... for my money, it's Zep's John Paul Jones, followed closely by Paul McCartney (in his heyday).
What say you? No right or wrong answers here.
2007-12-29 11:30:57 · 14 answers · asked by Master of Flan 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
... and Danny Partridge doesn't count. Everyone knows he was a total monster.
2007-12-29 11:57:50 · update #1
Fran Sheehan from all those Boston songs! He brought that "Motown" bass thing to Rock...if you listen. He weaves the bassline under and over, and nails the pocket.
2007-12-29 15:02:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm....well Dimebag was not really a bassist, and Paul McCartney actually is regarded as a Great bass player, and Stanley Clark- He is considered a genius!. So I guess I am going with John Paul Jones- very underrated, and a fantastic bass player.
2007-12-29 11:41:45 · answer #2 · answered by Jamie h 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
John Entwistle. He is hands down the best bassist of all time. Listen to any of the Who's songs and listen to the Ox's bass. He was (unfortunately he died in 2002) so incredibly talented. He was also the anchor for the Who's entergetic shows. But yeah, Paul is pretty good too.
2007-12-29 14:07:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy and closely followed by John Paul Jones from Zeppelin.
2007-12-29 12:03:33 · answer #4 · answered by Layne 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jeordie White
2007-12-29 11:54:43 · answer #5 · answered by moony101 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I completely agree with you about Paul. People praise him for his amazing songwriting, and hey, I'm right there with them. Yet, as a bassist myself, I pay close attention to his bass lines and find that they're amazing. Most definitely an underrated bassist.
2007-12-29 11:39:47 · answer #6 · answered by Synnovea 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
John Dutton from Queen, the bass player from Tool and probably Van Halen's Michael Anthony.
2007-12-29 11:41:51 · answer #7 · answered by Your Uncle Dodge! 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Larry Graham from Sly and the Family Stone
2007-12-29 11:39:31 · answer #8 · answered by Jem 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Stanley Clark
2007-12-29 11:35:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
I don't know about bassist, but I do know that a very underrated GUITARIST would have to be Nick Zinner, I mean really.
2007-12-29 11:40:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