Who's your Greatest Bass player ever

[Saddleworth2]

This lads no slouch. First heard him in a group called back door. Colin Hodgkinson.

 

[OB1]

Honourable mentions:

Geezer Butler
Billy Sheehan
Bernard Edwards
Joe Bouchard

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

This lads no slouch. First heard him in a group called back door. Colin Hodgkinson.

Not detracting from his talent, but to me that sounds like an amazing guitar player playing bass, rather than a bass player.

 

[Chev Chelios]

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

John Paul Jones
John Entwistle
Geddy Lee
Roger Glover
Graham Gouldman

All wonderful, I don't think there is a "best" one.

 

[oldius]

Man, that is some list.

Jaco has been voted the greatest by bass players many times, I love to listen to Flea talking about him. :)

Thanks and all great, great musicians for different reasons, in my view.

 

[Carver]

The popular music industry is indebted to these 2 guys:

Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn of Booker T and the MG’s and session musician at Stax records




James Jamerson of Motown

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

The popular music industry is indebted to these 2 guys:

Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn of Booker T and the MG’s and session musician at Stax records




James Jamerson of Motown

Still can't figure out how Jamerson played Bernadette and you keep me hanging on with just one finger in the right hand - and creating the lines from a skeletal chord chart while essentially a semi-functioning alcoholic!
Some of his less well known lines such as How long has that evening train been gone (supremes), Darling Dear (Jacksons) and I'm Wonderin' (Stevie Wonder) are beyond amazing - up there with the jazz giants like Coltrane imho in terms of creativity.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Did anyone mention Chris Squire yet?