Members badmotor Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 First one I REALLY listened to was Steve Harris. Then Cliff Burton. Major Rager on the four-string Mother F@#ker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldivor Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Teh first bassist I said damn he's good was John Entwistle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tim in WV Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 first music I heard bass on that made me notice was Fran Sheehan on the first Boston record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members der oxenrig Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Jimmy Buffett's assorted bassplayers over the years made me take notice of the instrument. John Entwistle & Jack Bruce made me want to play the damned thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members georgestrings Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Yeah, Entwistle and Geddy Lee influenced my bass playing as well... - georgestrings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scampi Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 after I left the thread, I also remember jack casady catching my attention an awful lot - not so much on the technical front really but more so for his tone and interesting lines in a lot of tunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bag_End Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Ox Jaco Geddy JPJ Abe Laboriel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Smokinfiddler Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Geddy Leeand this Man right here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 My first "Wows!", listed by genre: Geddy Lee (Rock)Louis Johnson (Funk)Stanley Clarke (Jazz)John Taylor and Nick Beggs (Pop)Tommy Shannon and Johnny B. Gayden (Blues)Fred Hammond (gospel) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members collinwho Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 The first bass player that I noticed, and the reason I decided to play bass . . . Robert DeLeo and I guess, indirectly, Jamerson also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kerouac Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 The first two bass players I noticed were Jason Newstead and Fieldy from Korn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Iloveneilp Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 That's an easy one... 1.) Paul McCartney 2.) Geezer Butler 3.) Gene Simmons 4.) John Entwhistle ;-) 5.) Geddy Lee My favorite...of course!These are the guys I noticed while still in school!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 For me, it was Monk Montgomery, and Stanley Banks (George Benson), then Charles "meat Man" Meeks, from Chuck Mangione's band. From there, I discovered Louis Johnson, Alphonso johnson, and Marcus and Nathan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lowndown Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 jesse keeler (DFA1979) I've not been playing too long, but DFA converted me to bass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BassMaster General Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 The guy who I really first noticed was Rob Wright who play bass for NoMeansNo, then Larry Boothroyd who played bass for Victim's Family. That was enough to knock me on my ass when I was 10 and made me wanna play bass. Two very different but incredible punk bassists:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Perfessor Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Jack Bruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterhinkydink Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Joe Osborn when he was with Rick Nelson Paul Brian Wilson Randy Hobbs and Tommy when they played for JW Larry Graham with Sly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dwalmz Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 All the Motown stuff (Jamerson, Babbit). Later on I keyed in on Larry Graham, Louis Johnson, Leon Sylvers and Mark Adams. They kinda set the standard and model for my style of playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TG_Flatline Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 LesFleaTimCliff(not necessarily in that order) Bingo!!! Plus JJ Burnell! EDIT: bloody hell, and Rex Brown!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Jack Bruce. yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Banta Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Jack Bruce. +1 me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NeonVomit Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Steve Harris, Cliff Burton, Adam Clayton, Roger Glover, John Paul Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrmatt64 Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Geddy Lee Jaco Pastorious Stanley Clarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jnewcomer Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Geddy Lee and John Paul Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B-Bottom Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Billy Gould, Cliff Burton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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