Name an indispensable bassist

thecolourbox

RustySpanner said:

Paul Simonon - The Clash. 

I always like stuff he did with Art Garfunkel more tbh

RustySpanner

I am a Lover's Rock? 

roberty

Winny_Pooh said:

EricTheWeary said:

Norman Watt Roy in The Blockheads. 

Great shout

Yeah I missed this. Absolutely

Have we had Brian Richie from the Violent Femmes? I saw them once and he is an absolute beast. A virtuoso in the truest sense

Redlester

Derek Smalls

slacker

Les claypool I know the rule is no singers but I think he qualifies.

Simple minds have had lots of bassists but its Forbes for me.

Pino in every band he's been in except the who. Entwhistle was beyond genius.

Fleetwood Mac cos the chain is enough reason.

Mike Karn in Japan

That bloke in parquet courts just listen to the football song.

RocknRollDave

+1 to:

Bruce Foxton
John Deacon
Mani


also Andy Rourke

thumpingrug

Pete Trewavas 

stufisher

Gerry McAvoy ... provided Rory with a crisply ironed tablecloth

Roger Waters ... creative genius

Jack Bruce ... one of three driving forces

Geezer Butler ... coz I loved the perspex bass

Phil Lynott ... coz he was an iconic front man

Ray Brown ... c'mon, he married Ella Fitzgerald 

Philly_Q

Continuing to ignore the "no singers" rule, the late, great Jimmy Dewar with Robin Trower.  It was never the same without him.

richardhomer

Nathan East, Jaco Pastorius - and Danny Thompson, whose double bass was so significant a part of John Martyn’s greatest albums.

viz

poopot said:

Caffeine_Vampire said:

poopot said:

All bass players are expendable…
no one listens to them…

I'll be there for you at your funeral.

Well if you’re a bass player you’re prolly gonna be late anyway

I think you’d be the one who was “late” haha lol geddit

poopot

Bridgehouse said:

poopot said:

All bass players are expendable…
no one listens to them…

*hovers finger over “banned” button*

 Button? Singular?

and most bass players would still press the wrong one

Gassage

Geddy Lee. 

poopot

Gassage said:

Geddy Lee. 

The woman that used to do the cookery on TV AM?

didn’t know she played bass… every days a school day.

Bod

Karl Alvarez of Descendents.  A bit niche I know, but he's an amazing bassist and integral to their sound.

Gassage

poopot said:

Gassage said:

Geddy Lee. 

The woman that used to do the cookery on TV AM?

didn’t know she played bass… every days a school day.

That's it- she's always in a rush.

Bod

Gassage said:

poopot said:

Gassage said:

Geddy Lee. 

The woman that used to do the cookery on TV AM?

didn’t know she played bass… every days a school day.

That's it- she's always in a rush.

Wasn't that Rushty Lee?

Jfingers

Brian Ritchie of The Violent Femmes can play a bit...

Winny_Pooh

Without Jenny this band wouldn't write songs period:

Litterick

James McNew
Mark Ibold
Danny Thompson