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St. Alphonzo · 02-10-2003, 09:31 AM

Recent best musician topics have me pondring....
Who do you deem to be the best bass player in a certain genre:

Rock - Flea
Classic Rock - Chris Squire
Jazz Fusion - Stanley Clarke
Funk - George Porter Jr

jefslat · 02-10-2003, 09:41 AM

Jaco Pastorius, R.I.P.

Faust · 02-10-2003, 09:54 AM

Charles Mingus
Ron Carter

aja · 02-10-2003, 10:08 AM

Clarke, Mingus and Carter. Then come the rest. Pastorius was outstanding as well...pity what became of him in Ft. Lauderdale...Jack Bruce deserves an honorable mention here as well.

HuskerHerfer · 02-10-2003, 10:20 AM

What happened to Jaco Pastorius? I never heard he passed on. Saw him with Weather Report a couple of times, and he, along with Stanley Clarke, were heroes of mine when I was younger. I used to put on that vinyl and try to stumble along with my old Gibson Thunderbird bass (wish I still had that...)

SMOKINACTUARY · 02-10-2003, 10:47 AM

Jaco

Victor Wooten (from Bela Fleck and the Flectones)

Stanley Clark

Jeff Berlin

Billy Sheehan

Steve Swallow

(just to name some electic base players)

7070 · 02-10-2003, 10:50 AM

Dave Holland

westsideelectric · 02-10-2003, 10:52 AM

Gotta go w/ Dr. Evil and Pumpkinhead on this one. Jaco is untouchable....although aja and Faust gave respect to my main man Mr. Mingus, I believe that although his bass playing kicked ass, his strong point was more as a composer/arranger and band leader.

SMOKINACTUARY · 02-10-2003, 10:54 AM

What 7070 said

plus

Ron Carter

Jimmy Garrison

More electric players

Bill Laswell
Percy Jones
Tony Levin

sd_smoker · 02-10-2003, 11:05 AM

The bass player for Jeff Beck's tour a few years back. I think it was Randy Hope-Taylor . Whoever it was, he kicked ass!

02-10-2003, 09:31 AM	#1
St. Alphonzo Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Wilmington, DE Posts: 471	Best Bass Player Recent best musician topics have me pondring.... Who do you deem to be the best bass player in a certain genre: Rock - Flea Classic Rock - Chris Squire Jazz Fusion - Stanley Clarke Funk - George Porter Jr __________________ Two degrees in be-bop, a PhD in swing, he's the master of rhythm, he's a rock and roll king...

02-10-2003, 09:41 AM	#2
jefslat CW WarCraft God CW Special Correspondent Editor at Large Predominant CW Ambassador Herf God Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: San Antonio de Bexar Posts: 38,917	Jaco Pastorius, R.I.P. __________________ El Gringo permanence... El perro, el perro, es mi corazon. El gato, el gato, el gato no es bueno. El Jefe es cantante, El Jefe es muy famoso El Jefe es el hombre con el queso del diablo. El perro, el perro, nunca sin raison El gato, el gato, el gato es obseno El Jefe es caliente, El Jefe es carinoso El Jefe le da besos mejor que su esposo What Would TOJE Do? Þ £

02-10-2003, 10:52 AM	#8
westsideelectric Club Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 3,845	Gotta go w/ Dr. Evil and Pumpkinhead on this one. Jaco is untouchable....although aja and Faust gave respect to my main man Mr. Mingus, I believe that although his bass playing kicked ass, his strong point was more as a composer/arranger and band leader. __________________ RIP TOJE & IBMer

02-10-2003, 11:05 AM	#10
sd_smoker Club Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: OKC Posts: 4,336	The bass player for Jeff Beck's tour a few years back. I think it was Randy Hope-Taylor . Whoever it was, he kicked ass! __________________ "Personal charisma is a force that undermines institutions as often as it sustains them. Political institutions need the more reliable buttresses of tradition and duty. Mass emotionalism and celebrity-worship are hostile to any constitutional system."

02-10-2003, 09:54 AM	#3
Faust Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sterling Heights, Michigan USA Posts: 412	Charles Mingus Ron Carter

02-10-2003, 10:08 AM	#4
aja Tabaquero Club Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Miami Lakes, FL USA Posts: 1,300	Clarke, Mingus and Carter. Then come the rest. Pastorius was outstanding as well...pity what became of him in Ft. Lauderdale...Jack Bruce deserves an honorable mention here as well.

02-10-2003, 10:20 AM	#5
HuskerHerfer Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Omaha, NE USA Posts: 409	What happened to Jaco Pastorius? I never heard he passed on. Saw him with Weather Report a couple of times, and he, along with Stanley Clarke, were heroes of mine when I was younger. I used to put on that vinyl and try to stumble along with my old Gibson Thunderbird bass (wish I still had that...)

02-10-2003, 10:47 AM	#6
SMOKINACTUARY Huge Cranium Herf God Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Highland Mills, NY Posts: 14,457	Jaco Victor Wooten (from Bela Fleck and the Flectones) Stanley Clark Jeff Berlin Billy Sheehan Steve Swallow (just to name some electic base players)

02-10-2003, 10:50 AM	#7
7070 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,348	Dave Holland

02-10-2003, 10:54 AM	#9
SMOKINACTUARY Huge Cranium Herf God Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Highland Mills, NY Posts: 14,457	What 7070 said plus Ron Carter Jimmy Garrison More electric players Bill Laswell Percy Jones Tony Levin