Post a pic of your Bass god from your teen years

[Gwilym]

[Gwilym]

But seriously, probably this guy...

 

[LowB_FTW]

5 hours ago, MacDaddy said:

22 hours ago, LowB_FTW said:

 

And that bass!

 

Mark

 

 

 

 

Ha! I know, but by the time that knowledge was known, it was too late. 

 

Mark

Edited May 21, 2024 by LowB_FTW
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[binky_bass]

This chap and this chap for me.

 

 

[Buddster]

Bit different, but Charlie Jones. 

He is the brother of the studio manager where I worked at in Bristol when I was 19 in early 80s.

His band recorded and hung out there and got signed to Magnet records. I did thier live sound. 

Me a young player, his style, attitude, live performance and drive were really inspiring. Intense but a really lovely bloke. I learnt a lot about other things from him, even though he wouldn't have realised. 

And looked cool as hell when played! 

 

[tegs07]

Simon Gallup, Hooky, JJ Burnel, Jah Wobble and Aston Barrett have already been mentioned. This leaves me with this fine gentleman:

 

Horace Panter

[steantval]

[Jackroadkill]

Oh hell.... How did I forget Paul Simonon?!

 

[tauzero]

44 minutes ago, steantval said:

 

I never knew Rowan Atkinson played bass.

[steantval]

2 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

I never knew Rowan Atkinson played bass.

Andy Fraser of Free, unfortunately no longer with us, died 2015.

[BassTractor]

Cor Dekker of Ekseption started it all.
To date one of few bass players who played solos I love to hear.
Sad life though: after his Ekseption stint, he fell victim to heroin, becoming a dealer and getting a prison sentence - - only to be released due to his health, so he could die at home.

Good, dependable bass player, and reportedly a luvverly bloke.
Here seen while receiving an award  -  probably for their "Ekseption 3" album.

[rushbo]

Most of my teen bass heroes have been covered, but it was this guy who hit me the hardest:

 

 

The mighty (and ludicrously underrated) Graham Gouldman of 10cc

 

 

[Angel]

17 hours ago, badger said:

the Meg White of bass

 

No idea who that is but yay, Rush T-shirt!

[bakerster135]

12 hours ago, Angel said:

 

No idea who that is but yay, Rush T-shirt!

It's Kim Deal from Pixies

Edited May 22, 2024 by bakerster135

[NHM]

Let's hear it for Dave Pegg

[rushbo]

5 minutes ago, NHM said:

Let's hear it for Dave Pegg

Another great and underrated player.

[Dan Dare]

As I was in my teens during the late 60s, this bloke:

 

 

However, his partner in crime at Motown inspired me to play the bass. He played on Tears of a Clown, which was the first bass part that really hooked me.

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Edited May 22, 2024 by Dan Dare

[rushbo]

Has anyone mentioned John Deacon yet? The bass break in "Liar" from the first Queen album was the first time a bass part really hit home with me.

 

[casapete]

6 minutes ago, rushbo said:

Has anyone mentioned John Deacon yet? The bass break in "Liar" from the first Queen album was the first time a bass part really hit home with me.

 

Nice bit of foam by the bridge - well done that man! 
 

[franzbassist]

I had a few, but @neilmurraybass was the guy who really did it for me. Such melodic lines in a rock context ❤️

 

[Cat Burrito]

For me there are three people who jump out. First up for his playing in the Sisters of Mercy particularly is Craig Adams. He never looked the coolest in the early videos but his bass playing was perfect and more than made up for his silly bopping about (he's calmed down with age!). I liked The Mission too (& his stuff with The Cult) but those early Sisters recordings were what I tried picking out from the records with a bass in my lap. I have his autograph on my living room wall.

 

 

Next up with have Sami Yaffa from Hanoi Rocks. He went on to play with Jetboy, Demolition 23, Joan Jett and then New York Dolls. He was a role model in that I never wanted to be *famous* but I did want a career where I would be out playing music I wanted. I guess Sami did that. I met him in 2019 and he was the nicest, most humble guy. 

 

 

And finally, for both amazing bass lines and for looking cool as a cat, Simon Gallup. I have a mutual friend who got me his autograph. He's been sent stuff by my band and has said he'd like to come and see us. I suspect he's just being polite but it was nice to hear. 

 

[LeftyJ]

13 hours ago, Buddster said:

Bit different, but Charlie Jones. 

He is the brother of the studio manager where I worked at in Bristol when I was 19 in early 80s.

His band recorded and hung out there and got signed to Magnet records. I did thier live sound. 

Me a young player, his style, attitude, live performance and drive were really inspiring. Intense but a really lovely bloke. I learnt a lot about other things from him, even though he wouldn't have realised. 

And looked cool as hell when played! 

 

 

Quite the rare Warwick there! That's an "Infinette", a semi-hollow Corvette / Streamer hybrid that predates the Infinity but ultimately inspired it. Very unusual and very cool! 

Edited May 22, 2024 by LeftyJ

[dmccombe7]

2 hours ago, franzbassist said:

I had a few, but @neilmurraybass was the guy who really did it for me. Such melodic lines in a rock context ❤️

 

Jings that's another one that should have been on my list along with Jack Bruce during his Cozy Powell era.

So many bassists to choose from.

Dave

[steantval]

Felix Pappalardi of Mountain 

 

 

[Chris2112]

It was this absolute lad, Stuart Hamm, who was my musical hero as a teenager (and he still is). 

 

When I got into music, Stuart had just released 'Outbound'. He'd been riding a wave for over a decade with successive solo album releases, tours with Joe Satriani, recording with GHS etc. As a player and a guy getting good work, he was literally on top of the world. Since then, he has definitely struggled with work, alcohol and other things. I saw a bit of a lesson in that, realising that our heroes aren't infallible; they're just regular guys with their own struggles. The music business has changed such that I don't know if we'll ever see another era of great players riding high, touring up the yin yang and cutting records left, right and centre. 

 

I remain a massive fan of Stuart some twenty years after I got into his music and I sincerely wish him all the best.