Top 10 Bassists

[Lucius Octavion]

This is just like the top 10 guitarists only now it's bass players for whoever said guitarists were overrated.

Again my list is probably different than most people. Take a look and tell me if you heard of some of the other ones.

In no particular order

1. Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse, Blotted Science)
2. Colin Marston (Behold... the Arctopus, Dysrhythmia)
3. Jonas Hellborg (solo, shawn lane)
4. Les Claypool (primus, buckethead)
5. Bootsy Collins (funkiest human alive)
6. Thomas Miller (Symphony X)
7. Mike LePond (Symphony X)
8. Victor Wooten
9. Edgar Meyer
10. Percy Jones (Brand X, Freak Zoid)

 

[progmetaldan]

haha, it was only a matter of time...

Anyway, I'll play, not necessarily in exact order...

Billy Sheehan
John Myung
Jonas Hellborg
Lars Norberg
Pete Perez
Jimmy Johnson
Rufus Philpot
Dave LaRue
Bunny Brunel
Mike Lepond

 

[reidie]

Yes, finally one for us bassists

My fav bass players in no particular order...

Jaco Pastorius
Les Claypool
John Myung
Geddy Lee
Stu Hamm
Billy Sheehan
Dave LaRue
Melvin Gibbs
Martin Mendez
Dave Ellefson

 

[Wander]

Well, here's some great bassists:
-Anssi Kela
-Michael Lepond
-Thomas Miller
-John Myung
-Geddy Lee
-Colin Edwin (From Porcupine Tree. He's just so funny on the DVD, cause he keeps the same face and stands in the same place ALL THE TIME)
-Cliff Burton
-Billy Sheehan
-...Paul Gilbert, cause Paul Gilbert can play anything!
-... don't know

 

[Phanto]

Flea

edit: and the bassist from Atheist

 

[Progbass]

Ok....

John Myung
Thomas Miller
Mike Lepond
Geddy Lee
Chris Squire
Cliff Burton
Jaco Pastorius
Kristoffer Gildenlow
David Ellefson
Ryan Martinie

 

[noble savage]

Hmmmm...

Gary Willis
Jonas Reingold
Dave Meros
Lars K Norberg
Jimmy Johnson
Colin Edwin
Martin Mendez
Bunny Brunel
Tom Kennedy
Mike Lepond

 

[Burnout]

I can't really come up with a long list as far as bassists go, but I've really enjoyed everything I've heard with Steve Digorgio or Dominic Lapointe involved.

 

[razoredge]

yea, thanks for reminding me of Getty Lee, somehow I always forget about him ?

I'll give one for Stanley Clark
& my cousin Doug

 

[Detective Clarence Beauregard]

Here's my favorite bassists:

In no particular order (aside from Lepond)

Mike Lepond
John Myung
Geddy Lee
Martin Mendez (Opeth)
Billy Sheehan
Franck Hermanny (Adagio... he's insane)
Glen Mollen (Circus Maximus)
Tony Levin
Joey Vera (Fates Warning, Armored Saint, a million other bands...)
Marco Hietala (Nightwish... simple, but effective)

I can't think of any more, but I'm sure I will in time. Also, the lack of Steve Harris is intentional; while I love Maiden, I find most of his bass playing to be simple, annoying, and repetitive. Great songwriter, though.

 

[Lucius Octavion]

Stanley Clark is amazingly good too. I forgot to add him to my list. I also edited my list so you could see some bands and projects they are involved.

 

[batera]

Felipe Andreoli from the Brazilian band Angra is very good too. He's also pretty young and has a bright future ahead of him:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=60000766

 

[mark b]

Where is steve harris?notworthy

 

[Lucius Octavion]

Felipe Andreoli from the Brazilian band Angra is very good too. He's also pretty young and has a bright future ahead of him:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=60000766

Sounds cool! Reminds me of when Jonas used to play with Shawn Lane.

 

[_Gentleman of_the Snow_]

Have you seen the videos of Franck Hermanny on youtube, Detective? They are friggin' awesome!

 

[Detective Clarence Beauregard]

Have you seen the videos of Franck Hermanny on youtube, Detective? They are friggin' awesome!

Oh yes, with him sweeping and stuff? He's like Myung on crack, speed, and many other miscellaneous stimulants. Adagio needs to play some shows in the US! Seeing them live must be incredible.

 

[progmetaldan]

Yeah I'd like to see Adagio, great musicians!

 

[Liquid Tension]

I never would have thought that Dave LaRue would make any lists...

I used to see him in a small bar in the mid 80s playing in a band called Stretch... We all would say that if this guy can't make it in this industry then there's something wrong...

 

[_Gentleman of_the Snow_]

The drummer on Adagio's first two albums is an incredible metal drummer. I wish he was still with them

 

[Lucius Octavion]

He plays like a classical guitarist.

Buckethead's pretty darn good at slap too

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