Fine... Yop 5 Bass Players

[Vodstok]

No one ever pays attention to the Bass Player... I have been one since I was 15 (jesus, going on 13 years......)

Here are my top picks:

1. Tie. Les Claypool and Flea
2. Cliff Burton
3. Robert Trujillo (Suicidal Tendancies, Infectious Grooves, and now Metallica)
4. Duff McKegan (his Bass run at the beginning of You Could Be Mine made me want to play bass in the first place)
5. Chris Squire (from Yes... LAugh all you want, listen to Roundabout, that bass fucking rocks)

i wont list myself, because even though i have always been confident that i am a very good bass player, i am about a year out of practice....

[Egekrusher]

1. Cliff Burton. Always be the best in my book. His bass solos are just phenomenal (their presence at least, definitely not his technical prowess)
2. Les Claypool.
3. John Myung (Dream Theater). The best technical bassist I've ever heard.
4. Flea
5. Fieldy. Now, don't jump on me, I can't stand any Korn albums after Life Is Peachy. However, I love Fieldy's style on those first 2 albums.

[Vodstok]

Fieldy is great. He said on tv that he was very heavily influenced by flea. Most of his stuff is more percussive than actually tonal. he gets extra Kudos for being innovative.

OMG, Bass playing along with the DRUMs and not just mimicing the guitar?!?!? Get the fuck out of here.....;)

[kpropain]

1. Les Claypool = God
2. Cliff Burton
3. Steve Harris ( Iron Maiden )
4. Billy Sheehan
5. Jaco Pastorius
6. Stu Hamm
7. Flea
8. John Myung
9. Gary Meskill
10. Robert Trujillo ( The Infectious Grooves stuff was fucking top notch, also Suicidal Tendencies)
11. Victor Wooten

Sorry couldn't name just 5, I've been a bass player for 17 years and all these guys had a big influence on my playing style...

[Vodstok]

kpro, you officially rock. Didnt know you were a bass player, but i suspected :)

[kpropain]

That ain't no six string in my hand, course I play six string also though, hell for that matter anything with strings on it...


Oh yeah forgot to add Tony Franklin, and Marco Mendoza to my list.

[Arioch]

agree on Les Claypool, Flea, and Cliff Burton....all immensly talented...

[Hate_Breeder]

1.Les Claypool
2.Jaco Pastrious
3.The bassist from Nomeansno,one of the Hanson brothers
4.Jerry Only(doesnt say best but cool as hell)
5.Robert Trujillo(Suicidal Tendencies is his best stuff BTW)

[kpropain]

Originally posted by Hate_Breeder
1.Les Claypool
2.Jaco Pastrious
3.The bassist from Nomeansno,one of the Hanson brothers
4.Jerry Only(doesnt say best but cool as hell)
5.Robert Trujillo(Suicidal Tendencies is his best stuff BTW)

Robert Trujillo is a fucking awesome bass player, I think his better stuff though was in Infectious Grooves.....A lot more technical stuff.
Though his Suicidal stuff was great to.....

[Vodstok]

Infectious Gooves kicked ass... The opening to Funk It Up was incredible. I wanted to be the first kid on my block that could play it (i could, kind of). Remember "Violent and Funky"? That line was nearly fucking impossible to play. i could do the triplets, but a minute into the song, my damn hands would cramp up.

[orangestar]

gotta go with Les Claypool, Fieldy and Flea. Talented guys.

[Hate_Breeder]

Its top 5 not 3 orangy

[newb]

Les Claypool
John Entwistle
Allen Woody
Billt Cox
Bootsy Collins
David Schools
Jason Newsted
Victor Wooten

did ja say 5 or 8

[Dr.L00MIS]

Cliff Burton
Flea
Rex(Pantera)
Robert Trujillo
Duff McKegan

[Sedated_replica]

This is blatantly biased.

Because Paul McCartney is one of the greatest of all time.

Just because you play fast metal doesn't mean your any good.

I can't remember his name but the dude from Primus is one of the best

[Dr.L00MIS]

Originally posted by Sedated_replica
This is blatantly biased.

Because Paul McCartney is one of the greatest of all time.

Just because you play fast metal doesn't mean your any good.

I can't remember his name but the dude from Primus is one of the best




I understand and agree, i listed my favorite 5, not the 5 best.

[Demonic Faces]

im not gonna list myself, but im good, ive only had 3 years of practice, but my favourite bassits are

steve harris
paul grey
fieldy
rex
twiggy
robert trujillo

[kpropain]

Originally posted by Sedated_replica
This is blatantly biased.

Because Paul McCartney is one of the greatest of all time.


Have to agree here, Paul is a fucking top notch bassist and wrote some of the most catchy and rememberable bass lines ever.


Originally posted by Sedated_replica
Just because you play fast metal doesn't mean your any good.


Yeah I agree on this partially, while there are some plain old run of the mill bassist in metal that do nothing but chug along with the root of the song and add no emphasis on bass fills or just have absolutely no style to them at all...

But on the other hand there are a lot of incredible bassist in metal that have created their own unique style and are just plain out fucking awesome, for instance, Cliff Burton, Steve Harris, John Myung, and Robert Trujillo...


Originally posted by Sedated_replica
I can't remember his name but the dude from Primus is one of the best

That would be mister Les Claypool, who I consider one of the best bass players in the world ever bar none...

His degree of technical playing is fucking unreal...

[Hate_Breeder]

Matt Freeman is another good one..

[Sedated_replica]

Bass is Highly under-rated. And all people want to be is a guitar player because they're soooo fuckin' cool.

Dee Dee Ramone is one of my favourite. Not saying he's one of the best.

OH, one of the best bass players EASILY is Brian Ritchies from The Violent Femmes. He can bass solo on your FACE. Just listen to "add it up"

[Hate_Breeder]

Dee Dee is a good choice! *thumbs up*

Im surprised no one has mentioned Eric Wilson of Sublime and Long Beach Dub All Stars..

[Sedated_replica]

Why don't they make Dee Dee ramone shirts?

[MisterSadistro]

1) Bootsy Collins
2) Flea
3) Les Claypool
4) the guy who plays for Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
5) either "Geezer" Butler or John Entwistle
CK

[Death By Jell-O]

P-Nut - 311

Eric Wilson - Sublime

Zeb - The Special Goodness

Matt Freeman - Operation Ivy/Rancid

[bloodrayne]

Dustin Hupe (Seeds Of Deceit)...That is all :D

[Death By Jell-O]

Originally posted by bloodrayne
Dustin Hupe (Seeds Of Deceit)...That is all :D

Shameless Pimping of a new flame....:rolleyes:

[bloodrayne]

Originally posted by Death By Jell-O
Shameless Pimping of a new flame....:rolleyes: LOL...Yep :D

[dr. pheobs]

I think most of these could win by popular vote.

les claypool
john myung
robert truillo
cliff burton
flea

[DraculaInDallas]

1. Bill Dance

2. Roland Martin

3. Hank Parker

4. Shaw Grigsby

5. Jimmy Houston

:D

[Sedated_replica]

I don't know any of those guys

[Elvis_Christ]

Cliff Burton definatley Metallica sucked without him. I really like the dude out of Fugazi can't quite remember his name at the moment. I've just started playing the bass again after quite awhile. My band had a gig last night but we were shut down after four songs by noise control.

[Tolstoy]

Cronos!

And Lemmy.

Is that five? I can't count.

[kpropain]

Lemmy = God

[Death By Jell-O]

Who would win in a wrestling match between Lemmy and God?

[kpropain]

Originally posted by Death By Jell-O
Who would win in a wrestling match between Lemmy and God?

Neither it's a trick question, Lemmy is God:p

[Death By Jell-O]

http://www.filmint.nu/bilder/netonly/artikelbilder/matrix/Airheads.jpg

[kpropain]

HAHAHA:D

[bloodrayne]

ooooh...Brendan Fraser is TOOO hot in Airheads....Makes me wanna.......uhhh......






I'll just take that pic, thanks...:D







I think it's the guitar...Are those things SUPPOSED to be aphrodisiacs?






Dammit...My guy's recording all day today...I can't wait till he gets finished ;)

[Sedated_replica]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
Cliff Burton definatley Metallica sucked without him. I really like the dude out of Fugazi can't quite remember his name at the moment. I've just started playing the bass again after quite awhile. My band had a gig last night but we were shut down after four songs by noise control.

I'm so stupid, Fugazi's Joe Lally. He's one of the greatest and I totally forgot. I'm losing it.

Got any recordings of you're band?

[Elvis_Christ]

Some but there real shit. We're getting on to recording a demo real soon tho so I'll let you know if you want a copy.