Your Favorite Bassist

[Wiz]

peter steel!! Thank god somebody mentioned the guy

 

[LarksTongues]

Here are some great bassists that come to mind that inspire me:

Stanley Clarke (see avatar)
Tony Levin
Jaco Pastorius
Les Claypool
Sean Malone
John Patitucci
Victor Wooten

so many others as well

 

[Enmesarra]

Steve DiGiorgio is my favourite for technique & playing & writing.

But my idol and most favourite player is Derek Boyer of Suffocation & (ex)Decrepit Birth, his style of holding the bass, playing it, presence and charisma on stage... wow!

And I would be grateful if someone can tell me the model of bass he plays

 

[Mr. S]

headstock kinda looks like a tobias.

 

[Enmesarra]

I think I just found it Tobias Growler I guess.

 

[Haunted Cereal]

david anver *cough*

 

[Lucky Seven]

Chris Squire - If you're going to play with a pick, listen to this guy.

 

[pillarsofdoom]

slash is the best bassist ever

 

[Lucky Seven]

rofl

 

[Desecrated]

Alex from CC
Les Claypool
Bass player from breach

 

[Zepp88]

Nobody digs Mike Inez???


Martin Mendez
Justin Chancellor
Victor Wooten
Cliff Burton
Dude from Pink Floyd (Was it Waters on bass?)
Gotta have Geezer Butler on the list, his lines and lyrics ruled!

 

[Benzesp]

Paul Raven
Eddie Jackson
John Myung
Bootsy
Lemmy Is GOD

 

[distressed_romeo]

Dominique depiazza (not sure I spelt that right), Bill THe Buddha Dickens, Alan Goldstein

I only discovered Dominique recently, but +100000 for him. His playing with the John McLaughlin Trio was just stunning.

Oh, add the guy from Sikth (whose name escapes me at the moment) to the list.

 

[rummy]

Lately, I've been digging Paul Deman. I ended up getting a couple of Sade CDs where he did some excellent bass work. I like Stu Zender and Paul Turner for their work with Jamiroquai. They make "typical" sound very enjoyable.

 

[Drew]

Sean Malone >*.

 

[GiantBaba]

Mick Karn

Fretless bassist for Japan, Dali's Car (with Peter Murphy), Polytown (with David Torn and Terry Bozzio) as well as some excellent solo work. Great saxophonist too

 

[8string]

Jaco Pastorius
Victor Wooten
John Myung
And I can't believe noone mentioned Gary Willis, he's probably the one who's influenced me the most.
And so many more

 

[ShawnFjellstad]

victor wooten and steve bailey are so cool.

 

[Ancestor]

Geezer.

 

[distressed_romeo]

Jaco Pastorius
Victor Wooten
John Myung
And I can't believe noone mentioned Gary Willis, he's probably the one who's influenced me the most.
And so many more

I mentioned Gary Willis somewhere on page 2!