IanB
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Edited Dec 31, 2013, 07:56
Re: top 5 greatest bassists of all time
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
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Re: top 5 greatest bassists of all time
Dec 30, 2013, 20:12
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IanB wrote: Aston Barrett
On my subs bench.
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IanB
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Edited Dec 30, 2013, 20:17
Re: top 5 greatest bassists of all time
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
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Re: top 5 greatest bassists of all time
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
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Re: top 5 greatest bassists of all time
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
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Re: top 5 greatest bassists of all time
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
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Re: top 5 greatest bassists of all time
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
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Edited Dec 30, 2013, 22:25
Re: top 5 greatest bassists of all time
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
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Re: top 5 greatest bassists of all time
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
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Re: top 5 greatest bassists of all time
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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