paul carruthers Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 I apologize in advance if this is old hat, but I did an intense 4 page search & found nothing, so here I am. Now given that this is a Zep forum, it's prerequisite that JPJ is the goat, but who are some of your other favorite masters of the bass instrument. If I had to rank my own personal favorites, my list would be: Geddy Lee Bill Wyman Robert DeLeo Jack Bruce Brown Mark Chris Squire Carl Radle I'm sure I'm forgetting a few other rock & rollers, but as Tony Kornheiser would say, "That's it, that's my list." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZ98 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) James Dewar, bassist and vocalist for Robin Trower. I always liked his bass playing and loved his singing. Can't believe it's been almost 20 years since he passed away. Edited December 28, 2021 by SteveZ98 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Apart from John Paul Jones, here is my Baker's Dozen (in no particular order): James Jamerson Paul McCartney Bootsy Collins Bill Wyman Donald 'Duck' Dunn Lemmy Dusty Hill Graham Maby Bruce Foxton James Dewar Peter Hook Robbie Shakespeare Tina Weymouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1975NQ Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) Paul McCartney John Entwistle Les Claypool Mike Watt Geddy Lee Bruce Thomas Aston Barrett Steve Hanley Jim Hughart Edited December 28, 2021 by 1975NQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3hrsoflunacy Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 John Entwistle John Paul Jones Geddy Lee Chris Squire Donald "Duck" Dunn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1975NQ Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 46 minutes ago, Strider said: James Jamerson Good one, how could I forget this guy. Just about everyone on my own list has cited him as a major influence. Elvis Costello should have listed him as a co-writer on Get Happy lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgeholder Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, 1975NQ said: Aston Barrett Good one! Let's not forget the great John Deacon of Queen. And of course Jaco Pastorius. You know, the other day I was in the car and 'Walk This Way' came on and I was like 'Damn, that bass track smokes!'. Gotta give a shout out to Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith, very underrated player. Johnny B Gayden, who played with Albert Collins, is another great, under-the-radar bassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul carruthers Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 Man, this just popped into my mind & I couldn't believe I forgot Roger Waters... 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1975NQ Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 2 hours ago, badgeholder said: Good one! Let's not forget the great John Deacon of Queen. And of course Jaco Pastorius. You know, the other day I was in the car and 'Walk This Way' came on and I was like 'Damn, that bass track smokes!'. Gotta give a shout out to Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith, very underrated player. Johnny B Gayden, who played with Albert Collins, is another great, under-the-radar bassist Oh yeah, Tom Hamilton! That bass line is indeed a killer. And of course, "Sweet Emotion", maybe the most famous bass line in all of rock? I haven't heard of Gayden so did some YouTubing. I played "Frozen" with Albert Collins ... pretty dope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1975NQ Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 A little bit of a link to Zep - I've always loved the bass on Eddie Cochran's "Somethin Else". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Roger Glover Jah Wobble Phil Lesh Phil Lynott Geezer Butler To name a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Smith Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 (edited) 2 Edited December 29, 2021 by Ian Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 22 hours ago, 1975NQ said: Good one, how could I forget this guy. Just about everyone on my own list has cited him as a major influence. Elvis Costello should have listed him as a co-writer on Get Happy lol Quite a few others that I didn't have room for but are also faves of mine...Phil Lynott, Chris Squire, Bruce Thomas, Steve Harris, Mike Watt, Kim Gordon, Jah Wobble, Brown Mark, Cliff Burton, Eric Avery, Norwood Fisher, Carol Kaye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1975NQ Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Strider said: Quite a few others that I didn't have room for but are also faves of mine...Phil Lynott, Chris Squire, Bruce Thomas, Steve Harris, Mike Watt, Kim Gordon, Jah Wobble, Brown Mark, Cliff Burton, Eric Avery, Norwood Fisher, Carol Kaye. Nice shout out to Norwood, such an underrated bassist, Dude f-in lays it DOWN like no other and can play any style, "Sunless Saturday" is like Rush meets Sly, and the interplay between that sick bass line with the drums and guitar is what's making it happen. Also - I love how he took "Fight the Youth" and saved it from being a stupid big hair 80's style rock song with that FUNK lol, And don't get me started on his live playing ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 I would add Rocco Prestia (Tower of Power) and Jeffery Hammond (Jethro Tull - from Aqualung through Minstrel in the Gallery) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1975NQ Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 1 hour ago, John M said: I would add Rocco Prestia (Tower of Power) and Jeffery Hammond (Jethro Tull - from Aqualung through Minstrel in the Gallery) I bring up Norwood and John M. drops this ^ (Norwood was absolutely influenced by Rocco). John, I don't know if you like Fishbone or not but there's a fun track on the Mask soundtrack called "Let the Good Times Roll". It's Fishbone with ToP horn section. And now I feel the need to listen to East Bay Grease which will def make work a little more fun today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Here is a version of the great Oakland Stroke without vocals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1975NQ Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 (edited) Might as well throw in Jamaaladeen Tacuma. It's Friday, it's NYE ...why not? Here's something from Jamaaladeen's short-lived funk band Cosmetic. He got signed to Rough Trade in 82, when post punk bands were all the rage. This sounds very "Ornette meets post punk" with all those angular guitars so I'm pretty sure he was listening to Rough Trade artists (The Fall, Pere Ubu, Pop Group, etc) while writing/recording this: Edited December 31, 2021 by 1975NQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1975NQ Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 On 12/28/2021 at 4:00 PM, paul carruthers said: Man, this just popped into my mind & I couldn't believe I forgot Roger Waters... 😳 He's def underrated as a bassist. Killer sense of timing and feel. I love what he did with "Echoes". "Have a Cigar" bass line is also pretty dope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Many Great names mentioned here. I'll add Doug Pinnick of King X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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