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The place for those top five players who were playing the basslines that moved your soul....

Les Claypool
Lauri Porra
Victor Wooten
Geddy Lee
Paul D'Amour

Why was this thread started when you could just put it in the guitarist forum? A bass is still counted as a guitar.

Originally posted by Wil Deidara
Why was this thread started when you could just put it in the guitarist forum? A bass is still counted as a guitar.

Idiocy should be a bannable offense.

(You'd be gone).

Victor Wooten.
Justin Chancellor.
Geddy Lee.
Tim Commerford.
Drew Roulette.

Just for variation.

-AC

Originally posted by Wil Deidara
Why was this thread started when you could just put it in the guitarist forum? A bass is still counted as a guitar.

Stop being such a ****ing idiot.

Jaco Pastorius
John Patitucci
Shannon Birchall
Nilson Matta
Victor Wooten

and to keep one of the stupid themes from the guitarist thread, i'll name 6

Pino Palladino

Cliff Williams
Geezer Butler

really my only greats

JAH WOBBLE

i can't help but be blown away by Flea, he's amazing.

Not going to lie, don't often pay attention to the bassist... Probably should but don't.

Toshiya is my favourite though, of Dir en grey, I like his solo in the song Cage.

^ Got to admit Flea is very good.... It's not often you can name the bassist of a band over any other member.

I love Nikki Sixx, also Trujillo and Newsted... can't think up who else

I would say my top 3 are Victor Wooten,Jaco, and Kai Eckhardt.
Vic is an amazing solo player,but he can hold down the groove as well.Very hard to find(espcialy ones who can do it at the same time!).I just bought his workshop DVD and it is nothing less of awe inspiring.
Anytime i need some inspiration,or stuck in a Bass playing musical rut,Wooten always has something great to say or teach.

Kai is just from another world.Look him up on bassplayer.tv and you will see what I mean.

And of course Jaco Pastorius.The guy reinvinted the role of the Bass Guitar single handedly,while dropping jaws at the same time.I can still remember the first time I herd Donna Lee.So many thoughts and emotions came over me at once.Though my personal favirote is continuum.

The next 2 are a tossup for me,but their are a few names I gotta drop.

Stu Hamm. Amazing player.Made me have to learn his version of Linus and Lucy because I was floored when I first herd it.

Dave Larue. Nobody seems to know who he is,yet he is one of the best in the world.Listen to stress fest,or just youtube him with steve morse or Joe Satriani and you will see what I mean.

Marcus Miller.This is a no brainer.

Stanley Clark.Right up their with Jaco.

Divinity.Total groover.And raps at the same time!

Larry Graham.Created slap bass,and of course everyone loves the line to POW.

Originally posted by The Grey Fox
Les Claypool
John Entwhistle
Mike Dirnt
Geddy Lee
Kim Deal

Originally posted by tabby999
i can't help but be blown away by Flea, he's amazing.

I just cant get that Seinfeld music out of my head whenever i hear Flea.

Want to hear some good bass playing?
Check out METAL BOX by PIL.

I deffinitley have the flea, and whats his name from muse. Hysteria is a great song. *hums base riff*.

aye she telt is.

Originally posted by jaden101
Jaco Pastorius
John Patitucci
Shannon Birchall
Nilson Matta
Victor Wooten

and to keep one of the stupid themes from the guitarist thread, i'll name 6

Pino Palladino

"Yer wouldnt let it lie..."


The other stupid theme being the "Bass guitars are nothing like guitars"
lunacy....?



Seriously, no one should bust your balls for submitting a post picking your picks and also showing who your picked from/also liked.

Shit they do that at award ceremonies all the time.

Originally posted by jaden101
aye she telt is.

I don't get what you mean by that...

Since I highly doubt he's going to come up, I'll name him for the sake of his recognition; James Jamerson.

Originally posted by Macabre
I don't get what you mean by that...

it means "yes, she told me"

which is a response to "i definitely have the flea"

it'll come.

Gene Simmons
Cliff Burton
Steve Harris
Nikki Sixx
Justin Chancellor

Steve Harris
Gene Simmons
Les Claypool
Flea
Cliff Burton

Cliff Burton
Steve Harris
Flea
Tom Araya can play pretty fast
Robert Trujillo

In no order:

Ryan Martinie
Michael Balzary
Reginald Arvizu
Cliff Burton
John Myung

I don't know if I could list 5, but Les Claypool is the best I've ever heard.

Larry Graham
Bootsy Collins
Flea

Rob Wright

Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse) - Guy is so underrated, probably on account he plays in Cannibal Corpse, and it's cool to 'diss' them.

Michael Lepond (Symphony-X)

Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) - Cliched choice but listein to his contributions particuarly on the first two Maiden albums.

Jack Bruce (Cream)

Martin Allcock (Ex-Jethro Tull)

In no certain order:
James Entwistle (The Who)
John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
Cliff Lee Burton (Metallica)
Tony Levin (King Crimson)
Michael "Flea" Balzary (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Cliff Burton
Jason Newsted
Rob Trujillo

1. Roger Glover
2. Lemmy Kilmister
3. Geezer Butler
4. Paul McCartney
5. Fred Poke

The best bass player for me is someone who is not even popular