[Music] World's tope ten BASS guitarists of all time

[Weststander]

OK, here's mine:

Roger David Glover (the man behind the best of Deep Purple)
Bernard Edwards (Nile Roger’s side kick across the disco universe)
Marcus Bell (of my beloved ‘Opposition’, RIP)
Volkan Caner (She Past Away – the first of only 4 on my main list I’ve actually seen live)
Richard Quentin Laird (Mahavishnu Orchestra’s Irishman)
Peter Hook (Joy Division and New Order)
Richard Stephen Sinclair (perhaps my favourite, Caravan and Hatfield and the North)
Colin Hodgkinson (Back door’s virtuoso in the 70s)
Terence Michael Joseph Butler (the geezer who invented heavy metal)
Robert Shakespeare (part of the unsurpassable riddim section of Sly and Robbie)

Honourable mentions for John Entwistle, Sting, Martin Glover and Paul Raven

Bernard Edwards, of course.

 

[Weststander]

JJ Burnel
Peter Hook
Paul Simonon
Bruce Foxton

All brilliant.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

You can tell most people's ages by their choices! Or at least the eras of music they're most influenced by

There are loads of really good bass players, not a bad one mentioned, even Sting qualifies , just.

JPJ and C Squire are glaring ommissions from my list, love them both.

John Deacon ain't bad either, and a huge one, singer too . . .Phil Lynott

I forgot Lynott. Then I remembered him, and remembered how he would forget his lyrics

I saw Lizzy (supporting Bachman Turner Overdrive - I actually fell asleep during their shitty set). Yes, iconic. Honourable mention for me.

I get what you say about choice following era following age. I am pleased, at least, to include one 20-something in my list, the Turkish boy. I won't post anything though because this isn't a post a video link kinda thread. Look them up! The Missus describes his band, 'She Past Away' as 'disco Orcs'

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

No, don't.

I won't.

 

[babyshambles]

The one and only Jah Wobble

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

My tope bass guitarist is Jack Bruce.

Only just spotted the typo

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Definitely No!

Paul McCartney
Walter Becker
Richard Sinclair ( Caravan)

Ah, Becker. Indeed. And Skunk Baxter for the guitarist thread, too....

 

[studio150]

Tina Weymouth
Bob Skeat
John Paul Jones
Geezer Butler
Dee Murray
Boz Burrell

 

[Diablo]

No idea but googled it as prob most others have done and come up with.
John Entwistle. The clear winner in our poll was John Entwistle of The Who.
Flea. ...
Paul McCartney. ...
Geddy Lee. ...
Les Claypool. ...
John Paul Jones. ...
Jaco Pastorius. ...
Jack Bruce. ...

PS who the f..k is flea

Michael Peter Balzary, known professionally as Flea, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He is best known as a founding member and the bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and has appeared on every album released by the band.

 

[Driver8]

Justin Chancellor

 

[jakarta]

Agree about Lemmy, god bless his soul.

I need to share the love. Dave Brock and Lemmy go at it for 10 minutes. It's a Back Brain Stimulator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Ve4rrnfz0

 

[Norman Potting]

.........................., and a huge one, singer too . . .Phil Lynott

Legend

 

[perseus]

You can tell most people's ages by their choices! Or at least the eras of music they're most influenced by

Roger McGuinn

 

[DJ NOBO]

Simon Gallup.
Gary Mountfield.

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

Charlie Wooton
Colin Bass (Camel/solo)

 

[Mancgull]

The Ox.

 

[Weststander]

Roger McGuinn

A talented guy. Much of his The Byrds artistry was with a rhythm guitar.

 

[Weststander]

Simon Gallup.

 

[wadhurstseagull]

Mick Karn


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[catfish]

They don't come any better than Norman Watt Roy.