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Favorite Bass Player

This guy might be one of the most underrated ever -his guitarist of course got so much attention, But Noel Redding's bass lines were absolutely brilliant


 
Fun Thread! Too many Greats to choose just one.

Enjoy a little taste of Robert Merrill (mainly known for Bass w/ Godsmack) -

 
John Paul Jones...

 
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Elvira said:
John Paul Jones...

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as a pure bassist, I think JPJ is slightly behind his British Contemporaries Jack Bruce and John Entwistle. JB was perhaps the greatest overall musician of all the bassists from classic rock due to his soaring vocals, and masterful songwriting: a reason why I rate Mountain's Felix Pappalardi so high-he produced some of Cream's greatest works as well as his brilliant vocals. JPJ did very little vocal work and wasn't the song writer. However, he could play just about any instrument at a master's level-like Prince and Steve Winwood, he was a great keyboardist, guitarist, bassist etc. Paul MCartney often is overlooked but has to be on any list of the "best rock bassist" and The late Great Greg Lake-who was ELP's vocalist and guitarist, laid down some great bass lines with King Crimson
 
I am not a follower of this band but a couple bass players I know swear this guy is the finest bass instrumentalist on the planet now

 
Mark Sandman deserves a mention for what he can do with two strings and a slide:

 
another contender: Pino Palladino
 
Have you seen this guy? I like all the time signature changes.

 
I love Flea, but Les Claypool from Primus (known to favor a 6 string fretless) is hands down my pick for best bass guitarist ever.

Here's the two back to back...who wins?



(He doesn't have his 6 string in this video)

Here's the 6 string here:

 
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truthatallcost said:
As a guitar player who gets burnt out on my own instrument from time to time, I like to get inspired by non guitar players who have something unique to communicate musically. My favorite bass player to watch for the past few months is Mohini Dey, a 20 year old bad ass from India. This song is pretty accessible pop tune, but she has some great 20 minute jams of traditional Indian music mixed with modern influences.



She will mesmerize you if you give it a chance.

Which bass player is your favorite?
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She is terrific! But, immodestly perhaps, my favorite bass player is my daughter who has played bass professionally with blues bands on both coasts but as an avocation as she has a serious full time career job that doesn't involve music.
 
My two favorite Lady Bass players.




 
OlNate said:
I love Flea, but Les Claypool from Primus (known to favor a 6 string fretless) is hands down my pick for best bass guitarist ever.

Here's the two back to back...who wins?



(He doesn't have his 6 string in this video)

Here's the 6 string here:

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How the hell did we miss Claypool? Good one Nate.
 
truthatallcost said:
As a guitar player who gets burnt out on my own instrument from time to time, I like to get inspired by non guitar players who have something unique to communicate musically. My favorite bass player to watch for the past few months is Mohini Dey, a 20 year old bad ass from India. This song is pretty accessible pop tune, but she has some great 20 minute jams of traditional Indian music mixed with modern influences.



She will mesmerize you if you give it a chance.

Which bass player is your favorite?
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My favorite?
Me.
Followed by John Myung, James Jamerson, Bernard Edwards and of course Carol Kaye.

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Mick Karn and Bernard Edwards
 
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Without a doubt all modern bass players owe a debt to the brilliant Charlie Mingus. Even when they don't know who he was, never heard his name, they've learned from him by 3rd and 4th generation musicians who may also not be directly influenced by Charlie, but those who followed those who followed Charlie. Listen to him and you too will recognize the genius and his influence.



