N&G Favourite BASSIST of All Time

[avecigrec]

Round 1 - Drummers
ROUND 2 - Let's keep it in the rhythm section!

We'll do this MEGALIST style...

• Everyone has 100 points to distribute to their favorite bassists of all time.
  a) The most points you can give to a single bassist is 20 points.
  b) You must use all 100 points.
  c) Please organize the distribution in a list-like fashion.

That's pretty much it!

Tag me and I'll give your post a react once I've added it to the tally. If you make any changes between your initial post and the deadline, just tag me in a post letting me know, and I'll re-tally your list.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Friday, March 29th @ Midnight Eastern / 9 PM Pacific
(I will be posting the next instrument the next day)

I'm looking forward to seeing your choices, and curious what our final results will be! Most importantly, HAVE FUN!

 

[TrainFan73]

Oh man, this might be harder. Off the top of my head,
Geddy Lee
Les Claypool
Ron Carter
Edgar Meyer

 

[Joe Mac]

Hmmmm. Bassists aren’t always the people I listen out for in the mix but when one is very good, or very bad, it is noticeable.

Also slap bass, particularly white guy slap bass, is a crime against humanity, there will be no flea in my list!

 

[jt4527]

Hmm...

Trevor Dunn!!!

 

[avecigrec]

Oh man, this might be harder.

I feel like this will be simultaneously easier AND harder for me.

 

[Holdsworthian]

Jaco. Done. [an ode to @Lee Newman in the drummer thread]

 

[TrainFan73]

Jaco. Done. [an ode to @Lee Newman in the drummer thread]

I almost posted Geddy done, but I feel like there are a lot more bassists I love.

 

[jamieanderson1968]

 

[TrainFan73]

You realize we can’t see that dude’s face so no one knows who he is?

 

[avecigrec]

PHAT BASS!

 

[jamieanderson1968]

I see you baby, shakin' that bass

 

[Joe Mac]

Macca 15
Peter Hook 10
Bill Wyman 10
Andy Rourke (The Smiths) 10
Mani (The Stone Roses) 10
Bernard Edwards 10
John Paul Jones 10
Kim Deal 10
John McVie 10
Colin Greenwood (Radiohead) 5

@avecigrec

 

[imtheocean]

 

[jamieanderson1968]

I reserve the right to add more to this list

Bill Laswell - 20
Jah Wobble - 20
Holger Czukay - 20
Sting (god it hurts to even write his name) - 20
Peter Hook - 20

 

[imtheocean]

Subject to change, but 10 Points each to:

Jaco Pastorious
Geddy Lee
Mike Watt
Phil Lesh
Thundercat
Paul McCartney
Bootsy Collins
Donald 'Duck' Dunn
Rob Wasserman
Rick Rosas

Unofficial bonus point to Derek Smalls.

 

[jt4527]

Having been a bass player in my youth, I feel slightly more assured in this list than with the drummers

1. William Parker (20 pts)
2. Charles Mingus (20 pts)
3. Trevor Dunn (15 pts)
4. Gary "Mani" Mounfield (10 pts)
5. Greg Cohen (10 pts)
6. Joe Lally (10 pts)
7. Kim Gordon (10 pts)
8. Nicky Wire (5 pts)

 

[gcowgill]

John Entwistle 10
Paul McCartney 10
James Jamerson 10
Jack Bruce 10
Mike Watt 10
Larry Graham 5
Bruce Thomas 5
Chris Squire 5
Rick Danko 5
Bruce Foxton 5
Carol Kaye 5
Danny Thompson 5
Donald "Duck" Dunn 5
Charles Mingus 5
Paul Chambers 5

 

[ranbalam]

Jaco Pastorius 10
John Paul Jones 10
Tony Levin 10
James Jamerson 10
Paul McCartney 10
Flea 5
Mike Watt 5
Geddy Lee 5
Jack Bruce 5
Charles Mingus 5
John Entwistle 5
Tina Weymouth 5
Geezer Butler 5
Bootsy Collins 2
Carol Kaye 2
Oteil Burbridge 1
Victor Wooten 1
Roger Glover 1
Les Claypool 1
Mike Gordon 1
Eddie Gomez 1

 

[Kilgoretrout74]

Scott LaFaro

 

[Kilgoretrout74]

So tragic he died so young (25).