Wylie Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Paul McCartney, Peter Cetera, Entwhistle, and Bruce Thomas of the Attractions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfie Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 The one who has had the most obvious influence on my style of playing is JPJ. When I first heard Led Zep record my only thought was "I must learn that bass line", I have never had that reaction to any other band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arsenic Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Early influences wer probably Les Holroyd from Barcley James Harvest, and Lemmy in his Hawkwind days. A few years later it would be JJ Burnel and Bruce Foxton.... If I had to pick some-one these days, I would have to say Tony Pettitt (Fields of the Nephilim/NFD/The Eden House)....not for being flash, or having any specific sound - but just for laying a solid foundation for the music - doing something that just "fits" - none of this "hey! look what I can do" attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 I used to believe it was Tommy Shannon, but I have recently got into Carl Radle's playing. Pure blues genius! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Thought Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 [quote name='Spike Vincent' post='824295' date='Apr 30 2010, 06:36 PM']JJ Burnell,and I'm frankly surprised only 2 other people have said the same.[/quote] Well I would have, but I think most people on here have heard me say it enough times. Others are Norman Watt-Roy and John Entwistle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassistclem Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 (edited) Glad to see PAUL MACCARTNEY gets a couple of mentions. Doesn't always have to be fast and clever to be right. Great basslines for great songs. Interesting to see how many top pro's of all styles mention macca as an influence too. Other contenders... Bruce Jamerson Sting Zender Entwistle Rainey Watt-Roy Palladino Stop there...to many to mention Edited May 2, 2010 by Bassistclem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxm Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Geordie Leech Neil Corcoran Norm 'Nard Plonk Larry G ...and way too many others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowrider Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 early on - chris squire , andy fraser , mick karn (japan), rik laird (mahavishnu) , , boz burrel , john entwhistle etc more recently - mark king , pino , stanley clarke , bernard edwards , john taylor now - steve bailey , michael manring , wooten , claypool , flea , bona , jaco ( I know, discovered him too late) and many others 2m2m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johngh Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 [attachment=48815:GH_Photo.jpg] Glenn Hughes [attachment=48816:GeddyRedJazz.jpg] Geddy Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleblob Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Stanley Clarke Geddy Lee Jonas Hellborg Mark King Marcus Miller Steve Harris Have all had a massive influence on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikenbass Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 (edited) Roscoe Beck Pino Palladino James Jamerson Jean Jaques Burnel Mark King Chris Squire Boz Burrell Edited May 3, 2010 by MSL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorbass Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Keith Ferguson from the original (first 4 albums) Fabulous Thunderbirds. Keith was one badass bluesman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 mostly: Bernard Edwards, Meshell Ndegeocello, Sharay Reed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjs Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Jack Bruce Steve Harris John Deacon Muzz Skillings Willie Dixon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Pino and Cliff Burton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SisterAbdullahX Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Ha! This man has taste! FISHBONE IS RED HOT!! [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='823223' date='Apr 29 2010, 05:34 PM']Still Norwood [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 (edited) I am pleased by the Norwood appreciation fellowship. He's not just my favourite bass player, he's the world's coolest bass player. Here is Norwood's instructional video, you may spend a lot of your time fast-forwarding through his demonstrations, he smokes a lot of skunk. Everybody pay attention because you will learn valuable bass skills... Edited May 11, 2010 by thisnameistaken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 James Jamerson Martyn P Casey (from The Bad Seeds) Paul Simenon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_skezz Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 JJ Burnel from the Stranglers Geddy Lee from Rush Probably the key influence on my playing at the moment is Klaus Flouride from the Dead Kennedys...a lot of following the guitar, but with some very nice bass runs/fills during songs like 'Kill the Poor'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepurpleblob Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I'm slightly depressed at the high percentage of bassists mentioned here that I've never heard of!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 First bass players that caught my ears were Steve Harris and Jack Bruce (his sound on Cozy Powell’s Over The Top was my default for years, although I never really liked Cream). After that it was Chris Squire and Geddy Lee, then Percy Jones (Brand X ‘Product’ was the one that hooked me) , Jeff Berlin (the 4 Bruford LPs), Jaco and Jimmy Johnson (with Wayne Johnson’s Trio). Anthony Jackson was always inspirational for his focus as much as his playing. When I got into jazz it was Marc Johnson, Dave Holland, Ron Carter, Paul Chambers…. Steve Swallow came later. What I have found, as I have matured as a musician, is that bass players and bass playing has become less important as the fascination has moved to the arts of composition, arranging and improvisation. So the artist I then moved towards become people like Mingus (the composer and the bass player), Kenny Wheeler, Dave Holland (as composer), Gil Evans, Maria Schneider, Django Bates, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Duke Ellington, Coltrane, Bill Evans, Joe Lovano… Interestingly, there are many mentioned here who have never inspired me in the least, despite their formidable (and usually deserved) reputaitons. Marcus Miller – I have never likes his music so never bothered with his bass playing. Wooten – acrobatics not music? Gwizdala – intelligent and developing player but, as yet, I am not engaged. Feraud – not heard anything that moves me at all. All the groove players: Flea, Mark King, Pino, Edwards, Johnson, Jamerson, Collins – I acknowledge that they are very good at what they do I just never really found what they do to be that interesting (I own no material by any of those players – great playing but uninteresting music). I guess that is what makes me a different player to others who love this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Bernie Edwards Bernie Edwards Bernie Edwards Stuart Zender Mark King Bernie Edwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I think the one player who's most influenced me would be Billy Sheehan, although mainly in a technical sense- I know none of his lines/songs but he inspired me to work on my three finger right hand technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Stuart Zender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earbrass Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Lemmy (Hawkwind period) John Wetton (King Crimson period) John Greaves (Henry Cow) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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