FabSwingers.com forum: Top 5 Bassists

By *eighleeds OP Man
over a year ago

leeds

Following on from the top 5 Guitarist thread who are yoru top 5 bass players (male or female)

1, John Deacon

2, John Entwhistle

3, Dusty Hill

4, Pino Palladino

5, Mark King

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bootsy Collins

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By *eighleeds OP Man
over a year ago

leeds

"Bootsy Collins"

Had forgotten about him, and i have some of his Funkadelic stuff on Vinyl still

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

adam clayton

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

john hassle (the libertines)

flea (red hot chillie peppers)

paul mcartney (the beatles)

john entwistle (the who)

chris edwards (kasabian)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stanley Clarke

John Paul Jones

Geddy Lee

Jaco Pastorius

Geezer Butler

Stuart Ham - bassist with Joe satriani

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

Other than Paul McCartney and John Entwistle, I haven't heard of the rest as listed above.

I must have had a sheltered life, or I must be getting old!!

DOH! OAP Home looks likely

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By *eighleeds OP Man
over a year ago

leeds

"Other than Paul McCartney and John Entwistle, I haven't heard of the rest as listed above.

I must have had a sheltered life, or I must be getting old!!

DOH! OAP Home looks likely

Just to Carify for you in my list

, John Deacon - Queen (Now retired)

2, John Entwhistle (The Who)

3, Dusty Hill (ZZ Top)

4, Pino Palladino (session Muso replaced entwhistle in The Who after his death, best to google him to see what he has done)

5, Mark King (Level 42)

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

"Other than Paul McCartney and John Entwistle, I haven't heard of the rest as listed above.

I must have had a sheltered life, or I must be getting old!!

DOH! OAP Home looks likely

Just to Carify for you in my list

, John Deacon - Queen (Now retired)

2, John Entwhistle (The Who)

3, Dusty Hill (ZZ Top)

4, Pino Palladino (session Muso replaced entwhistle in The Who after his death, best to google him to see what he has done)

5, Mark King (Level 42)"

Clarification didn't help at all, but thanks for trying!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Les claypole - primus

Rob Wright - no means no

Paul Simonon - the clash

Mani - stone roses / primal scream

Shane embury - napalm death

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Les claypole - primus

Rob Wright - no means no

Paul Simonon - the clash

Mani - stone roses / primal scream

Shane embury - napalm death"

crnt belive i 4got mani...good shout

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

liquorice allsorts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

John Paul Jones

Flea

Mick Karn

Charlie Mingus

Gail Ann Dorsey

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By *eighleeds OP Man
over a year ago

leeds

" Gail Ann Dorsey"

She has a great voice as well, had to look her up, she in Bowies band, does a great job, and the way she plays under pressure si fantastic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Les Claypool - Primus

John Entwhistle - The Who

Bootsy Collins - James Brown and Funkadelic

John Paul Jones - Led Zep

Jah Wobble - PIL

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not in any particular order and I reserve the right to change my mind!!!

Lemmy - Motorhead

Bruce Foxton - The Jam

Pete Way - UFO

Geddy lee - Rush

Roger Glover – Deep Purple

Hmmm,,,,, cant leave out Mike Dirnt - Greenday,,,, and Mike Way - MCR

Ok!…… Okay! ……I know that’s seven…… so sue me!!!!!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not in any particular order and I reserve the right to change my mind!!!

Lemmy - Motorhead

Bruce Foxton - The Jam

Pete Way - UFO

Geddy lee - Rush

Roger Glover – Deep Purple

Hmmm,,,,, cant leave out Mike Dirnt - Greenday,,,, and Mike Way - MCR

Ok!…… Okay! ……I know that’s seven…… so sue me!!!!!!!!

Fook’in hell……. How could I miss out Christopher Wolstenholme – Muse

Yeah-yeah,,,, that’s Eight!!!!!!! and I'm not sorry either

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Other than Paul McCartney and John Entwistle, I haven't heard of the rest as listed above.

I must have had a sheltered life, or I must be getting old!!

DOH! OAP Home looks likely

As one of similar vintage I think it must be a sheltered life.

My favourites are

Jaco Pastorious

Victor Wooten (Flecktones as well as many collaborations and teaching)

Jeff Berlin

Pino Palladino (who I've met)

Also, though double as opposed to electric bass:

Edgar Meyer

Have you heard of youtube? I find it wonderful for finding new names that hadn't already made my radar.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

1. Mark King (L42)

2. John Paul Jones (Zep)

3. Peter Hook (New Order/Joy Division)

4. Mani (Roses)

5. Timmy C (Rage Against the Machine)

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By *oyandalanCouple
over a year ago

Dublin

Cliff Burton

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Steve Harris

John Paul Jones

Cliff Burton

Paul Mcartney

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

Rick Danko

Tom Petersson

Greg Lake

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jack Bruce (Cream)

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By *acktilMan
over a year ago

Tewkesbury

Jaco Pastorious

Nathen East

Michael Balzary

Carol Kaye

Nile Rodgers

Many many more named above.

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By *taffs_hotwifeCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

Paul Gray

Mani

Peter Hook

Nick Oliveri

Andy Bell (during his Ride days)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Paul Gray

Mani

Peter Hook

Nick Oliveri

Andy Bell (during his Ride days)"

is that andy bell as in oasis/beady eye andy bell?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Paul Gray

Mani

Peter Hook

Nick Oliveri

Andy Bell (during his Ride days)

is that andy bell as in oasis/beady eye andy bell?"

Yes its the same Andy bell. How the mighty have fallen.

Forgot to mention Kim deal - the pixies / breeders

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By *amschwingerzCouple
over a year ago

West

"liquorice allsorts

Well I got it!

