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Favorite Bassists

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Now moving on to the other not so well known member of a band. Who are your favorite Bassists

Mine in no particular order are.

Fieldy (korn)
Flea (RHCP)
Les Claypool (Primus)
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Hmmm lessee....

Fieldy from korn
Guy from Mudvayne (SO funky)
Guy from incubus
guy from Faith no more
Christian Olde Wolbers :S from FF
Rex from Pantera
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Rye wrote:Hmmm lessee....

Fieldy from korn
Guy from Mudvayne (SO funky)
Guy from incubus
guy from Faith no more
Christian Olde Wolbers :S from FF
Rex from Pantera
I would put christian olde wolbers on mine but you can't even hear him on most of the tracks because Dino and Raymond just drown him out
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Stefan Lessard, Paul McCartney (check out his wicked baseline in Taxman), John Paul Jones, and of course the bass genius that is Derek Smalls. :wink:
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Primus definately had one of the best bassists.
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Hawksley Workman (played on Sarah Slean's album) and whoever played bass at Sarah's live concerts.

Billy Cox - does the cool bass grooves for Jimi Hendrix

Cliff Burton (Metallica) - Take a listen to the bassline in "Orion"

And John Paul Jones, of course.
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Stuart Ham - Joe Satriani (see bass solo LIS. The best i have ever seen!)

John Myung - Dream Theater
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Jaco Pastorious - god of the fretless electric. Does things that bassists still struggle with.

Victor Wooten - would probably equal Jaco if it weren't for the fact that his hands are small.

Charles Mingus - He had his own unique style of writing and playing that I liked. Plus, he did a whole song in "loving" tribute to Orvile Faubus

Geddy Lee - If I ever could say that I've seen a bass carying the music more than the guitarist, it would be Geddy from Rush. He has such ellegance and groove in his playing.

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