Your favourite bassist

[Jerry Atrik]

Gerry McAvoy alongside Rory Gallagher and Peter Hook hookie has a very distinct sound .

 

[Beebo]

Two Johns. Entwistle and Deacon.
two completely different styles but two fantastic players.

 

[newfhouse]

Jean-Jacques Burnel.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Being a non instrument playing person can someone tell me if bass players can play lead and rhythm guitar and can lead and rhythm players play bass?

 

[Drago]

Being a non instrument playing person can someone tell me if bass players can play lead and rhythm guitar and can lead and rhythm players play bass?

I'm a guitarist turned bassist, and I'm finding the transition straightforward,if not downright easy.

 

[newfhouse]

Being a non instrument playing person can someone tell me if bass players can play lead and rhythm guitar and can lead and rhythm players play bass?

Noel Redding managed the transition with some success...

 

[winjim]

Les Claypool from Primus, no question. An utterly joyeous lunatic who plays his bass like a lead instrument. Once auditioned for Metallica but was rejected for being 'too good'. Now that would have been a very different band.

 

[winjim]

Honourable mention to Squarepusher.

 

[raleighnut]

Noel Redding managed the transition with some success...

As did Ronnie Wood although he went back to Guitar.

 

[PaulB]

Norman Watt-Roy, as well as being the current best bass guitarist alive (although Paul McCartney would have a say on that) is also the sweatiest man I've ever seen. He must go through some suits when he's on tour!

 

[Levo-Lon]

I'm a guitarist turned bassist, and I'm finding the transition straightforward,if not downright easy.

I should try bass too, ive always struggled with 6 thin strings..
Nearly bought a bass guitar a couple of yrs back then got a total frozen shoulder.. Still causes me grief when holding a guitar.

 

[Dogtrousers]

It's between Bertie and Fred. Bertie gets it, him being Britain's greatest asset and all.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Or sensible answer: Bootsy Collins. I'm not a huge music fan but Parliament were bonkers and P Funk is brilliant.

On a Lemmy related note I saw Philthy Animal Taylor in the street in Clapham in about 1982 ish. I didn't recognise him, but my mate did. He was looking in an estate agent's window.

 

[johnblack]

Noel Redding managed the transition with some success...

I saw Noel Redding play at the Roadmender in the late 80's early 90's with Randy Hansen in a Hendrix tribute, he was an absolute pro.

 

[johnblack]

I was torn between Lemmy and Phil Lynott, but Phil just pips it.

In the early 80's my Auntie went out with Lynott, he picked her up in a pink Rolls Royce that was owned by Leslie Crowther. Lynott was married to Crowthers daughter at the time.