Ok, with youtube links if possible, which bass players do you like / admire / enjoy.
For me?
John Camp of Renaissance.
The late Gary Thain of Uriah Heep.
Chris Squire of Yes.
Note to rubato, Quaddy if he's looking in, this is a thread for bass players you like / admire / enjoy not for one upmanship of the "Joe Bunion is the greatest bass player ever to have lived cos I like him so he must be so there" variety.
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:02 pm
by Sean
No YouTube links as I'm posting from my phone but for starters:
Jack Bruce
Randy Meisner
Simon Gallup
Rocco Prestia
Noel Redding
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:27 pm
by MajGenl.Meade
Jet Harris
John Wetton
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:35 pm
by Gob
Funny you should mention Wetton Meade, when I saw the Heep back in the 70's Thain had just died, and was replaced by Wetton.
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:47 am
by MajGenl.Meade
Gob wrote:Funny you should mention Wetton Meade, when I saw the Heep back in the 70's Thain had just died, and was replaced by Wetton.
...and still people think these things are just coincidence! Tchah!
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:27 pm
by Gob
LOL!!
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:35 am
by loCAtek
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:53 am
by Gob
Now for the 80's
The late Mick Karn of Japan.
Simon Raymonde of The Cocteau Twins.
Craig Adams of The Sisters of Mercy (Mk 1)
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 5:50 am
by Sue U
Gob wrote:Craig Adams of The Sisters of Mercy (Mk 1)
I would have bet money you'd have gone with Pat Bag on this one.
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:05 am
by Gob
Surely you do not mean the Gothic Goddess Sue?
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:32 pm
by Sue U
Well, like I've said before, I won't say anything bad about anyone who ever played with dear departed Jeffrey Lee.
But seriously, was no one going to even mention Flea?
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:34 pm
by Sue U
loCAtek wrote:
I thought this was the Rebel Bass:
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:42 am
by rubato
Bass players?
Jaco Pastorius or Victor Wooten. None of those mentioned above are in their league:
Gob wrote:Ok, with youtube links if possible, which bass players do you like / admire / enjoy.
How childlike the retard is; "Waaa, my bass players are better than yours...Waaaa..." Just like a little spoiled brat.
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:51 am
by Joe Guy
Dick Smothers...
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:12 am
by Gob
Ooh, talking of acoustic bass players!
Danny Thompson...
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:19 am
by Gob
There is a hidden line at the end of the OP, quoting it brings it up, how predictable some people are.....
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:53 am
by MajGenl.Meade
Re: A thread for Sue's son!
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:54 am
by Sean
Now now Gob... Rubato's opinions count for much more than ours because he is so much more sophisticated than the rest of us plebes. He's even heard of Kafka doncher know!
On topic... Pastorius is a talented and innovative melodic bassist but when it comes to performing the role that a bassist is meant to perform I find him uninspiring and unimaginative. Call me old fashioned but I like to see a musician sort out the rudiments of their instrument before trying to reinvent it...
