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MoJoKe Proficient

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[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='315548' date='Oct 27 2008, 08:55 AM']If that's what's best for the song, then yes.. Maybe you don't quite get it after all?? :)[/quote]

I wouldn't for a minute consider myself among the virtuosi that help fill these forums, and [i]certainly[/i] not among the greats cited herein, but I don't believe that consigns me to the same department as Macca (according to some of you!). I make somewhat of a joke of it, yes, but my signature says it all for me.

A [b]really [/b]good bass player with great timing and, yes, groove, can be [b]completely[/b] invisible, and make the song sound brilliant.

For the majority of us, mostly popular music is what keeps us in work, whether pro or down at the Ferret and Radiator! Turn up, do the job, consistently and reliably, play complimentary and appropriate basslines to our fellow musicians, and get asked back to do it again...

I don't see that it makes much difference if thats you, me, macca or anyone else listed in this thread, so +100 to silverfoxnik!! :huh:

Bass_In_Yer_Face Explorer

Bass_In_Yer_Face

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In no order but I've wasted many an hour trying to find songs played on by.....

1. Mick Karn
2. Bernard Edwards
3. JJ Burnell

I always thought John Taylor looked pretty cool with Mullet & Big Shouldered jackets and his Aria Pro.

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cd_david Mentor

cd_david

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[quote name='alexclaber' post='315546' date='Oct 27 2008, 08:54 AM']Groove is not simply being funky. McCartney's timing is so solid and his control of note lengths spot on. The same kind of skill shown by the great country bass players.

Alex[/quote]

Or any sequencer= bad feel????

Rich Grand Master

Rich

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My top trio, today:
[list]
[*]Marcus Miller
[*]Michael Manring
[*]Alain Caron
[/list]
As for the guys who made me want to pick up the bass in the first place:
[list]
[*]Dave Steele (The Beat)
[*]Mark King
[*]Tony Butler
[/list]
As far as Macca is concerned... OK maybe not the flashest of players all the time, and yes perhaps there's a lot of root-five at times, but as has been said, why not if that's what fits the songs? (I can but add a +1 to MoJoKe's excellent point here: "[i]A [b]really[/b] good bass player with great timing and, yes, groove, can be [b]completely[/b] invisible, and make the song sound brilliant[/i]".) On the other hand, there are lovely melodic lines like Lady Madonna... cracking stuff. He may not be my personal choice as a big influence, but I can definitely understand if he is for some people.
Also... Sgt. Pepper's is 'unimaginative'? The birth of the concept album, '[i]unimaginative[/i]'? :)

JJTee Experienced

JJTee

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1. Bernard Edwards
2. Duff McKagen (the reason I bought my first bass at 16 was GnR)
3. Flea

These are the ones who have influenced me most in the important early years. Rutger Gunnarsson (ABBA) is in 4th place, but only just.

cd_david Mentor

cd_david

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[quote name='Rich' post='315730' date='Oct 27 2008, 12:51 PM']Sgt. Pepper's is 'unimaginative'? The birth of the concept album, '[i]unimaginative[/i]'? :)[/quote]

Surely most pieces of classical music are based upon concepts?

The four seasons, 1812 Overture, in fact most operas are based around a common story or thread running through a series of musical pieces?
:huh:

Don't get me wrong Im not a Beatles / McCartney basher, I just don't rate them and think as i originally stated their popularity is mostly nostalgic, and again this is my personal opinion. He is after all no Geddy Lee LOL!
:huh:

Cabal Apprentice

Cabal

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TIME GENTLEMEN PLEASE!

It looks like we're just about done. Any votes posted from this point on won't be counted.

I'll post the top ten results in a separate thread later.

Cheers,

Jake M

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Cabal Apprentice

Cabal

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See [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=30559"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=30559[/url] for the results...

Cheers,

Jake M

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ashevans09 Rising Star

ashevans09

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Gotta be:

1) James Jamerson - I just love everything about the man
2) James Leach - Think he's extremely creative in applying techniques
3) Nathan Watts - Like his tone, just like his playing in general

:)

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Prosebass Rising Star

Prosebass

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This is difficult but it has to be.....in no particular order....

Mr John Francis Anthony Pastorius III
Percy Jones
Mick Karn

All that fretless mowah , chorus pedals and octavers...better than sliced bread :)

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