Best Female Bass Player

[Bass_In_Yer_Face]

Just had my IPOD on shuffle and 'Boogie Oogie Oogie' came on by A Taste of Honey.

The tone of the bass on that track just makes youur teeth rattle. Played by Janice M. Johnson.

Can anyone recommend anything else she played on or other female bass players worth checking out.

[wateroftyne]

Constance Redgrave out of [url="http://www.spikedrivers.co.uk"]Spikedrivers[/url]... she's one of the finest blues bass players I've heard, and a tone to die for...

[url="http://www.spikedrivers.co.uk/downloads/03soulsearchinblues.mp3"]Soul Searchin' Blues[/url]

[url="http://www.spikedrivers.co.uk/downloads/02youngandstupid.mp3"]Young and Stupid[/url]

Edited May 7, 2008 by wateroftyne

[bass_ferret]

Carol Kaye on all Jamersons greatest hits

[The Burpster]

Tina Weymouth or

Suzie Quatro

For me......

[Jono Bolton]

[quote name='The Burpster' post='194093' date='May 7 2008, 06:17 PM']Tina Weymouth[/quote]

Good call!

[EOS650]

[quote name='jono b' post='194118' date='May 7 2008, 12:51 PM']Good call![/quote]

I 3rd that. The basslines for Talking Heads are always tight.

[SMART]

[quote name='Bass_In_Yer_Face' post='194074' date='May 7 2008, 05:56 PM']Just had my IPOD on shuffle and 'Boogie Oogie Oogie' came on by A Taste of Honey.

The tone of the bass on that track just makes youur teeth rattle. Played by Janice M. Johnson.

Can anyone recommend anything else she played on or other female bass players worth checking out.[/quote]


Yep, [b]Tina Weymouth[/b] gets my vote too.

Don't forget [b]Rhonda Smith of the NPG[/b]. I met her at NAMM some years ago when we (Martin Sim and I that is) were working with Dan Lakin of Lakland basses when we did an inlay with her initials on the fret board back-lit by SimS Custom L.E.D.s. Apart from being (obviously!) very beautiful she had the tiniest of hands and fingers and still could hold down tremendous grooves!

Get playing those Talking Heads CDs!!

Ciao

Ian

[BossHog]

My vote

1 Gail Ann Dorsey, as of Bowie, Tears for Fears, Gwen Stefani fame as well as her own material. Great player, great voice.

2 Lydia Kaboesj can be seen on numerous posts on YouTube, I saw her playing at the Frankfurt Musikmesse this year, she's fantastic.

3 Tal Wilkenfeld, she's in a rhythm section with Vinnie Colaiuta at 21 years old!!!

[Adrenochrome]

...other than those already mentioned: Kim Deal, and Kim Gordon.

[Jono Bolton]

[quote name='Adrenochrome' post='194175' date='May 7 2008, 08:29 PM']...other than those already mentioned: Kim Deal, and Kim Gordon.[/quote]

Whilst I [b]love[/b] Pixies and the Youth, I've never really rated either Kims as great players. Solid and tasteful, and some great lines, but not technically great. I don't know, I'm torn. I have though been considering the idea that if you want a great alt-rock band, get a girl called Kim on bass

[MacDaddy]

The Bitch on Bass, from Rockbitch. Played a fretless and did an awesome bass solo which included lotsa slap!

[Kiwi]

Meshell will always get my vote for this kind of thread.


Rhonda Smith


This is Divinity, Beyonce's bass player doing her own thing. She's pretty awesome but very raw. Not everyone's cup of darjeeling

[Johngh]

Gail Ann Dorsey, end of !

[Dood]

Melanie C's ole bass player, Kim Khahn.. Awesome 'in the pocket' player and sings awesome harmonies at the same time.. GUH! Makes you sick ha ha!!

Err, Julz Ruzicka too.. just for playin' with style.. I think she is playing with ex-SikTh Mikey's 'new project'. Used to play with Million Dead, I understand.

[funkypenguin]

carole kaye. nuff said really. stunning bassist if i ever saw one. right up there with james jamerson

[silverfoxnik]

[quote name='dood' post='194283' date='May 7 2008, 11:12 PM']Melanie C's ole bass player, Kim Khahn.. Awesome 'in the pocket' player and sings awesome harmonies at the same time.. GUH! Makes you sick ha ha!![/quote]

+1 on that Dood!


But these three are amazing though;

Tina Weymouth for playing stuff no-one else in her area of music (i.e. 70s american New Wave) was playing at the time
Carol Kaye, who's discography speaks for itself
Gail Ann Dorsey who has played in Bowie's band for years!

[dangerboy]

I am only allowed to vote for my girlfriend. She doesn't like me thinking about other girls who play the bass.

[Buzz]

Gail Ann Dorsey gets my vote.

[Rich]

Definitely Me'shell

[clauster]

+1 to Tina Weymouth

Also Clare Kenny (Shakespeares Sister, Aztec Camera, etc, lots of session work).

Edited May 8, 2008 by clauster

[jakenewmanbass]

Has to be Me'Shelle for me, fabulous groove, using the language of the whole of bass history and making it sound entirely her own. Now thats an artist.

[Jobiebass]

Kate from Neon Plastix
(might be slightly biased as shes a mate)

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvUm4gFS5U"]Stalker[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI8xra_XQ-s"]On fire (from some computer game soundtrack)[/url]

Edited May 8, 2008 by Jobiebass

[Jobiebass]

Need for speed pro streets its off.

[clauster]

I remember seeing Me'shelle on The Tube years ago doing a bass and vox version of Bobby Womack's "Walk on By". Talented lady.

[yorks5stringer]

Anyone else ever see "Single Bass": she was called Jennifer Moore from around Nottingham way, maybe 10 years ago?
She used to sing and accompany herself with lots of Jaco type slaps, chords and harmonics.

I've still got her tape somewhere, "Be Your Friend"

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