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IanB 6761 posts |
Edited Dec 31, 2013, 07:56
Dec 30, 2013, 20:11
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Tina Weymouth Eddie Watkins Jr Aston Barrett Charlie Haden EDIT Bobby Rodriguez comes in for Scot LaFaro.
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thesweetcheat 6218 posts |
Dec 30, 2013, 20:12
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IanB wrote: Aston Barrett On my subs bench.
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IanB 6761 posts |
Edited Dec 30, 2013, 20:17
Dec 30, 2013, 20:16
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thesweetcheat wrote: IanB wrote: Aston Barrett On my subs bench. Behind Hook and Wobble? Each to his own but isn't that a bit like leaving Stan Bowles on the bench for Mick Channon and Martin Chivers?
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thesweetcheat 6218 posts |
Dec 30, 2013, 20:26
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IanB wrote: thesweetcheat wrote: IanB wrote: Aston Barrett On my subs bench. Behind Hook and Wobble? Each to his own but isn't that a bit like leaving Stan Bowles on the bench for Mick Channon and Martin Chivers? Ha ha ha! Each to his own, as you say :o) I could listen to Hook and Wobble all day, I'd get bored of Family Man basslines sooner than that.
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zphage 3378 posts |
Dec 30, 2013, 21:10
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James Jamerson: the timekeeper, himself, divided, subdivided and double backed like nobody before, and nobody since Geezer Butler: along with Ward gave Sabbath the propulsion to avoid being sludge David Hood: the deep in deep soul Richard Davis: fluid singing line, think, Astral Weeks Jaco: 4 strings became six
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billding68 1016 posts |
Dec 30, 2013, 22:07
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I would think Les Claypool and Geddy Lee would be good "mainstream" candidates for a list.
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wychburyman 951 posts |
Dec 30, 2013, 22:18
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neighbourofthedrude wrote: wychburyman wrote: neighbourofthedrude wrote: Jean Jacques Burnel Craig Adams Peter Nelson Tony Pettitt Moose Harris no particular order. Jean Jacques As someone once said, looks like a bass player should look, sounds like a bass should sound He would Karate chop you if you said anything different ! Oooofffhh. ;o) Undoubtedly! A lovely bloke, tho, well, now he's mellowed a bit
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dave clarkson 2988 posts |
Edited Dec 30, 2013, 22:25
Dec 30, 2013, 22:23
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first great 5 i can think of now... Michael Henderson Ron Carter Norman Watt Roy Bootsy Tal Wilkenfeld 8)
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elegant chaos 2390 posts |
Dec 30, 2013, 23:22
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John Entwistle Jean-Jacques Burnel Paul McCartney Bruce Foxton Peter Hook I hasten to say it - but Sting is a bloody good bassist too - it just pains me too much to put him in any bloody chart.
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Moon Cat 9577 posts |
Dec 31, 2013, 00:14
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Geddy Lee Geezer Butler Bootsy Collins Shri Danny Thompson. (loads more come to mind though)
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