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Posted: March 18 2018 at 12:29 |
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Posted: March 09 2018 at 12:37 |
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Pastorius out of those. Was hoping to see Holger Czukay in there.
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Posted: March 09 2018 at 12:30 |
My favourite is Clive Mitten from Twelfth Night. He's made a couple of fantastic solo's never heard like any other bassist around.
Others include Percy Jones, Colin Bass, John Jowitt, Peter Gee, Greg Lake and that guy from Marillion and Transatlantic.  |
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Posted: March 09 2018 at 12:28 |
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I picked Jaco, but I like listening to Paul McCartney for a great mix of melody and rhythm.
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Posted: March 09 2018 at 10:28 |
No Geddy Lee? 
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Posted: March 09 2018 at 08:59 |
Squire and Jaco!!!
But where's Geddy and Pekka?
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Posted: March 09 2018 at 01:58 |
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^ His playing on the album Shamal is also outstanding.
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Posted: March 09 2018 at 01:44 |
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Mike Howlett undeservedly had no vote so far, so mine went there. I like how he expands simple rhythms into complex structures, like for example in "Isle of Everywhere".
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Posted: March 08 2018 at 21:08 |
No Tony Levin, Gary Thain and no John Entwistle?
This three are my top, but from the list a tie between Lake and Squire
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Posted: March 08 2018 at 19:01 |
 verslibre wrote:
Michael Manring: a true electric bass innovator. |
The Enormous Room might be my favorite all-time song.
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Posted: March 08 2018 at 17:54 |
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Neither is Kenso's Shunji Saegusa, and he's awesome.
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Posted: March 08 2018 at 17:49 |
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How on earth can Tony Levin and Geddy Lee not be on here. Also Stanley Clarke and John Wetton.
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verslibre
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Posted: March 08 2018 at 17:46 |
ProfPanglos wrote:
^ Yeah, Manring is awesome. I saw him play in '85 w/Montreaux at a little theater in Spokane, WA. He was just keeping things chill for most of the night as rhythm... then stepped out to do a solo and everyone's jaw dropped. This was before the hyperbass days, I think he was playing a Music Man StingRay fretless. |
Awesome that you got to see Montreux! I'm a fan of Barbara Higbie and Manring, primarily, and those two other guys are excellent, too. Check out Manring on the Bass Day '98 video. First time I saw a bassist use the freakin' EBow on his bass.
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Posted: March 08 2018 at 16:15 |
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John Wetton will always be my favorite bassist...the work he did with Crimson '73-'74 was jaw droppingly amazing. From the list though, Squire.
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Posted: March 08 2018 at 16:11 |
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^ Yeah, Manring is awesome. I saw him play in '85 w/Montreaux at a little theater in Spokane, WA. He was just keeping things chill for most of the night as rhythm... then stepped out to do a solo and everyone's jaw dropped. This was before the hyperbass days, I think he was playing a Music Man StingRay fretless.
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verslibre
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Posted: March 08 2018 at 16:08 |
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Michael Manring: a true electric bass innovator.
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Posted: March 08 2018 at 15:51 |
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Stanley Clarke. Why isn't he on the list? Return To Forever was seminal fusion.
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Posted: March 08 2018 at 15:48 |
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Chris Squire from the list! If Geddy Lee or Nick Beggs were on the list, it might be a tougher call. Outside of the prog world, the Ox took some beating!
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