Top 10 Bassists
 

http://shortattentionspan.net/10-of-...-in-the-world/

Discuss. Know them all but the guy from Muse. Flea and Geddy Lee would bang the bass in my dream band.

And for grins, the best radio talk show for the bass enthusiast...Bass Talk:r
http://www.bobandtom.com/basstalk/index.htm
The bass player jokes are worth the read.:r:r

Where's Guitarman for his two cents?

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What???? No Michael Anthony (Van Halen) or Jason Newsted (Metallica)??? These two held down a groove!!! Just my :2!!

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Geddy Lee of Rush!! :tu :tu

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Must have been #s 11 and 12 ;)

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Wow, until one post till someone mentioned these two:D

I thought the same thing. Michael gets a vote just for singing the high harmonies!

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My vote's for Geddy but Tool's rhythm section gives a whole new meaning to the word tight.

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Lots of good ones on the list.

Lots of good ones not on the list.

Jack Bruce
John Paul Jones
John Entwistle
Bill Wyman
Duff McKagan
Chris Squire
Roger Waters
Michael Anthony
Tom Hamilton
Billy Cox

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Classic!:r

Good ones on this list. Dating yourself with those first four...:D Guess I am too..:r

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If John Entwistle was alive and was not number 1 , it would be a tragedy. I have some of his solo stuff on vinyl and it is crazy amazing. Check out this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E8as7xpR34

and this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVl39...eature=related



MCS

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I am partial to Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3xJDmBq2Cg

Turn up the volume

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+1

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Cannot BELIEVE he excluded
Jack F'ing Cassidy
Bill Wyman
John Entwistle
Stanley Clarke
Charles Mingus
Paul Chambers
Phil Lesh
and I'm just gettin' warmed up here...

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no Jaco Pastorius? No Matt Freeman? no bootsy collins?

that list is jacked...

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Les Claypool is definetely #2 or #1 I think. Victor Wooten is good too and not on the list

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No one can touch Les Claypool the things he can do on his bass is unbelievable

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Wow, no Chris Squire? He is one of the best I have ever heard.

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Agree with Vic Wooten

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1) James Jamerson
2) James Jamerson
3) James Jamerson
4) James Jamerson
5) James Jamerson
6) James Jamerson
7) James Jamerson
8) James Jamerson
9) James Jamerson
10) James Jamerson

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Ah yes, John Paul Jones!

Tim Commerford from Rage.

Muzz Skillings (Living Colour)

Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)

Jojo Garza (Los Lonely Boys)