favorite bass player?
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DangerousR6
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Yes, Steve Harris was mentioned. And Justin is badass too..One of my fav bass lines from Tool is from Schism...Kublai said:
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I love Geddy, Chris Squire, Tony Levin, Steve Harris, JPJ, Geezer Butler and others...
anyone that played bass for Zappa is a monster - guys like Arthur Barrow, Patrick O'Hern, Scott Thunes, and Tom Fowler - - they're about as solid as you'll ever find.
here you've got Arthur Barrow/Scott Thunes/Barrow again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m0RRJ8JEco
Tom Fowler on Inca Roads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKUdQRPGk6g
btw - is there a thread about drummers? I love drums. :headbang:
anyone that played bass for Zappa is a monster - guys like Arthur Barrow, Patrick O'Hern, Scott Thunes, and Tom Fowler - - they're about as solid as you'll ever find.
here you've got Arthur Barrow/Scott Thunes/Barrow again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m0RRJ8JEco
Tom Fowler on Inca Roads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKUdQRPGk6g
btw - is there a thread about drummers? I love drums. :headbang:
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+1 on Justin Chancellor. But i'm the resident ToolFag so I was going to pick.
Sean Anderson:
Not the most technical player out there. (not slap happy anyway) but the guy is a brick wall.
I"m a big fan of bass players that play their instrument like its a voice, and not just the backbone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8rFt_d1LKg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7teAJ6W3hQA
Edit: dont know whats up with the sync-ing
Sean Anderson:
Not the most technical player out there. (not slap happy anyway) but the guy is a brick wall.
I"m a big fan of bass players that play their instrument like its a voice, and not just the backbone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8rFt_d1LKg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7teAJ6W3hQA
Edit: dont know whats up with the sync-ing
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Geddy, JJB, Lemmy, Stu Hamm, Mark King, Bernard Edwards...
I've been listening to and watching some live Slayer videos lately where you can hear Tom Araya's bass very clearly: :headbang: :icon_biggrin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ict4jzzwL5I
And of cause:
Roger Glover,
Geezer Butler (those two inspired me to play bass),
Geddy Lee,
Tom Araya,
Troy Sanders,
John Paul Jones,
Jason Newsted,
Cliff Burton,
Steve Harris,
John Campbell of Lamb Of God,
Ian Hill,
Roger Waters,
Jeff Caxide of Isis,
Lemmy,
High on Fire bassplayers Joe Preston & Jeff Matz,
Dave Edwardson of Neurosis
Martin Mendez of Opeth
Jimmy Garrison who played with John Coltrane.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ict4jzzwL5I
And of cause:
Roger Glover,
Geezer Butler (those two inspired me to play bass),
Geddy Lee,
Tom Araya,
Troy Sanders,
John Paul Jones,
Jason Newsted,
Cliff Burton,
Steve Harris,
John Campbell of Lamb Of God,
Ian Hill,
Roger Waters,
Jeff Caxide of Isis,
Lemmy,
High on Fire bassplayers Joe Preston & Jeff Matz,
Dave Edwardson of Neurosis
Martin Mendez of Opeth
Jimmy Garrison who played with John Coltrane.
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AND . . . He's a Lefty ! :laughing8:
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GoDrex said:
HA ! HA! :cool01:
Haven't seen Tim Drummond mentioned here... just a great all around player, who's been with a few unknowns, like James Brown, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Lonnie Mack, Denzil "Dumpy" Rice, Albert Collins, B.B. King, Keith Richards, John Mayall, Ron Wood, Ry Cooder, Roy Buchanan, Mick Taylor, J.J. Cale, Steven Stills, Graham Nash, David Crosby, John Lee Hooker, Miles Davis, Jim Keltner, Joe Henry, Don Henley, T-Bone Burnett, Mac Gayden, Robert Cray, Roy Rogers, Taj Mahal, Earl Palmer, Waddy Wachtel, Rick Danko, A. J. Croce, Danny Kortchmar, Jewel, The Beach Boys, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hoyt Axton, Levon Helm, Ronnie Hawkins, Captain Beefheart, John Hammond, Crudup Bros, Charlie Daniels, Troy Seals, Jimmy Buffett, Kitty Jerry,Hod & Marc, Andrew Walker, Conway Twitty, Bette Midler, Neil Diamond, Essra Mohawk, Rusty Kershaw, Lee Clayton, Mickey Carroll, Bobby Byrd, Michelle Phillips, Jerry Corbitt, Steve Forbert, Paula Abdul, Louise Goffin, and a few others.
You've heard him and never knew.......
You've heard him and never knew.......
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I love the Jack Bruces, Noel Reddings, John Entwistles, John Paul Jones, etc. Dominant, solid, stand alone bass playing. Not quite pocket playing and not quite lead playing. Somewhere in between. Mel Schacher and Phil Lynott get honorable mentions. Justin Chancellor gets an A+. Tool's music is written around the bass drum and bass.
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=CB= said:
Quite the resume !
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Lee Sklar. I don't know if I see him playing with everyone, or he just sticks out.
This one's easy--Jaco.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5c3H6LpLZI[/youtube]
Note how Jaco cuts a groove approximately sixty miles deep through this mellow little tune. There are simply no mistakes or deviations from what is literally a perfect performance that he could turn in any night of the week. That's the kind of bassist you want.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5c3H6LpLZI[/youtube]
Note how Jaco cuts a groove approximately sixty miles deep through this mellow little tune. There are simply no mistakes or deviations from what is literally a perfect performance that he could turn in any night of the week. That's the kind of bassist you want.
