Best "String Section"....

[Lfalex v1.1]

Everyone focusses on rhythm! And rightly so, too!
Few of us seem to consider guitar/bass interplay.

I personally like the way some "String Sections" manage to avoid stepping on each others' toes, as it were.
To wit;

Dave Navarro / Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction)
John Frusciante / Flea (RHCP)
Andy Summers / Sting (The Police)
Larry Lalonde / Les Claypool (Primus)
Gary Sanford / Graham Maby (Joe Jackson)

Note that I didn't include Navarro / Flea RHCP combo. They are both super in their own right, but fell all over each other on the "One Hot Minute" album.

C'mon!
Gimme some more!

[bremen]

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='328161' date='Nov 13 2008, 09:43 AM']Everyone focusses on rhythm! And rightly so, too!
Few of us seem to consider guitar/bass interplay.

I personally like the way some "String Sections" manage to avoid stepping on each others' toes, as it were.
To wit;

Dave Navarro / Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction)
John Frusciante / Flea (RHCP)
Andy Summers / Sting (The Police)
Larry Lalonde / Les Claypool (Primus)
Gary Sanford / Graham Maby (Joe Jackson)

Note that I didn't include Navarro / Flea RHCP combo. They are both super in their own right, but fell all over each other on the "One Hot Minute" album.

C'mon!
Gimme some more![/quote]

Wilco Johnson and...who was the bass player in Dr Feelgood?
Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn
Pete and John!

[Deep Thought]

[quote name='bremen' post='328172' date='Nov 13 2008, 09:53 AM']Wilco Johnson and...who was the bass player in Dr Feelgood?[/quote]

John B.Sparks was the original bass player. In the 80's, it was Phil Mitchell (no not him out of Eastenders!)
Nowadays Wilko's bass player is of course-Norman Watt-Roy!

[Annoying Twit]

Not that I claim to know anything in particular, but I like the way that Keith Strickland mixes his guitar with (nowdays session) bass players and keyboard bass.

[bremen]

[quote name='Deep Thought' post='328178' date='Nov 13 2008, 10:03 AM']Nowadays Wilko's bass player is of course-Norman Watt-Roy![/quote]

Still?!

I saw them together in about 1984; they did seem made for each other.

[RayFW]

Nile Rodgers and Nard.

[wateroftyne]

Cropper and Dunn.

[johnnylager]

Tom Holliston / Rob Wright - Nomeansno, Hanson Brothers
Bernie Torme / John McCoy - Gillan
Blackmore / Glover - Deep Purple

+1 for Larry & Les, even though Larry sounds like he's playing a solo to the wrong song half the time
+1 Pete & John too.

[Bilbo]

Wayne and Jimmy Johnson (no relation) in the Wayne Johnson Trio.

Allan Holdsworth and Jeff Berlin on 'Road Games' - the last decent thing JB did.

John Scofield and Steve Swallow - play with the same guitarist for 30 years and see how good it sounds!

Pat Metheny and Steve Rodby - Rodby is Metheny's nearly silent partner. His reticence is a perfect foil for the guitarist.

[DirkThrust]

Glen Hughes and Bitchy Ritchie Blackmore

[birdy]

Hendrix and Redding hasnt been mentioned yet - must be one of the best :-)

Steve

[yorick]

Lemmy and Fast Eddie.

[josh3184]

ah come on- Matt Bellamy and Chris Wolstenholme!

You can't just ignore legends!

[Johnny Wishbone]

Justin Chancellor & Adam Jones - The interplay between these two is amazing. I love listening to them twist and morph riffs from one section to the next.

Tim Commerford and Tom Morello - In total unison during their riff-tastic moments and each compliments the other's playing so well when they're both off doing their own thing.

+1 for John Frusciante/ Flea and Dave Navarro/Eric Avery.

[The Funk]

[quote name='bremen' post='328172' date='Nov 13 2008, 09:53 AM']Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn[/quote]
[quote name='wateroftyne' post='328187' date='Nov 13 2008, 10:13 AM']Cropper and Dunn.[/quote]

YES!

[quote name='rayfw' post='328186' date='Nov 13 2008, 10:13 AM']Nile Rodgers and Nard.[/quote]

YES!

I'd add Bootsy/Catfish as well.

[Alun]

Vai and Sheehan in the David Lee Roth days ( although not in Vai's solo band where it just didn't work for me)

Joe Pass and Niels Henning Orsted Pederson or Ray Brown

Jimmy Johnson and Allan Holdsworth

Any Iron Maiden line up

Cliff Burton and James Hetfield

All the Motown and Stax variations

[johnnylager]

[quote name='Alun' post='328417' date='Nov 13 2008, 04:14 PM']Vai and Sheehan in the David Lee Roth days ( although not in Vai's solo band where it just didn't work for me)[/quote]
Eddie VH & Michael Anthony. Don't know how it works with that 12-year-old VH relative playing though.

Ralph Spight & Larry Boothroyd of Victim's Family. They are f***ing brilliant.

Edited November 13, 2008 by johnnylager

[crez5150]

Bernie and Nile!!! Oh yes

[alexclaber]

Bootsy/Catfish!

Robert White / Eddie Willis / Joe Messina / James Jamerson.

Alex

[The Funk]

Duff / Izzy / Slash - it just works!

[Annoying Twit]

How about Robert Fripp and Tony Levin?

[markytbass]

Lynott, Gorham and Robertson worked well, especially on Live and Dangerous.

[Delberthot]

Man, no mention of Yes yet.

Steve Howe & The Fish on such classics as: Siberian Khatru & Yours is no Disgrace.

Zep - Dazed & Confused

Clapton & Bruce on just about everything but especially SWLABR

Possibly Clapton & Dunn on 'Forever Man'