Name some good bass players. Any genre. (A.K.A. Bassist Appreciation Thread)

[ahenkel]

Trevor Dunn - Mr Bungle, Fantomas and more.
Melissa Auf Der Maur
Jon Paul Jones
Robert Wynia

 

[ixelion]

Jeroen Paul Thesseling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3yMUUVsaDo

mind blowing

 

[RadiclDreamer]

<BASEketball> Geddy Lee, best bass player EVER </BASEketball>

 

[Fritzo]

Here's a good list: http://music.blogdig.net/archives/articles/January2009/30/100_Greatest_Rock_Bass_Players.html

 

[Matilda]

Victor Wooten has always impressed me. Phil Lesh is pretty good too - though both play in jam bands and I'm not all that into that kind of music. But in terms of technical ability they both are solid.

 

[Squisher]

Roger Glover from Deep Purple

John Entwistle from the Who (you could say he was playing lead to Townshend's rhythm guitar)

 

[clamum]

Matt Freeman
Flea
Deron Miller is a singer/guitarist but has written some awesome bass lines

 

[Anubis]

Flea, dude from iron maiden, dude from Rush, dude from Tool.

that would be Steve Harris (Maiden) Geddy Lee (rush) and Justin Chancellor (Tool)

 

[seepy83]

I second John Myung (Dream Theater). Bonus points for also playing the Stick (12-string Chapman Stick)

 

[spidey07]

that would be Steve Harris (Maiden) Geddy Lee (rush) and Justin Chancellor (Tool)

Thanks! Didn't know their names but what popped immediately into my head.

 

[Ns1]

Victor Wooten has always impressed me. Phil Lesh is pretty good too - though both play in jam bands and I'm not all that into that kind of music. But in terms of technical ability they both are solid.

Wooten is a god

 

[PepePeru]

Bootsy Collins
Charles Mingus

 

[ArizonaSteve]

Mark King (Level 42)

 

[iRONic]

Old schoolers:
JP Jones
Wyman
Entwistle
Waters

Been around a bit:
Stefan Lessard
Jeff Ament
Flea
Duff McKagan

My latest bass crush is on Tal Wilkenfeld. Saw her on Palladia playing in Jeff Beck's band. Chick can play!

Jeff Beck live at Ronnie Scott's featuring Tal Wilkenfeld

 

[TechBoyJK]

Another for Geddy Lee.

Oh, and I was blown away when I saw Cheap Trick recently and realized that Tom Petersson was playing a 12 string bass. That was totally cool.

12 string bass = gimic

 

[runzwithsizorz]

Well, what would you do with a bass if you had one?
My favorite is Jazz; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf-J_sJB29Q
Strumming? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RpOfc9ERm8&feature=related
Slapping? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE3Y380Nv8Y&feature=related
Tapping? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wDUzuUlvS8&feature=related
Shredding? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaxGf5Nt6fA&feature=related AND, just when you think you've seen it all, Flamenco???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3iD7N9NZig

 

[yh125d]

2 pages only one mention of Les Claypool? Fail.

 

[funkymatt]

Mike Gordon
Phil Lesh

 

[Firsttime]

12 string bass = gimic

Now now. Just because Jaco only needed 4 strings doesn't mean the rest of us can't have some fun with more.

 

[lyssword]

justin chancellor from tool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy9tq_XwVrU <schism, lots of bass

 

[Bulk Beef]

Chris Squire
/thread

and a fourth (or whatever) for John Entwistle.
/thread

 

[Arcadio]

Chris Squire
/thread

and a fourth (or whatever) for John Entwistle.
/thread

I smell a debugging error.

 

[Arcadio]

I've listened to a few of the recommendations and I'm impressed...

 

[gsellis]

If you have 10 minutes to kill and want to hear something in long play, check out Rush's La Villa Strangiato http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjglB04TOno (or various)

Lots of Geddy bass, and add Peart and Liefson.

 

[evident]

i think Sting plays bass, right?