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Rush has the best drummer, can't have the best bassist anall.
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bernard edwards innit
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ya' havin' that one dave 05 Feb 20:01
yeah cliff was great, so tragic, and it's a shame that alot of people don't know who he was Indeed. I don't know many who know him that are my age, they'd rather listen to lady Gaga ffs. |
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Many bass players would vote for the late James Jamerson, the man who played those incredible lines which were played with only one finger on the Tamla Mowtown hits of the 1970s.
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Danny Thompson a shocking omission.
Herbie Flowers (intro to Walk on the Wild Side) is a fine technician. |
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Mark King
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It's still Bernard Edwards :)
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andrew ridgley
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Eddie Gomez, Ray Brown ,John Patitucci ,Dave Holland
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charliecook 05 Feb 21:31
andrew ridgley :) |
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Duane Eddy
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Stevie Strikes from PUSH. Shocking omission.
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howie epstein
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Les Claypool
Why did anybody mention him? |
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hmmm I was expecting him to be mentioned sooner too. And Flea.
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Yeah Flea of course, too!
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Hooky is a great shout.....you know its him.
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Even if he is a tw@, mani from stone roses has to be up there, some psychedelic bass lines!!
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the first man with an electric bass in this country
jet harris m.b.e. |
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i thought of another one
wes montgomery amazing |
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if anyone mentions that short fat bald prat from level 42 i will hunt them down and inflict the pain they deserve.
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I was also expecting Steve Harris to be mentioned...
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Phil its past your bedtime.
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sofiakenny 06 Feb 00:44
if anyone mentions that short fat bald prat from level 42 i will hunt them down and inflict the pain they deserve. I was half expecting to see that bellend tipped up by somebody. Guess Alan Partridge is not reading the forum |
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mark king
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uncle..you fool.
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club20..nice to meet you..all the best.
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Lemmy!!!
Mark King FFS |
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sofiakenny 06 Feb 00:47
Phil its past your bedtime. Why? :( |
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Alan Thompson very good too.
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Pastorius, Jack Bruce and Entwhistle are all excellent choices. My favourite is Tom Fowler.
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an ill tempered seabass
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with laser beams
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one of my fave contemporaries is ... pedro arevalo
got a clip of him playing with dicky betts at the rock n roll hall of fame museum if you like to see a bass man doin his thing ... then you gotta check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrphKkmpFP4&feature=related but he ain't just a wiz bass player ... proficient on many instruments http://www.pedroarevalo.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=userpage&file=content&page_id=6 |
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matt from busted
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matt from busted
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matt chapman - rancid
roger manganelli - less than jake |
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Sir Gedward Of Lee, Rush
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I've never considered bass playing to be that technically demanding
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Jaco Pastorius :)
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