Members venturawest Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 without question: LUG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnny6644 Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Bruce Thomas, Graham Maby, Stanley Clarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rhythm Junky Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 McCartney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members version Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Colin Greenwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JacieFB Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Chris Novosovovovk (Nirvana) +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members REMUS Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Flea and Tim C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 without question: LUG. The question was "really took notice of?", not "became enamored of?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members di2229 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. I read somewhere recently that Tom Scholz actually played the bass parts on that album! I think I may be able to dig it up if you're interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fran da Man Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Of course there was the usual McCartney, Squire, enumerous R&R bassists.The one that made me think "wtf is he doing?" was Stanley Clarke, and that was back in the 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 When I was young and growing up with 60's music I really didn't pay any attention to the bass or what it was doing - I just loved the music. The first bassist that really made me sit up take notice was Jim Fielder on the first two BS&T records. After I started playing the thing, then of Entwistle, Bruce, McCartney all became a lot more interesting. The first guy I saw live that really knocked my socks off was Chris Squire on their first US tour - it was just a couple weeks after Wakeman joined the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tim in WV Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 pretty sure Sheehan is credited, but that may mean nothing of course. yeh dig it up if you can find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bholder Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Jack Bruce, Jack Casady, Greg Lake, Geezer Butler, Roger Glover, John Paul Jones, Bill Wyman, Paul McCartney for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayer7770 Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Doug Pinnick and Robert DeLeo were two of my early favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kurfu Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 1st notice and biggest influence - Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick)2nd notice - Paul McCartney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members basshunter Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 My first big bass influence was John Entwistle, I loved the Who and they were the first band where I specifically payed ATTENTION to the bass. The second was a guy named Richard Cousins, who was the bass player for the Robert Cray Band in the '80s. I saw them live in '84, and it was the first time I really noticed how a bass player was responsoble for the groove. I was totally taken with the band, and Cousins in particular. I started playing bass a few months later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jannda Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Number one was macartny then jack casidy,jack bruce and the guy that played for ten years after. Today my biggest influences are still casidy and phil lesh and a little john cale just to mix things up a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TN.Frank Posted February 7, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Looks like more then a few Geddy Lee fans and even a couple other Steve Harris fans as well. I've heard most of the other bass players mentioned but for the most part they blended in with the songs so well that I didn't hear them too. Geddy Lee was the first bass player that I heard where his playing really stood out from the music, same with Steve Harris, you could HEAR them play, they didn't just blend in. Still, all the players mentioned are excellent choices to pattern yourself after, all have sucessfully been in bands and made loads of cash doing what they love. Even though I'm pushing 46 I'd still like to think that if I could get a decent band together I'd have a few good years left to cut some CD's, play and earn some cash. That's my dream and I'm not going to let it die until I do. Call me crazy(my wife does.) but as long as I can pick up my bass I think there's still hopes of getting a band together and doing something that'll last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cwatson Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 FleaGeddy LeeMark kingJaco Pastorias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pickinatit Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Philip Taylor Kramer - Iron Butterfly John Paul Jones But it was a kid in a local band that really inspired me to take up bass.I thought his deep plunkings were so cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members basste Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Guy Pratt with Pink Floyd. He carved a bass solo in my minds which is always the best i ever heard. My first "bass" emotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted February 7, 2007 CMS Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 Chris SquireDee Murray (Elton John Band)Geddy Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fireball_73 Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Steve Harris from Maiden. Victor Wooten and Micheal Manring, but I stayed away from the latter two as such! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny Duart Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Suzi Quatro!!!!! Man did I want to peel those leather pants off of her!!!!!!!!! Yeah, I wanted to play that hot g-string!!! Hot bass playing chick......................WWWOOOWWWWWEEEEEEEE!!! :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: Johnny, ( I gots to go to the bathroom,) Duart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny Duart Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members K7Baixo Posted February 7, 2007 Members Share Posted February 7, 2007 Suzi Quatro!!!!! Man did I want to peel those leather pants off of her!!!!!!!!! Yeah, I wanted to play that hot g-string!!! Musta been sometime ago.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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