Here is an excerpt from Charlie's greatest work:



Charlie gained a place for himself as a man who wandered the streets late at night, for days at time, unwashed, in the same clothes, old pajamas and a robe, with those who saw him during his wanderings concluding he was a heroin addict or an alcoholic. Police recognized Charlie was harmless, and often escorted him home to his frantic wife, who had called police many times in pursuit of Charlie. Charlie, most of the time wasn't drunk or high on smack, he was deep into his own mind, hearing his music and composing more. Some might say was insane, and after one multi day of wandering in the streets, his wife, with help from two friendly police officers, escorted Charlie to Bellevue for a psychiatric exam, for his own good. A young resident working at Bellevue then, had a father who participated at Columbia University with the evaluation of Albert Einstein's intelligence. He borrowed tools from his father, and put Charlie to the test. Charlie's mind was so far developed with the ability to quantify the mathematical and symbolic abilities to theorize on a level unknown by most people that he was judged to be more intelligent than Albert, and likely to be equally capable of theorizing the Quantum physics Albert had suggested. His own mind tortured Charlie with his abilities to see what we mere mortals don't. Charlies was released from Bellevue as not insane, but beyond understanding.

Learn a bit more about Charlie, and as far as I know this is the only place online where Epitaph as performed after his death is available, for you, if you have the courage, the fortitude and the desire to be a far better musician than you are, study Charlie's great opus, his symphony Epitaph.

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92884124

When Jack Bruce played with Cream, the media pegged him as the greatest bass player the world had ever heard. Jack shrugged, and simply said "Mingus."
 
My favorite is McCartney. Just like Ringo on drums, I know he's not technically the fastest or most complicated, but his contributions seemed to fit so perfectly in so many great tunes they made. It's just more satisfying to listen to imo than something more technical but less melodic in a mediocre song.

 
James Jamerson, Chris Squire, Nathan East, Carol Kaye, Joe Osborn, Paul McCartney, Ric Fierabracci, David Margen, Dee Murray, Doug Wimbish, T-Bone Wolk, Jaco Pastorius, Pino Palladino
 
OldFatGuy said:
Without a doubt all modern bass players owe a debt to the brilliant Charlie Mingus. Even when they don't know who he was, never heard his name, they've learned from him by 3rd and 4th generation musicians who may also not be directly influenced by Charlie, but those who followed those who followed Charlie. Listen to him and you too will recognize the genius and his influence.



Here is an excerpt from Charlie's greatest work:



Charlie gained a place for himself as a man who wandered the streets late at night, for days at time, unwashed, in the same clothes, old pajamas and a robe, with those who saw him during his wanderings concluding he was a heroin addict or an alcoholic. Police recognized Charlie was harmless, and often escorted him home to his frantic wife, who had called police many times in pursuit of Charlie. Charlie, most of the time wasn't drunk or high on smack, he was deep into his own mind, hearing his music and composing more. Some might say was insane, and after one multi day of wandering in the streets, his wife, with help from two friendly police officers, escorted Charlie to Bellevue for a psychiatric exam, for his own good. A young resident working at Bellevue then, had a father who participated at Columbia University with the evaluation of Albert Einstein's intelligence. He borrowed tools from his father, and put Charlie to the test. Charlie's mind was so far developed with the ability to quantify the mathematical and symbolic abilities to theorize on a level unknown by most people that he was judged to be more intelligent than Albert, and likely to be equally capable of theorizing the Quantum physics Albert had suggested. His own mind tortured Charlie with his abilities to see what we mere mortals don't. Charlies was released from Bellevue as not insane, but beyond understanding.

Learn a bit more about Charlie, and as far as I know this is the only place online where Epitaph as performed after his death is available, for you, if you have the courage, the fortitude and the desire to be a far better musician than you are, study Charlie's great opus, his symphony Epitaph.

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92884124

When Jack Bruce played with Cream, the media pegged him as the greatest bass player the world had ever heard. Jack shrugged, and simply said "Mingus."
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Who knows how much of this is true and how much is fantasy, but I’ll just point out this fact that’s in his Wikipedia entry, and generally a well known fact about him:

“Mingus hated all nicknames derived from Charles ("Don't call me Charlie; that's not a man's name, that's a name for a horse"[1]).


It’s Charles Mingus. Charles.


As for my favorite bass player?

I’m partial to Duck Dunn of Booker T and the MGs.
 
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Dave Holland, Charlie Haden, Ron Carter, etc...

But it just doesn't make sense to have a favorite one. Too many flavors and dialects, too many skill levels and other variables.
 
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