Underrated Bass players

[alstocko]

[quote name='Urban Bassman' timestamp='1359463478' post='1955055']
Laurence Cottle - Session work and composer, he also demo's for GB Basses Saw him play a duet with Jeff Berlin a few years ago and I thought he played better stuff than Jeff did.
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+1 here. He personally got me into jazz and mentored Janek Gwizdala

Edited February 1, 2013 by alstocko

[alstocko]

[quote name='louisthebass' timestamp='1359497282' post='1955853']
Anyone mentioned Garry Tallent (Bruce Springsteen & the E St. Band)?
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I did earlier!

Finally some recognition for the big guy!

[BetaFunk]

[quote name='alstocko' timestamp='1359740063' post='1959745']
+1 here. He personally got me into jazz and mentored Janek Gwizdala
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Great player. I was only playing a cd by Laurence yesterday.

[steve-soar]

[quote name='thunderider' timestamp='1359658502' post='1958451']
dare i say....wobble?
[/quote]Wobble...twice!

[al embic]

colin edwin - porcupine tree
seth horan - solo artiste
vail johson - solo
Nathan king - it bites/frost*
lee pomeroy -

[Calridian]

Sometimes isn't it just about locking it in..... Not about how flashy, or how many notes!


[b]Chris Glen - [/b]MSG -The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - and many, many more

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LFEZkkwSO4[/media]

[b]John McCoy [/b]- Ian Gillan Band - Mammoth

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjeIUpD9Emo[/media]


and for someone this side of 2000

[b]Johnny Christ[/b] - Avenged Sevenfold


And a salute to all those unsung 4 string heros that no one remembers or knows the name of :-)

Edited February 17, 2013 by Calridian

[voodoobassman]

All of us.

[Lowender]

Anybody and everybody who has ever played the right notes to a song can fit this category. And I think most of them have.

[Bilbo]

I just remembered Jean Francois Jenny-Clark....massively underrated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z4WxYeWg-o

[TheGreek]

I come to this discussion late and can't be arsed to read 17 pages..

Anybody mention Martin Kemp from Spandau Ballet??

Big fan of his work during the 80s/early 90s - obviously the limelight was stolen by Tony Hadley on vocals and Steve Norman on sax but Martin did do some fine work before being stolen off to do The Krays and Eastenders.

[Bilbo]

And Jean Jacques Avenel....

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

[Calridian]

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1348847172' post='1819106']
This guy's forgotten...... Gordon Rowley of "Strife", probably the most exciting bassist who ever strapped on a Precision.
John Reid on the V has mutton chops that make Noddy Holder's look like bum-fluff!

Prog your heart out!!!!

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWJdJ3JudUQ&feature=related[/media]
[/quote]I remember Gordons work with Nightwing.... great frontman!

[Big_Stu]

[quote name='Calridian' timestamp='1361146818' post='1981981']
I remember Gordons work with Nightwing.... great frontman!
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Saw them twice; still got a 12" single of theirs - on red vinyl!
Great, but not as good as Strife I thought, all academic now, it was along time ago.

[Calridian]

Final contributions........

Jon Gallant - Billy Talent

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T17WtNmyqdQ&playnext=1&list=PL818471AE89B13718&feature=results_video"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T17WtNmyqdQ&playnext=1&list=PL818471AE89B13718&feature=results_video[/url]


Phil Lynott - making mirrored pick guards so cool!
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ8idvu9FSY&list=PL923227CEF9506AC6"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ8idvu9FSY&list=PL923227CEF9506AC6[/url]

[HMX]

Nice to see Jon Gallant getting some recognition - certainly underrated

[Spoombung]

[quote name='StephenFerguson' timestamp='1351443306' post='1851270']
Armistead Burwell Smith IV (or zac smith as he tends to go by) is the bassist from pinback and he is superb, very unique rythmic playing [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjv-Bn3daTY&feature=related[/media]
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I like his style.

"ash tray face"? C'mon....!

Edited March 3, 2013 by Spoombung

[steve-soar]

Richard Sinclare.

[onemanband]

David Swift.......(Jools Holland R&B Orchestra)

4string, 5string, acoustic/stand up bass and a fantastic reader and musician; also a very nice bloke!!

[Stance]

The guy that plays with BON JOVI - I don´t like them but the bass man has done a lot of nice work since the early demos. Actually it was he who played all those basslines-Alec John Such was just for the cameras....

[Lasermonkey]

Colin Greenwood from Radiohead. I think the man's playing is incredible and he serves the song perfectly.
Mike Mills from REM. not a fan of the later stuff, but his sense of melody is amazing. A big influence on me, for sure.
Simon Raymonde from Cocteau Twins. I'm probably biased here, because they're my favourite band, but a unique style which fits the music perfectly.
Andy Hummel from Big Star. Another melodic player whose influence is apparent in a lot of bands, yet never acknowledged.

[Roger2611]

Ali McMordie of Stiff Little Fingers, some really clever bass lines and the fact no bass tab is available online, to me, is usually the sign of some difficult lines to work out. I have seen SLF many times over the years and despite having had the legendary Bruce Foxton on bass for many years to me they are now better than ever with Ali back in the hotseat

[clarkpegasus4001]

[quote name='Vinny' timestamp='1317256156' post='1388822']
Martin Turner

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A friend of mine, he used my Rickenbacker bass on one of his albums. (Argus Through The Looking Glass) - Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash.

Edited March 11, 2013 by clarkpegasus4001

[Lynottfan]

I always liked Tony Wall from the 80's band King, very underated band and Tony was a vey good bass player, pick , fingers, slap, riffs, the guy had it all and a nice array of Musicman basses to.

[Lozz196]

[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1362340905' post='1998687']
Ali McMordie of Stiff Little Fingers, some really clever bass lines and the fact no bass tab is available online, to me, is usually the sign of some difficult lines to work out. I have seen SLF many times over the years and despite having had the legendary Bruce Foxton on bass for many years to me they are now better than ever with Ali back in the hotseat
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Yes, Ali was/is very under-rated. Whilst I prefer Bruce Foxtons playing/style, I think that Alis style fits SLF better. When Bruce was in the band it always sounded to me like SLF with Bruce Foxton in the band. Still thought they were great though, just wish a new studio recording would come out - nearly 10 years since the last one.

[BILL POSTERS]

Anybody mentioned Overend Watts yet ?

Anyone with the bottle to go on dressed like that has to be good, its not [i]All [/i]about technique is it ?
Showmanship has to be taken into account surely.