_-*Top Ten Bassists*-_ (bass, metal, albums, pink floyd)

15Steps · 01-02-2008, 06:39 AM

Hey MB,

Well i have been looking around the forums, and i have been seeing all of these "Best Guitarist" Threads and i wanted to give the Bassists some credit too.

So pretty much discuss on who you think are the greatest bassists of all time.

My top 10 list. No Particular Order

Mike Dirnt - Green Day
John Entwistle - The Who
Cliff Burton - Metallica
Steve Harris - Iron Maiden
Victor Wooten - Bela Fleck
Roger Waters - Pink Floyd
Geddy Lee - Rush
Flea - Red Hot Chili Peppers
John Paul Jones - Led Zeppelin
Les Claypool - Primus

O'Bannion · 01-02-2008, 06:42 AM

Justin Chancellor x 10.

Frewen · 01-02-2008, 06:52 AM

'Bit' of a show off, but Tony Choy from Cynic/Atheist gets my vote

bandFIND · 01-02-2008, 06:55 AM

Victor Wooten (seen him live 4 times and he never ceases to impress the hell out of me)!

YSHKMWYHTC · 01-02-2008, 01:26 PM

Mike Dirnt?... Jesus...

Alex Webster - Cannibal Corpse
Steve Digiorgio - Every DM band ever
John Campbell - Lamb of God

jackhammer · 01-02-2008, 01:30 PM

Roger Waters wrote some good music, but a great bassist? mmm. Dave Gilmour played a fair few bass lines on Floyd's albums.

Jean Jacques Burnel (The Stranglers) listen to his sound on their BLACK AND WHITE album. The room literally rumbles!

Cghost · 01-02-2008, 04:27 PM

Jaco Pastorius
Charlie Mingus
Les Claypool
Victor Wooten
James Leach
Eric Langlois
Steve DiGiorgio
Cliff Burton
Flea
Tony Levin

sleepy jack · 01-02-2008, 04:33 PM

All of Freebass is amazing and Lou Barlow.

YSHKMWYHTC · 01-02-2008, 04:57 PM

Best bassist going imo

Seltzer · 01-02-2008, 05:15 PM

I'm doing a rock/metal top ten since adding jazz/funk/virtuoso bassists will complicate it and this is the rock/metal section.

Flea (RHCP, Mars Volta, Jane's Addiction, studio work, Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony)
Steve Di'Giorgio (Death, Sadus, Vintersorg, Iced Earth, Quo Vadis, Control Denied, Testament, Autopsy)
Geddy Lee (Rush)
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, LTE, Yes, 100 others)
Paul McCartney (Beatles)
Les Claypool (Primus)
Rob Trujillo (Infectious Grooves, Metallica, Ozzy, Suicidal Tendencies, Cantrell)
Scott Reeder (Kyuss, solo, the Obsessed, Sunn O))) )
Martin Mendez (Opeth)

Sean Malone (Cynic, Gordian Knot), Dirk Lance (Incubus) and Billy Gould (Faith No More) just missed out.

01-02-2008, 06:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
15Steps The Passenger Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bucketheadland Posts: 583	*_-Top Ten Bassists-_* Hey MB, Well i have been looking around the forums, and i have been seeing all of these "Best Guitarist" Threads and i wanted to give the Bassists some credit too. So pretty much discuss on who you think are the greatest bassists of all time. My top 10 list. No Particular Order Mike Dirnt - Green Day John Entwistle - The Who Cliff Burton - Metallica Steve Harris - Iron Maiden Victor Wooten - Bela Fleck Roger Waters - Pink Floyd Geddy Lee - Rush Flea - Red Hot Chili Peppers John Paul Jones - Led Zeppelin Les Claypool - Primus __________________

01-02-2008, 06:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
O'Bannion Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: earth Posts: 211	Justin Chancellor x 10. __________________ Think for yourself. Question Authority.

01-02-2008, 01:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
YSHKMWYHTC Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 162	Mike Dirnt?... Jesus... Alex Webster - Cannibal Corpse Steve Digiorgio - Every DM band ever John Campbell - Lamb of God __________________ *You Should Have Killed Me When You Had The Chance*

01-02-2008, 01:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Roger Waters wrote some good music, but a great bassist? mmm. Dave Gilmour played a fair few bass lines on Floyd's albums. Jean Jacques Burnel (The Stranglers) listen to his sound on their BLACK AND WHITE album. The room literally rumbles! __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

01-02-2008, 04:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
YSHKMWYHTC Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 162	Best bassist going imo __________________ *You Should Have Killed Me When You Had The Chance*

01-02-2008, 06:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Frewen Justin Broadrick Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Reading, UK Posts: 151	'Bit' of a show off, but Tony Choy from Cynic/Atheist gets my vote

01-02-2008, 06:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
bandFIND Groupie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Smith Posts: 8	Victor Wooten (seen him live 4 times and he never ceases to impress the hell out of me)!

01-02-2008, 04:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cghost Groupie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 40	Jaco Pastorius Charlie Mingus Les Claypool Victor Wooten James Leach Eric Langlois Steve DiGiorgio Cliff Burton Flea Tony Levin

01-02-2008, 05:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	I'm doing a rock/metal top ten since adding jazz/funk/virtuoso bassists will complicate it and this is the rock/metal section. Flea (RHCP, Mars Volta, Jane's Addiction, studio work, Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony) Steve Di'Giorgio (Death, Sadus, Vintersorg, Iced Earth, Quo Vadis, Control Denied, Testament, Autopsy) Geddy Lee (Rush) Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, LTE, Yes, 100 others) Paul McCartney (Beatles) Les Claypool (Primus) Rob Trujillo (Infectious Grooves, Metallica, Ozzy, Suicidal Tendencies, Cantrell) Scott Reeder (Kyuss, solo, the Obsessed, Sunn O))) ) Martin Mendez (Opeth) Sean Malone (Cynic, Gordian Knot), Dirk Lance (Incubus) and Billy Gould (Faith No More) just missed out. __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM