so, there's a fav. drummer and fav. guitarist thread, so why not bassist?

my personal faves are Cliff Burton, Les Claypool, and Geezer Butler.

Oooh oooh, my answer to this is definitely Hallie, from The Unlovables:

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Geddy Lee
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Cliff was very talented but Jason makes the show great. I like Steve Harris and John Myung as well.

Cliff Burton was one of the best Bassists ever.. Jason Newstead doesn't even come close.

Of course Les Claypool.. couldn't have a bassist list without him. Or Flea.. they're both really good.

I dunno why but I have a thing for female bassists <3 D'arcy Wretzky and Paz Lenchantin.

Can't forget Rhonda Smith and Bootsie Collins for holdin' it down on the funk side of things.

Robert Sledge.

Because I like to say "Robert Sledge on the bass guitaaaaaaar!".

harly flanagan

Ha, figures that my first post in an FF forum would be to talk about bass players :-p

Anyway...Cliff Burton! My fav ever. Flea, Les, and Geddy are up there too, but there's nobody quite like Cliff.

RIP

The Muse bassist, though I alsways forget his name, damn him. I think it's Chris Wolstenholme, or something...either way, he kicks serious anus!

i would say mark king is one of the best bass players in the world...but my favorites must be all the 3 bass players in metallica and steve harris

rodger waters(pink ployd) is my fav. and vortex(dimmu borgir) is pretty good

Cliff was very talented but Jason makes the show great.

Correction, he made the show great. He quit the band. Rob Trujillo is the new bassist.

And as much as I hate the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea is clearly the best bassist of all time. I can't stand the music, but he is without a doubt the best there has ever been.

I know, I hate that new guy. Imo he doesn't fit Metallica at all. Flea is pathetic compared to John Myung from Dream Theater.

flea plays different. dont know..if john Myung can play like flea. just because john myung plays som heavie shit..doesnt mean flea cant play like that. and why cant ppl just get it?...robert trujilo is going to stay in metallica..for a loooong time. and what makes him bad?..metallica said themself they couldnt have choosen some one else..cause rob is just what they needed. so respect that

Fuzz...........

robert trujilo is going to stay in metallica..for a loooong time. and what makes him bad?..metallica said themself they couldnt have choosen some one else..cause rob is just what they needed. so respect that

Nope. Not gonna do it. No matter how they regard the guy, I think Trujillo was an awful choice and I'm not gonna stop saying so just because the band is happy.

i actually had the privilege to see Metallica last autumn, and i have to admit that rob, though definitely no Newsted (and certainly no Cliff), was one of the best, if not the best, choice of bassists for not having to make up original stuff. I also saw him (Trujilo) substitute for Black Label Society on a live DVD, and he was mighty badass. The thing that i admired most about him was his ability to keep the crowd going, especially for Metallica. In Met's concert, when they played Disposable Heroes, Rob was extremely intense, and i don't think that Metallica could have found any better free bass players that played the same style and didn't have to make original stuff (he technically joined the band after St. Anger's tracks were actually recorded with the producer Bob Rock playing the bass). just my two cents.

Mani from the Stone Roses/Primal Scream is a better bassist than Flea, imo. =/ He's just pretty fucking incredible, really.

Hey last I checked it's about your favorite bassist, not the "best" one.

Being some bass player virtuoso doesn't mean jack shit if your band sucks!

its got to be cliff burton he was just amazing

yeah,he was amazing alright. RIP Cliff. next year its 20 years since he died

DIMEBAG DAROLL

DIMEBAG DAROLLFirst of all, you spelled his name wrong. Secondly, he didn't play bass. The bassist for Pantera is named Rex. Dimebag played guitar. RIP.

mine would have to be duff (guns n roses, velvet revolver) or flea (red hot chilli peppers)

Hey last I checked it's about your favorite bassist, not the "best" one.

Being some bass player virtuoso doesn't mean jack shit if your band sucks!

Yes, but the conversation inevitably turns in that direction, thus I must quash the ill-conceived notions of cretins.

I mean, "opinions", lol what.

When comparing Rob and Jason, Rob doesn't fit Metallica's image at all (he should be in Korn or smth)

Flea, from RHCP
Taiji and Heath from X-japan
Geezer Butler from Black Sabbath
Krist Novaselic from Nirvana

Yes, but the conversation inevitably turns in that direction, thus I must quash the ill-conceived notions of cretins.

I mean, "opinions", lol what.

For the record, that wasn't targeted at you, just in general at the thread.

Toshiya, of Dir en Grey is my favourite Bassist

mike dirnt from greenday is my favourite, though he doesnt do much, he expresses his playing well