'All About That Bass' - Favourite Bass Guitarists

koneguitarist

Love Chas playing bass on this the best version of Country boy. 

But for serious bass playing In early 70's Jerry Scheff is hard to beat. Just watch his left hand fly around the neck. 

guitars4you

Not sure I have a favourite bass player but I love the fade out of Mr Big by Free - last 1 min or so, longer on live versions, where Andy Fraser just drives along over a simply grove - awesome and still a kid when he did it 

Then the big  guy with Stevie Wonder on I wish

Then for Disco it can only be Bernard Edwards

Lodious

Jeff Ament from PJ.

Modulus_Amps

Mark White from the Spindoctors, I remember going to see them live many years ago, keen to see the guitar side of things, and it was the bass playing that wowed me at the show.

keithf

Chris Glen. Also Eddie Jackson ,, the Bizzo

Nitefly

Jet Harris - so good he had hit singles!

fnpt

Most of my favorites have already been mentioned but I would ad the bass player from Sade Paul Denman.

edit: and John Taylor.

boogieman

guitars4you said:

Not sure I have a favourite bass player but I love the fade out of Mr Big by Free - last 1 min or so, longer on live versions, where Andy Fraser just drives along over a simply grove - awesome and still a kid when he did it 

Andy Fraser for me too. Great tone and superb timing, I love where he dragged behind the beat sometimes. Those little trademark stuttering runs up the fretboard too, amazing. He was no mean songwriter either. 

Norman Watt Roy is a close second. Just listen to the bass on Rhythm Stick....wow. 

Has anyone mentioned Stanley Clarke yet? 

ewal

Struggle to single out individuals - it's all about the band. However having said that:

Martyn P Casey
Les Pattinson
Mike Mills
Lou Barlow
Peter Hook
Jerry Barnes

Paul_C

Bygone_Tones said:

'Dave' from Chas & Dave, seriously check him out.

He played the bass (sampled) on this:



My bass heroes in my youth would have included:

Bruce Foxton
Bruce Thomas
Phil Lynott
Lemmy
Youth (Killing Joke)
Andy Rourke
Colin Moulding (XTC)
Pete Trewavas (Marillion)
Roger Waters
Sting
Paul McCartney
Mike Mills
Danny Thompson

and more recently:

Meshell Ndegeocello
Gail Ann Dorsey
Steve Lawson
Alex James
Chris Wolstenholme