who's your favorite bass player and why?

Greasy Lil · Kitten Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 129 Location: UK

Percy Jones - 1 of 2 of the most innovative players i've heard. He stands head and shoulders above all the rest. And he doesnt even slap, like all the clones do, and they just seem to be variations of themselves.
Jones avoids this " generic " style of playing entirely. Heard one slap bass line ? - heard them all. When Brand X first slid onto the music scene, i was blown out of the water

Mick Karn for all the reasons above
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Fenderplayer13 · Tadpole Joined: 09 Sep 2006 Posts: 15

Victor Wooten, my band director just introduced me to his music and i was ready for more but one of the reasons i started playing bass was because i thought slap was sweet

Ankhanu · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:46 am Post subject:

Some of my favorite bassists are:
.: Andy Rourke (The Smiths) - I think he put together some phenomenal basslines; nothing terribly complex, but maintaining a great, interesting rhythm with some nice chording as well. Nice thick tone too.

.: Chris Murphy (Sloan) - A lot of my own style is (ununtentionally) modelled after his style. Again, nothing terribly complex, but good rhythms and progressions that don't neccessarily follow what the guitars are doing. Driving rhythms that (to me) really define the songs.

.: Mike O'Neill (the Inbreds, Mike O'Neill) - After Les Claypool, Mike brought the idea of bass as more than root notes to me. The Inbreds was a bass guitar and drum duo, so the bass work had to fill out the songs; I've taken a certain amount of the stylistic elements he used to my own playing.

.: Krist Novoselic (Nirvana) - Yup, I'm a kid of the 90s. Sonically, Krist is what drove Nirvana along; driving basslines that kept the songs going. Basic basslines with simple ornamentation, but that's all the songs needed really.

Ankhanu · Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:47 am Post subject:

Mkuk0 · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 5:49 am Post subject:

Greasy Lil · Kitten Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 129 Location: UK

yes ..correct, my fellow Midlandic friend. And for your very delight, i have posted a couple of doctored ( shortened to save download time )
tracks of the very delicious and weird mr Percy Jones.

I would advise, nay...insist ! that you stuff your headphones on and crank up ze volume a tad, as monsuier Jones bass parts are sometimes
very low in the mix, although you will definately hear his weird playing
above the mix at times. Its just that i wouldnt want you to miss the low mix bass lines. There isnt a bass player like him anywheres

http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=3069909&q=hi

http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=3067617&q=hi
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Mkuk0 · Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 1:43 pm Post subject:

That is some very inpressive stuff there my dear boy, thankee for the links. Deffo not your average bass playing. Reminds me of a Jazzy Chris Squire (my personal Hero) in that he is playing totally against the expected groove, and making is sound sooo cool!

Most certainly some sounds to aspire to. Do you play in that style yourelf? or just wish...as I do Embarassed

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Greasy Lil · Kitten Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 129 Location: UK

Oh i wish sir !

I can play nothing like Jones. Our only similarity is that we both play the same instrument, and both finger style. Thats about it sadly.

Cool

But i keep trying... i've kinda developed my own style, but influenced heavily by Jones and Karn
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astrosoup · Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:11 pm Post subject:

love Victor Wooten.

roddes · Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:50 pm Post subject:

im gonna say les claypol for his balls and skills and kalus flouride from the dead kennedys for his brutalness

Creeping Death · Tadpole Joined: 22 Oct 2006 Posts: 15 Location: Oregon

GreenFlyDeath · Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:48 pm Post subject: best

-Paul McCartaney.....his lines are like singing, he's amazing

-Steve Harris....the metal bass player god, he kept maiden driving

-Geezer Butler.....his lines fit PERFECTLY with song, nuff said

-Cliff Burton...cause he brought metal bass playing along with harris to the forefront more, and he knew his stuff, and i think his technique is impressive....although i think if he didn't die young, he wouldn't have been such a big deal honsetly
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Greasy Lil · Kitten Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 129 Location: UK

Ankhanu · Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:30 am Post subject: Re: best