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Stratplayer -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (11/29/2008 7:23:47 AM)

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ORIGINAL: BarlowGuy25


Me'Shell NdegeOcello - need I say more? A ground-breaking musician.



Ramon Matos, Jr. - your BarlowRocker
Coral Gables, FL


She's rather "spiritual"; don't you think?



gtrdave -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (11/29/2008 9:07:03 AM)

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ORIGINAL: DaveW

To those who listed James Jamerson: is there some reason you left of Bob Babbit - the other bass player from the Motown studio? They were virtually interchangable. Both really great!



There's also the somewhat controversial Carol Kaye, Motown's west coast session bassist. There's debate over whether or not she played on some of the songs that James got credit for, but most evidence is in his favor and not hers.
Still, she's a good player.

As far as the "best", there is no best, imho, but there are a lot of great players and so many unknown guys who could seemingly out-play the well-known names...Andre Gouche, Oskar Cartaya, Jerry Watts, my buddy Steve over on the Gospel forum, Marcus Miller, John Pattitucci, Robertino Pagliari and so on...



Adrenalinejunkie -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (11/29/2008 11:56:50 AM)

Will McGinniss of Audio Adrenaline! Obviously.



BarlowGuy25 -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (11/29/2008 1:44:20 PM)

Amongst the ladies, I forgot Miss Kaye...the original who "paved the way" for Alyssa and the other lady bassists. I also forgot Wendy Drennen from Fireflight (out of EUSTIS FLORIDA!), and of course, DEBRA KILLINGS!!

As for the all-time greats, period, one name I forgot so far: Israel "CACHAO" Lopez, the mambo pioneer from Cuba who died in March here in Coral Gables. As a proud Latino, I have to give Cachao a shout-out!

CACHAO 1918-2008
"the Gentleman of Mambo"


Ramon Matos Jr. - your BarlowRocker
Coral Gables, FL
NC STATE 17 U. MIAMI 14 halftime



shawke -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (11/29/2008 4:02:56 PM)

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Tal Wilkenfeld - 23-year-old Aussie phenom, Jaco-like!!

She is really good! I saw a video of her playing with Jeff Beck. Wow!



Jim Colyer -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (11/29/2008 4:39:44 PM)

Rutgar Gunnarsson from Swedish ABBA.



Random -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (11/30/2008 9:44:28 AM)

Les Claypool
Flea
Robert Trujillo



Stratplayer -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/1/2008 1:26:27 PM)

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ORIGINAL: gtrdave



As far as the "best", there is no best, imho, but there are a lot of great players and so many unknown guys who could seemingly out-play the well-known names...Andre Gouche, Oskar Cartaya, Jerry Watts, my buddy Steve over on the Gospel forum, Marcus Miller, John Pattitucci, Robertino Pagliari and so on...



This is true. Just about everybody brings something to the table and there is room for a little bit of everything. No dobut, the primary job of a bass player is the keep the groove together often in conjuction with a drummer , but I have a great appreciation for musicians who go outside of the traditional boundaries of their instrument. I have a profound admiration for guys like Jamerson and Jackie Steet, but I also enjoy and appreciate what someone like Victor Wooten has to offer too.



rawr.ben -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/1/2008 1:42:27 PM)

Justin Chancellor



Mark328 -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/1/2008 2:21:22 PM)

Chris Squire - Yes
Cliff Burton - Metallica
Geddy Lee - Rush
Tony Levin - King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, also session player for Phil Collins and Brian "Head" Welch

As Ben mentioned above me, Justin Chancellor of Tool. I'm also a big fan of Flea from the Chili Peppers as well.



morningmike -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/2/2008 8:47:40 AM)

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ORIGINAL: JStucki76

I'm hearing a lot of votes for John Entwhistle here. I've never listened to the Who that much, but mow maybe I will. I enjoy listening to almost anyone who's really good, as long as it's not hip hop or satanic death metal.


Run, not walk, to the nearest record store and purchase The Who's "Quadrophenia." Listen to the riff's Entwistlw is playing on "The Real Me" - pure genius!

By the way, check out this Warwick Entwistle bass: http://www.warwickbass.com/basses/buzzard_ltd.html


Yes, the bass lines on "The Real Me" can send chills up your spine.

We got an early taste of John's genius on "My Generation."

Go to youtube and search for John Entwhistle isolated...you'll find a video for "Won't Get Fooled Again" that will blow you away.

BTW, the mentions of James Jamerson got me thinking: isn't he the guy who, at least during one session as part of the funk brothers, laid on the floor of the studio while playing? Seems I saw that on some documentary.

