best bass guitarist

generalissimo

Culture

08 Mar 09

generalissimo

Pepperland

Joined: 30 May 07
Moves: 12892

08 Mar 09

paul maccatney, mike huckabee, and jesus (see )

~~robbie carrobie~~

Joined: 26 Aug 07
Moves: 38239

08 Mar 09

Originally posted by generalissimo
paul maccatney, mike huckabee, and jesus (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMZ4P3b1-Hk)

Steve Harris!

Pariah325

Knife Wielder

In the shadows...

Joined: 28 Aug 08
Moves: 76151

08 Mar 09

Les Claypool, Flea

FMF

Joined: 28 Oct 05
Moves: 34587

08 Mar 09

Percy Jones

Badwater

Joined: 07 Jan 08
Moves: 34575

09 Mar 09

Posers, all.

Try Jaco Pastorius.

Bosse de Nage

Zellulärer Automat

Spiel des Lebens

Joined: 27 Jan 05
Moves: 90892

09 Mar 09

Lemmy Kilminster ...

rbmorris

Vampyroteuthis

Infernalis

Joined: 13 Apr 04
Moves: 100353

09 Mar 09

Claypool & Jaco. No question.

Sake

Utrecht

Joined: 16 Feb 04
Moves: 121009

10 Mar 09

Kai Eckhardt

badmoon

lazy boy derivative

Joined: 11 Mar 06
Moves: 71817

10 Mar 09

Originally posted by Badwater
Posers, all.

Try Jaco Pastorius.

Jaco as an electric bassist was a regular hurricane on his axe. brilliantly talented BUT...ther were others who had a more lyrical and mature sound while keeping the same level of expertice. Stanley Clarke for one.

~~robbie carrobie~~

Joined: 26 Aug 07
Moves: 38239

11 Mar 09

Jack Bruce and J.S. Bach!

znsho

Joined: 03 Oct 05
Moves: 86698

17 Mar 09

No one can say who the best is, but bass players of note:

Jack Bruce
Jack Cassidy