Best Bass players of all time

[chinchu 0]

I'm a bass player so I want to do this right...

Richard Bona (My all time favorite)

Victor Wooten

Jacko Pastorius

Jason Scheff (From Chicago)

Gerardo Carrillo (He's mexican, if you haven't listened to him, please do)

John Myung

Stu Hamm

[Tony Baloni 0]

Yeah, Vic Wooten is somethin else, man.

[daslied 1]

1. James Jamerson

2. Paul McCartney

3. Jaco Pastorius

4. John Paul Jones

5. Victor Wooten

[Tony Baloni 0]

I've always been partial to Chris Squire.

[Sweet Jane 61 1]

Bass Players

Here's an old thread you might find interesting.

[chinchu 0]

I don't think Paul McCartney should fall in Best Bass players of all time category... People think that of him simply because he's Paul McCartney... Sorry but it's true...

[Tony Baloni 0]

No I agree with you there.

[daslied 1]

I can't speak for most people, but I put him here because he is an increbibly talented and underappreciated bass player.

[chinchu 0]

I can't speak for most people, but I put him here because he is an increbibly talented and underappreciated bass player.

He is EXTREMELY talented... But still not one of the best bass players...

[daslied 1]

Right. As I said, underappreciated.

[Farin 2]

Flea!

definitely

[Tony Baloni 0]

Haha Flea the nihilist.

[Farin 2]

yes... exactly...

[The Seeker 0]

Not one person in this thread mentioned John Entwistle? The bass player of the millennium?

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[Farin 2]

we were waiting for you to show up

[The Seeker 0]

In that case, you're all forgiven! (get it? get it?)

[Tony Baloni 0]

I don't need to be forgiven.

[Levis 5]

Fleeeeea!!

What? He's been done? oops!

Okay okay... Simon Jones of the Verve... case in point: Life's An Ocean. Or Slide Away. Or Echo Bass. Well... let's leave it at: he's good.

[TheLizard 1]

Flea and John Entwistle are obvious to me. I've always admired McCartney's playing too.

[Foolonthehill 0]

I've always been partial to Chris Squire.

wow, I'm really starting to like you Tony.

[Tony Baloni 0]

Who could blame you?

[Jim in Pa 0]

Chris Squire would be one of my first picks too.

Being a lead guitarist I dont/didnt pay much attention to bass players, as long as they kept the it tight with the drummer and held a good solid tight rythm beat for the rest of us to follow...

Jim

[Foolonthehill 0]

Well yes I agree with you Jim and that is what makes Chris Squire so great: he goes beyond rhythm and plays melody.

[c_s_1987 0]

1. John Entwistle

2. Chris Squire

3. Flea

4. Geddy Lee

5. Paul McCartney

6. Geezer Butler

7. John Paul Jones

8. Bill Wyman

9. John Deacon

10. Duff McKagan

[Levis 5]

John Deacon Of course!