Who's your Greatest Bass player ever

[Protein Junkie]

Chris Squire, of Yes.

Absolutely ! My rock hero and imho best bass player but massive shout to Geddy Lee and Nick Beggs for The Mute Gods and Lifesigns work.

 

[OB1]

John Entwistle
Chris Squire
Geddy Lee
Stanley Clarke
John Paul Jones

 

[oldius]

Jaco Pastorius
Richard Davis
Bernard Edwards
James Jamerson
Paul Chambers
Larry Graham

There are others, of course, like Leland Sklar who has played on more recordings than anyone else but each of these players took their field of music to the next level.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

John Entwistle
Chris Squire
Geddy Lee
Stanley Clarke
John Paul Jones

In a few months time I reckon you may need to add JJ Burnell to that list mate; )

 

[Blue Feather]

Louis Johnson (Brothers Johnson), Mark Adams (Slave), Marcus Miller

 

[casserole of nonsense]

Jimmy Garrison
Bernard Edwards
Jack Bruce
Charles Mingus
Paul Chambers
Danny Thompson

 

[City Hobgoblin]

Steve Hanley
The Ox
Bill Laswell
Gail Ann Dorsey

 

[LoonyWorld]

Dusty Hill

 

[OB1]

In a few months time I reckon you may need to add JJ Burnell to that list mate; )

Who knows but there's already several other very good bassists that didn't make my top 5.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I've been listening to a lot of the stuff Michael Henderson did with Miles Davis, but always come back to his playing on 'live at the talk of the town' a 1970 stevie wonder album. He was only 18 at the time but took all the jamerson motown lines and adds to them. Incredible player - no wonder miles stole him from stevie.