Best Bass player ever.

[FluffyDonkey]

I'm going to have to start with the Tiger woods of Bass.

Clifford Lee Burton.

My appologies if this has been done before, but if it has then i missed it.

 

[~UlvedaL~]

Les Claypool
Steve DiGiorgio

 

[Episteme]

Les Claypool
John Myung
Thomas Miller

 

[Harp Heaven]

Vic Wooten

Kicks the arse out of anything- EVER.

 

[Cyclonus]

Manring

 

[Ravnanger]

one of the best bass players of all time is Yes's Chris Squire. He is truly amazing!

 

[vic was 'ere]

That's an easy one - it has to be Steve Harris from Iron Maiden. The best bass player ever.

 

[iAMtheblackwizards]

Vic Wooten

Kicks the arse out of anything- EVER.

I second that. Victor Wooten is a musical god

 

[Life Sucks]

In terms of metal:

Steve DiGiorgio
Tony Choy
Eric Langlois

 

[NAD]

Manring

Not my absolute favorite, but definitely the most talented I've ever heard! His harmonics are INSANE!

 

[MardyAss]

There is no such a thing as greatest bess player ever.

Sean Malone, Roger Patterson, Tony Choy, Steve Cloutier, Jaco Pastorius, Jeff Berlin all deserve a mention though.

 

[tara]

That's an easy one - it has to be Steve Harris from Iron Maiden. The best bass player ever.

You got it.
David Ellefson is one of my favorites as well.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Steve DiGiorgio

 

[Manga-San]

Geddy Lee is pretty good too...

And Flee...

And John Myung...

 

[Niklas]

Sharlee from Arch Enemy is great

 

[Tool]

Ahh, many good bassists,I dont think I could pick one...

Cliff Burton, Harris, Les Claypool, Chris Squire, Geezer Butler are all certainly on the upper reaches.

Excuse my ignorance, but what band is Steve DiGiorgio from?

 

[MardyAss]

Testament, death, sadus, iced earth, dark hall, vintersorg i think...

 

[Holy Demoniac]

Damn, I can't believe no one has recognized Lars Norberg from Spiral Architect yet.

 

[AjDeath]

I can't believe someone hasn't heard Steve Digiogio's shit, sorry, he is numero uno in my book, but he is tied with;CLiff Burton, Sean Malone, and Geezer Butler.

 

[anonymousnick2001]

RyKnow, Flea, Les Claypool, Dirk Lance, Steve DiGorgio, Steve Harris, John Myung, guy from Rancid, Timmy from R.A.T.M., old Opeth guy, and, yeah, Cliff.