Grassie Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Evening all, So who do you regard as the best guns for hire in our world of low end? Our go-to gurus, those unsung heroes of the bass world that lurk in the background either on rekkid or on stage? Heres my 5 in no particular order: Gail Ann Dorsey Guy Pratt Pino Tony Levin Doug Wimbish Some mighty players there, plus some bonafide iconic lines from some (I’m looking at you Pino, Levin, and Pratt). 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Add Lee Sklar. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Tony Levin Pino Lee Sklar Sean Hurley Chuck Rainey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Jamerson , David Hood . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 My current favourites.... Will Lee Nathan East Jimmie Lee Sloas Steve Pearce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Duck Dunn Wilton Felder James Jamerson Nathan East Tommy Cogbill 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Tony Choy Steve DiGiorgio Sean Malone Robin Zielhorst Jeroen Paul Thesseling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 There’s only one non reggae player I follow ,and I think I’ve explored most of his videos and that’s Sean Hurley, he’s an amazing player and seems to be able to just drop right into the groove 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Billy Sheehan needs to be mentioned 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Tommy Cogbill Joe Osborn Bob Babbitt Robbie Shakespeare Donald Duck Dunn 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 8 hours ago, Doddy said: My current favourites.... Will Lee Nathan East Jimmie Lee Sloas Steve Pearce Nice to see him on a list. He is Hamish Stuart's bass player of choice when he tours, seen him a few times in that context and his playing is just sublime. One incarnation of the band,called 360 Band, has Steve Ferrone on drums and I reckon that is the best rhythm section I have seen live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 As a fretless player (almost exclusively these days) I’d go for John Giblin any day of the week. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Anthony Jackson Tony Levin Pino Leland Sklar I’m checking out Nate Navarro at the moment too. He’s a very technical player, currently on tour with Porcupine Tree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpy Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 8 hours ago, chris_b said: Duck Dunn Wilton Felder James Jamerson Nathan East Tommy Cogbill Beat me to it! 5 is tricky though, so… Chuck Rainey Nate Watts Carol Kaye Pino David Hood …for good measure. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Adam Blackstone is in the mix for me. But….. I’m told 90% of being a session player is how you are on the hang, how easy you are to get along with and punctuality. There are other added bits such as programming for the production or arranging too, stuff we never get to see from the stage. Unless you’ve hired them, it’s hard to know how valuable they are outside of the hour or so on stage/ on the records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Purely because of the amount of different situations they could all drop into with absolute ease. TV, Film, Albums, Commercials etc: Of course, all from the golden days of 1st call studio musicians. Neil Stubenhaus Anthony Jackson Abe Laboriel Chuck Rainey Will Lee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Fmflwtfaf none of you fkrs have mentioned anthony jackson yet 😳 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Lol @lowdown posted simultaneously - top marks 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 I could easily add another five to my list. But, I won't be greedy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Just now, steve-bbb said: Lol @lowdown posted simultaneously - top marks 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Does sharay reed and andre gouche fall in this category? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 20 minutes ago, steve-bbb said: Does sharay reed and andre gouche fall in this category? For sure. Especially in Gouche’s case he is on a very long term gig 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 James Jamerson Lee Sklar Neil Jason Will Lee David Paton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray C Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Carol Kaye Gail Ann Dorsey Tony Levin John Giblin Guy Pratt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rib13Bass Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Gray C said: Carol Kaye 👍 + Louis Johnson David Hungate Marcus Miller Edited September 10, 2022 by Rib13Bass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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