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Old 07-13-2007, 07:39 PM
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Who are your top 10 fave bassists?
Mine (in no order):
Chris Squire
Jack Bruce
Victor Wooten
Jimmy Johnson
John Patittucci
Michael Manring
Rocco Prestia
Oteil Burbridge
Marcus Miller
Jaco Pastorious

Man...that was easy!
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Old 07-14-2007, 07:34 AM
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ill go through my ten faves in two categories. Rock, and Other types of music

Rock (in no orrder):
My Dad
John Entwistle
Chris Squire
Mike Rutherford
Jack Bruce
Greg Lake
Dave Hope
John Paul Jones
Roger Glover
Geezer Butler

Other Types Of Music (in no order):
Ryan Ghedotte
Mike Fredericks
Victor Wooten
Larry Graham
Stanley Clarke
James Jamerson
Flea
Les Claypool
Victor Rice
Wayne Wiggum
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Old 07-14-2007, 09:30 AM
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Victor Wooten
Marcus Miller
Oteil Burbridge
Rocco Prestia
Will Lee
Steve Bailey
James Jamerson
Barry Oakley
Flea
Mike Porcaro
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Old 07-14-2007, 10:08 AM
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I can't count to 10.

McCartney
Geddy Lee
Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five)
Scotty Schoenbeck
Damian Strigens
James Jamerson
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Old 07-14-2007, 10:29 AM
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Seems a bit arbitrary and odd to reduce 'em down to 10, but...

JPJ
Tony Levin
Percy Jones
Jaco
Mick Karn
John Wetton
Bill Laswell
Macca
Robbie Shakespeare
Aston 'Family Man' Barret

Not to mention...

Larry Graham
Scott LeFaro
Dave Holland
Jamaladeen Tacuma
Tim LeFebvre
Brad Houser
Reggie Washington
etc etc etc
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Old 07-14-2007, 12:10 PM
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Geezer Butler
Billy Cox
Mike Watt
Dan Maines
Les Claypool
Duff McKagan
Tommy Shannon
Danny Mac
Robert Trujilio
Geddy Lee
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Old 07-14-2007, 01:59 PM
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Jack Myers
Ransom Knowling
Paul McCartney
Willie Dixon
Willie Dotson
Hamp Simmons
Louis Satterfield
Billy Hadnott
Tommy Cogbill
Mack Thompson
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Old 07-14-2007, 04:47 PM
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Tony Levin
Steve Swallow
Charlie Haden
Dave Holland
Donald "Duck" Dunn
Doug Lunn
Don Thompson
James "Hutch" Hutchinson
Tony Sherr
Michael Formanek
Johnny B. Gayden
Ron Carter
James Jamerson
Chuck Rainey
Percy Jones

etc.

etc.

etc.
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Old 07-14-2007, 08:21 PM
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Man, I dunno...

Steve Swallow
Andy Fraser
Dave Holland
Ron Carter
Gary Peacock
Anders Jormin
Mike Milligan
Chris Squire
John Deacon
Marco Mendoza

etc...
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Old 07-14-2007, 08:40 PM
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So Many great ones out there.........

Add

Brian Bromberg
Anthony Sallee
Adam Nitti
Nathan East
John Entwhistle
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anthony (jackson)
tim lefebvre
tal wilkenfeld
scott colley
will lee

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Geddy Lee
Flea
Les Claypool
Victor wooten
The bassist fro YES (i dont know his name)
The bassist from superstramp
Chris Squire
James Jamerson
Geezer butler
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Not a single player listed yet that I would disagree with, so I'll just add Jack Casady.
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Old 07-14-2007, 09:46 PM
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Mine (in no order):
Chris Squire
Jack Bruce
Victor Wooten
Jimmy Johnson
John Patittucci
Michael Manring
Rocco Prestia
Oteil Burbridge
Marcus Miller
Jaco Pastorious

Man...that was easy!
"Flim" is the man! I think he's still gigging with James Taylor.

A few more of my favorites:

Ron Carter
Ray Brown
Gary Willis
Red Mitchell
Jimmy Smith's feet (whew!)
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Old 07-14-2007, 10:39 PM
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The bassist fro YES (i dont know his name)

Chris Squire
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