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Title: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: IRONHORSE on October 01, 2008, 12:13:26 AM
In perusing the posts over the past few weeks, I know we have quite a few bass players on the site, as well as musicians who play other instruments, and plenty of music lovers in general.
As for me, it's the instrument I've always wanted to learn to play.

So, guys & gals - whose bass playing are YOU really into?
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: PBurke on October 01, 2008, 03:54:09 AM
i really like thebass player from primus. don't kow his name or anything, but i was listening to a cd earlier and remember how much i do enjoy it.
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: IRONHORSE on October 01, 2008, 06:28:17 AM
i really like thebass player from primus. don't kow his name or anything, but i was listening to a cd earlier and remember how much i do enjoy it.
That would be Les Claypool, and he's one of my favorites, too  O0
He's also the bass player in about a gazillion "side projects" too.
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: herronm on October 01, 2008, 06:33:18 AM
Some of my favorites:
Paul McCartney
Chris Squire - Yes
Marz
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: schro on October 01, 2008, 06:37:04 AM
Steve Harris from Iron Maiden.
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: IRONHORSE on October 01, 2008, 06:46:00 AM
Solid choices, all of them.. The bass groove in "Roundabout"(Yes)  is outstanding!

Steve Harris from Iron Maiden.
Hey Schro - did ya know Steve's a self taught bass player? :o
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: buuckkweet on October 01, 2008, 06:47:56 AM
Geddy Lee - Rush

Rex Brown - Pantera

Michael Anthony - Old Van Halen

Plus a few more.....
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: IRONHORSE on October 01, 2008, 06:50:28 AM
*High fives Buuckkweet* If someone else didn't say Geddy at some point, I was going to have to kick something  O:O
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: schro on October 01, 2008, 06:51:24 AM
Solid choices, all of them.. The bass groove in "Roundabout"(Yes)  is outstanding!

Steve Harris from Iron Maiden.
Hey Schro - did ya know Steve's a self taught bass player? :o


I did. Love that band.
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: IRONHORSE on October 01, 2008, 01:07:40 PM
I'll throw in a few of my faves (The list is long!) from some different styles of music, since Rock has been well represented so far -

Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Solo artist)
Stanley Clarke

and from the rock school

Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
and
Stefan Lessard (Dave Mathews Band)

Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: skiking on October 01, 2008, 01:12:11 PM
Geddy Lee- Rush

I love how clean his bass playing is
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: Tyler on October 01, 2008, 01:12:25 PM
i really like thebass player from primus. don't kow his name or anything, but i was listening to a cd earlier and remember how much i do enjoy it.
That would be Les Claypool, and he's one of my favorites, too  O0
He's also the bass player in about a gazillion "side projects" too.

Les is one of my favorites also.  His Oysterhead side project was pretty cool.
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: IRONHORSE on October 01, 2008, 01:17:10 PM
i really like thebass player from primus. don't kow his name or anything, but i was listening to a cd earlier and remember how much i do enjoy it.
That would be Les Claypool, and he's one of my favorites, too  O0
He's also the bass player in about a gazillion "side projects" too.

Les is one of my favorites also.  His Oysterhead side project was pretty cool.

It almost had to be! Les, Trey Anastasio, and Stewart Copeland in the same band? The amount of talent is staggering! O:O
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: Tyler on October 01, 2008, 04:32:30 PM


It almost had to be! Les, Trey Anastasio, and Stewart Copeland in the same band? The amount of talent is staggering! O:O

Yeah, that combined talent is out of this world.  Their music is awesome, but I don't think it translated very well on to CD.  I saw them live at the Greek Theater in Berkeley and it was awesome!
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: FR8TRAIN on October 01, 2008, 04:39:40 PM
I'll throw in a few of my faves (The list is long!) from some different styles of music, since Rock has been well represented so far -

Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Solo artist)
Stanley Clarke

and from the rock school

Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
and
Stefan Lessard (Dave Mathews Band)



Yeah! Stanley Clarke and Flea. I saw Stanley Clarke with Chick Corea and Return to Forever in '77 (oh sh*t, did I just date myself?)
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: THier on October 01, 2008, 06:05:34 PM
Dusty Hill  (ZZ Top)

Tom
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: Brkeatr on October 01, 2008, 06:11:10 PM
Dusty Hill  (ZZ Top)

Tom

Right on Tom, went to see them for their Recycler Tour in 1990.....great show !!    O0
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: THier on October 01, 2008, 06:16:44 PM
Dusty Hill  (ZZ Top)

Tom

Right on Tom, went to see them for their Recycler Tour in 1990.....great show !!    O0

I got to see them in their Eliminator, Afterburner, and Recycler, tours,, they put on a great show,, and sound great. One of the tours,, I think Recycler,, they had the Black Crows open for them,, I liked their album,, but they were so trashed they sucked. But ZZ made up for it.

Tom
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: Brkeatr on October 01, 2008, 06:20:48 PM
Exactly Tom, Black Crows opened for them when I went also....
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: IRONHORSE on October 02, 2008, 11:14:56 AM
Hmmm... I could have sworn Musicman000 had a post last night where he mentioned Jaco Pastorius . I know next to nothing about this guy...Haven't really heard him play, but I understand that he is supposedly to the bass what Jimi Hendrix is to guitar.

Gonna throw out another favorite - John Myung (Dream Theater) - gotta love someone who can pull off playing a 6 string bass that well!  O0
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: MattD on October 02, 2008, 12:20:02 PM
Hmmm... I could have sworn Musicman000 had a post last night where he mentioned Jaco Pastorius . I know next to nothing about this guy...Haven't really heard him play, but I understand that he is supposedly to the bass what Jimi Hendrix is to guitar.

Gonna throw out another favorite - John Myung (Dream Theater) - gotta love someone who can pull off playing a 6 string bass that well!  O0

I was thinking about adding Jaco to the list as i started treading this thread.
Victor Wooten
Stanley Clark
Marcus Miller
Flea
Geddy Lee

One that probably no one has heard of is Jean Baudin
he plays 9 and 11 string basses, sounds amazing, nothing like a bass guitar though.
Take a listen to some of his solo work

http://www.myspace.com/jeanbaudin
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: IRONHORSE on October 02, 2008, 01:18:51 PM

I was thinking about adding Jaco to the list as i started treading this thread.
Victor Wooten
Stanley Clark
Marcus Miller
Flea
Geddy Lee

One that probably no one has heard of is Jean Baudin
he plays 9 and 11 string basses, sounds amazing, nothing like a bass guitar though.
Take a listen to some of his solo work

http://www.myspace.com/jeanbaudin

I'm listening to this as I respond...and it's quite different and cool. It doesn't show any really clear photos of his bass, but based on the sounds I'm hearing, I'm wondering if what he's playing isn't a bass variation of the Chapman Stick? (Interesting side note here, I went to high school with Emmett Chapman's <the inventor of the Chapman Stick> son, Don.)
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: MattD on October 02, 2008, 01:28:22 PM
No, it's not a chapman stick, search his name on youtube, there's multiple videos of him playing.
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: IRONHORSE on October 02, 2008, 01:39:07 PM
No, it's not a chapman stick, search his name on youtube, there's multiple videos of him playing.
Will do that tonight after I get off work  O0
Title: Re: Who's your favorite bass player?
Post by: PeripheralxMvmnt on October 02, 2008, 01:42:52 PM
Bob Babbitt and Stanley Clarke