Who's your favorite bassist?

#183
Since the title says "favorite" and not "best" or "most influential," my favorites — the ones I listen to when I want inspiration and feel — are Charlie Haden and Jerry Jemmott.
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#184
James Jamerson is overall favorite.

His stuff always seemed appropriate for the song.

Others:
Paul McCartney
Duck Dunn
Wilton Felder
Rocco Prestia
Jaco Pastorius
Marcus Miller
Sting
Michael Manring
Victor Wooten
Charles Berthoud
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#185
thmsjordan said:
BIG Fan of Nathan East. He is what I have aspired to be. Consummate studio player/sideman who can give you anything you ask him for and provide you with an beautiful and melodic solo when asked to do so. Blistering speed doesn't impress me. Knowing how to create a fantastic groove and knowing what notes to pick to create something clever and melodic when soloing does.
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East sometimes seems like a modern James Jamerson to me, a great and appropriate player.
 
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#188
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Tomohito Aoki.

I listen to his playing every day. Probably not very well known to Western Audiences.

I love his sound and he was a phenomenal musician. Played with DIMENSION and Toshiki Kadomatsu. He inspires me to be a better bass player. Unfortunately no longer with us as he passed away in 2006. If someone askes me who is my favourite, its him.

The DIMENSION album catalogue is quite vast, but I'm currently listening to this track pretty obsessively at the moment



and him playing finger style, on his album Experience

 
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Mark from Boston said:
Since the title says "favorite" and not "best" or "most influential," my favorites — the ones I listen to when I want inspiration and feel — are Charlie Haden and Jerry Jemmott.
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I said Favorite, Meaning who do you like the most. They can still be the most Influential for your or the Best. Cliff Influences my playing. But So does Trujillo. Yet Cliff is my favorite, Because I just enjoy his sound and playing more.
 
#192
Richard Bona. Wait for him trading licks with the trumpet player. I'd first heard him with Weather Report, a very long time ago. He's like a whole different person now: A virtuoso who plays at playing. Some guys I watch and think "great chops" but when I watch Bona in this context, I think, here's somebody really enjoying life.
 
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#194
Ezrah said:
Hello, TalkBass, I'd just like to as everyone here who their favorite bassist is. No Arguments. Although feel free to rank them, It's no contest though. To answer my own question, It's Cliff Burton of Metallica! Rest in peace, Cliff, My dearest condolences to your family. After him, It'd be Steve Harris, Nate Navarro, Charles Berthoud, And Definitely Justin Chancellor. Who's Your favorite?
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A long time ago
In a galaxy far far away
I was a 15 yr old beginner bass player I liked
Pete Agnew - Nazareth
J.P.J. - Zepplin
Roger Glover - Deep Purple
Dee Murray - Elton John
But then
I heard Chris Squire. - YES
To this very day
He is by far my
FAVORITE BASS PLAYER ....
Billy Sheehan is a close 2nd
 
#195
Ritter667 said:
In no particular order:

Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (NHØP)
Victor Wooten
Chris Wood
Bill Laswell
Trevor Dunn
Julie Slick
Justin Chancellor
Cliff Burton
Lou Barlow
Paz Lenchantin
Peter Hook
Jack Casady
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Honorable mentions, who probably should have been included on the main list:

Paul McCartney
Stanley Clarke
Lemmy
Zak Sally (Low 1994–2005)
Kim Deal
Kim Gordon
 
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#199
woodyng2 said:
In my teens, I was really attracted to the grungey but melodic sounds of Entwhistle, Squire, Rick Price, Roy Wood, JJ Brunel,
Bruce Thomas, Martin Gordon, Martin Turner, Trevor Boulder,Joe Macre,Jon Camp.
Quite a lot of Brits for a landlocked Memphis lad.
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JJ Burnel's (not Brunel ;)) tone is something else, so grindy and gnarly.

I love it too.

Great example of a P with roundwounds, played with a pick, a frowny EQ, with a slight tilt towards the higher mids, and then just overdriving the amp as shags.
 
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