Best bassists of all time

BaconHound

Jaco Pastorius - even though I can't get into his music as much as I try

Les Claypool - because Primus Sucks!

Victor Wooten - them little sausage fingers can move

Tour2ma

@vaportrail said:
Stanley Clarke.

Was there an actual question?

Mudfly

@tour2ma said:

Was there an actual question?

Right....gotta assume he's at the very top of everybodies pile.....

Chicopee John

@the-cysko-kid said:
The oft forgotten but integral part of the rock band: who are your best bassists of all time?

Not sure if you meant who people believe is the best bass player or who is their favorite bass player.

I know nothing about playing music but, is it fair to say, that good bass players are like Offensive Linemen in the NFL. The better job they do, the less you hear about them?

The BEST doesn't necessarily mean the most flamboyant or - even - the most technically sound since, for the most part, Rock bass players do not play a featured roll.

Clearly, some jazz folks - Stanley Clarke, for one - are more sophisticated and play a more featured roll. However, like Clarke, they probably also write and arrange music.

IMHO, asking about the best Rock bassists is a stretch in and of itself,

The Gipper

Entwhistle had always been considered the cream of the crop....but, No love for Bill Wyman?

Add John Deacon..Queen, John Paul Jones of Herman's Hermits fame , and Donald Duck Dunn..Blues Brothers

Chicopee John

The guy from The Doors

Westside Steve

@chicopee-john said:
The guy from The Doors

Ha ha.

WSS

The Cysko Kid

@chicopee-john said:

Not sure if you meant who people believe is the best bass player or who is their favorite bass player.

I know nothing about playing music but, is it fair to say, that good bass players are like Offensive Linemen in the NFL. The better job they do, the less you hear about them?

The BEST doesn't necessarily mean the most flamboyant or - even - the most technically sound since, for the most part, Rock bass players do not play a featured roll.

Clearly, some jazz folks - Stanley Clarke, for one - are more sophisticated and play a more featured roll. However, like Clarke, they probably also write and arrange music.

IMHO, asking about the best Rock bassists is a stretch in and of itself,

Trying too hard to qualify it. John entwhistle, flea, mccartney, claypool these guys have universal acclaim but if jazz guys come up good. They probably never get the due that they deserve

Tour2ma

Swedish bass player named Dean Peer popped into my head the other nite. I only know him due to a track named Lord's Tundra that made a Stereophile test CD years ago. Solo bass track full of thumping and harmonics and very inventive stuff.

Only copy I found online and gives only a sense of its impact (parts shake the rafters), but worth a couple minutes of your time.

I always meant to find a copy of a CD by him, but never was able to. I see some now.

Aside... one of the pair of speakers videoed look like EPI's... maybe Juniors (?).... the 2-ways with the inverted dome tweeter.

http://us.yhs4.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A2KLqICxUABXjl4AxlEsnIlQ?p=Dean+Peer+Lords+Tundra+youtube&fr=yhs-mozilla-002&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Av%2Cm%3Apivot&hsimp=yhs-002&hspart=mozilla&stype=web

nickers

Some of My favorites are Gary Willis (Tribal Tech, Glenn Hughes, James Jamerson

(did like 90%) of all the great mowtown hits you ever heard. Anthony Jackson and Jaco Pastorius.

Westside Steve

I'm going to have to look up this Glenn Hughes guy

WSS

nickers

@westside-steve said:

I'm going to have to look up this Glenn Hughes guy

WSS

Glenn Hughes just had great meter. knew how to push the songs. He's more known for his bluesy style of singing.. And he's played and sang with just about every hot shit guitarist you can think of... Undervalued artist IMO for his Genre.

Axe

Hughes is more known for vocals. He wouldn't make my top 20 of bassists. He wouldn't make my top 5 of Bonamassa bassists.

Eric Czar would tho..

If you don't own this dvd, why not!!??

Browns149

Cliff Burton was really good before he passed away.

Flea is also really good

I also like Steve Harris from Iron Maiden

nickers

@axe said:

Hughes is more known for vocals. He wouldn't make my top 20 of bassists. He wouldn't make my top 5 of Bonamassa bassists.

Eric Czar would tho..

If you don't own this dvd, why not!!??

I believe were in agreement but Glenn Hughes isnt a complete slouch you make him out to be... While not technically gifted like a Geddy Lee or John Myung.. id put him in a class like T-bone Wolk. A guy who knows how to push the song. have solid meter and groove. I'm also not a huge Joe Bonamassa fan.. good artist.. but vastly overrated as a guitarist.. Good player.. not near the level of of say Danny Gatton or Greg Koch., or the untouchable Allan Holdsworth..

Axe

Don't get me wrong, I'm not calling Hughes a slouch. He's had a great career! He just wouldn't make my top 20 list of Bass players.

One Post

I love Flea. Ya he's on everyone's list but I love him he's the reason I listen to the peppers. Can't believe Californication is 18 yrs old already. I like "get on top" and " I like dirt" the best on that album.

Tudeski

D.D Verni, Les Claypool, Dave Ellefson, Danny Lilker, Geddy Lee or Cliff Burton.

So hard to seperate this bunch for me.

nickers

One Post From the Truth said:
I love Flea. Ya he's on everyone's list but I love him he's the reason I listen to the peppers. Can't believe Californication is 18 yrs old already. I like "get on top" and " I like dirt" the best on that album.

Without Flea and Chad Smith.. they would suck.

Axe

@westside-steve said:

I'm going to have to look up this Glenn Hughes guy

WSS

His claim to fame largely is his stint with Deep Purple.. He preceded Coverdale I believe... The Hughes/Thrall cd was pretty good in it's time. It just never got promoted and they both admit they only did a hand full of tour dates because they were too fucked up to handle it.