Best 3 Bass Players

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    Tal Winkenfield

    Adam Clayton
     
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    I don't know any. Like loads of groups and know their members but never looked at their instruments.
     
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    Not one for noting names of the musicians of those bands ive seen. And tbh there are so many great musicians out there. The one that probably stood out for me as the bass player. Was actually seen a few times in the pubs n clubs. Although played with well known bands.
    Paul (Fasker) Johnson.
    Of the others
    Mike Dirnt.
    Adam Clayton.
     
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    Peter hook
    Les Pattinson
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    Aston Barrett.
    Flea.
    Sting.
    Kim Gordon.
    Mark Hoppus.
     
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    All aboard the soul train
     
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    John Paul Jones. Paul McCartney and Alan Lancaster
     
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    Actually….not that easy.

    Andy Rourke is high up on my list. The Smiths’ bass lines are incredible. Big shout to Mani too.

    I think bass is probably the most difficult instrument to master and influence songs. If you took the bass out of the smiths songs I think it would take an enormous amount away, which you can’t say for a lot of bands. There’s often two unbelievable melodies going on with a lot of Smiths tracks in vocal and bass which makes them so very very good. Many times three with the masterful Marr on lead….
     
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    Ray Brown
    Stanley Clarke
    John Patitucci
     
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    Forgot my Dad. Played Bass in a group from Ryhill. Sall, em, Chris and my Dad on Bass.
     
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    The late ChrisSquire of YES.
     
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    Andy Rourke is a great shout, they'd unfortunately gone just before I started seeing bands
     
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    Flea, obviously

    for technical ability John Myung
     
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    Jack Bruce - the best on string or electric bass......
     
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    Steve Harris- Iron Maiden
    Lemmy - Motorhead
    John Deacon - Queen
    that would be my three top Bassists in no particular order
     
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    But Sting is pretty good on both accoustic and electric bass.
     
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    I've not seen him "live" apart from borrowing my "Electric Ladyland" LP in 1971
     

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