Best Rock Bassist

[jaguarr]

Les Claypool looks like he smells really bad.

Yeah, but his redneck version of Snoop Dogg's "Gin & Juice" is pure genius.

jag

 

[Mr Sparkle]

Yeah, in his days with the Police, Sting definitely was pretty good. Pastorious always gets overlooked. Probably because he died so young. Check out some of Billy Sheehan's solo stuff. I think you'll dig it if you're a bass player.

jag

will do

 

[PLAS]

the problem with this is taste

one of my favorite bass players is the guy from AC/DC, the guy has great tone, his lines are always punchy and right on the money and he's not flashy at all

I also love Flea's style, he's funk, punk and hard core at the same time

Les is an amazing performer, but his style is too weird for a lot of people

Cliff Burton was great, very groundbreaking for his time (although he was basically a mixture of Geezer Butler, Lemmy and John Enthwistle), but he never had a chance to show his full potential

John Paul Jones came up with some of the greatest bass lines ever laid down

Justin Chancelor of Tool is also a very prominent player in his band

John Enthwistle is was and will always be the one that put the bass on the map

but I doubt anyone remembers the bass player from Mindfunk, he was a freak

 

[Lurk]

gotta go with les

I had the opportunity to watch him and his Fearless Flying Frog Brigade warm up (and the actual show) before his 2005 show at the Fillmore. good stuff


Jerry was a race car driver
And he drove so goddamned fast
He never did win no checkered flag
But he never did come in last

EDIT:

Yeah, but his redneck version of Snoop Dogg's "Gin & Juice" is pure genius.

jag

f* yeah!

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

God, I heard them doing a cover of King Crimson's "Thela Hun Ginjeet" and it was Hideous.

 

[jaguarr]

God, I heard them doing a cover of King Crimson's "Thela Hun Ginjeet" and it was Hideous.

I haven't heard that. People should stay the f**k away from King Crimson covers. The sh1t Levin used to do with the Chapman Stick was friggin' unreal.

jag

 

[Spoarz™]

Out of those listed, I voted for Sting.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

 

[DBella]

I'd have to go with Flea here. He's Animal on Bass.

 

[theoneandonly]

nick oliveria

 

[Clerk]

Flea is teh rox0rz.

 

[Mr Sparkle]

the problem with this is taste

one of my favorite bass players is the guy from AC/DC, the guy has great tone, his lines are always punchy and right on the money and he's not flashy at all

I also love Flea's style, he's funk, punk and hard core at the same time

Les is an amazing performer, but his style is too weird for a lot of people

Cliff Burton was great, very groundbreaking for his time (although he was basically a mixture of Geezer Butler, Lemmy and John Enthwistle), but he never had a chance to show his full potential

John Paul Jones came up with some of the greatest bass lines ever laid down

Justin Chancelor of Tool is also a very prominent player in his band

John Enthwistle is was and will always be the one that put the bass on the map

but I doubt anyone remembers the bass player from Mindfunk, he was a freak

I thought Paul d'amour was tool's bassist.

 

[Sarge 2.0]

I vote for John Paul Jones, but if John Myung had been an option, it would be harder for me to decide.

 

[Addendum]

I thought Paul d'amour was tool's bassist.

Was.

Chancellor has been the bassist since 1995