right now it is larry graham, from sly and the family stone band
Matt Freeman of Rancid fame...consult Maxwell Murder for proof.
REBEL is currently appearing in hit show Heroes
Cliff Burton (dead)
Lemmy (alive)
Ben: "We've laid in a gala reception for your fair-haired boys tonight. All of Twin Peaks' best and brightest."
Jerry: "We're holding it in a phone booth?"
john entwistle
when i saw the who a while back he made a 10-minute bass solo not suck, and i wasn't even high or drunk or anything
As a female bass player myself, I have to give nods to Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads) and Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde) as huge inspirations to me. But I agree with Nefud, John Entwistle was a bass playing monster. The best.
"I'm talking about seeing beyond fear, Roger. About looking at the world with love."
Hi, Rigpa, nice to know you are a fellow Bass Player. I are one two! Well, I have to agree about Johnette. She not only hammers home the lows, but sings like Janis Joplin in an attitude way. I have seen them live twice (including just a few years ago in Hollywood), and she delivers! I also concur about Entwhistle - the Tree. He redefined how the instrument fit in a rock band. Forget thee not Les Claypool, another innovator, Paul McCartney, for his fluid, melodic lines, and that guy from BlueBOB for his flat, lifeless thumping in the cellar!
Electric:
Tony Levin
Jah Wobble
Doug Wimbish
Bill Laswell
dudeface from Interpol
T-Bone Wolk
Victor Wooten
Stand-up:
Charlie Haden
Pierre Michelot
Jordan O'Connor
Geddy Lee
John Entwistle
Eddie Jackson (Queensryche)
Cliff Burton
Les Claypool
"The only thing that Columbus discovered was that he was lost"
Les Claypool. Period.
Les Claypool. Period.
Yeah, I forgot to mention Les as well, thanx. Maybe Billy Sheehan as well.
Ben: "We've laid in a gala reception for your fair-haired boys tonight. All of Twin Peaks' best and brightest."
Jerry: "We're holding it in a phone booth?"
Hi, John! Thanks for the greeting! Yes, I just love Johnette's voice...so refreshing to hear a woman punch it out from deep down. And you are right, we can't forget Paul McCartney. Another we can't forget (but somehow I did) is Jack Casady. And JVSCant reminded me of Tony Levin. How did I forget him?! I listened to King Crimson's *Discipline* over and over and over...that Stick is an incredible instrument.
"I'm talking about seeing beyond fear, Roger. About looking at the world with love."
tony campos, ministry
Speaking of female bassists, check out Jeff Beck's latest Live at Ronnie Scott's (he did a weeklong gig at the legendary 250 seat Jazz club) & the phenomenal pint-sized cutie Tal Wilkenfeld. You can get the CD or a much longer DVD set, with guest shots from Joss Stone, Imogen Heap & Eric Clapton (Beck replaced him in the Yardbirds, but they never played together). J.B. is a guitar god to me & his band is aces, especially the curly-headed pixie, whose tiny fingers fly all over her Gibson 4-string. Check 'em out on YouTube from the Crossroads Fest...
jah wobble hands down, check out the damage manual stuff m60 dub etc. used to love bruce foxton from the jam, also B-Face from the queers.
Bleep you, & bleep the establishment, and bleep all of you who are trying to make me part of the unestablished establishment.