Who's stuff is the most difficult to play (bass)

[Luis]

I dont know too much about bass technique and ive seen that a lot of bass players write in this forum. Any comment is welcome

Could it be Levins?

 

[Romeo.jr]

definetly sheehan...he is ridiculous.

 

[MajorRager]

I think it's a gay poll. No offense. When guitarists pick bassists, they just think of a jazz bassist who is really good at... well... jazz. How bout Randy Coven? He's played with everyone from Vai, to Malmsteen, to his own jazz group. How bout John Aldrete from Racer X? WHAT ABOUT JEFF BERLIN? He just plain cooks. Probably the cleanist, most in-the-pocket bassist I've ever heard. I mean, I could make a poll like:

Who wrote the hardest guitar licks?

-Eric Clapton
-Eddie Van Halen
-Kirk Hammett
-Al Di Meola
-More guitarists that musicians are tired of seeing in polls like this, because it's so not worth it to even think about it.
-or add guitarists who don't belong in the same poll (ex. Wooten & Patitucci with Sheehan and Myung)

No one wants to compare Eddie Van Halen and Kirk Hammett. No bassist wants to compare Billy Sheehan (who rules with or without all the tapping) to Jaco. (most) Bassists are also tired of hearing about Victor Wooten... and Flea for that matter. Flea can go catch aids from the rest of the members of the Chili Peppers. Jeff Berlin would take Flea to school.

I rest my case.

 

[dargormudshark]

i'm not a bass player but I wnet tith wooten...normally i would pick levin but he really doesn't play much bass though.

 

[Bryant]

I don't know who is the most technically brilliant, but I like groove mixed with some technical wizardry and I like three oldschool guys for that: Oldschool prog rocker... Chris Squier (Yes) and oldschool metal guys Bob Daisley (Ozzy) and Francis Buchholz (Scorpions.)


Bryant

 

[Asgath]

Me, thats who.

 

[aiwass]

Can you say Jonas Hellborg?

Bill Dickens should be on there, too.

 

[DoktorShred]

This is a very hard poll. For one i am a guitarist and haven't heard of a fair few of those (EDIT: just Pastorius and Pastorius). Secondlay, DT is one of my all time favs BUT Myung hardly ever shows off. I voted for sheenan based on a couple of vids ive seen where he just shreds like a mongo. However i think my FAVOURITE bassists are 1)myung 2)harris 3)miller 4)lepond based truely on a taste priciple.

Ive read a few times that victor wooten can kick anyones ass technically but frankly, i dont care because i love METAL....kind of the same reason why kevin moore is my favourite keyboardist purely based on style.

EDIT: I do realise that this poll was 'whos stuff is hardest' and replied 'whos stuff do you like the most' in true non-bassist fashion.

Sorry



(im quite drunk....just scored 72% (top of the class) in an essay i did in less than 2 days....GO ON)...holy shit double brackets in a drunken post....

 

[Dobbit]

After looking at all of those names, I have to ask, where is Stu Hamm? His tapping stuff is seriously hard, and he plays with just about everyone. STUUUUU!

 

[MajorRager]

some of Stu's tapping parts aren't that difficult. Peanuts is probably the easiest. Victor Wooten CANNOT kick anyone's ass. Guitarists just don't get it. Bassists don't "kick" each others' asses. No bass player will have entirely the same style, rendering any comparison useless. I'm sure that goes for guitarists too, but moreso for bass. I'd say you're more likely to come across a wider variety of styles among bassists than guitarists. Look up Jeff Berlin, Randy Coven, Cliff Burton, Mark King, John Aldrete, and Franck Hermanny. I love Bob Daisley too. He had such a unique approach to metal basslines. Another thing, would like a guitarist just because you read somewhere that he could oiutplay everyone? Pro'lly not. You'd wait and hear them first.

P.S. When Billy Sheehan played with bands, he never really wrote really intensely difficult bass parts like on his solo stuff. I don't think it would be fair to judge all these people based on their band albums in addition to their solo albums. Am I wrong? Thomas Miller's never put out solo material. Sheehan never wrote really intensely hard licks in his bands like Miller wrote in Symphony X. Same with Wooten. He put out solo material, but when he played with bands, his basslines weren't terribly hard. I'd go with either Myung or Miller, even though I already regretfully voted

 

[The Stormbringer]

Don't know about the fusion guys, but for rock and metal, Myung and Sheehan are positively insane as far as their technique is concerned. Best bassist would still be good ol Geddy, though... just too perfect.

 

[G-Master]

Victor Wooten CANNOT kick anyone's ass.

True indeed.

Guitarists just don't get it.

Yeah, I'll have to agree.

I'd say you're more likely to come across a wider variety of styles among bassists than guitarists.

Absolutely. Any more, guitarists all sound the same. Namely in the modern prog metal coming out these days, which is shred through a scale as fast as you can and claim to have a classical background.
Sorry, but quickly going through an arpeggio doesn't make you a neo-classical or a skilled classical guitarist.

 

[MajorRager]

I wouldn't go with Geddy because he's the best bassist. I'd go with Geddy because he balances out playing bass, keyboards, and singing simultaneously. That's sheer badassness, for lack of a better word.

 

[MajorRager]

I feel like I've PWNED this thread... LOL