what bass player is is inspiring you right now?

[fiatcoupe432]

who inspire you right now?

[discreet]

Now I'm in a 9-piece soul band, I've got to say Donald 'Duck' Dunn.
[url="http://www.duckdunn.com/"]http://www.duckdunn.com/[/url]

Check him out on the Stax/Volt Tour of Norway, 1967: WARNING: Norwegian Hippy content!

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_mKy-a6d1I[/media]

Edited January 16, 2012 by discreet

[artisan]

at the moment i'd say Al Gare (Imelda May) as i'm trying to play double bass.

[xilddx]

As always, Scott Thunes. He is endlessly inspiring for me.

[mxm]

...I'm going through a Nine Inch Nails thing, mainly Justin Meldal-Johnsen !

Edited January 16, 2012 by mxm

[dmccombe7]

My own personal taste I'd go for Fredrico Malaman posted recently by Funkettone on BC from Euro bass festival 2011.
This guy has an incredible style, fluent and technical at same time yet very entertaining.

From my band perspective covering classic rock i would have to say Bob Daisley. Has to be one of the best rock bassists ever.

Dave

[risingson]

Pino Palladino!

[dave_bass5]

Guy Pratt. I've finally got around to reading his book and am finding it quite inspiring. Also listening to Icehouse for the fisrt time because of it.

[cliffyspliff]

Cass Lewis Skunk Anansie.

[hairyhaw]

Re-visiting a lot of old tunes by The Charlatans so at the moment I'd have to say Martin Blunt.

[shizznit]

Charlie Mingus at the moment. I own a lot of records that he has released or appeared on for years, but never really sat down to study him. I am not DB player, but I love his feel and I don't think you need to be a DB player to appreciate him. Really sexy and dirty style!

[bartelby]

Currently Mike Watt

[Randy_Marsh]

Kyle O'Neil from Fireworks. A great and inspiring player considering his playing style...

[MusicJunkie]

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1326716247' post='1500803']
Pino Palladino!
[/quote]

[steve-bbb]

revisiting Victor Bailey especially the stuff on WR This is This, Procession, Domino Theory

[url="http://youtu.be/C9fHHqTZGhQ"]http://youtu.be/C9fHHqTZGhQ[/url]

[spongebob]

Gerry Mcavoy - playing like a bassman should!

[wombatboter]

Victor Wooten always inspires me...not that I'm anywhere in that region but just the idea that anything is possible.

[Sean]

Recently it's Stu Cook from Creedence, he's got a real swampy feel and it's been really easy to learn his stuff quickly.

[Jayben]

Stuart Zender, his days in Jamiroquai are absolutely awesome to me!

[EdwardHimself]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXAeibRDbpk

[leftyhook]

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1326736902' post='1501318']
Gerry Mcavoy - playing like a bassman should!
[/quote]
Nice. Saw him with Rory Gallagher back in the mid 70's. Such incredible energy from the trio.

[ezbass]

My new band is doing a fair bit of 80s material and I'm using my fretless more, so Pino is back front and centre for my inspiration (not that he was ever really away).

[JoshL]

Not sure what his name is but I'm still running through a lot of plan b stuff at the moment so the bassist for him along with the bassist in no doubt having just learnt its my life!

[Stu-khag]

Ashley Hutchings on Liege and Leaf by fairport convention is inspiring me at the moment. The drumming is pretty amazing as well. I wish I could find a band to lock in with like that!
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1it7BP5PckI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1it7BP5PckI[/url]

rediscovering Dead Meadow as well and wanting to play some filthy and grooving bass like that as well! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSmsDQU3F3A&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSmsDQU3F3A&feature=related[/url]

[scalpy]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1326712770' post='1500726']
Now I'm in a 9-piece soul band, I've got to say Donald 'Duck' Dunn.
[url="http://www.duckdunn.com/"]http://www.duckdunn.com/[/url]

Check him out on the Stax/Volt Tour of Norway, 1967: WARNING: Norwegian Hippy content!

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_mKy-a6d1I[/media]
[/quote]

Always the Duck. This gig is great as well although he later complained the Marshall backline couldn't handle his aggressive picking technique and he was always breaking it. Along the same lines, I got Standing in the Shadows of Motown for Christmas so I'm a major Jamerson binge at the moment.