The Bass thread (funk, Paul McCartney)

littleknowitall · 07-27-2006, 12:03 PM

I'm a bassist, i wanted a bass thread, so lets discuss some bass folks, anyone else a wielder of the 4 strings?
favourite bass?
style?
favourite bassist?

etc.

enlighten me,

**LesPaul43** · 07-27-2006, 12:49 PM

Well i dont know toooo much about the instrument...but Geddy Lee is my favourite bassist..hes soo killer.

**swim** · 07-27-2006, 12:52 PM

My favorite bass is a rickenbaker [sp] my favorite bassists are Cliff Burton, Paul d'Amour and Geoff Kresge.

Levithan · 07-27-2006, 01:23 PM

Favourite Bass? Warwick Vampyr:

Favourite Bassist? Me...

And also Martin (Decapitated) Cliff, Jaco

littleknowitall · 07-27-2006, 01:30 PM

Jaco is cool, i learnt 'the funky chicken' the other day or well...some of it.

boo boo · 07-30-2006, 02:08 AM

My bass is a Telluride, which is similar to a Squire... Anyway, my top ten bassists would be.

1.Flea
2.Tony Levin
3.John Entwhistle
4.Chris Squire
5.Bootsy Collins
6.Les Claypool
7.Paul Mccartney
8.Mike Watt
9.John Wetton
10.John Paul Jones

**LesPaul43** · 07-30-2006, 06:50 PM

Im very disapointed to you dont have Geddy Lee on there....he blows the **** out of paul mccartney and john paul jones...

boo boo · 08-03-2006, 05:42 PM

It's preference, I realise that Geddy is better than all the bassists I listed on a technical level (except Levin), but I dunno, there are just several bassists that click with me better than Geddy does.

But if it makes you feel any better.

11. Geddy Lee

I really couldn't do a list of who I consider the most skilled bassists, way too tough to call, but I think that these guys are more skilled than Lee, at least.

Victor Wooten
Stu Hamm
Billy Sheenan
Jaco Pastorius
Michael Manring
Stanley Clark
Tony Levin
Dave LaRue
John Patitucci
Gary Willis

Though Levin aside, I prefer Lee over all of them.

**LesPaul43** · 08-03-2006, 05:43 PM

I guess so..i just really love the sound he puts out..the bass has just as much of a lead part in rush as guitar

Raine · 08-11-2006, 11:16 PM

i have a red esquire.

one of my favorite bassists is flea. he once had blue hair

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07-27-2006, 12:03 PM
littleknowitall Last of the Musicologists Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: swansea, wales, uk Posts: 1,463	The Bass thread I'm a bassist, i wanted a bass thread, so lets discuss some bass folks, anyone else a wielder of the 4 strings? favourite bass? style? favourite bassist? etc. enlighten me, __________________ My Myspace. My Bands Myspace - Please Show Some Love Here. My Youtube. My Ultimate Guitar.

07-27-2006, 12:49 PM
LesPaul43 Bring da Ruckus Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 3,750	Well i dont know toooo much about the instrument...but Geddy Lee is my favourite bassist..hes soo killer. __________________ I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses can't define how I be droppin these mockeries, lyrically perform armed robbery Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me Battle-scarred shogun, explosion when my pen hits Tremendous. When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

07-27-2006, 12:52 PM
swim Everyone Does Everything. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: I'm back f-ucking or sleeping or something Posts: 4,344	My favorite bass is a rickenbaker [sp] my favorite bassists are Cliff Burton, Paul d'Amour and Geoff Kresge. __________________ you should be ashamed to be so proud of what you got

07-27-2006, 01:30 PM
littleknowitall Last of the Musicologists Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: swansea, wales, uk Posts: 1,463	Jaco is cool, i learnt 'the funky chicken' the other day or well...some of it. __________________ My Myspace. My Bands Myspace - Please Show Some Love Here. My Youtube. My Ultimate Guitar.

07-30-2006, 02:08 AM
boo boo Dr. Prunk Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Where the buffalo roam. Posts: 6,237	My bass is a Telluride, which is similar to a Squire... Anyway, my top ten bassists would be. 1.Flea 2.Tony Levin 3.John Entwhistle 4.Chris Squire 5.Bootsy Collins 6.Les Claypool 7.Paul Mccartney 8.Mike Watt 9.John Wetton 10.John Paul Jones __________________ http://www.progarchives.com/ http://www.gepr.net/geprfram.htm Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets ^ Currently listening to.

07-30-2006, 06:50 PM
LesPaul43 Bring da Ruckus Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 3,750	Im very disapointed to you dont have Geddy Lee on there....he blows the **** out of paul mccartney and john paul jones... __________________ I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses can't define how I be droppin these mockeries, lyrically perform armed robbery Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me Battle-scarred shogun, explosion when my pen hits Tremendous. When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

08-03-2006, 05:42 PM
boo boo Dr. Prunk Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Where the buffalo roam. Posts: 6,237	It's preference, I realise that Geddy is better than all the bassists I listed on a technical level (except Levin), but I dunno, there are just several bassists that click with me better than Geddy does. But if it makes you feel any better. 11. Geddy Lee I really couldn't do a list of who I consider the most skilled bassists, way too tough to call, but I think that these guys are more skilled than Lee, at least. Victor Wooten Stu Hamm Billy Sheenan Jaco Pastorius Michael Manring Stanley Clark Tony Levin Dave LaRue John Patitucci Gary Willis Though Levin aside, I prefer Lee over all of them. __________________ http://www.progarchives.com/ http://www.gepr.net/geprfram.htm Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets ^ Currently listening to.

08-03-2006, 05:43 PM
LesPaul43 Bring da Ruckus Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 3,750	I guess so..i just really love the sound he puts out..the bass has just as much of a lead part in rush as guitar __________________ I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses can't define how I be droppin these mockeries, lyrically perform armed robbery Flee with the lottery, possibly they spotted me Battle-scarred shogun, explosion when my pen hits Tremendous. When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold

08-11-2006, 11:16 PM
Raine Full-Time Hellion Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: PA Posts: 1,500	i have a red esquire. one of my favorite bassists is flea. he once had blue hair __________________ A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche