Fave punk and new wave players

[bassix]

You beat me to Karl Alvarez who plays fantastic melodic basslines and is one of the nicest blokes I've met in music. He also loves a bass nerd out session which makes him go up in my estimation!

Matt Freeman is the guy who made me take up bass though.

[MacDaddy]

Honourable mention for Captain Sensible on the first two Damned albums.

[buff]

Stan Stammers
Steve Severin
Hook
Simonon
and a new one to the list Andy Warren (adam and the ants til 79)

[silverfoxnik]

+1 for Andy Warren.. Good bass playing in the Monochrome Set too...

[Dandelion]

Craig Adams. ( The Expelairs, The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission, The Cult, Coloursound, The Alarm, Spear of Destiny and Theatre of Hate, Voltaire. Oh and The Metal Gurus.

[NoRhino]

William.Mysterious from The Rezillos.
Check out Can't Stand The Rezillos for
evidence.

Edited December 14, 2015 by NoRhino

[Maude]

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Craig Adams. ( The Expelairs, The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission, The Cult, Coloursound, The Alarm, Spear of Destiny and Theatre of Hate, Voltaire. Oh and The Metal Gurus.
[/quote]

Definitely Craig Adams, I didn't mention him because I didn't think he fell into the categories but I'll definitely give him a big plus one!

[Spike Vincent]

Rainy from Discharge

[timmo]

I like Gaye Adverts tone. They were one of the better bands from the early punk scene in my opinion

[drTStingray]

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I'm not too fussed about the genre good music is good music. But for me the guys that I mentioned - Jah Wobble especially made me want to pick up a bass.
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Yeah I can see that - there were a number of really good bass players around at that time.

[Skybone]

Craig Adams definitely, also Tony Petit (Fields of the Nephilim), Youth & Raven (Killing Joke), Paul & Jasper (Culture Shock/Citizen Fish), Phil (Subhumans), Rainy (Discharge), Kalv (Heresy) & Rob "The Baron" Miller (Amebix)

[timmo]

I have started listening to The Ruts again. I like the bass lines

[seashell]

I'm not normally a massive fan of the genre. But I was totally amazed by Jah Wobble at LBGS a couple of years ago and now he is one of my main bass heroes! :-)

[el borracho]

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William.Mysterious from The Rezillos.
Check out Can't Stand The Rezillos for
evidence.
[/quote]
I once learnt the whole of that album for a short lived band - it took some time! A very underrated player sadly no longer with us.

[Rikki_Sixx]

I grew up with a lot of 90's skate punk but love classic punk rock. My favourites are a bit of a mix I think, some more for their attitude than their talent!

Dan Andriano - Alkaline Trio
Mike Dirnt - Green Day
Fat Mike - NOFX
Dee Dee Ramone - the Ramones
Jerry Only - the Misfits
Mike Alvarez - Descendents
Matt Freeman - Rancid

[Kirky]

Mike Watt....right for (the US version of) the genre?

[mike 110]

[quote name='NoRhino' timestamp='1450129349' post='2929943']
William.Mysterious from The Rezillos.
Check out Can't Stand The Rezillos for
evidence.
[/quote] Definitely !

Pete Farndon - The Pretenders

Edited December 20, 2015 by mike 110

[alyctes]

In (loose) order of influence on me:

Jah Wobble
Bruce Thomas
Mick Karn
Segs
Barry Adamson
Philip Moxham
Graham Lewis
Tina Weymouth
Bruce Foxton
Jean-Jacques Burnel
Steve Severin
Sting

[oldbass]

Bruce Thomas brilliantly musical.
Norman Watt-Roy....unique.