Who are your favorite bassists???
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Dairenn
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Though I haven't done much research on actual bassist players, I do love and respect the bassists. They add flare to the music that sometimes goes unknown. So, even though I don't have an actual list (I'm leaving that up to you guys!), who are your top bassists? Mine is definately Duff Mckagan from GNR. I think that he was actually one of the key members of GNR. Not only that, but he is freaking hot. If I could bring the 80's Duff to 2011, maybe I wouldn't be mrs. Nick Simmons. lol
Great question; great topic. Muzz Skillings from Living Colour is amazing; Bootsy Collins, RHCP's Flea (can you tell I like funk in my rock?), I also liked Jeff Pilson due to his big fender tone, Queensryche's Eddie Jackson (again, great round bass tone), the late great John Entwistle from The Who, and of course the usual suspects: Chris Squire and Geddy Lee. Bass players, especially good ones are REALLY underrated. Like Brian Bromberg (smooth jazz), live, will blow you away. He's so talented, it's crazy.
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Gene Simmons came up earlier.
I love him as a songwriter, a singer, a businessman, a showman, a performer and an excellent interview/quote machine. But I could take him or leave him as an actual bass player.
I love him as a songwriter, a singer, a businessman, a showman, a performer and an excellent interview/quote machine. But I could take him or leave him as an actual bass player.
Dairenn
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My bad!!!
He's easily the greatest of all time, certainly, IMO even better than Chris Squire. I just responded to something he posted on Facebook this morning too! Can't believe I forgot to mention him, heh.
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James Jamerson - THE Motown Sound
Tiran Porter - Doobie Brothers
Wyzzard - Mother's Finest
Paul Goddard - Atlanta Rhythm Section
Peter Cetera - Chicago
Kenny Gradney - Little Feat
Hutch Hutchinson - Bonnie Raitt and session man
Leon Wilkeson - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Dee Murray - Elton John
John Paul Jones - Led Zeppelin
Tiran Porter - Doobie Brothers
Wyzzard - Mother's Finest
Paul Goddard - Atlanta Rhythm Section
Peter Cetera - Chicago
Kenny Gradney - Little Feat
Hutch Hutchinson - Bonnie Raitt and session man
Leon Wilkeson - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Dee Murray - Elton John
John Paul Jones - Led Zeppelin
Sunny
Settled down at last and very happy.
I've always liked the bass playing of Michael Balzary (Flea) of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Somebody just told me today that Flea was born in Melbourne, Australia and moved to New York with his family when he was 5 years old.
Vehicle
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Because of all the KISSneyWorld stuff going on around the band, I think Gene's bass work tends to get lost in the shuffle.
Rather than the thump thump thump sound you'd expect because of the image, I think he has melodic, rambling style.
Another guy who is very, very good, but people don't realize it because he's primarily a singer, is Lenny Kravitz. He plays most of, and sometimes all of, the instruments on his albums.
Rather than the thump thump thump sound you'd expect because of the image, I think he has melodic, rambling style.
Another guy who is very, very good, but people don't realize it because he's primarily a singer, is Lenny Kravitz. He plays most of, and sometimes all of, the instruments on his albums.
