids don't have waists like that nowadays. Thanks MacDonalds.

Edited July 29, 2011 by 4 Strings

[Spike Vincent]

Mick Karn.

[Skol303]

Purely on 'coolness' I'd probably say Lemmy.

If it can be posthumous, I'd throw in Charlie Mingus too.

But I guess what's cool ultimately depends on what music you like. I mean, one man's cool might be another's stool, right?

[99ster]

Paul Simonon. Every time. End of.

[theplumber]

Derek Forbes...ex Simple Minds/Propaganda!.....and fellow Glaswegian!

[clarkpegasus4001]

My fave bass player is Chris Squire and has been for as long as I can remember, but cool player? how about Nathan Watts......

[tony_m]

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1320661' date='Jul 29 2011, 05:15 PM'] That'd be a useful skill for a "Coolest Drummer on the Planet" thread...[/quote]
Maybe somebody should start one... or then again, maybe not...

And thanks also to [i]Johnston [/i] - not my kind of thing it has to be said, but appreciated all the same.[i] :thumbs up:[/i]

[dan2112]

[quote name='Clarky' post='1319729' date='Jul 28 2011, 08:35 PM']For floppy hat, flares and glove-wearing it has to be Nigel silddx

Otherwise I'd go for Paul Simonon

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... and DEFINITELY NOT this guy

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Clarky.....where did you find that picture of 'ol Jeff? That's a mate of mine with him in the picture!!!! Mr Berlin's never been the sharpest dressed man....

[Clarky]

[quote name='dan2112' post='1321043' date='Jul 30 2011, 04:24 AM']Clarky.....where did you find that picture of 'ol Jeff? That's a mate of mine with him in the picture!!!! Mr Berlin's never been the sharpest dressed man....[/quote]
Just googled! All-over denim and high tops, what a look

[steve-bbb]

[the_skezz]

Throw my vote in the Paul Simonon box.