Friday Fun Favourite Bass Players

[Heckyman]

@paulfromcamden
The legend lives on!
San Francisco Symphony Bassist on Show-Stopping Tribute to Metallica’s Cliff Burton

Full story
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/...ng-tribute-to-metallicas-cliff-burton-891589/

 

[Weekender]

Loads of the above.
Add James Jamerson (edit Vince Rocker has mentioned) and Chuck Rainey.
The latter has just retired - at 80!
https://bassmagazine.com/artists/bass-magazine-lockdown-check-in-with-chuck-rainey
And, influenced by the above, Nathan Watts.

 

[david ellwood]

John Giblin

Danny Thompson

Ray brown

 

[MichaelC]

Mention ought to be made of Tony Levin too.

 

[argustimewas]

Martin Turner (Wishbone Ash mk1 & 2)

 

[Gervais Cote]

No mention of Geddy Lee!

See post #9 and my avatar on the left !
His period with his Rickenbacker 4001 bass was outstanding !

 

[tiggers]

Mention ought to be made of Tony Levin too.

Good call. He and Mick Karn would be my two picks.

 

[Ponty]

Jaco. Irreplaceable
James Genus. Quite possibly the coolest person I’ve ever met.
Marcus Miller. Funk master.
Victor Wooten. Astonishing!
Charlie Haden. Sublime.

 

[Arkless Electronics]

James Jamerson, obviously

Norman Watt Roy

Paul McCartney

Bruce Thomas

Danny Thompson

Can't stand Peter Hook's playing though.

 

[BillT]

Colin Hodgkinson (Back Door)
Wes Sephenson (the Funky Knuckles)
Dan Hartman (Edgar Winter)
Gerald Johnson (Steve Miller Band)
Larry Graham (Graham Central Station)
Jah Wobble (PIL)

loads more, they're all good really.

 

[clifftaylor]

Many of the above, plus Steve Swallow.

 

[Ponty]

I’d add...

Christian McBride
Steve Robdy
Gary Peacock
Any Mark King fans?

 

[deebster]

Go on then, since Joe's busy on other threads, Neil Crossley of HMHB.

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[John C]

Wilbur Ware

 

[Joe Hutch]

Go on then, since Joe's busy on other threads, Neil Crossley of HMHB.

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'Let it happen, bass player ...'

 

[NigelP]

Stan Stammers and his five string seen him with theatre of hate a few times. Great stuff

 

[leroyd]

Anyone for Adam Clayton?

 

[fegs]

Anyone for Adam Clayton?

no thanks

 

[paulfromcamden]

NHØP

 

[Seeker_UK]

Is 'influence' a bit different from 'copied lock stock and barrel'?

It's all semantics.