Favorite Bass Guitarists?

[pumba]

Wow! What a topic!:respec:
Ok, my favourites:

1.Gary Thain - Uriah Heep - just a genius
2.Geezer Butler - Black Sabbath
3.Roger Glover - Deep Purple
4.Glenn Hughes - Deep Purple

and in no particular order:
Steve Priest - Sweet
Pete Agnew - Nazareth
Roger Waters - Pink Floyd
John Deacon - Queen
Neil Murray - Black Sabbath, Whitesnake
Bob Daisley - Rainbow, Uriah Heep
Trevor Bolder - Uriah Heep
John Paul Jones - Led Zeppelin

[Jot the Dot Dot]

John Lodge of The Moody Blues.

[MarieM]

The one from Level 42 Mark something.

[Jot the Dot Dot]

The one from Level 42 Mark something.

Mark King.

[Reuven]

Stanley Clarke
John Pattitucci
Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones)
Sting

[cholla]

Roger Waters - Pink Floyd
John Deacon - Queen

:respec: and...
Duff McKagan - Guns N' Roses
Tom Hamilton - Aerosmith
Mike Porcaro -Toto
Rick Savage - Def Leppard
Jean-Paul Roy - Noir Désir
Melissa Auf Der Maur - Hole, Smashing Pumpkins
Jeff Ament - Green River, Mother Love Bone, Pearl jam
Michael Anthony - Van Halen
Martin Glover (Youth) - Killing Joke
Corine Mariennau - Téléphone
Mike Rutherford - Genesis, Mike and the Mechanics

[MOIJTO]

Flea!

[Avid Lurker]

John Entwistle from the Who.

[GarrAarghHrumph]

:respec:

I would add Flea, Bootsy Collins, Mike Watt (the Minutemen, fIREHOSE), and Sara Lee (from Gang of Four and the B-52s), Bernard Edwards (Chic...think the bass line from "Good Times"), many more....I love the bass

Yes, Bernard Edwards! I was trying hard last night to remember the name of that band, and yes, I totally agree.

[Veronika]

So little love for Macca? ;)

I'd have to add John McVie to the list, if not just for the bass line in the middle of "The Chain."

[PeterG]

Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)
Meshell Ndegeocello
Suzi Quatro
Aimee Mann ('Til Tuesday)
Micki Steele (The Bangles)
Kathy Valentine (The Go-Go's)

And I loved Janice Marie Johnson's work on "Boogie Oogie Oogie" (by A Taste Of Honey).

I've always loved Bernard Edwards work and I love the (too short) bass solo in Rod Stewart's "Hot Legs". :respec:

Great thread, by the way. Who knew so many men also played bass??? ;)

[LilJen]

Only one other mention of Victor Wooten? The guy is phenomenal!

Stand-up bassist who can play darn near anything (and could probably do it on electric bass, too): Edgar Meyer.

[silverstars]

So little love for Macca?

Maccaaaaaaaaaaa!

It might be because he's played a lot of guitar since he left the Beatles?

[Reuven]

Only one other mention of Victor Wooten? The guy is phenomenal!
Oh yes!! Absolutely the best unknown bassist out there.

[AYS]

John Entwistle and Noel Redding, already mentioned in the thread.

ETA: Entwistle's work on "The Real Me" is some of the most exciting bass work ever. :swoon:

Jack Casady, particularly in Hot Tuna. His subtle but sort of deeply driving work on Water Song still gives me chills whenever I listen to it.

Stanley Clarke, on the jazz side.