Top 5 best bass players

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 🙂