I heard a commercial (for a band) on the radio, and that reminded
me that I was going to ask this hours ago.
2006-09-16 21:55:33 · 20 answers · asked by comedycatalyst 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
depends on what style... all these are pretty good bassist in my opinion.
jaco pastorius
victor wooten
ryan martinie
les claypool
flea
tony levin
Yngve Malmsteem
they're all really good. wooten has a unique pickin tech. wich is really cool and sounds awsome. pastorius could be considered THE best. clay pool and flea are really great on funk type bass lines. ryan martinie (mudvayne) throws in some pretty nice bass lines for metal even though theyre more like jazz. cliff burton is nothing compared to most of these guys. the only reason most people chose him is because he played for metallica. who i think is over-rated.
2006-09-19 19:21:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stanley Clarke was a major infuence on modern players.
A brilliant player on both acoustic and electric basses, Stanley Clarke has spent much of his career outside of jazz, although he has the ability to play jazz with the very best. He played accordion as a youth, switching to violin and cello before settling on bass. He worked with R&B and rock bands in high school, but after moving to New York, he worked with Pharoah Sanders in the early '70s. Other early gigs were with Gil Evans, Mel Lewis, Horace Silver, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, and Art Blakey; everyone was impressed by his talents. However, Clarke really hit the big time when he started teaming up with Chick Corea in Return to Forever. When the group became a rock-oriented fusion quartet, Clarke mostly emphasized electric bass and became an influential force, preceding Jaco Pastorius. But, starting with his School Days album (1976), and continuing through his funk group with George Duke (the Clarke/Duke Project), up to his projects writing movie scores, Stanley Clarke largely moved beyond the jazz world into commercial music; his 1988 Portrait album If This Bass Could Only Talk, and his 1995 collaboration with Jean Luc Ponty and Al DiMeola on the acoustic The Rite of Strings, are two of his few jazz recordings since the '70s.
Allmusic.com
2006-09-17 03:59:18 · answer #2 · answered by Chaine de lumière 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My personal favorite is Tony Levin. He is currently with a group called King Crimson. He's much sought after, has played with Peter Gabriel to John Lennon, done tons of studio work.
He's developed his own bass guitar, which has 13 strings, called the "stick". He's had countless awards from Guitar Player, Guitar World, and Rolling Stone mgazines.
I believe "worlds best" is entirely an opinion. I can only say that in my opinion he is one of the most accurate and skillful bass players.
2006-09-16 22:03:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Les Claypool
2006-09-16 21:57:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mike Dirnt(Green Day Bass Player)
2006-09-16 22:17:44 · answer #5 · answered by Skater 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yngve Malmsteem
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
2006-09-16 22:06:20 · answer #6 · answered by mommymanic 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Cliff Burton
2006-09-16 23:01:44 · answer #7 · answered by p_s_y_c_h_o_n_e_u_r_o_t_i_c 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Mike Dirnt from Green Day definitely and then Paul Simonon from The Clash
2006-09-16 22:07:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Van Halen
2006-09-16 21:58:32 · answer #9 · answered by laxthefacts 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the one and only Jaco Pastorius unfortunately hes gone..
but we have a Swedish genius called Jonas Hellborg to sorta replace the great Jaco...
but that also depends on musical taste, i can say that Tony Levin and Trey Gunn are excellent bassists as well..
hope it has been of any help : )
2006-09-16 22:02:17 · answer #10 · answered by Trick Rocks 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