0175westwood29 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Did this little video for my channel, Just wondering what other people's are as its a really cool way of finding new music! http://youtu.be/z4fWHOGgMnQ Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ribbetingfrog Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 My five would have to be Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) Bill Gould (Faith no More) Flea (the Chillies) Mani (Stone Roses) And the great that is my all time number one, Billy Sheehan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troubadour Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Great idea Andy. I can't watch your video at the moment so I'll look forward to seeing who your 5 are tonight. Meanwhile mine are mostly from my early days as I've come across so many great bassists since then, all with good things to learn from, the list would be virtually endless: Bruce Foxton (for getting me started) Tony Maimone (Pere Ubu mainly) Tina Weymouth (I'm in love with Tina) Andy Warren (Monochrome Set still going strong) Jean-Jacques Burnel (for making it count) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebethell Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 (edited) It's really hard to get it down to 5. But here are the ones that I will always come back to. Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck and NIN really but he has worked and produce so much more) Bobby Vega (nothing to say just the best with a pick ever) Tim Commerford (think he is the reason I'm a pedalhead) Jack Bruce (got to see him live before he passed amazing) Klaus Flouride (Don't think he will get a mention by many but his bass playing with the Dead Kennedys should also say real name Geoffrey Lyall) Edited June 6, 2016 by Joebethell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggy Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 I think mine would be: Jean-Jacques Burnel Horace Panter Bruce Foxton Donald 'Duck' Dunn Steve Harris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 For me it's: Bootsy Norman Watt-Roy Jamaaladeen Tacuma Larry Graham Bill Laswell/Les Claypool (can't decide!) And it's nice to see Andy Warren get a mention - it was his early Monochrome Set stuff (and of course Norman!) who got me into bass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisK1975 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Mine would be (in no particular order): Billy Sheehan Steve Harris Geddy Lee James Jamerson Paul McCartney Predictable? Probably! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 (edited) My five in no particular order : Michael Hatzigeorgiou - Aka Moon Peter Cetera-(Chicago Glenn Cornick -Jethro Tull Alphonso Johnson Jack Bruce Edited June 6, 2016 by Coilte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 I can't do it. Players that I listened to growing up and pulled me from guitar to bass Mick Karn Mark King Pino Palladino Paul McCartney Then there's those I heard and been blown away by Flea Doug Wimbush Jaco Stanley Clarke Les Claypool Robert Trujillo Billy Gould And the more I listened to and sought out other players , musical tastes broadened and became more aware of other fantastic players. I simply can't pin it down to five. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Wishbone Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Tim Commerford Geezer Butler Robert DeLeo Billy Gould Justin Chancellor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 In no particular order, and subject to change at a moments (or great records) notice. Bruce Thomas Dennis Dunnaway Paul McCartney Michael League Lee Sklar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damonjames Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Tough to reduce it to just 5... Really depends on my mood and what I'm listening to. Today in no particular order Bernard Edwards Rob De Leo Flea Pino Paladino Cliff Burton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 (edited) [quote name='troubadour' timestamp='1465210299' post='3066077'] Tina Weymouth (I'm in love with Tina) [/quote] There is something special about her at the beginning of the Tom Tom Club https://youtu.be/XIW4skg3Ceo Edited June 6, 2016 by lojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Changes with the weather but here's the five I'm thinking of at the moment: Chuck Rainey (Motown legend) Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne) Chi Cheng (Deftones) Josh Thompson (Waking Aida) Roger Waters (Pink Floyd/solo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 These are probably my 5 top bassists at moment but they seem to change depending on my mood. These were probably the biggest influences on my style of playing. Jack Bruce (saw him live with his session band) Geddy Lee (seen him several times and he just amazes me how he can do it all at same time) Glenn Hughes (just love his aggresive style of funk / rock bass lines and so cool looking with Deep Purple) Tony Levin (his style of playing and use of Chapman stick bass is a sound on its own) Richard Sinclair (from his Camel days when he was singing and playing bas at same time. Excellent bass lines) Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZD56 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Jaco Marcus Chris Squire Mark King Michael Manring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Cliff burton Jason newsted David ellefson Steve Harris Steve digorgio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Only five is too difficult Bruce Foxton (for playable great basslines) Pino Paladino (for awesome fretless work) Stuart Morrow (because no one else mentions him) Bernard Edwards (for a groove, style and feeling I will probably never get) Norman Watt Roy (as above) Nathan Watts, James Jamerson, Steve Harris, John Taylor, Mick Karn, Scott Morris (The Bluetones) JJ Bunell amongst many others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Norman Watt-Roy Jack Bruce Martin Turner Mick Karn Gary Twigg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBass Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 I've gone through stages in my bass journey, but first off Steve Harris was THE guy that made me listen and say I NEED a bass. Then I progressed to some modern post-metal hardcore style stuff, and the guy who influenced me most would be Joe Principe. Then came Jazz, and my 4 most prolific influences as I have studied them the most. Pino Palladino, James Jamerson, Jaco Pastorious, and Michael League. All in these 6 guys are equals for me, Joe may stand out as a less than prolific player but his simple and effective punk lines really helped me underpin my development on a rhythmic side initially, the latter 4 then made me jump up SOOOOO many levels of ability it's unreal. I wouldn't be who I am as a musician without these 6, and their respective bands/sessions, and their influences as well. I also wouldn't be the person I am today without them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburstjazz1967 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 No love for Deacon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Joe Osborn Bob Babbitt Tommy Cogbill Bruce Thomas Willie Dixon There's never really a top or best in my book but these guys would always be somewhere on my playlist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Jerry Jemmott Andy Fraser Chuck Rainey Robbie Shakespeare Bootsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stance Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 In no particular order Flea Robert Trujillo (his worl with "The Infectious Grooves" is groovy, to say the least.,, John Paul Jones Aston "Family Man" Barrett Lenny kravitz (most people know him as a guitarrist, but is albums are full of tastefully basslines and licks, all courtesy of vintage P and J basses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_m Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Again, in no particular order... Roger Glover Glenn Hughes Bob Daisley Mike Mills Les Pattinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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