Who is best bassist of all of time?

Robbie Shakespeare

Whoever played bass on Close to the Edge

Chris Squire is a based choice too

Chris Squire is a good pick

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Good picks.

It's James Jamerson. There is no other answer. If you don't say James Jamerson you know nothing about electric bass.

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Chris Squire, good call amigo

Why are black people so good at bass?

My favorites are Hugh Hopper and Fred Frith.

Natural sense of rhythm/groove.

Pick one of these:
Bootsy Collins
James Jamerson
Willie Weeks
Jack Bruce

I don't know if he's the best, but Paul is the first thing that come to my mind when I think about great bassists. So he's my personal pick.

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Don't know or care about objective best, but pic related is super underrated

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Don't know or care about objective best, but pic related is super underrated

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Thats the tb-303 you cretin

Good player. His interplay with Andy's guitar is crazy (especially on Power Station).

Duh, it's obviously D'arcy from Smashing Pumpkins.

She's played more cocks than basslines though

Thats alot of baselines.

She should have gone into porn. But like, when she was hot. Now it'd just be unpleasant.

Chris Wolstenholme

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Admiral Nobeard, no one even comes close.

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too bad modern muse is shit and has barely any basslines.

What are some notable Muse basslines except Hysteria?

Pretty easily flea but there are a few contenders

futurism
dark shines
hyper music
muscle museum

based

I've heard arguments in favor of Jaco Pastorius. However Jamerson was an absolute motherfucker.

Go to a black church and you'll see why.

dumb zoomer

Simon Gallup's bass lines are the nicest sounding, therefor his is the best

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geddy lee

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Stanley Clarke

dis nigga

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trevor dunn

Jaco Pastorius maybe

Unique choice, his work with trio-convulsant is amazing.

Les Claypool

youtube.com/watch?v=SfOjeZWccls

Les Claypool by far or John Paul Jones that was basically Led Zeppelin.

Alex Webster

based

>303
>designed for bass
>only used for acid rave shit
>808
>designed for drums
>synonymous with bass for those under 25
this is what happens when you dont release instruction manuals with your electronics

Me

even though corgan recorded all of the basslines

Yes but aided by D'arcy's cocksucking

>Jaco

The truth

Jameson and JPJ are runner ups

This, or Pino. If we're just talking technical ability the basic bitch choices of Jaco, Wooten or Claypool.

My personal favourites right now are Juan Alderete and Esperanza Spalding.

CALIFORNIAAAAAAAAAAAA

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My friend Keir

Most tracks from absolution

Cliff fuckin' Burton.

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But what about the voice of Geddy Lee? How did it get so high? I wonder if he speaks like an ordinary guy.

Okay, serious now: Paul McCartney for me, also for popularising the sixties shortscale/flatwound bass tone.

Bases

Pekka Pohjola.

that movie was fucking hilarious

you're either a boomer or a zoomer who just discovered metal

Definitely wooten

Sid Vicious

Or just someone who acknowledges that he was one of the best

>Pino
B A S E D

Not the best ever but Rob Wright from NoMeansNo deserves a shout out

Cliff Burton was the glue that held old Metallica together, they're talented but they couldn't write shit like Orion without Cliff.

Scott LaFaro

the bald nicca from king crimson

A PROPHET ON THE BURNING SHORE

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Exactly. That's why none of their music post-Master of Puppets has all those rich melodies.

me

Krist Novoselic is pretty underated

Difficult question...

les claypool, tina weymouth, kelly shaefer and geddy lee are some of my favourites overall though

nhop

me

entwistle was the perfect rock bassist to me

>zero mentions of Geezer Butler
for shame Yea Forums

Flea, unironically

He was the lead bassist on a ton of great work outside RHCP, including recording several albums with Thom Yorke, Jane's Addiction, and The Mars Volta.

I bet MatPat’s wife Stephanie plays a mean bass.

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when are the jannies gonna ip ban your stupid NEET ass?

The jannies are too Stephpilled for that.

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Kim Deal a cute!

gotta say its claypool

Sam Wilkes maybe?

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Nobody has posted the best yet?
youtube.com/watch?v=80dsyo2Ox-0

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Tony Levin? He's pretty based. The Chapman stick is a good instrument.

JACO FUCKING PASTORIUS

youtu.be/nsZ_1mPOuyk

there will never be another, a true "player" and innovator

youtu.be/vELtNFZHqEc

davie

Jaco motherfucking Pastorious

If only he didn’t get his dumb ass killed in a bar fight he would’ve been an even greater legend

geddy

Les Claypool

victor, jaco, or claypool

Not many people realize this. Nothing post-Cliff era is good other than a few black album songs. Also, Orion is amazing but it is not his best, The Call of Ktulu is.

