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Underrated great bassists? Ok, so we've been talking about great, underrated guitarists, but what about the bassists? Who are some greats who get little recognition? Who are some of your favorites/inspirations? [Edited 3/23/07 15:55pm] perfection is a fallacy of the imagination... | |
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I used to think Adam Clayton (U2) is kind of a hack, but now I recognize his playing for what it is - simple, pulsing grooves & great basslines that drive so many of their songs. I wanna play just like that now. | |
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Larry Graham! With all the hate he gets here for his spiritual influence on Prince, people tend to forget how amazing he is on the bass. | |
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Hmmmm.....Way too many! Here's just a small sampling of talent deserving wider recognition Chuck Rainey (Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, Marvin Gaye, Rickie Lee Jones, Ray Charles, Barry White, James Taylor, Donald Byrd...ahhh...with way too many people to mention here...) 
Matt Garrison ( Herbie Hancock, Meshell Ndegeocello, John Mclaughlin, Jim Beard, etc.) 
Mark King (Level 42) 
Pino Palladino (D'angelo, John Mayer, Seal, Eric Clapton, Talib Kweli, Elton John, Floetry, Paul Young, etc...) 
Richard Bona (Solo, Pat Metheny, Joe Zawinul, etc.) 
... Randy "Dawg" Jackson ( Yes, him,  )
(Jean Luc Ponty, Narada Michael Walden, Journey, Angela Bofill, etc.) 
Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Tower of Power) 
Alphonso Johnson (Weather Report, Santana, George Duke, Steve Kimmock, etc.) 
Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets, Allan Holdsworth, Jing Chi) 
Rodney Skeet Curtis ( Parliament, P-Funk All Stars) 
Kai Eckhardt (John McLaughlin, Vital Information, Garaj Mahal) 
Gary Willis (Allan Holdsworth, Tribal Tech, Solo albums) 
Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo) 
Bunny Brunel (Chick Corea) 
Nathaniel Phillips (Pleasure, Ronnie Laws, Jeff Lorber, etc.) 
Artur Maia ( Djavan, Gilberto Gil, Dori Caymmi, etc.) 
... [Edited 4/2/07 14:01pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said: ...
Hmmmm.....Way too many! Here's just a small sampling of talent deserving wider recognition Chuck Rainey (Steely Dan, Marvin Gaye, Rickie Lee Jones, Donald Byrd, James Taylor, Gary McFarland...ahhh...with way too many people to mention here...)
Matt Garrison ( Herbie Hancock, Meshell Ndegeocello, John Mclaughlin, Jim Beard, etc.)
Mark King (Level 42)
Pino Palladino (D'angelo, John Mayer, Joni Mitchell, Seal, Paul Young, etc...)
Richard Bona Solo, Pat Metheny, Joe Zawinul, etc.)
... Randy "Dawg" Jackson ( Yes, him, )
(Jean Luc Ponty, Narada Michael Walden, Journey, Angela Bofill, etc.)
Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Tower of Power)
Alphonso Johnson (Weather Report, Santana, George Duke, Steve Kimmock, etc.)
Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjacjkets, Jing Chi)
Rodney Skeet Curtis ( Parliament, P-Funk All Stars)
Kai Eckhardt (John McLaughlin, Vital Information, Garaj Mahal)
Gary Willis
Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo)
Bunny Brunel (Chick Corea)
Nathaniel Phillips (Pleasure, Ronnie Laws, Jeff Lorber, etc.)
Artur Maia ( Djavan, Gilberto Gil, Dori Caymmi, etc.)
... [Edited 3/23/07 17:54pm] Wow, you have some good ones on here who I haven't even heard of...hence the term underrated.  perfection is a fallacy of the imagination... | |
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sitruk7 said: Larry Graham! With all the hate he gets here for his spiritual influence on Prince, people tend to forget how amazing he is on the bass.
Yes, it is a shame that folks hate on Larry, because he is truly a bass innovator. He's actually the reason why I play bass. perfection is a fallacy of the imagination... | |
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Ron LaPread of The Commodores
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Jimi Hendrix
Bernard Harris Aron Lee Prince Paul McCartney Sheryl Crow Sting | |
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Billy "Bass" Nelson Of Funkadelic
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Sonny Thompson
....and Prince. " I´d rather be a stank ass hoe because I´m not stupid. Oh my goodness! I got more drugs! I´m always funny dude...I´m hilarious! Are we gonna smoke?" | |
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paligap said: ...
Hmmmm.....Way too many! Here's just a small sampling of talent deserving wider recognition Chuck Rainey (Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, Marvin Gaye, Rickie Lee Jones, Ray Charles, Barry White, James Taylor, Donald Byrd...ahhh...with way too many people to mention here...)
Matt Garrison ( Herbie Hancock, Meshell Ndegeocello, John Mclaughlin, Jim Beard, etc.)
Mark King (Level 42)
Pino Palladino (D'angelo, John Mayer, Seal, Eric Clapton, Talib Kweli, Elton John, Floetry, Paul Young, etc...)
Richard Bona (Solo, Pat Metheny, Joe Zawinul, etc.)
... Randy "Dawg" Jackson ( Yes, him, )
(Jean Luc Ponty, Narada Michael Walden, Journey, Angela Bofill, etc.)
Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Tower of Power)
Alphonso Johnson (Weather Report, Santana, George Duke, Steve Kimmock, etc.)
Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjacjkets, Jing Chi)
Rodney Skeet Curtis ( Parliament, P-Funk All Stars)
Kai Eckhardt (John McLaughlin, Vital Information, Garaj Mahal)
Gary Willis
Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo)
Bunny Brunel (Chick Corea)
Nathaniel Phillips (Pleasure, Ronnie Laws, Jeff Lorber, etc.)
Artur Maia ( Djavan, Gilberto Gil, Dori Caymmi, etc.)
... [Edited 3/24/07 3:52am] Nice List! I will add Prince & Flea to my list. "And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone, You Know That Love Survives, So We Can Rock Forever" RIP MJ 
"Baby, that was much too fast"...Goodnight dear sweet Prince. I'll love you always | |
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FOLEY !!!!! he's known for his lead bass playing with Miles Davis and he's played with countles other WELL KNOWN musicians such as George Clinton and Prince To Name a few.....I saw him play at The Comfest in columbus Ohio a few years back and I havent looked a Bass Playin the same SINCE!!!!! | |
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sitruk7 said: Larry Graham!
Underrated?  It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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LaPread is a good pick, no one ever talks about him 
How 'bout James Alexander of the Bar-Kays & Marshall 'Rock' Jones of the Ohio Players. It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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bellanoche said: Who are some of your favorites/inspirations?
Bootsy Collins Larry Graham Oscar Alston Louis 'Thunderthumbs' Johnson Marshall 'Rock' Jones James Jamerson James Alexander Stanley Clarke Verdine White Alan Gorrie Ronald LaPread Jermaine Jackson Robert 'Kool' Bell Prince Off the top of my head [Edited 3/24/07 11:01am] It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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Jaco Pastorius
Will Lee John Entwhistle | |
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That guy from the 2002 celebration, Victor Wooten, was also cool , albeit a bit too much show-ish for my taste. " I´d rather be a stank ass hoe because I´m not stupid. Oh my goodness! I got more drugs! I´m always funny dude...I´m hilarious! Are we gonna smoke?" | |
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I'm glad someone said Prince. ?When I say that he is one of my favorites, folks always look in shock, but the boy can play bass. He was killing that Fender at 3121 when he did "Forever In My Life." I was standing in front of him in awe, because he went from shredding some guitar to funking up some bass. I've never seen anyone do that live. perfection is a fallacy of the imagination... | |
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Jermaine Jackson.
Underrated singer and bassist. | |
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I'll say it because no one else will:
Lenny Kravitz he's great, very funky and tasteful | |
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I forgot another of my favs - Randy Hope Taylor (Incognito) perfection is a fallacy of the imagination... | |
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Billy Sheehan  | |
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nowikno1 said: FOLEY !!!!! he's known for his lead bass playing with Miles Davis and he's played with countles other WELL KNOWN musicians such as George Clinton and Prince To Name a few.....I saw him play at The Comfest in columbus Ohio a few years back and I havent looked a Bass Playin the same SINCE!!!!!
Co-sign...he is VERY UNDERRATED....a phenomenal bassplayer... 
Also..from the same town... 
Danyel Morgan of Robert Randolph and the Family Band.....both grew up within 5 minutes of each other and both are tremendous talents...as a bassplayer, I am fortunate to be able to call both friends. [Edited 3/25/07 22:00pm] "I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, but I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President, either" ~ Jesse Owens | |
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panther514 said: nowikno1 said: FOLEY !!!!! he's known for his lead bass playing with Miles Davis and he's played with countles other WELL KNOWN musicians such as George Clinton and Prince To Name a few.....I saw him play at The Comfest in columbus Ohio a few years back and I havent looked a Bass Playin the same SINCE!!!!!
Danyel Morgan of Robert Randolph and the Family Band.....both grew up within 5 minutes of each other and both are tremendous talents...as a bassplayer, I am blessed to be able to call both friends. DM caught my ear on their first hit single. His intro is SICK. | |
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panther514 said: nowikno1 said: FOLEY !!!!! he's known for his lead bass playing with Miles Davis and he's played with countles other WELL KNOWN musicians such as George Clinton and Prince To Name a few.....I saw him play at The Comfest in columbus Ohio a few years back and I havent looked a Bass Playin the same SINCE!!!!!
Co-sign...he is VERY UNDERRATED....a phenomenal bassplayer...
Co-Co-sign, Ndeed!! and thanks, panther514, I was lookin' for picture of Foley!!! ... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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abigail05 said: Lenny Kravitz
he's great, very funky and tasteful | |
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Mikey Craig of Culture Club | |
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ThreadBare said: panther514 said:
Danyel Morgan of Robert Randolph and the Family Band.....both grew up within 5 minutes of each other and both are tremendous talents...as a bassplayer, I am blessed to be able to call both friends. DM caught my ear on their first hit single. His intro is SICK. Danyel and Foley are monsters on anything with strings. Both are sick on Guitar too. "I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, but I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President, either" ~ Jesse Owens | |
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paligap laid down some goodies, here's a few more...
...Paul Jackson 
...Jamaaladeen Tacuma 
...Tetsuo Sakurai 
...Brian Bromberg 
...Teruo Nakamura 
...Linley Marthe 
...Phil Upchurch (Yeah, the pic shows him on guitar but he burns on bass also) 
...Neal Evans (some folks will get it) ... 
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