FinnDave Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Good to see Mike Howlett get a mention in the original post. I don't recognise 95% of the other names in this thread, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 11 hours ago, Sarah5string said: There definitely needs to be more ladies in these lists, gents! Olivia davina of the Dubbeez is really good player , she gets a great tone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 John Entwistle first got me interested in the bass, then hearing Steve Harris made me sure the bass was for me. But as for influences: Rob Wright (NoMeansNo) Stuart Morrow and Moose Harris Billy Gould Jeff Ament Mike Watt GC Green (Godflesh) and Bob Weston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassist_lewis Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 My list is made up of people whose lines I have spent the most time intentionally learning (I've ignored the ones I learned by accident through weddings, work etc), or whose ideas on musicality made an impact on me. Flea Mike Dirnt Mark Hoppus Janek Gwizdala Victor Wooten Damian Erskine Pino Palladino Sting Michael League James Jamerson Bob Babbit Willy Weeks Owen Biddle Justin Chancellor Jaco Pastorius Paul Jackson Bernard Edwards Louis Johnson George Porter Jr. Ok, that's a lot more than I thought 😂 I'll stop there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 11 hours ago, Sarah5string said: There definitely needs to be more ladies in these lists, gents! Nicole Row who plays for Panic At The Disco is bloody great. I could mention Tal Wilkenfeld too but she probably gets a lot of attention already… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwilym Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Are we meant to list bass players we think could objectively be considered to be influential? Or is this just another exercise in listing our personal influences or favourites (again) ? 😁 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 11 hours ago, Sarah5string said: There definitely needs to be more ladies in these lists, gents! Ah, but the problem there is that OP asked who it was that turned them onto bass. None of the many exceptional female bass players did in my case (my age and timing being a contributing factor). That is not to say that I’m not aware of them, or that I’m not mightily impressed by their work, it’s just they didn’t turn me on to bass at the time and no offence or bias was implied by their omission. However, a list of female bass players whom I really like since taking up the 4 stringed beast would include: Rhonda Smith Yolanda Charles Tina Weymouth Gail Ann Dorsey There are, of course, others but these would top my list. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, Gwilym said: Are we meant to list bass players we think could objectively be considered to be influential? Or is this just another exercise in listing our personal influences or favourites (again) ? 😁 Personal influences, but hopefully highlighting some lesser known bass warriors, rather than just the famous names. On that note, a player who impressed my greatly back way before I ever took up bass was one Joe Fagin. He played in a local organ, bass & drums trio at a local boozer. A great player with an even more impressive voice (your may know him from the theme tune to Auf Wiedersehen Pet and some ads around that time). He was the the first person I heard use tritones and double stops. My chums and I got him to show us what he was doing after one show, which he was gracious enough to do. He told us that he’d learnt them from Stanley Clarke, who he had met. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christhammer666 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 rex brown from Pantera for me. that bass tone on far beyond driven is perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Probably not influential as such, but in my mind one of the greats is the very recently departed Juan Nelson. Another one who caught my ear at an early age and piqued my interest in all things bass was Tiran Porter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) Stuart Zender Krist Novoselic Kim Deal Flea John Taylor Dirk Lance Bruce Foxton Edited June 17, 2021 by 40hz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron1 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 12 hours ago, Sarah5string said: There definitely needs to be more ladies in these lists, gents! 13 hours ago, Iron1 said: Jo Bench. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson_51_ Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Geezer Butler Al Cisneros Jason Newsted James Lomenzo (met him at a guitar show and genuinely nice bloke, plus i loved Black Label Society at the time) John Deacon Scott Reeder 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Bass players who got me into bass, in order: Norman Watt-Roy Derek Forbes (Simple Minds) Big Tony Fisher (Trouble Funk) Bootsy Jamaaladeen Tacuma Jonas Hellborg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Motown/ Stax and Atlantic were a big part of my childhood/ teen years so that would be Jamerson, Duck Dunn, Bob Babbitt and Carol Kaye, though I didn't know of them at the time. As a big Talking Heads fanboi Tina Weymouth was a real inspiration when I started playing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Ayse Hassan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 The guy who made me get up onto my hindlegs and notice that bass was a thing was JJB. Then Bruce Foxton at around the same time. I joined a band as a rhythm guitarist and the bassist was (and still is) an extraordinary musician - I was mesmerised. But the pro who I really fell for and still love the best is Bruce Thomas from his time in the Attractions. I now have a longer list (thanks to Basschat) with Entwistle, Watt-Roy, Dart, Jamerson, Edwards, Dunn, McCartney, Jones, Kaye, Osborne. Only criteria for me is liking the band or music they play in. I don't see music as a clinical, technical exercise, so if the music leaves me cold no matter how good the player (Jaco, Mark King for example) I won't learn much from them. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Bill Laswell 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I'm going to add Bobby Vega to the list. The only bass player who has made me want to play with a pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, FinnDave said: Good to see Mike Howlett get a mention in the original post. I don't recognise 95% of the other names in this thread, though. Isn't that the idea? Some noms listed are pretty well known in bass circles. As for women, I have to put my hand up and say none have inspired me. Doesn't mean I don't think they're any good just that bass wise I'm firmly rooted in funk and slap and the main influences have been the usual suspects and also some less usual ones Edited June 17, 2021 by Barking Spiders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Barking Spiders said: Isn't that the idea? Some noms listed are pretty well know in bass circles That's a good point! Also good to see Pekka Pohjola on the list - I saw him and Mike Howlett on the same night when Wigwam supported Gong in the mid 70s. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrane Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 13 hours ago, Dad3353 said: Jack Casady Ashley Hutchins Danny Thompson Phil Lesh Mark Andes Dave Pegg I'd go with that list plus Dee Murray P.S. Bonus point for spelling Jack's name correctly, but Ashley's surname is Hutchings 😀 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 35 minutes ago, Frank Blank said: Bill Laswell How could I have forgotten Bill? Remember buying Baselines on spec in Penny Lane records in 1983 and being completely blown away! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, stewblack said: Bruce Thomas from his time in the Attractions. Off to listen to 'Pump It Up' and that Fab Bass Line in 'I Don't Want to go to Chelsea'.... Twas more Gtr growing up... but same bands, Hawkwind & Motorhead (Lemmy) Zep (JPJ) Budgie (Burke)... Stranglers (JJB) Black Uhuru (S&R, cos ya cant have one without the other can you... wouldnt be right) as mentioned liking the band and music, and how it makes ya feel. Edited June 17, 2021 by PaulThePlug 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassintheface Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) For me: Jamerson Babbitt Macca JPJ Andy Fraser Carol Kaye Yolanda Charles (as a 15 year old, I 'got onto' her as a player after buying Paul Weller's 'Stanley Road') Damon Minchella - I was into OCS as a teen also and listened to Damon's playing a lot Willie Weeks Pino Duck Dunn Now I really like Jamaero Artis and Sharay Reed also and well as Mr Dart too. Countless others too I'm sure indirectly - Glenn Hughes springs to mind..... Edited June 17, 2021 by bassintheface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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