Zombywoof Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Roger Waters - Pink Floyd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombywoof Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Scott Thunes (pronounced Toon-es) - Frank Zappa (late 70's early 80's) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombywoof Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 In fact Zappa was a very good bassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamd Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 +1 for Adamson (Play such a great live album) and Howlett (beneath the Gong silliness was an awesome rhythm section of him and Pierre Moerlen) I've always like Derek Forbes stuff on the early Simple Minds albums, when they were quite experimental …and Jim Smith of Cardiacs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccabe Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 [quote name='nick' post='101181' date='Dec 7 2007, 11:57 PM']Good call on Barry Adamson, he's first mention on this thread & rightly so. He used a Ibanez Rickenfaker for much of his time in Magazine[/quote] And also his Ovation Magnum. Phenomenally ugly instrument, sounded great in his hands though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamd Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 [quote name='jmccabe' post='605614' date='Sep 22 2009, 02:25 PM']And also his Ovation Magnum. Phenomenally ugly instrument, sounded great in his hands though![/quote] Didn't Jah Wobble play one too back in the day? Now there's a player… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccabe Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 [quote name='grahamd' post='605779' date='Sep 22 2009, 04:36 PM']Didn't Jah Wobble play one too back in the day? Now there's a player…[/quote] I believe he did, and yes, there is a player! Wasn't he in PiL at the same time as John McGeoch? I see that Russell Webb was also in PiL at one point - I wasn't previously aware of that. Him and McGeoch were later in The Armoury Show together with Richard Jobson (Skids) and John Doyle (Magazine). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Anyone mentioned Matt Pegg yet? He's a really good player. Had a chat with him after a Francis Dunnery show once, lovely bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashie Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 +1 for Stuart Morrow, Mark Bedford, Paul Simonon, Frank Bello & Jah Wobble. I'll throw another Brit in as well, Andy Pyle, he has played with (not a complete list) Juicy Lucy, Savoy Brown, Blodwyn Pig, Wishbone Ash, The Kinks, Rod Stewart, Gary Moore (Midnight Blues Band) and a few others. A very solid, unassuming, but extremely talented player. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 (edited) Alan Lancaster. He never gets mentioned anywhere. Ever. Edited September 22, 2009 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassatnight Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Derek Forbes once of Simple Minds Paul Webb once of Talk Talk Mick Karn Ex- Japan Youth - KillingJoke Steve Severin - Banshees Bedders - Madness Not sure of his name but he played bass on the third associates album Sulk, the bass is lovely and dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Jim Creegan from Barenaked Ladies is tasty on both electric and upright. Mark White from the Spin Doctors has got some major chops. The late Dave Carpenter was a monster doubler too...as is Mike Pope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccabe Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 [quote name='bassatnight' post='605859' date='Sep 22 2009, 05:35 PM']Derek Forbes once of Simple Minds Paul Webb once of Talk Talk Mick Karn Ex- Japan Youth - KillingJoke Steve Severin - Banshees Bedders - Madness Not sure of his name but he played bass on the third associates album Sulk, the bass is lovely and dark.[/quote] Michael Dempsey probably - he was mentioned earlier. I wouldn't put Mick Karn as underrated, I thought everyone thought he was brilliant :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daquifsta Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Now I've just scanned through this entire thread, and as far as I can see, nobody has mentioned Tubeway Army's (Gary Numan's band) bassist Paul Gardiner. I think his lines on 'Music for Chameleons' in particular are fantastic. I guess his tone is perhaps a little over processed by today's standards, but what the hell I'll also mention Colin Edwin from Porcupine Tree, because I think the whole band is sadly underrated. I've always felt there was a huge amount of skill in knowing when to just shut the hell up and playing something simple really, really well that serves the song, rather than doing something flashy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Apologies if he's been cited before but (not got time to read 15 pages!): Martyn P Casey of the Bad Seeds Simple but really effective lines that fit the songs perfectly (listen to Let Love In or Stagger Lee) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 [quote name='jmccabe' post='605893' date='Sep 22 2009, 05:50 PM']I wouldn't put Mick Karn as underrated, I thought everyone thought he was brilliant :-)[/quote] I don't - I've always thought his fretless playing is atrociously out of tune. He gets away with it though because he's all arty & "Avant garde", the ponce. Yet another vote for the awesome Barry Adamson from me, and another player I would like to add to the list is Paul Gardiner from Tubeway Army. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 [quote name='Daquifsta' post='606162' date='Sep 22 2009, 10:03 PM']Now I've just scanned through this entire thread, and as far as I can see, nobody has mentioned Tubeway Army's (Gary Numan's band) bassist Paul Gardiner. I think his lines on 'Music for Chameleons' in particular are fantastic.[/quote] I always thought that tune was Pino Palladino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='606240' date='Sep 22 2009, 11:01 PM']I always thought that tune was Pino Palladino.[/quote] Paul Gardiner had died of a heroin overdose before "Music for Chameleons" was recorded. It is Pino on that track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransistorBassMan Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 (edited) [quote name='RhysP' post='606352' date='Sep 23 2009, 06:30 AM']Paul Gardiner had died of a heroin overdose before "Music for Chameleons" was recorded. It is Pino on that track.[/quote] Paul left Gary's band in 1981 Pino played on Music For Chameleons which is from 1982. Paul died in 1984 In my opinion Paul's best work was Gary's Telekon album from 1980 Edited September 23, 2009 by TransistorBassMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbowskill Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 [quote name='Waldo' post='6556' date='May 25 2007, 02:07 PM']I say this each time one of these theads comes up: Andy Rourke, of The Smiths. Fantastic player.very much agree,its all about his tone!!mmm[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Adding to the list of underrated players who are no longer with us: Tracy Pew of The Birthday party Great gritty (Fender Jazz) tone and very driving (eg, Friend Catcher, Release the bats). Sadly died during an epileptic fit when 29 (in 1987) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 A lot of bass players in metal are under rated especially death metal players. A good example is jeroen Paul Thesseling from Obscura he plays fretless just as well as anyone on the jazz scene. [url="http://www.myspace.com/realmofobscura"]http://www.myspace.com/realmofobscura[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 [quote name='TransistorBassMan' post='606762' date='Sep 23 2009, 03:53 PM']Paul left Gary's band in 1981 Pino played on Music For Chameleons which is from 1982. Paul died in 1984 In my opinion Paul's best work was Gary's Telekon album from 1980[/quote] Thanks for the correction - I must read the Numan biography again! I been a fan of Pauls playing since hearing the first Tubeway Army album when I was in school. I've got tickets for the upcoming "Pleasure Principle" gigs - such a shame that Paul isn't around to play them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransistorBassMan Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 [quote name='RhysP' post='607125' date='Sep 23 2009, 09:29 PM']Thanks for the correction - I must read the Numan biography again! I been a fan of Pauls playing since hearing the first Tubeway Army album when I was in school. I've got tickets for the upcoming "Pleasure Principle" gigs - such a shame that Paul isn't around to play them.[/quote] I'll be at a few of them too. Looking forward to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krysbass Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 +1 for Derek Forbes of Simple Minds (now with "A Few Good Men") Also Fran Sheehan ex-Boston. Apparently he's now left the music industry - that's a shame because his busy playing style is a joy to listen to IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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