Maude Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 For me, a lot have already been listed here but this one was bigger than most to me in my teens. Simon Gallup, I just loved his sometimes melodic, sometimes frantic, but always driving the song approach to bass. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonK Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 5 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 (edited) Hawkwind era Lemmy... for his Melodic Lead Line Bass and Burke Shelly of Budgie... knitting so much together Edited May 21 by PaulThePlug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster135 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Defo loads of these, and this guy. Probably quite difficult to get but if you know you know 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) The mighty Familyman Barrett. Then in my later teens i discovered Stanley Clarke Edited May 21 by jazzyvee 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Has to be James for me. My brother’s love of Motown throughout the 60’s left an indelible impression on my musical journey in my teens, and it was the bass on these records that had me hooked more than anything else. I was the odd kid at secondary school who liked what many thought of then as ‘girl’s music’. Most of my mates were into dreadful prog and rock , whereas I loved soul, r’n’b and rock and roll along with a lot of chart stuff too. Stayed the same for decades, and hearing James ( and his contemporaries like Bob Babbit) still has the same effect on me today. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Can't believe this guy hasn't featured yet: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) How could I have forgotten good old Les? Les Holroyd of Barclay James Harvest Edited May 21 by snorkie635 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamLeeds Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) 12 hours ago, Jackroadkill said: I wondered if he'd be here! And him for sure: Edited May 21 by GrahamLeeds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow_22 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Not a clue who most of these folks are! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie C Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) Edit: John Taylor from Duran Duran, my teenage heart throb. Even in 2020ish my bass teacher asked why I play in the style I do and the simple answer is watching John Taylor on TV in the 80s and copying as best I could. I even had a white Aria bass 😍 Edited May 21 by Rosie C 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezz55 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 1 hour ago, BigRedX said: Definitely - a very under-rated Bass Guitarist, great showman and a very nice bloke to talk with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Still not a clue... Though could that be John Taylor with the 80s hair? But no idea about the various random longhairs apart from Cliff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Bit varied for me as i progressed thru bassists and music styles. Geddy Lee since 1976 Glenn Hughes Deep Purple era Richard Sinclair from Camel era Jeff Berlin from Bruford era Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil___lien Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 It's all her fault. Watching her perform 'Can The Can' on TOTP in 1973 did something to me. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbance Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegs07 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 9 minutes ago, vbance said: 🔔🎬 I have nearly recovered from my decades old irrational loathing of this bloke and you post this 😀 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 You people not posting names can go suck toe. Your reference is meaningless if we don't know who you're talking about. Les Claypool: Jo Bench: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie C Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 1 hour ago, Leonard Smalls said: Still not a clue... Though could that be John Taylor with the 80s hair? 'tis indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edstraker123 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) Mani and Hooky Edited May 21 by edstraker123 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 From 2 very different musical genres, but both played fretless Ps. Kenny Passarelli and Percy Jones, my teen bass idols. My default ever since has been a fretless P. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 9 hours ago, bakerster135 said: Defo loads of these, and this guy. Probably quite difficult to get but if you know you know How long, not long because what you reap is what you sow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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