YOUR FAVORITE BASSIST

[sullysue]

Adam Clayton - U2

[GhostGirl]

Granted I don't know about a lot of these guys, but I do love Chris Squire, so I voted for him.

[Milton Bridge]

Lemmy - not for his bass playing but just for being Lemmy

[rushgoober]

My choice would be between Geddy and Chris Squire of Yes (played bass like a lead guitar, was the glue that held Yes together), but I must admit to not being familiar with most of the people on that list (and if they are more modern musicians, no offense, but I'm not interested in checking it out), so I'm by definition extremely biased towards the musicians I'm familiar with...

[1-0-0-1-0-0-1]

QUOTE (Milton Bridge @ Jun 27 2005, 04:42 PM)

Lemmy - not for his bass playing but just for being Lemmy

Exactly!

[By-Tor & the Jazz Bass]

Geddy Lee

[defrushfan01]

Rick Savage

[bytorcygnus]

Jason Newstead

[spirit of radio]

Next to Geddy... Chris Squire.

[Oberon]

Tony Levin.

[Oberon]

QUOTE (bytorcygnus @ Aug 5 2005, 11:53 PM)

Jason Newstead

Ugh... I didn't like him with Metallica and I don't like him with Voivod.

[SheriffJohnBrown]

OK, listen, and listen carefully:

 

JACO PASTORIUS

MICHAEL MANRING

JOHN ENTWISTLE

RON CARTER

CHARLES MINGUS

TONY LEVIN

LARRY GRAHAM

[SheriffJohnBrown]

QUOTE (barney_rebel @ Jun 25 2005, 07:58 PM)

Doug Wimbish from Living Color was good too - used a lot of cool effects.

I liked Wimbish a lot, but I prefer Muz Skillings, from their early days.

 

Doug Pinnick is a great bassist too.

[Hatchetaxe&saw]

Tony Levin. By a country mile. Genius.

[bytorcygnus]

QUOTE (SheriffJohnBrown @ Aug 7 2005, 02:12 PM)

OK, listen, and listen carefully: JACO PASTORIUS MICHAEL MANRING JOHN ENTWISTLE RON CARTER CHARLES MINGUS TONY LEVIN LARRY GRAHAM

I'm sorry, having troulble hearing you..............must be breaking up...

 

 

[NeilPeartFan2112]

QUOTE (SheriffJohnBrown @ Aug 7 2005, 02:12 PM)

JACO PASTORIUS /SIZE]

Jaco is AWESOME.

 

Geddy, Jaco and John Entwistle are the best ever.

[Modest Man From Mandrake]

How could Jaco not be on that list and why do I have to put him as other He is number 1 all the way. I also agree with whoever said that Tony Levin is a Genius.

 

How could you guys leave this guy out? Stu Hamm!!!

[SheriffJohnBrown]

Are there bassists here who haven't heard of Michael Manring?

 

If you haven't, check out his website, www.manthing.com, and look at the concert schedule. Maybe he's playing near you.

 

A Manring concert is a spritual solo bass experience. It's mind blowing to watch him play this uber complex stuff and detune in the middle of the song. Actually, there are songs with like 50 tuning changes. On his latest album, Soliliquy, every song is in a different tuning. The man is incredible.

[Mongo]

Gotta go with John Entwhistle of the Who. That bass solos on the live versions of 5:15 from 1994 and afterwards are amazing. Second is gotta be Chris Squire. Most melodic bass lines I can think of and his solo album is one of my favorite albums.

[SheriffJohnBrown]

One of my favorites is Ron Carter. His work on the stand up is unforgettable.

[steelcaressed]

Adam Claypool?!?

 

Gotta be kidding.

 

Geddy.

Geezer Butler in the ol' days was an excellent pull.

Honorable mention to Phil Lesh who was often the only bright spot in a chaotic dead psychopathic devolution on a space jam.

 

 

 

[Indica]

Geezer Butler (favorite)

Less Claypool (awesome)

Billy Sheehan (not my favorite but hes damn good)

[Warren]

I've been listening to Jonas Hellborg a lot, lately. He's my fave today.

[sundog]

QUOTE (rushengal @ Jun 25 2005, 10:36 PM)

QUOTE (barney_rebel @ Jun 25 2005, 11:34 PM) Geddy Lee, of Rush. Geddy gets my vote too!     Why didn't he make the list????

[SheriffJohnBrown]

My favorite bassists are:

 

1. Geddy Lee

2. Michael Manring

3. John Entwistle

4. Chris Squire

5. Jaco (I know . . . after all these guys?? is what a lot of people say)

6. Ron Carter

7. John Glascock (kicks major ass in Tull on the SFTW-Heavy Horses-Bursting Out period)

8. Sir Paul (gotta give him credit for being AWESOME)

9. Tony Levin

10. Greg Lake

 

This is probably in the wrong order. Tomorrow I'll be saying, "WHY did I put John Entwistle before Chris Squire??"