crash_override

Pig snorting bass tone? How charming.

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SATCHMO

Yeah, that's kinda' rough, but Boo's list was still pretty comprehensive. I sure couldn't have done any better!

Astronomer

lol it's hard to explain okay, it's this really cool sound and I don't know how he makes it come out of his bass but it's pretty damn awesome.

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boo boo

I had Wooten in mind, but I wanted to leave fusion bassists outta this one, even though I included some fusion players in my guitarist list. He might have some rock stuff I haven't heard but that's probably a small portion of his work, he's mostly known for his jazz work and his work with The Fleckstones, who I don't think really count as a rock band.

But I knew he would come up, as well as guys like Jaco and Stanley Clarke. Not an oversight, I just think fusion wouldn't really fit in here, it's too hard to compare bassists like that to Jamerson and Entwistle. Bassists serve a different role in that kinda music, it's more solo oriented. Plus fusion bassists would make up a good portion of the list and not everyone considers fusion rock.

Martinie is a controversial one, he's a very talented bassist, he's just in a band no one likes, but I have the guy from Korn and Martinie way is better than him, so on second thought I might need to add him to the list.

I spent like a week working on this, though the lower spots are obviously a bit rushed and desperate. I had Rex Brown in there at one point.

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Astronomer

Hey I didn't notice you had Fieldy from Korn in there. Martinie is definitely a better bassist than him, but it's true he is in a band that isn't really that appealing. It's a shame when really good musicians end up in bands that underplay their talent.

Anyway, I think you've done a great job at the list! There's no way I could think of 100 great bassists...

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mr dave

you took out the guy from pantera to make room for the guy from korn? am i reading this right?

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Neapolitan

Yeah, I don't know why Joe Osborn wasn't included. Michael Jackson had 13 #1 hits, well Joe Osborn played bass on 20 yes twenty Number One hits. He appeared on over 200 Top 40 hits including the aforementioned 20 number one hits.

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Dr_Rez

I saw Claypool at 13 but no Buckethead? Some of his bass work is right up there with Claypools.

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SATCHMO

I don't see Nikki Sixx

boo boo

Well, the bassists aren't ranked by how good the band is, obviously.

Pink Floyd are undeniably a better band than Rancid and 311, but you gotta put the band aside for a moment, weither it's a band you love or a band you hate, and measure the bassist based on his/her own merits.

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