Post a pic of your Bass god from your teen years

[Maude]

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. 

[SimonK]

[PaulThePlug]

Hawkwind era Lemmy... for his Melodic Lead Line Bass

and Burke Shelly of Budgie... knitting so much together

Edited May 21, 2024 by PaulThePlug

[bakerster135]

Defo loads of these, and this guy. Probably quite difficult to get but if you know you know

[jazzyvee]

The mighty Familyman Barrett.
 

 

Then in my later teens i discovered Stanley Clarke

 

Edited May 21, 2024 by jazzyvee

[casapete]

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.

 

 

[BigRedX]

[Skybone]

Can't believe this guy hasn't featured yet:

 

[snorkie635]

How could I have forgotten good old Les?

Les Holroyd of Barclay James Harvest

 

Edited May 21, 2024 by snorkie635

[GrahamLeeds]

12 hours ago, Jackroadkill said:

 

 

I wondered if he'd be here!

 

And him for sure:

 

 

Edited May 21, 2024 by GrahamLeeds

[Pow_22]

[Leonard Smalls]

Not a clue who most of these folks are!

[Rosie C]

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, 2024 by Rosie C

[Chezz55]

1 hour ago, BigRedX said:

Definitely - a very under-rated Bass Guitarist, great showman and a very nice bloke to talk with.

[Leonard Smalls]

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.

[dmccombe7]

 

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

[neil___lien]

[lowregisterhead]

It's all her fault. Watching her perform 'Can The Can' on TOTP in 1973 did something to me.

 

 

[vbance]

[tegs07]

9 minutes ago, vbance said:

🔔🎬

 

I have nearly recovered from my decades old irrational loathing of this bloke and you post this 

 

😀

[Bolo]

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:

 

[Rosie C]

1 hour ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Still not a clue...

Though could that be John Taylor with the 80s hair?

 

 

'tis indeed. 

 

[edstraker123]

Mani

and Hooky

 

Edited May 21, 2024 by edstraker123

[oldslapper]

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. 

[Eldon Tyrell]

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!