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Old 07-15-2008, 11:10 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Ummm did everyone forget Les Claypool of Primus. The best bassist ever?

Oh and what about Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers?
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Old 07-16-2008, 02:45 PM   #2 (permalink)
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^ Lol. Claypool is in every other post. I think Flea is an admirable bassist, but he gets overshadowed by John's guitar a lot. He definitely has some groovy bass lines and is probably the reason their so funky.

I find there are a few good female bassists (in part because there are so many more female bassists than guitarists or drummers). I'm not talking about Kim Gordon or D'Arcy Wretzky (though they were decent). I think Melissa Auf Der Maur is a good bassist, even in comparison to other male bassists.
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Old 07-16-2008, 02:53 PM   #3 (permalink)
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^ Lol. Claypool is in every other post.
He's crazy. I am not huge on Primus, but the bass lines in every song are sick.
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Old 10-15-2008, 09:00 PM   #4 (permalink)
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^ Lol. Claypool is in every other post. I think Flea is an admirable bassist, but he gets overshadowed by John's guitar a lot. He definitely has some groovy bass lines and is probably the reason their so funky.

I find there are a few good female bassists (in part because there are so many more female bassists than guitarists or drummers). I'm not talking about Kim Gordon or D'Arcy Wretzky (though they were decent). I think Melissa Auf Der Maur is a good bassist, even in comparison to other male bassists.

Kim Deal, buddy. Simple, but very melodic and I believe she was in large part responsible for saving the Pixies from being completely over-the-top grungey-evil sounding.

Off the topic of females:

Flea
Tim Commerford (forgot spelling)
John Deacon
The cat from The Who was pretty good, although I'm not a big Who fan.

And I wouldn't call Matt Sharp an amazing bass player, but his work on Pinkerton sounds pretty cool to me.
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Kim Deal gets a mention from me simply because it's her basslines that are one of the main reasons i love the Pixies so much.
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Old 09-09-2008, 01:52 PM   #6 (permalink)
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mike watt!! and mccartney on sgt peppers/magical mystery tour but... he is copying jamerson.
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Paul McCartney is very talented almost like a jazz man on guitar.
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Old 09-26-2008, 02:34 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Paul McCartney, George Murray and Bruce Thomas are my personal favourites
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Old 09-26-2008, 06:54 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Must mention John Deacon (Queen) - not just for his playing but also for his shunning of Fame & Celebrity! Now that IS refreshing!
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Old 09-30-2008, 06:34 AM   #10 (permalink)
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