Personal top 10 bassists; no judging or criteria

[Blue in Munich]

Before the bass players on here start grumbling I suppose we better add this one. So, who are they then?

 

[Imurg]

Geddy Lee
Chris Squire
Billy Sheehan
Andy Fraser
Lemmy
Steve Harris
Flea
Phil Lynott
Geezer Butler
Tom Hamilton

 

[williamalex1]

Jack Bruce, close the thread

 

[Kellfire]

Matt Freeman is godlike.

 

[SatchFan]

Mark King
Bernard Edwards
Sting
Stuart Hamm
Billy Sheehan
Bootsy Collins
Jaco Pastorius
Stanley Clarke
Pino Palladino
John Entwhistle

 

[Deleted member 1147]

John Paul Jones
Paul McCartney
John Entwistle
Steve Harris
The guy from Royal Bloods is pretty good
Bill Wyman
Bootsy Collins
John Deacon

 

[Blue in Munich]

Jack Bruce, close the thread

Typical, give the bassists their own thread & they don't read the title.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Tina Weymouth
Pete Trewavas
Mark King
Phil Lynott
Lemmy
Geddy Lee
John Entwistle
Jack Bruce
Flea
Paul McCartney

 

[backwoodsman]

Another where I don't think I have 10

Tina Weymouth (by a mile)
Bruce Foxton
John Entwistle
Gail Ann Dorsey
Mike Rutherford
Carole Kaye
John Paul Jones

 

[cliveb]

Some shocking omissions on these lists:

Victor Wooten
Tony Levin
Jeff Berlin
Percy Jones

 

[User62651]

Billy Sheehan
Flea
Tim Commerford
Bernard Edwards
John Paul Jones
Pino Palladino
Rob Trujillo
Sting
Steve Harris
Tal Wilkenfeld

 

[backwoodsman]

Some shocking omissions on these lists:

Victor Wooten
Tony Levin
Jeff Berlin
Percy Jones

Yes, but you've got to know their work in order to like them enough for them to get onto your "personal favourites"list ?

 

[Blue in Munich]

Bob Babbitt
Tony Butler
Stanley Clarke
Donald "Duck" Dunn
John Entwhistle
James Jamerson
Mark King
Abraham Laboriel
Phil Lynott
John McVie

 

[Blue in Munich]

Some shocking omissions on these lists:

Victor Wooten
Tony Levin
Jeff Berlin
Percy Jones

Title says no judging or criteria, so there can't be such a thing as a shocking omission

 

[Piece]

Mark King
Stu Hamm
Billy Sheehan
Geddy Lee
Dug Pinnick
Tom Araya
John Myung
Michael Anthony
Rudy Sarzo
Steve Harris

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Peter Hook? Don’t know that many base guitarists...

 

[Imurg]

Peter Hook? Don’t know that many base guitarists...

Lemmy was pretty base...........

 

[Billysboots]

Mark King. Anyone who can play whilst suspended over the stage on wires, and still not miss a note, certainly gains my respect.

Absolute legend.

 

[Leftie]

Couldn't begin to put 10 bassists in order as there are so many different genres and styles but surprised that McCartney has appeared a few times and no mention of the likes of Nathan East, Jaco Pastorious, Mingus, Hayden, et al.

 

[Slime]

Not an expert on bassists, but here goes.

Phil Lynott
Mark King
Gary Thain
Jack Bruce
Geddy Lee