Bass Monsters
2007-12-24 by bassbacke
Since there is no such thing as the best bass player, I
decided to create this list in reply to those endless requests
for "the best bassist". Note that I list those players,
in no way do I play in their league. Not even close. :)
This is an incomplete list of electric bass players I consider
to be Bass Monsters. That is in their respective way they are
special and stick out in my point of view and those who will give
me feedback on this. They advance the art/craft and are an inspiration
for many other great players. I will moderate this only briefly so
beware this list may be quite subjective. :)
-
Scott Ambush
(Spyro Gyra)
- Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam)
-
Johann Asmundsson
(Mezzoforte)
-
Bob Babbit
(Motown: The Funk Brothers)
-
Decebal Badila
(SWR Big Band et al)
- Steve Bailey (So Low)
- Victor Bailey (Weather Report et al)
-
Mike
Balzary - Flea
(Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Quintin Berry (Dynamohum)
- Tim Bogert (Vannila Fudge et al)
- Brian Bromberg
- Jack Bruce (Cream et al)
- Cliff Burton (Metallica)
- Timmy C (Rage Against the Machine)
- Alain Caron
-
Justin Chancellor
Gunnar Walte (Tool)
- Kim Clarke
- Stanley Clarke
-
Les Claypool
(Primus)
-
George Clinton
(Parliament, Funkadelic)
- Bootsy Collins (James Brown et al)
-
Laurence Cottle
(Alan Parsons Project, Black Sabbath,
Nina Hagen,
Gary Moore et al)
- Lars Danielsson (Nils Landgren Funk Unit)
- Lynne Davis
-
Jorge Degas
(Xiame)
-
Bill Dickensl
(Ramsey Lewis et al)
- Donald 'Duck' Dunn (Booker T. & the M.G.'s., Blues Brothers et al)
- Jimmy Earl (Chick Corea)
- Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree)
- John Entwistle (The Who)
-
Fieldy (Reginald Arvizu)
(KoRn)
- Matt Freemant (Rancid)
- John Giblin (Simple Minds, Fish, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins)
- Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)
- Larry Graham (Sly and the Family Stone, Graham Central Station)
-
Trey Gunn
(King Crimson)
- Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith)
-
Stuart Hamm (Steve Vai,
Joe Satriani et al)
-
Buddy Hankerson
-
Steve Harris
(Iron Maiden)
-
Helmut Hattler
(Kraan,
Tab Two)
- Jonas Hellborg
- Colin Hodgkinson (Alexis Corner)
-
Frank
Itt
(Jule Neigel Band,
Terence Trend D'Arby et al)
- Anthony Jackson (Al DiMeola, Chaka Kahn et al)
- James Jamerson (Motown: The Funk Brothers)
-
Alphsonso Johnson
(ex Steve Kimock Band,
ex Wheather Report et al)
-
John Paul Jones
(Led Zeppelin)
- Percy Jones (Brand X et al)
- Tony Kanal (No Doubt)
-
Mick Karn
(Japan,
JBK, et al)
- Carol Kaye (oh so many recordings and bands)
- Mark King (Level 42)
-
Dave LaRue
(Steve Morse)
- Steve Lawson
- Geddy Lee (Rush)
-
Will Lee
(Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra et al)
-
Stefan Lessard
(Dave Mathews Band)
- Solly Letwaba (Sawuka, Johnny Clegg)
-
Tony Levin
(Peter Gabriel et al)
- Graham Maby (Joe Jackson)
-
Paul McCartney
(The Beatles, Wings)
-
Dave Meros
(Spock's Beard)
-
Marcus Miller
(Miles Davis et al)
- Joseph Patrick Moore
-
John Myung
(Dream Theater)
- Meshell Ndegéocello
- Adam Nitti
-
Pino Palladino
(Paul Young et al)
-
Alexandros Papaconstaninou (Anna Vissi)
-
Jaco Pastorius
(Weather Report et al)
-
John Patitucci
(Chick Corea et al)
-
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
(Tower of Power)
-
Chuck Rainey
(Chuck Rainey Coalition)
-
Ray Riendeau
(Halford)
- Robbie Shakespeare (Peter Tosh et al)
-
Billy Sheehan
(Mr. Big et al)
- Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
-
Chris Squire
(Yes et al)
-
T. M. Stevens
(Joe Cocker et al)
- Sting (The Police)
- Norm Stockton
-
Robert Trujillo (Infectious Groove,
Ozzy Osbourne)
- Gerald Veasley
-
Tina Weymouth
(Talking Heads,
Tom Tom Club,
The Heads)
-
Tal Wilkenfeld
-
Gary Wills (Tribal-Tech)
-
Doug Wimbish
(Living Color,
Jungle Funk)
-
Victor Wooten
(Béla Fleck and the Flecktones)
The longer I look the more I find. There are way more
Bass Monsters out there, than I initially thought. That's great,
actually! More good stuff to listen to/study. :)
Credits
"With A Little Help From My Friends" (or collegues ;) - mostly from http://www.bass.de/ and
http://www.bassic.ch/)
-
d-bass for Meshell N.'s correct name and URL, Jack Bruce URL, Les Claypool URL,
Hellmut Hattler, Doug Wimbish, Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, Donald 'Duck' Dunn,
Victor Bailey, Jimmy Earl, Frank Itt, Jorge Degas, Decebal Badila, Adam Nitti,
Gary Wills, T. M. Stevens, Lars Danielsson, Laurence Cottle, Joseph Patrick Moore,
Colin Hodgkinson
- Joltman for Cliff Burton, Timmy C
- roman for Flea's correct last name, Tony Kanal, Justin Chancellor, Fieldy, Tom Hamilton, Jeff Ament
- http://www.justchords.com/ for Dave LaRue, Ray Shulman
- Armin Fischer for Kim Gordon
- Marius for Steve Bailey, Bill Dickens
- Mezzoforte for Johann Asmundsson
- FlamesWavesWords for Matt Freeman
- Boerx for Anthony Jackson
- DickHard for Quintin Berry
- Regy for Lynne Davis
- pelz for Robert Trujillo
- thorben for Trey Gunn, Alphonso Johnson
- Caska for George Clinton
- Uwe Beutin for Colin Edwin
- bassball for Tim Bogert