Steve Harris from Iron Maiden

Matt Freeman Rancid

Robert Trujillo Metallica

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Steve Harris without a doubt! Cliff Burton, Lemmy, Guy Pratt, Les Claypool.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Out of interest did tbe top 5 guitar players have me in it - if not the whole post was meaningless and wrong!!!!

Hmmm bass players ....

Steve Harris - Maiden , Geddy Lee - Rush, Baldy Tony ( plays the stick bass can't remember his surname), Mike Dirnst from Green Day, Randy Jackson - actually a mustard bass player if a dodgy judge on American idol !!

There's loads more ..... Can't think at this time of tbe morning - I should still be working my way through a line of taut bodied groupies at this time of day - think they all went to the wrong hotel!

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By *arkstaffsMan
over a year ago

Rugeley

Bernard Edwards RIP (Chic)

TM Stevens (Pretenders and Narada Michael Walden,- "I shoulda loved ya" had a superb bassline.

John Taylor (Duran)

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester

Flea

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester

edit:

Flea

Chris Wolstenholme

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By *icboyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Peter Hook (Joy Division)

Mani (Stone Roses)

Paul Simonon ( The Clash)

Dee Dee Ramone ( The Ramones)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

good call, first mention of Roger, not only a great bassist ut lyrisist, snd producer.

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By *upersonicphilMan
over a year ago

Newport

Sid vicious ......

only joking lol

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By *upersonicphilMan
over a year ago

Newport

Sid vicious ......

only joking lol

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By *icboyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Sid vicious ......

only joking lol"

Thats as maybe... But he looked the part, could not play it too well though.

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By *upersonicphilMan
over a year ago

Newport

Yeah looked the part for sure. Just couldn't play very well lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Phil Lynott - Thin Lizzy....

another talent lost too soon

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By *roquoisMan
over a year ago

Portsmouth

1 - Chuck Wright (House of Lords/Quiet Riot.

2 - Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake/Thin Lizzy)

3 - Billy Sheehan (Mr Big/Dave Lee Roth band)

4 - Marcel Jacob RIP (Talisman/Yngwie J Malmsteen's Rising Force)

5 - Kip Winger (Winger/Alice Cooper band)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Victor Wooten

Flea

Squarepusher

Paul Gray

Christian Olde Wolbers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Glad to see Lammy got a mention, he is a very very under-rated bassist.

You have to really listen though... particularly to the Hawkwind (Space Ritual) stuff.

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester

Oops.... I forgot Bernard Edwards (Chic)

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By *waymanMan
over a year ago

newcastle

I'm astonished Carol Kaye has only got one mention so far.

She'd be my number one.

Larry Knechtel number two.

Neil Murray number three

John Giblin number four

Johnny Spence (the Pirates) number five...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Aston "family man" barrett

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This is easy, fucking LEMMY (god)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Closely followed by Cliff Burton

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jaco pastorius?

Jamiroquais stuart zender?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy was an awesome Singer/songwriter/bassist - oh & also The Stranglers' bassist .......but can't remember his name soz

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Remember geezer butler??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yeah dude - & sting with The Police was a good lead Singer/basket - played a bit of Reggae too!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

*bassist not basket lol - but maybe when he hada few????

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Larry graham man! Slap supremo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jim Hendricks or Gary Moore lead guiterists - defo thee most awesome!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jim Hendricks or Gary Moore lead guiterists - defo thee most awesome!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rory gallagher

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yeah, pretty damn good but I prefer a bit more oomph - check out the album 'After The War' by Gary Moore - brilliant!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Though he went more bluesy in the 2nd half of his life - fckn love that dude R.I.P

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yeah, pretty damn good but I prefer a bit more oomph - check out the album 'After The War' by Gary Moore - brilliant!!"

Grinding stone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Though he went more bluesy in the 2nd half of his life - fckn love that dude R.I.P"

My fave guitarist

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cool!!! In that same album he wrote a brilliant song/tribute to Phil Lynott -'Blood Of Emeralds' - they met in Dublin & traveled together to england - the rest is history!! Guess it's my Irish blood but Celtic Rock rocks my boat!!!

Not exactly Reggae though lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Cool!!! In that same album he wrote a brilliant song/tribute to Phil Lynott -'Blood Of Emeralds' - they met in Dublin & traveled together to england - the rest is history!! Guess it's my Irish blood but Celtic Rock rocks my boat!!!

Not exactly Reggae though lol "

I love thin lizzy! A song called running back.....still in love with you is awesome too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yeah - fckn awesome!!! Still in love with you 'live' is a masterpiece!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Remember bands like deep purple n jethro tull

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yeah dude - might be sounding/getting old but where's the equivalent music/musicians today? I just don't see

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By *ibbyhunterCouple
over a year ago

keighley

it's not the done thing to admit you like prog rock,but chris squire from yes,back in the day he was one of the best.

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By *obnessMan
over a year ago

york

Surprisingly jack bruce of cream only gets1 mention. Bill wyman

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By *anfiona2Couple
over a year ago

ramsgate

"Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy was an awesome Singer/songwriter/bassist - oh & also The Stranglers' bassist .......but can't remember his name soz"

Jean jacques burnel - the stranglers

Peter hook - new order

Bruce foxton - the jam

Paul simonen - the clash (met him!)

John entwistle - the who

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts

Phil Lynott (thin lizzy)

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By *untimes_2009Couple
over a year ago

Wallasey

John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)

Paul McCartney (The Beatles)

Gary Thain RIP (Uriah Heep)

Phil Lynott RIP (thin Lizzy)

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