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Rick Rubin calls Paul McCartney the number one bassist of all time


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13 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said:

 

I dunno.  I think I might enjoy having reproduction equipment that is the shape of a Hofner.  It'd be a great ice breaker at parties.

Go for it! As they say it pays to get a head oops typo

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1 hour ago, nilorius said:

About those top lists. The main important thing is who mades them. There could be 25 different lists made by "bass specialists" all around the world and all of them may differ at 99%. Finally we are here to have fun and each have it's 1#bassist, to enjoy listening and learning from, so no sense of those lists. 

I am number 1 on my list. Now what is a bass?

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1 hour ago, SpondonBassed said:

 

I dunno.  I think I might enjoy having reproduction equipment that is the shape of a Hofner.  It'd be a great ice breaker at parties.

I generally prefer not to use mine to break off lumps of ice.

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On 31/01/2023 at 13:10, chris_b said:

Rubin is talking about McCartney being a unique songwriting talent and a great singer. It's a bit of a stretch to include the title, best bass player!

 

IMO the number one, the most significant bass player of all time, is the guy who changed the way that bass lines were created and changed bass playing for everyone.

 

The guy who didn't just open the door for the rest of us, but knocked it clean off it's hinges. The guy whose bass lines were unique and ranged from the simplest, Higher and Higher and My Girl to the most complicated, For Once In My Life and Darling Dear . . . James Jamerson.

Think this is who was Macca's main influence.

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