Bass Forum

[jopagering]

Paul McCartney, Geddy Lee and James Jamerson.

I'm amazed by all three of those guys for their creativity and note choices underneath the chords, especially 7th chords, and other complex chord structures. Those guys playing can make you disregard the other instruments and just listen to them. Especially because they were all in their 20's when they played their best stuff and that is very impressive. A very unusual creativity gift.

No disrespect to other greats like Jaco, Hamm, Sheehan, Berlin, Nathan East, Victor Wooten, etc.. In fact, just on chops the latter are almost certainly better than the 1st three. It's just that for me, music is a lot more than technique.

[pickinatit]

Jack Bruce & Chris Squire

YES!! I Forgot Jack Bruce and Chris Squire!!

[CaptianGalatica]

since im young this is newer but Jason black (hot water music)

[ministryoflower]

Teh first bassist I said damn he's good was John Entwistle.

What he said.......and add Geddy and Gene Simmons...you lie if you say you never "noticed" Gene.....and Sting...yeah Sting.

[BassMaster Gen…]

...you lie if you say you never "noticed" Gene.....

I knew his name, but had no idea he was a bassist until the very late 80's.
Punk rock and glam rock didn't mix too well in those days:evil:

[COLOR="White"]wait for it.....

[badmotor]

Oh yeah, I forgot: Billy Gould. :thu:

[Jim-Bass]

McCartney, and anyone who played a Rickenbacker in the 70's - Graham Gouldman, even Bill Wyman played one circa Black and Blue

[6onzalez]

+1 me too

sign me up for a jack bruce too... i thought i was into cream 'cos of clapton but twenty years later i realised it was bruce.

so i changed instrument!

[JanVanHove]

Cliff Burton, "pulling teeth"...

[Mike in Utica]

I'm sure that I've heard a lot of great bass players in the many bands that I've listened to over the years. As of late two that's caught my eye are John Myung and Billy Sheehan but the ones that I took notice of back in my guitar days where I said "Wow, that bass sounds really cool." would probably be Geddy Lee of Rush first and Steve Harris of Iron Maiden second. Both played in a way that really made me listen to what they were doing rather then just seeing the bass as a background instrument. Who were some of the first bass players that you really took notice of?

That's totally cool! The first time I noticed the bass was in the Maiden song "Invaders" and the second time was at the end of Temples of Syrinx from Rush.

[Fran da Man]

I already named the players for me, but someone mentioned solos so i'll give my old school picks for them.
One standout is the bass solo on the song "Get Ready" by Rare Earth.
Another back in the day one is Lou Reeds Rock and Roll Animal Live, the "Intro" to Sweet Jane. That little solo is still kick ass to this day.

[K7Baixo]

One standout is the bass solo on the song "Get Ready" by Rare Earth.

I believe that was John Parrish and it was before they joined Motown.

[SlapHead]

Mark King...Level 42. I remember hearing the bass line for the Chinese Way & being blown away.