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That one who did that dum dum dum thing on that old record, you know the one...
The chap who did that cool thing on that disco record
The dude who did that thing with jams brown that was so very cool
The bloke from that hip-hop sample that goes dang, dum dum, doooommm bip bip
The mwaaaahhhhh slidy compressy bloke from the 80s
That slightly overdriven 70s ampegged up chap with the beard and the heavy as **** tone
Solid-dependable 90s indie bassist guy
That chap with the big standy-uppy bass thing who done the nice jazzy thing with Miles and Coltrane
Super fast fingered heavy metal blokey with his foot on the monitor
And me :)

I don't tend to read liner notes or know the names of the band members, does it show?
;)

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Dave Ellefson (Megadeth)
John Myung (Dream Theater)
Matt Freeman (Rancid)
Michael Lepond (Symphony X)
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
Stu Hamm
Dood (Basschat :P)
Marcello Lavorgna ([url="http://www.myspace.com/marcellolavorgna"]http://www.myspace.com/marcellolavorgna[/url])
Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)
Me :D

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[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1339585166' post='1690877']
That one who did that dum dum dum thing on that old record, you know the one...
The chap who did that cool thing on that disco record
The dude who did that thing with jams brown that was so very cool
The bloke from that hip-hop sample that goes dang, dum dum, doooommm bip bip
The mwaaaahhhhh slidy compressy bloke from the 80s
That slightly overdriven 70s ampegged up chap with the beard and the heavy as **** tone
Solid-dependable 90s indie bassist guy
That chap with the big standy-uppy bass thing who done the nice jazzy thing with Miles and Coltrane
Super fast fingered heavy metal blokey with his foot on the monitor
And me :)

I don't tend to read liner notes or know the names of the band members, does it show?
;)
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LOL. The thing is, most people could work out who you mean :)

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Jaco Pastorius
Charles Mingus
Tal Wilkenfield
Jack Bruce
John McVie
John Entwistle
Paul McCartney
Richard Bona
Victor Bailey
John Deacon

make my Top 10. But I simply need to mention these too:

Scott Tunes
Jonas Hellborg
Todd Smalley

Making it close to a dirty dozen.

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ooohh this is fun....

How about:

Mike Watt
Andy Rourke
Geddy Lee
Chris Squire
Mike Mills
Bernard Edwards
Charlie Tumahai
Danny Thompson
Colin Moulding
Mick Karn

Honorable mentions:
Macca
Fernando Saunders
Ross Valory

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[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1339585166' post='1690877']
That one who did that dum dum dum thing on that old record, you know the one...
The chap who did that cool thing on that disco record
The dude who did that thing with jams brown that was so very cool
The bloke from that hip-hop sample that goes dang, dum dum, doooommm bip bip
The mwaaaahhhhh slidy compressy bloke from the 80s
That slightly overdriven 70s ampegged up chap with the beard and the heavy as **** tone
Solid-dependable 90s indie bassist guy
That chap with the big standy-uppy bass thing who done the nice jazzy thing with Miles and Coltrane
Super fast fingered heavy metal blokey with his foot on the monitor
And me :)

I don't tend to read liner notes or know the names of the band members, does it show?
;)
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You forgot the cat in the hat.

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[quote name='grtz' timestamp='1339592812' post='1691055']
Who else but a bunch of bass players can name ten bass players off the top of their heads anyway ;-)
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Me.
(Yes, I did see the winkey.)
As a keyboards guy, I know zilch about bass players, yet could easily name at least two dozen bass players who've meant a lot for my love for the bass, for example:
Cor Dekker (Ekseption)
Bert Ruiter (Focus)
Ron van Eck (Supersister)
Rinus Gerritsen (Golden Earring)
Jack Bruce
Chris Squire
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant) - he's mentioned far too little, I feel
Jannick Top
Jeffrey Hammond
John Glascock
Jaco Pastorius
Stanley Clarke
JJ Burnel
Bakithi Kumalo
John Patitucci
Muzz Skillings
Doug Wimbish
Sean Malone
Les Claypool
Georg Riedel
Red Mitchell
Ron Carter
Charlie Mingus

Is that 10 yet?
Oooh ...

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[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1339628196' post='1691857']
Me.
(Yes, I did see the winkey.)
As a keyboards guy, I know zilch about bass players, yet could easily name at least two dozen bass players who've meant a lot for my love for the bass, for example:
Cor Dekker (Ekseption)
Bert Ruiter (Focus)
Ron van Eck (Supersister)
Rinus Gerritsen (Golden Earring)
Jack Bruce
Chris Squire
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant) - he's mentioned far too little, I feel
Jannick Top
Jeffrey Hammond
John Glascock
Jaco Pastorius
Stanley Clarke
JJ Burnel
Bakithi Kumalo
John Patitucci
Muzz Skillings
Doug Wimbish
Sean Malone
Les Claypool
Georg Riedel
Red Mitchell
Ron Carter
Charlie Mingus

Is that 10 yet?
Oooh ...
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There are ten there that I've no idea who they are.

