Bass Player Appreciation Thread

[The Grimace]

An idiot friend of mine asked me today about who the best or most famous metal bassists were. He didn't know anybody I told him cause he's functionally retarded, but I wanted to ask the peanut galley for their thoughts.

What metal bassists do you love who are really good? Really talented guys, not some pick-style player who rides the root for every song, great unknown and underappreciated guys, mostly, and if anyone says Steve Digiorgio... only fucking bass player people know...

 

[Doomwatcher]

Tony Choy, i very much liked his work on the Atheist and Pestilence albums.

 

[GoatChrist]

Alex Webster from Cannibal Corpse. He's one of the best bassists ever imo.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Jaco Pastorius
Zia (Ozric Tentacles)
Lars Norberg
Sean Malone
etc.

 

[Jean-Pierre]

DD fucking Verni

 

[andrew_plamondon]

Lars Norberg is probably the most insane bassist I've heard.
There's also Sean Malone (Cynic), Tony Choy (Atheist, Cynic, Pestilence), Roger Patterson (Atheist), Dominic Lapointe (from Augury and Atheretic), Francois Mongrain (Martyr), Steeve Cloutier (Gorguts), Sebastien Painchaud (Winter Bestowed), Tyr, Skoll (Arcturus, Ved Buens Ende), etc..

 

[Arrakis]

Eric Langlois (Cryptopsy)

 

[genocide roach]

ME!

seriously. im gonna get shit for this. but DEMAIO! he is just amazing

also:
alex webster
steve digiorgio
and the dude from cryptopsy


....and me
~gR~

 

[ThePhilosopher]

definitely Steve Cloutier form Gorguts.

 

[andrew_plamondon]

Here's something that might help you !
http://medieteknik.bth.se/joba01/main.php

 

[Kenneth R.]

Jaco Pastorius
Zia (Ozric Tentacles)
Lars Norberg
Sean Malone
etc.

^ agree


+Tony Levin
+John Myung
+Victor Wooten

 

[plaguewilder]

If you mention Tony Choy you MUST also mention Roger Patterson. His playing on Piece of Time is incredible.
Sean Malone
J.P.Thesseling

 

[Cynical]

Mike Allen (from Acerbus)... holy shit, that dude is incredible.

 

[Jean-Pierre]

ME!

seriously. im gonna get shit for this. but DEMAIO! he is just amazing

Why would you get shit for that? Anyone who disagrees is retarded.

 

[MasterOLightning]

Choy, Patterson, Myung, Digiorgio, Troy Sanders from Mastodon

Where's the love for Dave Ellefson? I know the Soulfly thing is pretty bad, but who can forget the classic intro to Peace Sells?

 

[Death Aflame]

and if anyone says Steve Digiorgio... only fucking bass player people know...

Steve DiGiorgio. What?

 

[stefan86]

DiGiorgio does fucking own.

 

[Barking Pumpkin]

Thomas Miller (ex-Symphony X) was great. I guess he might have gotten overshadowed a bit by the rest of the band (well....Romeo).

 

[Hell Mike]

seriously. im gonna get shit for this. but DEMAIO! he is just amazing

He is you know, it's a sahme that he desn't erally get to use his talent a lot thoughhhnk ,dv

 

[The Grimace]

Steve DiGiorgio. What?

In that "Dream Lineup" thread a while ago I think literally half the people put him as the bassist. The guy's awesome, but he's not the most melodically intricate or even particularly diverse bassist around. He just throws wicked solos. And he has a cool tone (which I totally stole for my fretless playing. )