Name your top 10!

[TrevorR]

Here is my top 10 in rough order, however, based n the enjoyment their music and playing has brought me over the years more than technical prowess and the like...

1. Phil Lynott
2. Geddy Lee
3. Chris Squire
4. Kelly Groucutt (ELO)
5. Neal Murray (Whitesnake and Gary Moore)
6. David Paton (Pilot, Kate Bush, Alan Parsons)
7. Barry Devlin (Horslips)
8. Bernard Edwards
9. Randy Hope Taylor (Incognito)
10. Lee Sklar

Bubbling under... Abe Laboriel, Mo Foster, John Gustafson, John G Perry, Rutger Gunnarsson, Alan Spenner, Dave Pegg, Jamerson, Babbitt, Dunn, Herbie Flowers, John Wetton and many others...

Edited December 11, 2016 by TrevorR

[yorks5stringer]

Chronological influence:

Trevor Bolder
Colin Hodgkinson
Lee Sklaar
Danny Thompson
Walter Becker
Chuck Rainey
Kenny Gradney
James Jamerson
Jaco
FR Prestia

That just takes me to about 1980....!

Edited December 11, 2016 by yorks5stringer

[dmccombe7]

Couldn't put in order as mood would change them around a bit but in order i liked a lot down thru influence to main influence here goes :-

1. Jack Bruce
2. Gedy Lee
3. John Wetton
4. Glenn Hughes
5. Richard Sinclair (Camel)
6. Dick Cadbury (S.Hackett)
7. Gary Thain
8. Dave Hope (Kansas)
9. Jeff Berlin
10. Alain Caron

Dave

Edited December 11, 2016 by dmccombe7

[JTUK]

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my thoughts exactly

[RhysP]

No particular order but roughly chronological.
These are also people who I would regard as having been a big influence on my playing at some point, rather than who I think are the "Best bass players", whatever that means.

Geezer Butler
Lemmy (Hawkwind era)
Chris Squire
Geddy Lee
Paul Gardiner
Dave Pegg
Rick Kemp
Barry Adamson
Mark King
Tony Levin

[Roland Rock]

Jerry Jemmott
John Paul Jones
Robbie Shakespeare
Aston FM Barrett
Andy Fraser
Chuck Rainey
George Porter Jr
Gary Willis
Mani
Justin Meldal-Jonsen

[Grassie]

Again, this list might change on a weekly basis:

Mark King
Flea
Robert DeLeo
Michael Anthony
Billy Gould
Pat Badger
Stuart Zender
Mick Karn
Michael Manring
Nick Seymour

Edited December 13, 2016 by Grassie

[cetera]

Not in order

John Deacon (Queen)
Rutger Gunnarsson (Abba)
Martin Tiefensee (Lake)
Tiran Porter (Doobie Brothers)
Dee Murray (Elton John)
Peter Cetera (Chicago)
Joe Puerta (Ambrosia)
Tom Scholz (Boston) (really!)
David Paton (Pilot/Alan Parsons Project etc)
Paul Goddard (Atlanta Rhythm Section)

+ Geddy Lee, Steve Harris, Billy Sheehan, Gene Simmons, Eddie Jackson etc etc

Edited December 18, 2016 by cetera

[CamdenRob]

I don't think I can name ten bass players...

[mentalextra]

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Michael Dempsey - mostly for his playing on Sulk by The Associates
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Always liked his playing on 'club country'

[bazzbass]

to quote the great philosopher, Homer

"That guy in Led Zeppelin who isn't called Bonham Page or Plant"

Sir Paul

The Ox

Geezer

Geddy

Jaco

Bill Wyman (just kidding)

Chris Squire

Lemmy

Duck Dunn

last but in no way least....

James Jamerson


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David Paton (Pilot/Alan Parsons Project etc)

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that's a blast from the past. My chenistry teacher was a guitarist in Pilot or it's predecessor who quit and emigrated to Australia, just before they made it big with January.

Do you think he was a twisted bitter man? You BET

Edited December 17, 2016 by bazztard

[PawelG]

Eric Czar, Larry Graham, Louis Johnson, Bernard Edwards, Duck Dunn, Chris Squire, George Porter Jr...

[Cuzzie]

All guys mentioned are awesome, but here are some extras

Muzz Gillings - Living Colour
Tim Bogert - Cactus
Todd Smallie- JJ Grey and the Mofro
Jamal Nichols - Gregory Porter
Norwood Fisher - Fishbone
Francis Hylton - Incognito
Mani - Stone Roses

But without doubt the absolute best

dUg Pinnick - Kings X, absolute genius