The ten best Bassists in the world in 2021.

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

4 minutes ago, Doddy said:

Will Lee, Nathan East, Sean Hurley, Chris Chaney, Jimmie Lee Sloas, Steve Pearce.......to name a few. All of them have played on more big selling albums than John Taylor. Or do they not count because they are first call session players rather than band guys? 

 

Come on @Doddy, play the game 😂

 

[SteveXFR]

He has a point. At no point has it been specified that the best bassists can only be full time band members. 

A great bassist is a great bassist no matter what their chosen business model.

[Marvin]

It's a great list...of bass players who were active in 2021 and nobody knew.

[Mickyk]

3 hours ago, Doddy said:

Will Lee, Nathan East, Sean Hurley, Chris Chaney, Jimmie Lee Sloas, Steve Pearce.......to name a few. All of them have played on more big selling albums than John Taylor. Or do they not count because they are first call session players rather than band guys? 

John Taylor would come before all these others as they are not commercially as well known, maybe with the exception of Nathan East, because of Taylors exposure with both  Duran Duran, and his Facebook series last year  would make him number one in 2021 without a doubt fella.

 

[SteveXFR]

4 minutes ago, Marvin said:

It's a great list...of bass players who were active in 2021 and nobody knew.

 

I'm a fan of Mr Bungle and  didn't know they did anything in 2021. I just googled incase I missed something and they didn't release anything in 2021

[SteveXFR]

4 minutes ago, Mickyk said:

 

So because he was there first he was the best bassist in 2021? What utter horse poop

[Bunion]

I never really get involved or pay heed to these lists.

what’s a best player?
Someone who can play faster than everyone else, someone who plays on more records or someone who has the best bass face? 
we all continue to learn and grow but I think there’s a point where it comes down to taste and style of the voter non of whom holds the same opinion as the next man in the 1-10 list 

[SteveXFR]

There is no best bassist. Best bassist is just too vague and too subjective.

To suggest anyone is the best and then think there can be no discussion or reasonable difference of opinion is just moronic.

[TheGreek]

Agree....

 

If you asked me who the best player in the world is for 7 days in a week you'd probably get 8 different answers based on what I've been listening to.

[Bunion]

Maybe these should be renamed top ten most popular bassists of this moment or top ten bass players of bands you particularly like at the moment 

[Mickyk]

44 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

So because he was there first he was the best bassist in 2021? What utter horse poop

Yes I'm afraid so ,when you've sold 100 million records worldwide over a 40 year career you must be doing something right ,on that score alone he deserves to be number one

[Bunion]

1 minute ago, Mickyk said:

when you've sold 100 million records

The band as a group have sold 100 million records, I’m not knocking him I always thought him a good bass player but put him on his own releasing bass heavy albums and he wouldn’t have the title. 

[Mickyk]

Just now, Bunion said:

The band as a group have sold 100 million records, I’m not knocking him I always thought him a good bass player but put him on his own releasing bass heavy albums and he wouldn’t have the title. 

Of course not ,him being number one who happens to be in a world famous band go hand in hand fella.

 

[SteveXFR]

6 minutes ago, Mickyk said:

Yes I'm afraid so ,when you've sold 100 million records worldwide over a 40 year career you must be doing something right ,on that score alone he deserves to be number one

 

By your logic, Paul McCartney, Nate Mendel and probably dozens of others are better because they've sold even more records. 

[Mickyk]

2 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

 

By your logic, Paul McCartney, Nate Mendel and probably dozens of others are better because they've sold even more records. 

Well he'd certainly be in my top ten fella.

 

[SteveXFR]

3 minutes ago, Mickyk said:

Well he'd certainly be in my top ten fella.

 

 

Both of them would have to be above John Taylor using your logic because they've both sold more records. I think John Entwistle might have sold more as well, hes over 100 million. 

[Bunion]

14 minutes ago, Mickyk said:

Of course not ,him being number one who happens to be in a world famous band go hand in hand fella.

In that case the beach boys who also sold 100 million + records but most often relied on session players to record the actual records should also be number 1 well actually carol Kaye maybe who actually recorded a lot of the bass lines 

[Bunion]

Meh, this is why I steer clear 😂🤣 I’m obviously the best player especially after a beer or two 

[SteveXFR]

I'm definitely the second best bass player in our band. 

[Barking Spiders]

It's almost as big a ? eh? as their top 10 rock drummers which has the kid from Greta van Fleet at #1 and then there's a whole load of minor players in the rest of the list .Guess MR's been polling 14 year old bedroom dwellers.

[Bunion]

They also have Taylor Hawkins from the foo fighters when Dave grohl is actually a far better drummer 😂🤣

[SteveXFR]

3 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said:

It's almost as big a ? eh? as their top 10 rock drummers which has the kid from Greta van Fleet at #1 and then there's a whole load of minor players in the rest of the list .Guess MR's been polling 14 year old bedroom dwellers.

 

Mario Duplantier has won every best metal drummer thing I've seen this year. Deservedly so, what he's doing is just incredible. 

[ern500evo]

These polls are nonsense. How can he be number 1 in 2021, but it be based on stuff he’s done over 40 years?? 

[jimmyb625]

It's an interesting list, as they always are when voted for by the public. Nice to see Lee Sklar making it onto the list. Not overly sure about Wolfgang VH being in there, but in fairness, I know very little about his playing and for all I know, he could be incredible.

[CookPassBabtridge]

21 minutes ago, ern500evo said:

These polls are nonsense. How can he be number 1 in 2021, but it be based on stuff he’s done over 40 years?? 

Quite. Lee Sklar and Alex Webster are great players who have been ‘doing the rounds’ for years too, what is it about their 2021 activities that make them stand out now? 
 

These things are so subjective as to be almost meaningless. Best thing is to take them as a little bit of fun and not much more. 
 

(‘Fun’ also being subjective 😂)