Best Bassist in the world

[Basska]

How do you achieve the title of 'Best Bassist in the world'? Do you need to be able to play 3 basses at once or something?


Chris

[Dr.Dave]

If you seek a title like that you fail before you begin!

[Rich]

There's no such thing. 'Best' is in the eye of either the beholder or the ego, depending on whether you are bestowing the title or claiming it. Jaco often claimed to be the best and reckoned it wasn't bragging if you could back it up... a lot of people would argue that he never did.

[Basska]

Good answers haha. I ask this question not because I want the title... but because I would like to know how you could rank such a thing.

Wouldn't mind having the title aswell tho haha

Chris

[JakeBrownBass]

Victor Wooten

And he's never said it, its others that have.

[Clarky]

The title's already mine sonny. Move along, nothing to see here

[The Funk]

[quote name='Basska' post='763898' date='Mar 4 2010, 01:28 PM']How do you achieve the title of 'Best Bassist in the world'?[/quote]

Unlike boxing, there are no governing bodies, so the best thing to do is just give yourself the title.

[thumperbob 2002]

Such a broad subject and entirely subjective depending on who is listening. Was Lemmy a better bassplayer in Motorhead than James Jamerson? Probably- Would Lemmyhave been any good at Motown- definitely not!!

Would Wooten have been as good at Motown- I`m sure he would have given his best but you cant really compare the two can you?

For me its Jamerson- I think he always played what the song needed but not just that. He still took bass somewhere else. Wooten, Jaco etc - that style is all about chops but Jaco was certainly musical- if not a genius- who knows- lots would agree- lots wouldnt.

Bob

[BigRedX]

It's not a competition.

[Doddy]

Asking who is the best bass player in the world is never going to give a good solid answer-basically
because there isn't one.
Look at the number of debates on this site alone about how good so and so is. Those who are major fans
of The Who will say Entwistle is(was) the best,but I would always say I don't rate him. Likewise, I'm a big
fan of Wooten,yet others dismiss him as w***ing.
If you are looking at certain area's I'm sure you can find players who are better or worse than others-
eg. Hadrien Feraud is better technically than Pete Wentz,or Will Lee is a better reader than Fieldy etc.
But as a general best bassist competition it's mostly subjective. I would never class a player who has played
with one band for a career as the best bassist,yet many people would disagree with me (eg. Geddy Lee).I'd
much rather hear players like Will Lee,Nathan East,Jeff Berlin,Glenn Worf Marcus Miller etc.,but are they any
better than Paul Chambers,Ray Brown,NHOP etc?

[EBS_freak]

The Best Bassist is the bass player that turns up and plays in a manner appropriate to the gig. End of discussion.

[Bankai]

The answer that you'll get from the vast majority of non-players without a doubt would be 'Flea'.

[Hamster]

Chuck Norris is the greatest bass player in the world because he can play every bass simultaneously. See here for proof - [url="http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/"]http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/[/url]

[Jerry_B]

I'm the best bass player in the world, and so's my wife...

[skankdelvar]

Titles can be a dangerous thing. Michael Angelo Batio was feted as 'The World's Fastest Guitarist' and look how he ended up:


[size=1][b]Local youths taunt guitarist - "You're a tosser, Batio!"[/b][/size]

[Stan_da_man]

[quote name='Bankai' post='764133' date='Mar 4 2010, 04:52 PM']The answer that you'll get from the vast majority of non-players without a doubt would be 'Flea'.[/quote]
Flea.

[Golchen]

Easy. You set up a poll somewhere eg online, in a mag etc ................. and someone wins.

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='Clarky' post='763935' date='Mar 4 2010, 01:53 PM']The title's already mine sonny. Move along, nothing to see here[/quote]


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