Any famous guitarists good at playing bass?

[Jenny_Innie]

Can you think of any famous guitar players who are good bass players? I can't think of any.

I mean really play and understand the instrument. Not just put their fingers in the right places and do all kind of widdly things like they are still playing guitar.

[simonlittle]

Mike Oldfield is a great bass player...

[Lozz196]

Prince was apparently a great bassist.

[RhysP]

Sting.
Very good at both.

[simonlittle]

+1 for Prince! How did I not think of him first!!

[RhysP]

Jimi Hendrix.
Apparently he played a lot of the bass stuff on the "Experience" recordings.

[ambient]

Steven Wilson.

Jimi Hendrix.

[Sonic_Groove]

Dave Gilmour, saw him play bass with Sam Brown in the mid 90's

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[fretmeister]

I'm going to guess at Frank Zappa as that git could play everything.

But a definite +1 for Prince. Seen him do it live. Amazing on both instruments.

[chris_b]

Hamish Stuart ex AWB

Carol Kaye LA sessions.

[xgsjx]

My 1st thought was Prince.
http://youtu.be/sordWByWM-M

[Graham]

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Steven Wilson.

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Good shout

Also, the fellow from Galssjaw, forget his name but he played the bass on Worship And Tribute which has some great playing on it

[leftybassman392]

I would hazard a guess that there's quite a few residents of this parish that would fit the bill...

[dudewheresmybass]

Prince
Hendrix
McCartney was a guitarist before bass player

[ambient]

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Good shout

Also, the fellow from Galssjaw, forget his name but he played the bass on Worship And Tribute which has some great playing on it
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I believe Nick Beggs has to learn Wilson's bass lines.

[police squad]

Bryan Adams

[DaveFry]

Glen Campbell wanted to be just a guitarist . Did a tour in the Beach Boys playing bass and singing the falsetto harmonies at the same time .
Steve Winwood plays guitar and bass .
Emory Gordy ditto .

[pete.young]

Walter Becker, if his playing on Kamakiriad is anything to go by.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

Yngwie Malmsteen
Mike Rutherford

[Blink]

Bireli Lagrene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGdiE-Ssfx4

[Dad3353]

Noel Redding

[NoRhino]

Ron Wood

[dyerseve]

Steve Vai

[paul_5]

Geddy Lee plays a bit of guitar, does that count?

[Marc S]

I was going to say Mike Oldfield and Sting too....
And Paul McCartney.... although he played bass in the early Beatles stuff - did he also learn guitar at the time? I seem to recall hearing that he did, as that's how he and John wrote some of the early songs, with them both on acoustic guitar?

Edited May 8, 2017 by Marc S