Who is your most inspirational bassist?

[risingson]

[quote name='basshead56' post='871600' date='Jun 19 2010, 11:10 AM']Yeah. Not saying Mr Mounfield is fantastically gifted, but I have always loved hs Stone Roses sound.
Some of the stuff is simple, but great nonetheless.[/quote]

+1, Mani grooves hard and is severely underrated.

[hillbilly deluxe]

Andy Fraiser
Jack Bruce
Jim Lea
Phil Lynott
John McVie
Jack Cassidy
John Paul Jones.

[dumelow]

[quote name='liamcapleton' post='871667' date='Jun 19 2010, 01:05 PM']+1, Mani grooves hard and is severely underrated.[/quote]


+2

[mrcrow]

[quote name='Chris2202' post='823191' date='Apr 29 2010, 05:11 PM']Who is the most inspiration to you and the to guitar you play??
For Me it would Definately have to Be either John Entwhistle of The Who or Andy Fraser of Free [/quote]


abraham laboriel

[Marvin]

[quote name='liamcapleton' post='871667' date='Jun 19 2010, 01:05 PM']+1, Mani grooves hard and is severely underrated.[/quote]
He also wears natty suits, I genuinely like the guy and his playing.

[RhysP]

At the moment I'd have to say Colin Edwin from Porcupine Tree.

[witterth]

[quote name='dumelow' post='871596' date='Jun 19 2010, 10:58 AM']first off, cant believe some idiot on the other page was bad mouthing bootsy collins as a bass player..


anyways for me (and this is citing some of the people thats influenced me right from the days of first picking up a bass)

Chris Wolstenholme
Flea
Bootsy Collins
Les Claypool
John Paul Jones
Juan Alderate
Tim Commerford
Geezer Butler
Bass player for Toots & the Maytals (only just realised i dont know the guys name)


I dont think theyre the greatest, just had the greatest influence on the way that I play, but when it boils down to it, i listen to far much more music than this list suggests and i believe everything influences you, even the stuff you dont like influences you[/quote]
oops, sorry that "idiot" was me!! (& apologies for any offence on that booty call)
Still not "avin"
Mani, though,
just average at best,
groove hard? naa.....
shorthand for shortcuts and too,too simple
but its only what I reckon ( Its a small club probably,though I think I'm pointing at the elephant in the room)
and if its about what we think/influence,Gary Mountfield has been an influence..... VIZ..not to be anything like him I suppose.
sorry, young men ( & marvin!!! )
W

Edited June 20, 2010 by witterth

[Anvil]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE3Dsk2YGwE"]Green Day - Longview[/url]

I like loads of styles and bands. But the one reason I picked up a bass was due to this guy: Mike Dirnt of Green Day.

Edited June 20, 2010 by Anvil

[Sumbabba]

Esperanza Spalding. She inspires me in so many ways... not all legal...

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8gynGy8pSg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8gynGy8pSg[/url]

[attachment=52661:esperanza_spalding.jpg]

Edited June 20, 2010 by Sumbabba

[Marvin]

[quote name='witterth' post='872349' date='Jun 20 2010, 01:20 AM']sorry, young men ( & marvin!!! )
W[/quote]


Oooo, I'm hurt.

Edited June 20, 2010 by Marvin

[Lozz196]

[quote name='Marvin' post='872777' date='Jun 20 2010, 05:25 PM']Oooo, I'm hurt.
[/quote]

Bruce Foxton - The Jam
Glen Matlock - The Sex Pistols
JJ Burnell - The Stranglers
John Deacon - Queen
Adam Clayton- U2
Sami Yaffa - Hanoi Rocks
Duff McKagan - Guns `n` Roses
Nikki Sixx - Motley Crue

[Spoombung]

[b]First noticed bass:[/b]

Chris Squire - massive, vibrating sound and superb melodic lines
Stanley Clarke - funky, twangy sound

[b]Influenced and inspired by:[/b]

Percy Jones - peculiar liquid style, slippery sound and unique attack
Colin Hodgkinson - full chords and a lot more

[b]Admire[/b]

Bernard Edwards
Walter Becker
John Edwards (british double bass player)
Jerry Bird (experimental british player)
Jaco
JJ Burnel
Tony Levin
Mark King
James Jamerson

and many others...

Edited June 21, 2010 by Spoombung

[Moonstomper]

Paul Simemon
James Jamerson
Norman Watt-Roy
Chuck Rainey
Duck Dunn

all cool and awesome in their own ways

[Linus27]

[quote name='Sumbabba' post='872707' date='Jun 20 2010, 04:09 PM']Esperanza Spalding. She inspires me in so many ways... not all legal...

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8gynGy8pSg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8gynGy8pSg[/url]

[attachment=52661:esperanza_spalding.jpg][/quote]

Ooohh just had a 20 second listen to some of her stuff and really like what I've heard. Will check out more when I get home. Sounds great though.