Cliff Edge Posted Friday at 11:10 Share Posted Friday at 11:10 35 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: I’m enjoying reading through this, there’s many bass players I’ve never heard of so I’m looking them up Same here. I have to confess to not being able to name a single bassist beyond McCartney and Wyman when I started playing bass. Probably shows you how long ago that was. And honestly I still couldn’t tell you who plays with what band, even if I am familiar with the name. I have often been asked who my favourite bassist is over the intervening years and I really don’t have an answer. I suppose I’m just weird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted Friday at 11:30 Share Posted Friday at 11:30 44 minutes ago, oldslapper said: Who got me started? Bass: Dee Murray Kenny Pasarelli Pierre Brock Percy Jones Andy Fraser Guitar: Paul Kosoff Davey Johnstone Tommy Bolin Singing: (Because it’s as important an influence on me as the above) Paul Rogers David Coverdale Glen Hughes Great to see Kenny Pasarelli mentioned, I only know him through his work with Joe Walsh, but a name that has stuck in my consciousness. Murray & Johnstone, what a combo, add in Nigel Olsson and that's the backing band from heaven. What a player Dee was. Singers is a good addition to the conversation, Paul Rogers is right up there for me together with Paul Young (who cites Rogers as an influence). In terms of the way I actually sing, I'm influenced by all those, slightly warbly, baritones: Ferry, Sylvian, David Byrne, Richard Thompson, etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostwheel Posted Friday at 11:48 Share Posted Friday at 11:48 Bass: Guy Pratt (back in 1995 I was given a double vinyl „Delicate Sound of Thunder“ made in USSR. Of course, I was blown away by the whole, but the bass was particularly great. On a day in 2022, I watched DSoD once again and wondered why don’t I just google this guy. That’s how I found Lockdown Licks. He made me buy a bass and learn English as I wanted to understand what he is speaking in those videos). That fabulous book of his brought some new names as Bernard Edwards and T.M. Stevens. Pino Palladino John Giblin Of course, there are much more bassists who inspire me to play. It'd be unfair not to mention Roger Waters. Perhaps, not as much as a bass player, but as a musician, who participated in creating of music I like so much. Guitar: David Gilmour (obviously) Jimi Hendrix There are much more decent guitarists whose playing I like, but these two would be my inspiration if I gave the guitar a try one more time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted Friday at 11:48 Share Posted Friday at 11:48 (edited) A mate (of sorts) of mine is a very good bass player and used to tour with Paul Carrack in the late 90’s among others. He says that he had this discussion with Pino Palladino many years ago. Apparently Pino said to him “Everything you’ll ever need can be found in the playing of Jaco, Jamerson, Aston Barrett and Bernard Edwards and there’s a lifetime’s work there”. That seems fair enough! Having never really studied any of those guys, I would say my top four were: Mars Cowling, John Paul Jones, Alan Spenner and Boz Burrell (you could also add Neil Murray and Andy Fraser). I suppose that kinda shows what my personal tastes were when I started playing. Edited Friday at 11:51 by peteb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted Friday at 11:58 Share Posted Friday at 11:58 (edited) Impossible to list just 5 bass influences so here are 10.... Gene Simmons Peter Cetera Tiran Porter Dee Murray John Deacon Rutger Gunnarsson Martin Tiefensee Kip Winger Paul Goddard Phil Lynott Bonus extras: Joe Puerta Steve Harris Eddie Jackson Edited Friday at 12:42 by cetera 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie C Posted Friday at 12:01 Share Posted Friday at 12:01 (edited) Bass: John Taylor, Paul McCartney Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore Edited Friday at 12:02 by Rosie C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_B Posted Friday at 12:30 Share Posted Friday at 12:30 (edited) Bass: David J Glenn Campling Hooky John Nowlin Dave Riley Rainy Wainwright Paul Gray Leslie Langston Alison Shaw Dean Garcia Sooyoung Park Klaus Fluoride John McCoy's bass on the first Space:1999 theme tune is what started it all. Geetar: Michael Schenker Captain Sensible Bernie Tormé Dave Sardy Steve Albini Mark Francombe Matt Cope Jon Fine Edited Friday at 12:31 by Jerry_B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted Friday at 12:38 Share Posted Friday at 12:38 Bass: Trevor Bolder Dennis Dunaway Jim Lea Steve Currie Rather later, Pino Palladino Guitar: Marc Bolan Jan Akkerman Eric Clapton Dave Gilmour Mick Ronson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted Friday at 12:59 Share Posted Friday at 12:59 For me it was one guitarist who ignited my love for rhythm playing, and thereby the switch to bass. Freddie Green, part of the amazing Count Basie rhythm section. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezz55 Posted Friday at 13:19 Share Posted Friday at 13:19 Bass - John Entwistle, Guy Pratt Guitar - Hmmm, many but no-one in particular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted Friday at 13:25 Share Posted Friday at 13:25 Here I go, more seriously and in the right order. Bass: Lemmy, Mick Karn, Pino Palladino, Alain Caron, James Jamerson. Guitar: Bo Diddley, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Wes Montgomery, David Torn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted Friday at 16:49 Share Posted Friday at 16:49 Difficult to nail it down to 5 of each, but today it would be - Bass - James Jamerson Duck Dunn Paul McCartney Bill Wyman Bob Babbit Guitar - Chuck Berry Keith Richard Eric Clapton George Harrison BB King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickyDBRmf Posted Friday at 19:47 Share Posted Friday at 19:47 Bass Lee Dorman (when I heard Inna Gadda Da Vida I wanted to do THAT) Larry Graham Chris Squire John Wetton Percy Jones Guitar Hendrix Zappa Daevid Allen Fred Frith Larry LeLonde 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted Sunday at 19:29 Share Posted Sunday at 19:29 Bass: Bruce Foxton Stuart Morrow (early New Model Army) Peter Hook JJ Bunel Pino Ali McMordie (SLF) Guitar: Jake Burns (SLF) Billy Duffy Andy Gill (Gong of Four) Keith Levine (PIL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meterman Posted Sunday at 21:36 Share Posted Sunday at 21:36 Bass: Paul Gray (Eddie & The Hot Rods era) Paul McCartney (Beatles psych era) Duck Dunn (specifically the Stax era) Aston Barrett (anything he played on) Dave Richmond (KPM library & sessions) Orlando "Cachaito" Lopez Guitar: Steve Cropper (Stax era) Curtis Mayfield Skip James Manuel Galban Bert Jansch Jimi Hendrix and maybe Traffic-era Steve Winwood But there's others as well, like Wreckless Eric, who I saw on tv playing "Whole Wide World" using a cheap Woolworth's guitar with Ian Dury on drums, and aged 11 I thought "cor, that's like my cheap Woolworth's guitar, I wonder if I could do that?!" And, once I'd learned both chords, I did 😂 Or especially early Wire, or PiL, or lo-fi punk bands like The Desperate Bicycles or Swell Maps. I got the feeling that that kind of thing was within my grasp (which it was) and I ploughed on, discovering new influences all the time. Late 1970's was such a great time for music. Punk, disco, electronic music, the ska revival, soul, oddball one-off pop hits, amazing reggae and dub, funky Latin stuff, jazz, there was so much going on. All big influences on me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kendall Posted Monday at 08:52 Share Posted Monday at 08:52 Bass: Jamie Stewart - Original Cult bass player Steve Harris Juan Croucier Cliff Burton John Taylor Adam Ant Guitar: Fields of the Nephilim's chaps - love that chiming goth sound Robbin Crosby Dave Mustaine Andy Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted yesterday at 10:16 Share Posted yesterday at 10:16 On 20/12/2024 at 11:10, Cliff Edge said: Same here. I have to confess to not being able to name a single bassist beyond McCartney and Wyman when I started playing bass. Probably shows you how long ago that was. And honestly I still couldn’t tell you who plays with what band, even if I am familiar with the name. I have often been asked who my favourite bassist is over the intervening years and I really don’t have an answer. I suppose I’m just weird. I must be, too. I've heard plenty of other bassists say that even before they played, they listened out for the basslines in songs they heard during their formative years... I never did (and still don't) so it makes it hard to cite influences. If I twist the task slightly to be "pick 5-ish albums that made you want to play music in general, then look up who the bassist was", I get to... Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Craig Gruber Bat Out of Hell - Kasim Sulton (also Dead Ringer - Steve Buslowe) Brothers in Arms / Making Movies - John Illsley 12 Gold Bars - Alan Lancaster Out of the Blue - Kelly Groucutt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12stringbassist Posted yesterday at 11:55 Share Posted yesterday at 11:55 (edited) Jim Lea John Entwistle Tom Petersson NIck Lowe Macca Guitar players Dave Edmunds George Harrison Pete Townshend Rick Nielsen Noddy Holder Edited yesterday at 11:57 by 12stringbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted yesterday at 14:31 Share Posted yesterday at 14:31 Bass players :- Geddy Lee Jack Bruce Neil Murray Richard Sinclair (Camel) Jeff Berlin Guitarists :- Brian Robertson Alex Lifeson Allan Houldsworth Andy Latimer Steve Hackett 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted yesterday at 15:42 Share Posted yesterday at 15:42 Strange mix maybe, its just the way I roll. Bernard Edwards Boz Burrell T.M. Stevens Scott Edwards (Philly session player) Ronnie Baker (ditto) Alan Spenner Jaco And Jamerson, tho I shamefully didn't realise it was him till much later. So many guitarists, impossible to list them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted yesterday at 15:43 Share Posted yesterday at 15:43 1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said: Bass players :- Geddy Lee Jack Bruce Neil Murray Richard Sinclair (Camel) Jeff Berlin Guitarists :- Brian Robertson Alex Lifeson Allan Houldsworth Andy Latimer Steve Hackett Have you tried Hatfield and the North for RS? I know he was also in Caravan but H&TN are my fav! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted yesterday at 16:45 Share Posted yesterday at 16:45 1 hour ago, Mickeyboro said: Have you tried Hatfield and the North for RS? I know he was also in Caravan but H&TN are my fav! I first came across him on the Live Record by Camel and have listened to his other bands but i am a fan of Camel. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago 1 hour ago, diskwave said: Scott Edwards (Philly session player) Ronnie Baker (ditto) Two giants of groove, soul and disco music (Scott Edwards also played on a fair amount of TV themes out in LA). The number of chart-topping tunes they played on certainly gave Jamerson and the likes a run for their money. Incredible achievements by both, and they both had a terrific feel for the above genres. If you played in a disco band back then, you would almost certainly be playing plenty of their Bass lines. I learned so much by transcribing and playing their contributions in various bands I was in during that golden period. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago 36 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said: I first came across him on the Live Record by Camel and have listened to his other bands but i am a fan of Camel. Dave I like Camel too. But I just think Sinclair was at his peak with the Hatfields. And having interviewed him for a sleeve note it’s fascinating he felt inferior to the other three musicians. Evidence that it’s always good to be in a band where everyone is supposedly better than you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago 8 minutes ago, lowdown said: Two giants of groove, soul and disco music (Scott Edwards also played on a fair amount of TV themes out in LA) And of course he of... 'I Will Survive' fame, which after nearly 50 years I still can't nail properly....He's been a massive influence on me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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