So .... who are your fave bassists?

[Vin Venal]

On 16/01/2024 at 15:05, Doctor J said:

Tony Choy (Atheist, Cynic, Pestilence)

Doug Keyser (Watchtower)

Roger Patterson (Atheist)

Bernard Edwards (Chic)

Ron Broder (Coroner)

Bill Gould (FNM)

Troy Gregory (Prong, Flotsam & Jetsam)

Doug & Muzz (Living Colour)

Cliff Williams (AC/DC)

 

Glad someone said Billy Gould. Great bassist. 

[paul_5]

1 hour ago, Vin Venal said:

Glad someone said Billy Gould. Great bassist. 

That solo in ‘kindergarten’ though 👍🏻

[Graham]

Jeff Caxide (ISIS)

Flea

Bernie Edwards

Caleb Scofield (Cave In/Old Man Gloom/Zozobra)

Liam Wilson (The Dillinger Escape Plan/Azusa)

Mike Flores (Origin)

 

And these guys, not to knock their bass playing, because it's very good, but I like them more as song writers

 

Shane Embury (Napalm Death)

Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)

Edited January 19, 2024 by Graham
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[Barking Spiders]

only one nom for Vic Wootten I see and not from me either

[Baloney Balderdash]

1 hour ago, Barking Spiders said:

only one nom for Vic Wootten I see and not from me either

 

Two! :

 

On 16/01/2024 at 17:47, tauzero said:

John Entwistle

Jack Bruce

Trevor Bolder

Dennis Dunaway

Victor Wooten

Charles Berthoud

Pete Trewavas

 

although the first three haven't done much for a while now.

On 16/01/2024 at 18:30, Baloney Balderdash said:

In no particular order:

 

:-: Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (NHØP)

 

:-: Victor Wooten 

 

:-: Chris Wood 

 

:-: Bill Laswell 

 

:-: Trevor Dunn 

 

:-: Julie Slick 

 

:-: Justin Chancellor 

 

:-: Cliff Burton 

 

:-: Lou Barlow 

 

:-: Paz Lenchantin 

 

:-: Peter Hook 

 

:-: Jack Casady 

 

 

And who can not do so after watching and listening to this:

 

Edited January 19, 2024 by Baloney Balderdash

[TN WOODMAN]

Jan Zukowski 

Johnny Castle

Dave Pruitt

Tony Levin

Paul Mc Cartney 

Willie Dixon

Willie Weeks

Chris Squire

Billy Talbot

Tim Drummond 

James Jamerson

Bob Babett

Carol Kaye

Leland Sklar

…plus too many more to list
 

 

 

[OliverBlackman]

9 hours ago, Barking Spiders said:

only one nom for Vic Wootten I see and not from me either

I think there’s quite a lot of prominent bass players who are admired for what they do, but not loved for their music. They have pushed bass playing further but the music doesn’t resonate so much.
This used to be Jaco for me although I’ve now found there’s lots of music he contributed to that I do like. 
From the opposite perspective, I was also thinking of Michael League, who I admire as an arranger and band leader more than I do as a bass player. 

[pst62]

John Deacon

Pete Way 

Paul Gray (The Damned)

Algy Ward

JJ Burnel

Dee Dee Ramone

Paul Web

Geezer Butler

Gerry McAvoy

Bruce Foxton

Bruce Thomas

Jared Followill

Phil Lynott 

Mick Karn

Geddy