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Originally Posted by Mirrorball95
Peter Hook is an excellent bassist but he couldnt outplay Victor Wooten  |
Well I consider Wooten more of a fusion bassist.
And while this list covers many diverse styles of music, fusion bassists would stick out like a sore thumb, because they're playing a genre of music where bass is really more of a lead soloing instrument.
Trying to compare bassists from genres as varied as Pop, R&B, Funk, Metal, Prog, Psychedelic, Alternative, Punk, Rockabilly, Folk Rock and Reggae is challenging enough as it is.
I'm not really into the "shred" bassists like Wooten and Manring, what they can do is certainly mind blowing, but they also seem to forget that bass at it's core is a rhythm instrument, they treat it as something strictly for making flashy and elaborate solos. Do they even know what a bassline is?
UPDATE: Rick Danko added, Dave Alexander removed, Waters now above Gordon and Lemmy.