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    Posted: May 28 2009 at 10:30
This is a huge forum and I don't really know how to research topics yet so if this is a repeat topic I am sorry.
One thing that I have noticed about prog bands is that they almost always have incredibly HOT bass players. I am a guitar player but as I listen to my prog albums the bass playing constantly draws my attention. Here are just a few (in random order) that have impressed me:
 
Dave Schratzenstaller (Missing Link)
Trevor Parks (Automatic Fine Tuning)
Kees Den Hoed (Bonfire)
Marco Gallesi (Arti & Mestieri)
Luciano Milanese (Nova)
 
There are many more but  I'd like to hear from the rest of you.
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Off the top of my head:
Tony Levin
Jeff Berlin
Chris Squire
Jonas Hellborg

Now in hot, you are talking about playing skills and not that they're really cute or something? LOL

I honestly don't know any of the ones you mentioned, but if you're looking for lesser known ones, you have to check out Hellborg.


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OK, not Prog, but easily could be.


Originally posted by StyLaZyn StyLaZyn wrote:



Tal Wilkenfeld
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That was funny, but the "cute" ones belong in the ongoig thread about gays in prog music.

I've heard some bass players that are not just in the background with the drummer. They are "up front" solo artists that demand your attention. I've even heard some of them doing solos with wah wah pedals and other effects.

The ones I mentioned are all from 70s era prog bands.
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OK, I take it all back. StyLaZyn has just shown me the true definition of "hot bass player".
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Tal Wilkenfield is awesome!  She's playing for Jeff Beck now, and is something like 20 years old, at least when he discovered her in Australia, and five feet tall.  Thumbs Up
 
Ariane Cap from Tempest (U.S.) is also awesome.  Clap She's on their more recent albums.
 
Others already mentioned:  Billy Sheehan, Tony Levin, Chris Squire.  Big smile
 
If you want to go in the Jazz-Fusion direction: Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report) and Stanley Clarke (Return to Forever) are both mind blowing.  Star
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Originally posted by Progosopher Progosopher wrote:

Tal Wilkenfield is awesome!


I agree; I saw her on Beck's recent live DVD - what a talent! She must have been having the time of her life!
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Originally posted by Progosopher Progosopher wrote:

Tal Wilkenfield is awesome!  She's playing for Jeff Beck now, and is something like 20 years old, at least when he discovered her in Australia, and five feet tall.  Thumbs Up
 

Yeah I have the recent Jeff Beck DVD.  She is awesome.
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Magma's bassists haven't been too shabby (most noted ones ordered chronologically):  Francis Moze, Jannick Top, Bernard Paganotti, and .

And, of course, Jaco Pastorius of Weather Report.
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Helmut Hattler of Kraan, Guru Guru, Tab Two and his own band Hattler. Here a few videos:
http://tinyurl.com/nvtbd9
http://tinyurl.com/knfr6p
http://tinyurl.com/mdh77z
http://tinyurl.com/mfp2h3

Colin Hodgkinson of Back Door. Again a few videos as demonstration:
http://tinyurl.com/lzqz6r
http://tinyurl.com/djf3tj


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Hey! Percy Jones, anyone? Jonas Reingold is a treat to watch live, Mick Karn is as original as it gets and John G. Perry remains the hidden jewel. There are tons of newbies, namely Stefan Renstrom of Simon Says, Gijs Koopman of Knight Area, Novox and Cliffhanger, Fabio Zuffanti (long list of credits) , Colin Edwin, Zia Geelani of Ozrics fame, etc...
Tony Reeves of Greenslade/Colosseum, Goblin's Fabio Pignatelli , Babbington/Hopper and Richard Sinclair (or else Micky will send me an exploding text message) . I could list another 40 or so but..... 
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Smashing Pumpkins used to have THE hottest bassist:
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Points: 451 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 28 2009 at 16:29
After seeing Percy Jones mentioned I went into my music room and pulled out a few Brand X albums and also "Vimana" by Nova. PJ is indeed a very good addition to this thread.
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Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, Jaco Pastorius are great players. John Entwhistle was also very good, but the God of bass is Victor Wootten.

Of current bassists, John Jowitt is brilliant - no wonder he's won the CRS beat bassist award so many times.
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I must add Dave Sinclair from Caravan (and Camel 4 a while) and Gary Thain from Uriah Heep.


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Points: 2476 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 28 2009 at 17:18
Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

Helmut Hattler of Kraan, Guru Guru, Tab Two and his own band Hattler. Here a few videos:http://tinyurl.com/nvtbd9http://tinyurl.com/knfr6phttp://tinyurl.com/mdh77zhttp://tinyurl.com/mfp2h3Colin Hodgkinson of Back Door. Again a few videos as demonstration:http://tinyurl.com/lzqz6rhttp://tinyurl.com/djf3tj


Thanx for that! I love Back Door - but I'd never seen them before!
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Originally posted by StyLaZyn StyLaZyn wrote:

OK, not Prog, but easily could be.


Originally posted by StyLaZyn StyLaZyn wrote:

Tal Wilkenfeld
 
 
Great bassist but Idare anyone to watch the Live at Ronnie Scott's video and dare tell me this music is not prog.  It is the preformance of the year for me.  This girl is like a female Jaco.
 
 
 


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