Tony Levin

>Lemmy Kilmister
>Lou Barlow
>Ron Ashton
>Tina Weymouth
>Geezer Butler

I can't really think of any other memorable bass sounds, desu, but whatever.

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Steele*
He could slap that motherfucker with his cock

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Jaco actually got me to listen to fucking jazz, so I'll go with him. Love Levin, Webster and Claypool too.

nice

Les Claypool or Geddy Lee

>no thundercat

>meme musicians
lmao no

Phil lesh

Futurism
Easily
Darkshines
Reapers

>Zero mentions of Steve Harris either.
This board is disgusting.

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gotta rep Mike Watt of Minutemen:
youtube.com/watch?v=dSsGEfi6Nu4
also, Bernard Edwards from Chic:
youtube.com/watch?v=FOx81aG-EN4
also, these:
>James Jamerson
>Bootsy Collins
>Jaco Pastorius
>Kim Deal
when I heard some tracks off "I'm With You," I was blown away by how great he sounded:
youtube.com/watch?v=1swaZbPZL-g
MVP for RHCP

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Al Cisneros

Jimmy garrison is definitely in top 3 for me, Ron Carter is great too, and Paul Jackson is awesome. Of course every bassist loves Jaco, the dude was so fun to listen to. Oh can't forget the original nigga Niels Henning!

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Tony Levin

Nigga have you listened to Frayed Ends Of Sanity?

Am i banned

sure

imo roger waters

I agree, this user is good

Rocco Prestia of Tower of Power is amazing
youtu.be/fsqbnwKwbMo

Me

Jamerson is a nigger

Claypool is great, but can't NOT be weird to save his life. Also, he never changes his strings and his playing sounds like farts

Jaco is overrated drunk self-righteous trash

Bootsy Collins also suffers from niggerdom

Roger Waters is decent at best and can't get over the fact that his dad got murked in WWII

Wooten is technically gifted, but has NO taste, NO soul, NO feel, NO groove. He just masturbates all over the place. LOOK AT ME! I'M JACKIN OFF!

Cliff Burton and Dave Mustaine should have quit Metallica and done their own shit.

Gene Simmons is a kike

Lemmy is overrated trash, but he liked nazi shit, so he's cool.

Geddy Lee is a Class act and a gentleman.
Paul McCartney is a legend and the best Beatle.
John Paul Jones is the most talented member of Zep.
Jack Bruce is probably GOAT.

I swear I've seen this pasta somewhere

part 2:
Larry Graham from Sly and the Family Stone, then Graham Central Station:
youtube.com/watch?v=wj5VODa-eTY
somehow Charlie Mingus hasn't been mentioned yet:
youtube.com/watch?v=KESFYXQwCYA&t=10s
Israel "Cachao" Lopez:
youtube.com/watch?v=ka70pyIs7AA
...and Jimmy Blanton, from Duke Ellington's band:
youtube.com/watch?v=awal53BFU5M

that's just cuz ur a nigger

I swear Ive seen this nigger somewhere

Mike Dirnt

I swear I've lynched this nigger somewhere

>Rock: Holger Czurkay
>Jazz: Mingus

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based Moomin poster
youtube.com/watch?v=2dZbAFmnRVA

I nigger I've niggered this nigger niggerwhere

underrated

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Exquisite

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Jaco and Stanley Clarke are pretty much tied for jazz bassists in my mind , with John Entwistle and Jack Bruce being tied for rock bassists.
Victor Wooten just seems mechanical like he's just showing off technique.

this

Spoombung

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>Bootsy Collins also suffers from niggerdom

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sting

Chris Squire if we're talking rock/prog

Chris Squire

Anthony Fantano

Dave Gilmour

Definitely John Entwistle

At the moment im fascinated with Geddy Lee.

https:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWBPgtB9m3E

Whoever mentioned Pino is dead on as well, few people pioneered and trailblazed shit like Pino. Scott from Scottsbasslessons on youtube just did a phenomenal video about him. Dude used fretless and octavers in pop music in the 80s.

Bases

TRUTH

Stuart Zender

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Joe
Dart
On the
Fender
Bass

youtube.com/watch?v=le0BLAEO93g

I like Jaco

>Thundercat
>Steve Harris
>Geddy Lee
>Lou Barlow

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Raposo_(bassist)

not the best in the world but sure the best in his genre

youtube.com/watch?v=exglMS5y7_c
youtube.com/watch?v=zzezFe5u3iw

this interpol guy- carlos something

good PICK hehe very BASSED

Geddy lee

Gene Simmons

it's a shame he's a total worsecunt of a person. he can slap the bass but he needs a slap irl

Well desu Steve Harris is surely an incredible composer and despite a great and impressive right hand technique his left hand technique is nothing special

>he rates Flea

youtube.com/watch?v=8itum6etNcM