I was going to make a poll for this but im too tired too


This is from you, who do you think the best bass player is, living dead or in a coma, doesnt matter


If you dont know one well....... go study


Anyway, Geddy lee has to take the title easily. Godly purely godly he is


In a few years I would like to say Chris Wolstenholme of muse... Listen to the bass line in Hystira ... with time he will be godly

 

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Matt Freeman, bassman of Rancid, is one of my all-time favorites. He is simply amazing.

John Entwistle. On the second disc of the special edition of The Who's "The Kids are Alright" they have footage of Entwistle playing the baselines to a couple of songs, with all the other audio gone. It's some amazing stuff, definitely my favorite bassist by far.

 

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You say Geddy Lee, and then I ask, what memorable thing did he do? Then you say, oh but he was very good at bass, listen to so and so songs, he is technically proficient, etc.


At the end of the day, does he have something to match Paul McCartney's irresistable work on "Something"?


To match the ferociousness of Entwistle's work as a "lead bassist" on "Substitute," "Won't Get Fooled Again," "The Real Me," etc.?


In that vein, when I think of the best rock bassist, I think he should be one who leads a rhythm section while providing other members the freedom for musical development and experimentation. And if we're talking the best, he better have done something that nobody else had done before and done it well. Being a little bit more technically skilled doesn't impress me.


But Peter Hook's work on "She's Lost Control," "Disorder," "The Perfect Kiss," "Bizarre Love Triangle," they revolutionized bass playing while being so natural that you don't at first give a second thought about bass being played that way.


Now, once you open up the discussion to all genres, I'd be willing to judge purely on skills and solos and what not, Geddy Lee can't touch Stanley Clarke or Jaco Pastorious. Listen to "Some Time Ago/La Fiesta" by Chick Corea to hear Stanley Clarke (and that only is what he can do on an acoustic bass, he could do some mad electric work) and "Teen Town" by Weather Report to hear Jaco Pastorious. Impressed? Should be.


Or what about Larry Graham who invented slap bass?


You see, there are so many pioneers who broke new grounds and then there are the technicians who perfected them. Geddy Lee is kind of a meh choice among those giants.

I wouldn't know who the best is, but I like P-Nut, Flea, and Paul McCartney.

Victor Wooten hands down.


he invented his own style for christs sake!~


props to the flea man though, hes quite decent.


victor wooten is friggin amazing to watch.

 

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I would agree with Victor.

Dan Andriano, he is just never in a situation where he'd need to play anything difficult.

 

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Entwistle, McCartney, Bruce, and Tony Levin

 

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Victor Wooten.


Although Entwhistle is great, nobody can touch Wooten.

 

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