Mike



uncabeeil -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/2/2008 10:18:14 AM)

The lying down story reminded me that I forgot two of my favorites funk bassists, Verdeen White of Earth, Wind, & Fire, and the amazing Bootsy Collins of P-Funk/Funkadelic.



gtrdave -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/2/2008 11:21:41 AM)

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ORIGINAL: uncabeeil

The lying down story reminded me that I forgot two of my favorites funk bassists, Verdeen White of Earth, Wind, & Fire, and the amazing Bootsy Collins of P-Funk/Funkadelic.


And don't forget Larry Graham from Sly's band.

Also, I just 'discovered' a bassist who's been around for decades named Michael Manring.
Search YouTube to see his amazingishness.



ebot -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/9/2008 1:20:43 AM)

Tom Jenkinson: English bloke known as Squarepusher
Les Claypool: Primus
Charlie Hayden: Played with Ornette Coleman in the best early years



Terror-Form -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/13/2008 2:10:04 AM)

No where did I see Bootsy or Stanley Clarke... Only one or two votes for Victor Wooten (who I believe would exhaust flea).

There are some greats mentioned but what about the bass players who really knows what bass was all about? Geddy Lee comes to mind but there are others like the bass player for the Doobie Brothers and Grand Funk Railroad. Sure, they didn't wiz out bass solo's or slap and tap genius but, they knew the art of timing, tone and where to fill the dull spots (which, in my opinion is the real job of a bass player). On a modern note - the bass player for Dream Theater hits this mark as well :)

Any other Bass Players we may have forgotten??



Hello-Goodbye159 -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/13/2008 2:11:18 AM)

Mike Rutherford of Genesis



John in the VW Bus -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/13/2008 2:45:25 PM)

My son:

Jam Man Bass Suite No. 1

Amazing Grace

Recital Videos



nealmorsefan -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/16/2008 11:22:59 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Adrenalinejunkie

Will McGinniss of Audio Adrenaline! Obviously.


LOL, yeah Will is definitely a good player and gives a great concert. He might make it to the top of the "best human beings that play bass" list, but...tough to say his chops are tops all time.

As for my vote, I'd have to say: Dietrich Buxtehude. Anyone who JS Bach would take 3 months off to travel around with (essentially becoming a groupie), must have the greatest instrumentalist hands of all time. Yes, I know he was an organist, but I'd put his left hand up against any rock, jazz, country or whatever bassist in history. Which spawns a spin-off question: bass guitar or keyboard bass? [:D]



DaveW -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/16/2008 1:14:00 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Terror-Form

No where did I see ... Stanley Clarke... there are others like the bass player for the ... Grand Funk Railroad. .....
I listed both Clarke and Mel Schacker (GFR)



DaveW -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/16/2008 1:20:03 PM)

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ORIGINAL: nealmorsefan
Which spawns a spin-off question: bass guitar or keyboard bass? [:D]
I thought it was bass guitar or string upright bass players.

If we include keyboards, we have to list Ray Manzarek of the Doors. I was in HS during their height of popularity but it was about 15 years later I found out they had no bass player other than Manzarek, who had a 2 octave bass board mounted on top of his Fender Rhodes. How anyone could keep that bass groove going while improvizing those syncopated jazzy solos is way beyond me. (like Riders on the Storm)



Terror-Form -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/21/2008 3:23:56 PM)

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ORIGINAL: DaveW

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ORIGINAL: Terror-Form

No where did I see ... Stanley Clarke... there are others like the bass player for the ... Grand Funk Railroad. .....
I listed both Clarke and Mel Schacker (GFR)



Wow!! Sorry, I missed it completely!!!



rlj -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/21/2008 5:23:11 PM)

I can't believe Lemmy Kilmeister got missed. ; )



girlbassist -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/22/2008 4:14:06 PM)

RLJ, Ah! The Lemmy love! [;)] My daughter has a toy guitar that plays Ace of Spades. I can't help but sing along to it when it comes on.

BarlowGuy, it warms my female bass playin' heart that you listed a bunch of awesome gal players. Some of my favorite players are Ginger Reyes (now of Smashing Pumpkins), Mia Richards of Gretchen, and Leah Randi (touring bassist for Pink and Abandoned Pools). Kim Gordon and Tina Weymouth will always have a special place in my heart because they were holding down the low end before a lot of women were doing it. D'Arcy of the Smashing Pumpkins was one of the first woman bassists that I took notice of. I'm not attracted to the typical folks who show up on 'best bassists' lists. I'm more attracted to someone who can hold down a tight groove with some warm tone although Les Claypool is pretty cool.



rockitd -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/22/2008 5:08:10 PM)

What?!? No Tommy Sims?!?[:@]



Stratplayer -> RE: Who is the best bass player of all time. (12/22/2008 7:08:17 PM)

How about Andrew Gouche, Maurice Fitzgerald, Reggie Young, Reggie Parker and Terrance Palmer? They are among some of the best in gospel.



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