Top 5 Bassists

John Entwistle come on! John Entwistle!

Victor Wooten should be on that list.

John Myung

Sean Malone
Tony Levin
Geddy Lee
Jaco Pastorius
John Wetton

Jaco Pastorius
Jim Cammack (Ahmad Jamal Trio)
Jack Bruce (Cream)
John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam)

Chris Squire (Yes)
Mike Rutherford (Genesis / Mike & the Mechanics)
Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
Dougie Thomson (Supertramp)

Stanley Clarke
Les Claypool
Billy Sheehan
Jack Casady
Jaco Pastorius

Choked on coffee. Just realized if this was 1972, some little girl would be here going on and on about how Danny Partridge is her favorite bass player. hahaha

Or Peter Tork.

John Myung
John Entwistle
Stu Hamm
Muzz Skillings
Peter Tork

Shadow_Ferret said:

Stanley Clarke
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and it took eight posts to name him.

For pop music there's Paul McCartney, especially his humming on The Beatles' "I Will."

Then there's that uncredited bassist on "When Doves Cry." I wonder who that was, maybe he just showed up late for that song.

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Jaco Pastorius

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I was at some heavy metal bar a few decades back when the band was playing various things. The bassist played those runs of random-sounding 16th notes from the Heavy Weather album, and did it very well. I about freaked out.

Nolita said:

Choked on coffee. Just realized if this was 1972, some little girl would be here going on and on about how Danny Partridge is her favorite bass player. hahaha

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Because I said Jack Casady?

benbradley said:

Then there's that uncredited bassist on "When Doves Cry." I wonder who that was, maybe he just showed up late for that song.

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From what I've read over the years (and if memory serves), Prince plays a lot of the instruments on his recordings, so it's possible that's him on that particular song.

ChunkyC said:

From what I've read over the years (and if memory serves), Prince plays a lot of the instruments on his recordings, so it's possible that's him on that particular song.

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He played all the instruments on Sign 'O The Times (if memory serves), but his backup band, The Revolution played on Purple Rain. I think When Doves Cry was all electronica anyway. And Jack Cassady always wore an ascot.

Roger Glover
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C.bronco said:

Roger Glover
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Don't forget his brother, Danny.

That's not funny. Danny can wail. Or is it whine...

Anyway, bassists:

Geezer Butler
John Entwhistle
Geddy Lee
John Wetton
Roger Waters

In no particular order:

Les Claypool
Jaco Pastorius
Stuart Morrow (ex-New Model Army)
Nelson (current New Model Army)
Patricia Morrison (for the Sisters of Mercy album Floodland, technically not fantastic but fit the songs really well and inspired me to pick up a bass).

Here's a bit of weird. Sean Lennon(you read that right), is a pretty good bassist. It surprised me when I first heard him.

Nolita said:

Here's a bit of weird. Sean Lennon(you read that right), is a pretty good bassist. It surprised me when I first heard him.

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Are you implying that Paul is his real father? That might further explain the breakup of the Beatles.

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Are you implying that Paul is his real father? That might further explain the breakup of the Beatles.

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Which would mean Paul and Yoko had to sheet surf ... no, my universe can't survive such a thought....

Cliff Burton.
Yanno, I just heard that Robert Trujillo is going to play bass for Metallica.
Or is he the guy that replaced Jason Newstead?

...this thread is the most press that any bassists anywhere ever got.