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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 07 2011 at 18:35
1. Geddy Lee
2. Geddy Lee
3. Geddy Lee
4. Geddy Lee
5. Geddy Lee

Sorry, couldn't think of anything else since I still keep thinking about the Rush concert I saw a couple of days ago. LOL

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 07 2011 at 19:02
Jaco Pastorius
Chris Squire
Richard Bona
Victor Wooton
Hadrien Feraud
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 07 2011 at 19:04
1. Martin Mendez!!!Wink
2. Grutle Kjellson
3. Pete Trewavas
4. Geddy Lee
5. Richard Sinclair
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 08 2011 at 13:35
fyi > Jaco is not a prog bassist

 Jeff Berlin
Geddy Lee
Scott Thunes
Gary Willis
Mike Rutherford
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 08 2011 at 13:39
Well, this thread is certainly a new one. What's next, top prog keyboardists?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2011 at 18:37
(Not in order. I could'nt compare and single out my favourites).
1.Geddy Lee
2.Michael Rutherford
3.Christopher Squire
4.Greg Lake
5.Ray Shulman
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2011 at 20:35
[QUOTE=cstack3]Mine would be:

1. Chris Squire
2. Ray Bennett (Flash)
3. Percy Jones
4. Mike Rutherford
5. John Wetton 

Hard to trim it down to only five!
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youre impression of this bass line
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 21 2011 at 00:50
The guy from Rush
The guy from Genesis
The guy from Dream Theater
The guy from Yes
The guy from The Who
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 21 2011 at 02:04
Geddy Lee
Chris Squire
Jonas Reingold
Pete Trewavas 
Mike Rutherford 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 21 2011 at 09:45
1. John Entwistle - I'd never call him a prog bassist, but other people put him in their lists so I guess it's okay
2. Colin Hodgkinson - no words to describe
3. John Glascock - somebody Glenn Hughues should have looked up to Tongue
4. any King Crimson bassist (Greg Lake incl.)
5. Lee Jackson - as long as he doesn't sing he's just amazing
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 21 2011 at 14:09
Chris Squire
Geddy Lee
Pete Trewavas
Steve Harris
Philippe Bussonnet (Magma)

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 22 2011 at 10:10
1.  Geddy Lee
2.  Tony Levin
3.  John Wetton
4.  Greg Lake
5.  Roger Waters
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 05 2011 at 16:07
Jaco Pastorius
Pekka Pohjola
Ray Shulman

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Jonas Reingold
Tommy Glorioso

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 05 2011 at 17:22
1. Michael Henderson (bassist during miles davis' Agharta and Pangaea, best tone ever)
2. Hugh Hopper (Soft Machine; Coolest bass solo ever on Alifib by Robert Wyatt)
3. Ray Schulman (general skill)
 
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4. Chris Squire
5. Geddy Lee
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2011 at 06:55
People seem to choose whatever bass player is in their favourite bands; how about someone who's a better bass player but who happens to play in a less important (or not so good!) band? Or maybe in a good band, but not one you like?
 
The obvious ones who come to my mind are:-
 
1. Jack Bruce
2. Greg Lake
3. Chris Squires
4. John McVie
5. Ian Ellis
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2011 at 08:37
Top Bassists?
In the land of the living...Tony Levin, Percy Jones, Anthony Jackson, Chris Squire, Scott Thunes
 
And in the realm of the dead... Jaco Pastorius, John Glascock, John Entwistle.   
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2011 at 08:47
John Myung
Fabian Gustavsson
Michael LePond
Geddy Lee
Les Claypool
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 11 2011 at 17:03
1. Geddy Lee
2. Chris Squire
3. Steve Harris
4.Cliff Burton
5. Joh Entwistle
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2011 at 11:15
No love for Andreas Blomqvist (Seventh Wonder)?
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 22 2011 at 11:19
Not in any order

John Wetton
John Greaves
Jannick Top
Johan De Farfalla
Hugh Hopper
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