celebrate bass player

[miryam_moz85]

ok we had the drummers by skinner..i think now it's time for the famous bass player out there... I also play the bass and in addition wanted a thread to celebrate them. The guys in the back who also keep the rhythm and a bit more Post pics, stories, articles or whatever you like of your favourite bassist!!

PS: @ skinner (sorry, i stole some text parts..hope you don't mind)

i start with stanley clarke

Jean-Jacques Burnel

Andy of course

and Adam Clayton

 

[miryam_moz85]

and him, of course

 

[Raymond J Marks]

Mani from The Stone Roses (Failsworth's finest, after myself, of course)

 

[sdsuedehead]

Dont forget David J from Bauhaus & Love and Rockets <------saw them last night in San Diego for their warm up Coachella show and they KILLED!

Loved every second of it!

 

[Skinner]

Dont forget David J from Bauhaus & Love and Rockets <------saw them last night in San Diego for their warm up Coachella show and the KILLED!

Loved every second of it!

You are very lucky! I really like Love and Rockets!

Here are some I am a fan of:

The master, Les Claypool...

Tal Wikenfeld (she toured with Jeff Beck and now has a solo record out) she is extremely talented and only 21 years old!)

and RIP one of the best bass players that ever lived, Cliff Burton:

 

[Skinner]

The next time you hear a Black Sabbath song, do yourself a favor and really listen to the bass. You will realize that Geezer Butler is ridiculously good!

Probably the most talented player of them all who sadly also died too young, Jaco Pastorius:

Not to mention the fact that he single handedly invented the fretless bass. He was a creative soul "Too rare to live, to weird to die"

 

[modrevolve]

Hooky

 

[jesuisbryony]

Chris Wolstenholme, for his wobbly head alone.

 

[fuckfrankie]

i started playing bass a smidge over a year ago and realized it's not as easy as it looks.

anyways...

Les Claypool is very impressive, but makes terrible music.

Hooky is great, but he's almost not a bass player. let's say he's the best lead bassist

Jerry Only, even if he did ruin the name of The Misfits

Gaz and Solomon

The Rourke

Simon Gallup

Geezer Butler

David J

Mike Dirnt (come on, he's good!)

 

[Uncleskinny]

Stuart Morrow - original bassist for New Model Army

 

[miryam_moz85]

Stuart Morrow - original bassist for New Model Army

ohyes he's amazing...great choice!!!

 

[miryam_moz85]

steve harris

John Entwistle (the who)

James Jamerson

Glenn Hughes

 

[nugz]

ummm, hellooooo?

also.

D'Arcy

 

[Uncleskinny]

Bernard Edwards of Chic. Ripped off by Queen for Another One Bites The Dust. How about that bassline to Good Times? Hugely influential.

Peter

 

[Skinner]

ummm, hellooooo?

also.

D'Arcy

Good call Nugzie! Duh!

 

[joey]

Carlos D - Interpol

Jesse Keeler - Death From Above 1979 (just fun stuff)

John Stirratt - Wilco

 

[Corrissey]

Paul Simonon -The Clash

John Entwistle -The Who

John Taylor -Duran Duran

 

[Corrissey]

Flea

 

[Half_a_Person]

Andy Rourke (The Smiths)

Steven Severin (Siouxsie and The Banshees)

Benjamin Orr (The Cars, RIP)

Cliff Williams (AC/DC)

Kim Deal (The Pixies)

 

[Alcoholic Afternoons]

Of those not mentioned, Mark Sandman (Morphine), Bootsy Collins, Tony Levin, Phil Lesh and Chris Squire come to mind.