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'All About That Bass' - Favourite Bass Guitarists

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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 71960
    Wisdom for Paul McCartney. I didn't realise how complex his lines are until my band decided to learn a few Beatles songs.
    That's why I didn't say him - I think he's arguably the greatest pop/rock bassist ever, and I do love listening to him, but I know I will never be able to come even close to emulating him or really understanding how he did it.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • Colin Greenwood
     Mike Mills
     Simon Raymonde
     Andy Hummel
     Joe Skyward
     Simon Gallup
     Paul McCartney


    My wife asked me to stop singing Wonderwall.
    I said maybe.....
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  • Jack Bruce
    Tony Levin

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  • FreebirdFreebird Frets: 5821
    edited November 2017
    Kim Deal
    Peter Hook
    Simon Gallup
    Andy Rourke
    Sting

    And this fella .. (I've got a black/black/rosewood Precision   )




    If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.
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  • stratman3142stratman3142 Frets: 2177
    edited November 2017
    James Jamerson
    Jaco Pastorius
    Bernard Edwards
    Rocco Prestia
    Pink Palladino
    Joe Dart
    Scott Devine

    It's not a competition.
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  • MossMoss Frets: 2409
    Peter Hook
    Kim Gordon
    Jesse F. Keeler
    James Murphy/Tyler Pope
    Tina Weymouth
    Stop crying, start buying
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  • The guy from the Darkness
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  • BridgehouseBridgehouse Frets: 24579
    The guy from GNR
    FTFY
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  • enjoenjo Frets: 250
    Dirk Lance gets the vote from me, funky lines and a rude tone. 
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  • darthed1981darthed1981 Frets: 11673
    Paul McCartney
    Lemmy
    Flea

    @Bridgehouse as well, obviously ;)
    We have to be so very careful, what we believe in...
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  • ReverendReverend Frets: 4974
    Steve Harris
    Geezer Butler
    Cliff Burton
    Roger Patterson
    The ox
    Mel Schacher
    James Jamerson
    Donald Dunn
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 71960
    Slightly puzzled that no-one has said Bruce Foxton yet…

    Another player I could never hope to emulate.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • JezWyndJezWynd Frets: 6021
    edited November 2017
    If you're stuck for a name -

    https://www.knowyourbassplayer.com
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  • Sean Yseult


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  • NiteflyNitefly Frets: 4902
    Chas Chandler
    Chris Squire

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  • bazxkrbazxkr Frets: 610
    edited November 2017

    I would only choose someone who I have seen perform live rather than listening to albums etc........but out of all the bands I've seen since the early 70s I'd go with Dave La Rue....one of the very few times I watched the bassist play as much as the lead guitarist (who was Steve Morse). He is a stunning player. Myung of Dream Theatre comes a close second.

    If I had to pick from album listening alone it would have to be John Entwistle..alas never got to see the Who live


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  • proggyproggy Frets: 5827
    Chris Squire

    Percy Jones.
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  • Tim Commerford from Rage Against the Machine.

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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7751
    Joe Dart, Random Jon Poole, James Jamerson, Jon Stockman.
    - "I'm going to write a very stiff letter. A VERY stiff letter. On cardboard."
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  • 'Dave' from Chas & Dave, seriously check him out.



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