Who's you favorite?

#21
Jaco: Mainly for his creativity and doing things nobody had really done before.
Charlie Haden: Definitely one of the more cerebral bassists I've ever heard. His use of intervals and reharmonization is legendary.
Scott LaFaro: Another one who took the bass into new territory by playing it in a way that had not really been done before.
 
#22
Victor Wooten. Rocco Prestia. Roscoe Beck. Brian Bromberg. Tiran Porter. Allen Woody. Berry Oakley. Alain Caron. Willie Weeks. Alphonso Johnson. Michael Manring. John Cowan.
Not that I can play like any of them........
 
#24
LowWay said:
I grew up in the same music scene as Lou Barlow. He's now my ex's neighbor. It's weird seeing him on a list with such big names, but not undeserved.
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Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh was some of my absolute favorite bands of my late teens/early adulthood, and some of the few bands that I loved back then that still means a lot to me, that I still love and haven't really grown out of, and Lou Barlow was in many ways my big musical hero back then.

Also the best songs on the last few Dinosaur Jr. albums in my opinion has been the ones written by Lou (even if the last J. Mascis solo album was great and had some of the best songs J have written like probably since the Hand It Over album from 1997).

Though Dinosaur Jr., J. Mascis, Lou Barlow and Sebadoh will always have a very special place in my heart no matter what.

And while Lou Barlow might not be as technical proficient as some of the other bass players on my list, and hardly is the best rock bassist ever, unlike J. Masics who I honestly consider one of the greatest rock guitarists ever, he is the perfect bass player for Dinosaur Jr. and an amazing songwriter as well.
 
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#25
I am a really big fan of Damian Erskine. If your not hip to him. Check him out. His style is unique and his approach is right up my alley.
He is a down to earth guy and a fantastic teacher. I am a member of his Bass Education.com website.
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NoiseNinja said:
Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh was some of my absolute favorite bands of my late teens/early adulthood, and some of the few bands that I loved back then that still means a lot to me, that I still love and haven't really grown out of, and Lou Barlow was in many ways my big musical hero back then.

Also the best songs on the last few Dinosaur Jr. albums in my opinion has been the ones written by Lou (even if the last J. Mascis solo album was great and had some of the best songs J have written like probably since the Hand It Over album from 1997).

Though Dinosaur Jr., J. Mascis, Lou Barlow and Sebadoh will always have a very special place in my heart no matter what.

And while Lou Barlow might not be as technical proficient as some of the other bass players on my list, and hardly is the best rock bassist ever, unlike J. Masics who I honestly consider one of the greatest rock guitarists ever, he is the perfect bass player for Dinosaur Jr. and an amazing songwriter as well.
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Totally agree. I remember fondly the day J Mascis came to see my little band in ‘94 in a local club and bought a CD. Bug and Green Mind were in constant rotation for me for years. Others too of course, but those were my favorites then.
 
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#33
  • Joe Dart for his unceasing drive and funk as well as his tone
  • Willie Weeks for his perfect lines
  • Stanley Clarke for his musicianship and tone
  • Paul Jackson for his groove and drive
  • Sir Paul for his unerring sense of melody
  • Duck Dunn for his solid underpinning of the song
  • Carol Kaye for everything she ever did
 
#35
lowdownthump said:
Larry Graham
James Jamerson
Bobby Watson
Louis Johnson
Nate Watts
Allen McGrier
Mark Adams
Carol Kaye
Meshell Ndegeocello
Esperanza Spalding
Janice Marie Johnson
Tina Weymouth
Bootsy
Marcus Miller
Aaron Mills
Prince
Mono Neon
Fred Hammond
Debra Killings
Sting
John Deacon
Phil Lynott
Geddy Lee
Bernard Edwards
Joseph Lucky Scott
Maurice Gibbs
Justin Raines
Sharay Reed
Alan Snoop Evans
Pino Palladino
John Taylor
Paul S. Denman
Stuart Zender
Paul Turner
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Great to have some love for Paul Denman. Sade’s underrated Star
 
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#36
Tina Weymouth and Bruce Thomas come to mind but the bass player named Mysterious in a band called the Rezillos was a personal favorite. His playing style and his tone really spoke to me. I also really liked a lot of the other bass players that have already been mentioned.
 
#38
John Deacon, John Paul Jones, James James Jamerson, Duck Dunn, Geddy Lee, Roger Waters, John Entwhistle and Carol Kaye are all personal heroes.

Flea I have a love-hate because I’ll never get remotely there with slapping and popping, but man what a show.
 
#39
Pizza1988 said:
Way too many throughout my life to list or pick just one, but..

I will say that just listening to Victor Wooten talk about bass/music is just as inspiring as watching him play.
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Listening to Vic talk about buying groceries is inspiring. I like him as a human even more than as a bass player.
 
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