progben Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 We share 3/5! [Klausenitzer, Arif & Claypool] My other two are Paul Simonen from The Clash and Martin Mendez from Opeth [quote name='lowhand_mike' timestamp='1466079345' post='3073214'] theres loads i could mention and most have already been mentioned but my current listens are Linus Klausenitzer - Obscura (mind blowingly good), Alkaloid, Noneuclid Arif Mirabdolbaghi - Protest the hero (sadly no longer with the band) Dominic "Forest" Lapointe - Beyond Creation (again no longer with the band, their new bassist is pretty handy too), Teramobil Duff McKagan - He's the reason i play bass and i learnt all of Guns and Roses songs to learn the bass, just solid Les Claypool - hes a god and bonkers [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesparky Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 For me it's: Flea - since day one, 25 years ago, he was my main influence, my reason for playing, the reason I practiced for hours EVERY day, why I bought my stingray, why i wanted to get good, just WHY full stop. However I must admit that I have shied away from the chilis in the past couple of albums, but he'll always be the reason that I worked so bloody hard to get to the standard I'm at now. John Paul Jones - I spent ages nailing the Lemon Song.. the guy is a melodic master, yet so laid back. Him & Bonzo, tight but loose. Robert Trujillo - I just like him, have done since being a teenager at a club, hearing "violent and funky" by Infectious Grooves for the first time and doing that thing where you stare at the speaker being blown away by it. Matt Bisonette - see my other topic on him (man crush). Mark King - Incredible player and the ability to sing over the top too blows me away, top bloke and having worked for him for ten years now, his contribution to my mortgage via my invoices means he makes my top 5. Also, a special mentinon in despatches for John Deacon. Not only for being a solid bass player and prolific song writer, but also for performing at one of the biggest shows of his career, Wembley '86, in the shortest pair of denim cut-offs known to man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raslee Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 [quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1465717324' post='3070343'] Top 5 inspirational to progress, rather than start playing would be Flea Aston Barrett Robert DeLeo Sly Dunbar Billy Talbot [/quote] I assume you mean Robbie Shakespeare as Sly was the drummer...unless of course he did some bass work somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raslee Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) Not necassarily my top 5 favourite but the 5 that are inspirational to my playing I guess: Roly Wynn (RIP) - Ozric Tentacles Mike Howlett - Gong Aston 'Familyman' Barrett - The Wailers Bootsy Collins Flea 5 favourite Jaco Miller Wooten Johnson Graham Edited August 1, 2016 by Raslee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 [quote name='Raslee' timestamp='1470037852' post='3102758'] I assume you mean Robbie Shakespeare as Sly was the drummer...unless of course he did some bass work somewhere? [/quote] Oops... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 For me: Flea Matt Freeman Paul Turner Peter Hook Brian J Robinson tied with Fat Mike Other notable mentions would be Andy Rourke, Mani and Carlos Dengler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb13.bass Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Andy Fraser...the man knew how to use the [i]rest.[/i] Jaco...I know it's cool to dis him in some quarters these days but there is a 'before & after' thing here much like Hendrix on guitar. Bernard Edwards...just as an obvious example for the myriad of funk/disco bass-players of the 70's that I secretly loved whilst grooving to Zep. James Jamerson...not sure I can say anything that hasn't been said, probably far more eloquently, by thousands of other bass-players. Bruce Thomas...highly inventive and melodic, Rarely played the same line in consecutive verses; a bit like Kenny Gradney of Little Feat. Noticed how I slipped a sixth in surreptitiously and inferred a seventh ? Honourable mentions have to go Norman Watt-Roy, Pino, The Ox, Trevor Boulder, Ronnie Lane and no doubt many others that will occur to me once I've posted. How can anyone pick just five? I must doff my cap to the guy who picked Dennis Dunaway; I frequently use the bassline to Gutter Cat as my soundcheck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 [quote name='pjb13.bass' timestamp='1470138553' post='3103483'] Noticed how I slipped a sixth in surreptitiously and inferred a seventh ? [/quote] PEDANT ALERT.. you 'implied' a seventh, we would be the ones to infer. (I'm assuming you meant JPJ, one of the greats) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb13.bass Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Jesus I'm back at school...and still getting sh*t! Yes JPJ indeed![quote name='jacko' timestamp='1470139553' post='3103497'] PEDANT ALERT.. you 'implied' a seventh, we would be the ones to infer. (I'm assuming you meant JPJ, one of the greats) [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTun Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) Jaco Mick Karn Les Claypool Jannick Top Stanley Clarke Honorable mentions; Geddy Lee, Tommy C, Flea, Victor Wooten, Evan Brewer and Tony Levin. Edited August 3, 2016 by JamesTun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misdee Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 (edited) Hard to whittle it down to five, but John McVie, Graham Maby, George Murray, David Hood and Robbie Shakespeare all inspired me when I first started playing and still do now, decades later. Edited August 4, 2016 by Misdee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 I can't believe nobody has mentioned Tony Goggle yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricksterphil Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Chris Squire (I bought a Ricky cos of him) Bruce Foxton (the tone and it's The Jam FFS) Gerry McAvoy (I am a major Rory fan) Jean Jacques Brunel (tone) Jack Bruce - number 1 for me and Chris Hodgkinson, Spencer Davis Group - best bass solo I've ever seen live - he was bending notes like a lead guitarist.....must have fingers of titanium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 I'm guessing you mean Colin Hodgkinson. I have his Back Door albums - brilliant and unique player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Just picking five is massively difficult. But here goes: Doug Wimbish John Paul Jones Tony Levin Eddie Jackson Les Claypool Honourable mentions to Jaco, Justin Chancellor, Geddy Lee, Pino Palladino, John Taylor, Nick Beggs, Mark King, Norwood Fisher, Flea, Cliff Burton and Steve Harris - any of these guys could enter the top 5 on any given day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 3 guys I'm stealling from atm... Jerry Barnes slap-style Ethan Farmer Bobby V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeystrange Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Chris #2 (Anti-Flag) Krist Novoselic (Nirvana) Tommy Shannon (Double Trouble) JC (Danko Jones) Ben Ellis (Serafin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 There's a pretty definitive list over here... http://www.thetoptens.com/best-bass-anglers/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Not very original or the pinnacle of absolute excellence but definitely the bassists that influenced me in my formative years, namely: Jamerson Macca Bill Wyman Andy Fraser Jack Bruce And the five that I feel really bad at leaving out are Chas Chandler, Chris Squire, Pino, Phil Lynott and Nick Seymour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Tootstick Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1465227372' post='3066312'] 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] Same martinie at the top though. Edited August 6, 2016 by Alex Tootstick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 [quote name='ricksterphil' timestamp='1470353035' post='3105502'] Jean Jacques Brunel (tone) [/quote] I hear his brother Isambard Kingdom is a bitchin' lead player too.... or am I thinking of someone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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