Your 10 Favorite Bassists

[The Owl]

I'll start off with:

1) Jack Bruce

2) Charles Mingus

3) Jaco Patorious

4) Percy Jones

5) Chris Squire

6) Stanley Clarke

7) Colin Hodgkinson

8) Jonas Hellborg

9) Janick Top

10) Tony Levin

 

[Kamanda~SD]

Re: Your 10 Favorite Bassists

hmm.. I don't really have a TOP 10, but I'll list 10 I like:
-Steve Harris
-Cliff Williams (listen to "shoot to thrill"..then we'll talk)
-Duff McKagen (spl?)
-James Jameson (or Jamerson?..motown guy)
-Tommy Shannon
-Cliff Burton
-Matt from Rancid
-Bob Daisley
-Martin Mendez
-John Paul Jones

Thats good for now

 

[Dirtyking]

Re: Your 10 Favorite Bassists

I don't have 10, but this is my top 3

1) Mike Dean of Corroision of Conformity

2) Cliff Burton of Metallica

3) Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath

 

[Great_Kazoo]

Re: Your 10 Favorite Bassists

Here are 11 bassists I admire, in no particular order:

1) Geddy Lee - Rush

2) John Paul Jones - Led Zeppelin

3) Steve Harris - Iron Maiden

4) Andy West - Dixie Dregs

5) Jeff Berlin - Holdsworth, Bruford, etc.

6) Victor Wooten - Flecktones

7) Stuart Hamm - Solo, Satriani, etc.

8) Billy Sheehan - Talas, DLR, Mr. Big

9) Jaco Pastorius - Solo, Weather Report

10) Paul McCartney - Wings, Beatles

11) James Jamerson - Motown session bassist/"Funk Brothers"

 

[Akrin]

Re: Your 10 Favorite Bassists

No order:

Geddy Lee
Victor Wooten
Michael Lepond (Symphony X)
Billy Sheehan
Tony Levin
Chris Squire

:cool3:

 

[Tom M]

Re: Your 10 Favorite Bassists

Jonesy (my #1), Geddy, Harris, Burton.

 

[Corbic]

Re: Your 10 Favorite Bassists

Heres ten bassists I admire...even though I'm a guitarist lol.

1) Jack Bruce

2) John Entwistle

3) John Paul Jones

4) Paul McCartney

5) Jaco Pastorius

6) Sting

7) Carl Radle

8) Mike Dirnt

9) ...*Coming soon once I think of one*

10) ...*Coming soon once I think of one*

 

[MattPete]

Re: Your 10 Favorite Bassists

In no particular order, here's 4:

Mike Watt
Geddy Lee
Steve Harris
Les Claypool

 

[MichaelMadeja]

Re: Your 10 Favorite Bassists

Les Claypool.

Hes the only one that ever caught my attention to bass.

 

[DonLduk]

Re: Your 10 Favorite Bassists

john myung from dream theater.

and the guy from racer x (paul gilbert's 1st band).