weezerboy Posted July 6, 2003 Report Share Posted July 6, 2003 the guy from the wombles!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted July 7, 2003 Report Share Posted July 7, 2003 I'd vote for flea, but only because i like the chili peppers do damn much! (Oh, and because he's a great bassist) i don't know how you can forget Flea. I read that he only learned to play the regular 6 string guitar when recording the one hot minute album. he spent much of his career just playing bass guitar, never bothering with regular guitar. Sounds crazy eh? I thought that knowing how to play bass went hand in hand with playing guitar. (Similar instruments.) Anyway, I absolutely love some of the basslines that he's come up with. The aeroplane bassline is brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 steve harris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 Steve Harris, Flea, from the list Geddy Lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 Matt Freeman from Rancid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki swordsman Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 les claypool just rocks out sooo well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpaw rocker Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 I'd have to say flea. Anyone heard of John Cooper of Skillet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jabsco Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 BAH! you think flea is the best! check out www.victorwooten.com, this guy could rock the hell out of flea anyday.. and im a big flea fan too. and no ones even MENTIONED charles mingus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 Cliff Burton Steve Harris Eric Langlois Les Claypool Alex Webster - hes an amazing bassist, alot of people underestimate him because he plays in Cannibal Corpse.. but man is he good! John Myung Matt Freeman Geddy Lee im sure im forgetting a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StratDudeDan Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 P-Nut from 311 was the reason i started to play bass all those years ago. he is truly an inspiration to my style of playing, and it seems as though our playing styles adapt together and are always in line. whenever i learn a new groove or start to feel lines differently, they come out with a new album and his style matches that. if i hear something new by them, i find that that's just what i'm looking for to take my bass playing that one step further. off of that list, i'd have to go for jaco. he's just incredible and really defined new ways to use his instrument. also, Will Lee from the Tonight Show Band is a really awesome ****/jazz player who i can't bother to leave out. hopefully, my name will be on the lists of those players as well... oh yeah! Keannu Reaves! k, just kidding. sorry to scare you guys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jabsco Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 [quote]Matt Freeman [/quote] thats why i started playing. Thoes persuasive licks from Operation Ivy did wonders to my playing ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeR Posted August 14, 2004 Report Share Posted August 14, 2004 For me, Brian hit the nail on the head. (Claypool and McCartney). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrkIncGuitars Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 [quote name='LGM Guitars' post='6818' date='Apr 25 2003, 10:25 PM']Billy Sheehan and John Myung.[/quote] I am in total agreement with LGM Guitars....Billy Sheehan is freaking AWESOME and John Myung is OUT of this WORLD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 (edited) Huh, this thread is 5 yrs old, oh well, I see nobody mentioned Jack Bruce. And its kind of ironic that Entwistle was mentioned here before his untimely death but his music is still around and rates up there in my book. One of the best things I've heard about 'thunderfingers" is (was) that in private life he was one of the quietest people you'd ever meet, but one of the loudest on stage. Oh yeah, another late great bass player was Gary Thain (again RIP) from Uriah Heep in the 70's. Edited June 16, 2009 by Southpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 I won't vote on the basis (no joke intended) that Burton, Harris and Claypool aren't listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Geddy Lee, but NOT just because I love Rush (which I do). I never really cared for Sheehan. I always saw him as the dude who wanted to play guitar, but the guys made him play bass instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD83 Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Flea, Jean Baudin (if he counts as a bassist), Dominic Lapointe (Atheretic & more)... a lot of others, but Myung & Entwistle are definitly worth mentioning once more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneMonkey Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Obviously Claypool has to be on the list. I saw The Magic Numbers a while back and I was amazed at just how good their bassist is. She's a bassy demon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 [quote name='westhemann' post='6808' date='Apr 25 2003, 09:34 PM']CLIFF BURTON.i love him(not in a homo way)[/quote] I love it - Wes has the gay radar tuned up all the way back in 2003. War Flea and Myung. Claypool can play but the guy is just too goofy for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 [quote name='Southpa' post='427243' date='Jun 16 2009, 12:44 PM']Huh, this thread is 5 yrs old, oh well, I see nobody mentioned Jack Bruce. And its kind of ironic that Entwistle was mentioned here before his untimely death but his music is still around and rates up there in my book. One of the best things I've heard about 'thunderfingers" is (was) that in private life he was one of the quietest people you'd ever meet, but one of the loudest on stage. Oh yeah, another late great bass player was Gary Thain (again RIP) from Uriah Heep in the 70's.[/quote] I met John Entwistle many, many years ago at a Sydney Music Show, he was one of the coolest dudes I have ever met, a great memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcissism Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 My favorites have always been Cliff Burton (Early Metallica) Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) Vortex (Dimmu Borgir) Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath) Out of all the music I listen to, these bassists have had the most effect on my playing style, and I enjoy listening to them the most! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrkIncGuitars Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Narcissism' post='427442' date='Jun 17 2009, 05:38 PM']My favorites have always been Cliff Burton (Early Metallica) Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) Vortex (Dimmu Borgir) Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath) Out of all the music I listen to, these bassists have had the most effect on my playing style, and I enjoy listening to them the most![/quote] Cliff Burton was freaking awesome when he was alive...Anesthesia/Pulling Teeth is my fav song with his wonderful talent... Edited June 18, 2009 by DrkIncGuitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Lemmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avdekan Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 [quote name='jaycee' post='428161' date='Jun 24 2009, 11:12 PM']Lemmy[/quote] +100,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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