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Les Claypool / Primus
Paul D'Amour / Tool [Opiate/Undertow]
Geezer Butler / Black Sabbath
Chris Wolstenholme / Muse
Paul McCartney / Beatles
Justin Chancellor / Tool [Everything after Undertow]
Flea / Red Hot Chili Peppers
John Davis / Nerve
George Porter Jr. / Funky Meters
Shep / Our Helical Mind

:D

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[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1339628513' post='1691859']
There are ten there that I've no idea who they are.
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
Lemme guess anyway:
Cor Dekker (Ekseption) - Dutch "classical" prog - often very tacky arrangements of classical themes. Sometimes genius.
Bert Ruiter (Focus) - Dutch prog
Ron van Eck (Supersister) - Dutch prog akin to Canterbury scene
Rinus Gerritsen (Golden Earring) - "Radar Love"!
Jannick Top - from French band Magma
Bakithi Kumalo - played on Paul Simon's "Graceland"
Muzz Skillings - in Living Colour before Doug Wimbish
Georg Riedel - a Swede who did a lot of different jazz, often rather soft or quite modern
Red Mitchell - an American jazz player. Probably not that known, but very musical I think, and he had an impact on me.

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[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1339628196' post='1691857']

Rinus Gerritsen (Golden Earring)

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+1 for Rinus Gerritsen. Probably the one guy who made me want to play bass. I knew about him before I knew about any of the others...

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I’m sure I’ve seen similar posts to this before, and I haven’t posted for a while, but, here’s an alternative list - if you are truly talking ‘virtuoso’ bassists then you simply gotta’ have some Funk in your life:

In no particular order (other than Bootsy No.1 J):

Bootsy Collins (James Brown/Parliament/Funkadelic/Bootsy’s Rubber Band)
Larry Graham (Sly & the Family Stone/Graham Central Station)
Aaron Mills (Cameo/Outkast)
Mark Adams (Slave)
Stuart Zender or Paul Turner (Jamiroquai – Zender just about pips it)
Andrew ‘Love’ Levy (Brand New Heavies)
Cordell ‘Boogie’ Mosson (Parliament/Funkadelic)
George Porter Jr. (The Meters)
Rick James (Late showman and very competent bassist)
Joseph ‘Lucky’ Scott – Curtis Mayfield – Hardly well known, but he played some of the greatest soul and funk baselines of all time (Move On Up & Freddie’s Dead etc)

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[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1339633756' post='1691895']
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Lemme guess anyway:
Cor Dekker (Ekseption) - Dutch "classical" prog - often very tacky arrangements of classical themes. Sometimes genius.
Bert Ruiter (Focus) - Dutch prog
Ron van Eck (Supersister) - Dutch prog akin to Canterbury scene
Rinus Gerritsen (Golden Earring) - "Radar Love"!
Jannick Top - from French band Magma
Bakithi Kumalo - played on Paul Simon's "Graceland"
Muzz Skillings - in Living Colour before Doug Wimbish
Georg Riedel - a Swede who did a lot of different jazz, often rather soft or quite modern
Red Mitchell - an American jazz player. Probably not that known, but very musical I think, and he had an impact on me.
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Close but no cigar -

I know these:
Jack Bruce
Chris Squire
Ray Shulman
Jaco Pastorius
Stanley Clarke
JJ Burnel
Bakithi Kumalo
Georg Riedel
Red Mitchell
Ron Carter
Charlie Mingus

I've heard these names but never knowingly heard or listened to them:
John Patitucci
Les Claypool

These are the ten I didn't/don't know:
Jannick Top (I didn't know the name but I must have seen him play with Magma in 1973/4)
Jeffrey Hammond (I've since recognised the name, I've seen him more than once with Jethro Tull back in 1970s.)
Cor Dekker
Bert Ruiter
Ron van Eck
Rinus Gerritsen
John Glascock
Muzz Skillings
Sean Malone
Doug Wimbish

My point really was I don't see the point of a load of bassists all listing a load of names, that they either like or don't like - or heard of or not heard of, for that matter.

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[quote name='urb' timestamp='1339659954' post='1692002']

Eckhardt

:)
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Great player, so often overlooked. He was on fire with John McLaughlin in the late 80's.

My 10

Geddy Lee
Stuart Hamm
Jonas Hellborg
Jaco Pastorius
Victor Wooten
Bakithi Kumalo
Mark King
Stanley Clark


Thats probably about it. As in, there are many more I dearly love but these guys could be 'favourite' on any given day (though it mostly sways between Geddy Lee and Stuart Hamm at the #1 spot).

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I think we should have a bassist of the month thread, within that thread only posts about the current bassist can be made, comments, views, links etc.

Have the big names in their such as Jamerson, and less know players who have done great work in the background

Over time it will introduce as all to some we dont know, and inform us of those we do .....

Not sure who gets to choose each time, but if I dont get heckled for suggesting this or ignored, Ill start it up and devise a system for having different members naming the playing each time.

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