best bassist ever

shezzie

for me i love duff mckagan of guns and roses or even john myjung from dream theatre exceptional absolutely inspiring playing....know i have listed from heavy music but this is forum cross the boards....

opinion pls:):)

davylee

stuart zender from jamaroqui was fantastic. the basslines in travelling without moving are top notch

phelixoflaherty

Stanley Clarke

Blazer

Steve Harris in Iron Maiden...extremely fast and fastastic player and song writer. What more can you ask for.

ShawnRaven

Geddy Lee from Rush or Billy Sheehan, David Lee Roth and Mr Big fame.

Karl Hungus

I don't think there really is a "Best", music is an art, not a sport.

But if you could say best, then this guy could easily be in with a running.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz7flss0w9Y

And I hear this guy is considered alright in certain circles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVI5GhtllYM

PS: In before Jaco!

JerryHandbag

That mad bastard Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers

J.S. Pill

Karl Hungus wrote: »

I don't think there really is a "Best", music is an art, not a sport.

But if you could say best, then this guy could easily be in with a running.



And I hear this guy is considered alright in certain circles.



PS: In before Jaco!

Hands up anyone else who hates mastur-bass-ion

Diggabot

Geddy Lee.... but what about his voice? How did it get so high? I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy?

ShawnRaven

Diggabot wrote: »

Geddy Lee.... but what about his voice? How did it get so high? I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy?

What does his voice have to do with his bass playing abilities?

delbertgrady

John Entwistle
Tony Levin
Chris Squire

JLemmon

Diggabot wrote: »

Geddy Lee.... but what about his voice? How did it get so high? I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy?

I know him and he does

James Jamerson and Paul McCartney

KnifeWRENCH

Kim Deal - proof that even the simplest of basslines can sound fecking brilliant!

ITDept

Les Claypool of Primus is my favourite.

Black NG-60-90

My favourite bass players:
Peter Hook (Joy Division, New Order)
Les Claypool (Primus)
Kim Deal (Pixies)
Cliff Burton (Metallica)
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
Simon Gallup (The Cure)
Billy Gould (Faith No More)

therewillbe

The OX !

Hippo

therewillbe wrote: »

The OX !

+1. Invented modern bass playing, no contest.

Rigsby

Karl Hungus wrote: »

I don't think there really is a "Best", music is an art, not a sport.

I agree completly ! But IMO this guy comes pretty close.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNPlVBRbejg

jim o doom

Steve DiGiorgio (probably spelt wrong) formely of Death and his similar but nowhere near as good own band; sadus.

Even better again - victor wooten of "bela fleck and the flecktones" and his solo material. The man does things with a bass I didn't think were physically possible!

RastaRed

Aston"Family Man"Barrett(The Wailers)
Hooky(Joy Division&New Order)
Mani(The Roses)
Flea(RHCP)

loyatemu

Hippo wrote: »

+1. Invented modern bass playing, no contest.

not a massive Who fan, but having seen this video I have to agree:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfDE-ZvfOwU

Diggabot

JLemmon wrote: »

I know him and he does

Then you're my fact checking cuz.....

dead air

I've always been a fan of Andy Rourke from the Smiths. His bass lines really work to complement the guitar riffs and/or the vocal melody, rather than the drum beat which seemed to be secondary, worked very well for the sound of the Smiths. He created some very intricate and memorable bass lines but still managed to keep them somewhat understated and they served the songs perfectly.

Jeanious

loyatemu wrote: »

not a massive Who fan, but having seen this video I have to agree:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfDE-ZvfOwU

If ya like that, check out A quick on while he's away, from the rolling stones rock n roll circus!

dead air wrote: »

I've always been a fan of Andy Rourke from the Smiths. His bass lines really work to complement the guitar riffs and/or the vocal melody, rather than the drum beat which seemed to be secondary, worked very well for the sound of the Smiths. He created some very intricate and memorable bass lines but still managed to keep them somewhat understated and they served the songs perfectly.

Have to agree about rourke but not about the drummer. Think theyre both very understated but totally add to the sound. obviously marr and morrissey WERE the smiths, but i dont think itd be the same band without joyce and rourke, some class bass lines, deffo

Karl Hungus

J.S. Pill wrote: »

Hands up anyone else who hates mastur-bass-ion

I think that's a shameful way to look at some extremely talented and amazing musicians.

dMaN24

Did you forget Marcus Miller?

Anyway, here's my absolute favoriteclip on Youtube.

Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten just jammin' along.

yevveh

John Myung (Dream Theatre), Les Claypool (Primus), the guy from Necrophagist, Tony Levin, Geddy Lee (Rush), Jonas Hellborg, Billy Gould (FNM), Flea... And of course the many many MANY others that I've forgotten or don't know about. Actually, the guy from Fishbone too, quality stuff.

11811

Peter Hook
Andy Rourke
Carlos D

These are my favorites anyway.

dead air

coyle wrote: »

Have to agree about rourke but not about the drummer. Think theyre both very understated but totally add to the sound. obviously marr and morrissey WERE the smiths, but i dont think itd be the same band without joyce and rourke, some class bass lines, deffo

Don't mean to slight Mike Joyce at all, he served the Smiths well!

tech77

square_igloo wrote: »

even the simplest of basslines can sound fecking brilliant!

True.
Love the bassline in (the?) Pixies music.
Incidentally, just reading there that Kim Deal didn't actually play the bass until she joined the Pixies.
Is this true?

funktastic

Mani – The Stone Roses
John Paul Jones – Led Zeppelin
Simon Jones – The Verve
Peter Hook – New Order/Joy Division
Andy Rourke – The Smiths
Mike Mills – REM
Paul McCartney
Sting – The Police
Phil Lynott – Thin Lizzy
Bootsy Collins
James Jamerson