favorite bass player?

[Phrygian]

Wow, this is like the jazz soul stuff of late sixties that I love... someone throw out more names.  I'm lovin' the steel drum solo in this.

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

 

[guitlouie]

Slam Stewart, Al McGibbon, Doug Watkins???

 

[sundin4prez]

simply.............geddy lee

 

[Shmoopie]

LES CLAYPOOL

[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=c88pg2ZdE1w[/youtube]

[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=kjBFb9rj-Zs[/youtube]

i was going to post tommy the cat but this will have to do instead.

 

[Shmoopie]

[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=1CetPq_pkHc[/youtube]

:icon_jokercolor:

 

[SkuttleFunk]

wow - near the bottom of page 2 and there's been mention of Sir Paul

ok ...


how about Paul McCartney and his stellar and ever so slinky grooves the past 50 years

all the best,

R

 

[GearBoxTy]

Flea, Les Claypool, Paul McCartney, P-Nut

 

[thumb55]

Flea, Victor Wooten, P-Nut, Alex Katunich, Cliff Burton, Justin Chancellor, Ryan Martini......James Jamison is really great though.

 

[nathan a]

.....James Jamison is really great though.

I prefer Jenna...

 

[CD]

Billy Sheehan is at the top of my list. I just don't dig guys like Claypool anymore, it sounds like a bunch of noise.

 

[thumb55]

Les is a freak  D-lux...If I could actually play stuff like Tommy the Cat I'd play it all the time......probably end in divorce but  :laughing7:

 

[Tweed]

For anyone new to Jaco, I say just to get his two albums and go from there. It's not likely you'll regret it. That's Jaco Pastorius and Word of Mouth.
His biography is a super good read. Awesome stories from a wild career.

 

[thumb55]

er...... James Jamerson..... :-\ 

 

[bpmorton777]

chris squire
john paul jones
james dewar
colin edwin

lots of others i like and have seen live ( like victor wootan at the filmore) but the list would get enormous

brian

 

[Alfang]

Hey Schmoopie you started this thread, whos the guy in the video you posted? that guy is awesome!

 

[Vennegaard]

DUSTY HILL  :headbang:

 

[Shmoopie]

Hey Schmoopie you started this thread, whos the guy in the video you posted? that guy is awesome!

i think his real name is shawn moran,  but his band name and youtube name is fingersmoran.
check him out, every thing he did is awesome.

http://youtube.com/user/fingersmoran

thats his bro on drums.

 

[Kostas]

Peter Hook
Mike Watt
Flea
Ross Knight
Steve Harris
Brian Ritchie
Dan Lilker
Cliff Burton

All those who can play interesting (not boring) Jazz bass or innovative bass lines. If I have to choose I prefer hearing the bass than feeling it.

 

[lide]

Gary Willis is a mega bass player !
check him out.

 

[DangerousR6]

DUSTY HILL  :headbang:

Hell ya... Texas bitcheZ...:icon_thumright:

Les Claypool(once auditioned for the Mighty Met, and James said he was too good.. :dontknow
Cliff Burton
Jason Newstead
Flea
Sting
Geddy Lee
Steve Harris
John Entwhisle
Chris Squire