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1. Geddy Lee

2. Tony Levin

3. John Wetton

4. John Myung

5. Chris Squire
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Today's haphazardly put together list in no particular order:

Percy Jones
Holger Czukay
Lothar Meid
Jack Bruce
Jannick Top
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1. Jack Bruce (Cream)
2. Chris Squires (Yes)
3. Greg Lake (King Crimson/ELP)
4. Ian Ellis (Clouds/Steve Hackett)
5. Leo Lyons (Ten Years After)
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Ian Ellis also played on a great record by Savoy Brown called Savage Return.
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Andy West (Dixie Dregs)
Pekka Pohjola (Wigwam)
Doug Ferguson (Camel)
Hellmut Hattler (Kraan)
Jannick Top (Magma)
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Chris Squire is amazing....................
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No particular order...

1) John Myung
2) Joey Vera
3) Jon Jowitt
4) Geddy Lee
5) Tony Levin


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Chris Squire
Mike Rutherford
John Glasscock
Jeffrey Hammond
Glenn Cornick
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I almost snuck Doug Ferguson and John Wetton, in there somewhere...
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Not in order:

John Wetton
Tony Levin
Greg Lake
Stanley Clarke
Eugene Wright (Dave Brubeck Quartet)
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1.) Chris Squire
 
2.)  Colin Edwin
 
3.)  Geddy Lee
 
4.)  Paul McCartney
 
5.) John Myung
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Holger Czukay
Richard Sinclair
Jannick Top
Mike Howlett 
Lemmy Kilmister
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Honorable Mention to Eloy's first bassist, Wolfgang Stocker, awesome guy!Thumbs Up
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1. Chris Squire
2. John Wetton
3. Mike Rutherford
4. Ray Shulman
5. Greg Lake
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Geddy Lee
Percy Jones
Helmut Hattler
Richard Sinclair
Chris Squire
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Points: 466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 29 2013 at 02:20
Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

Ian Ellis also played on a great record by Savoy Brown called Savage Return.

Well spotted; I should have mentioned his great work with Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown.
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1. Geddy Lee
2. Ray Shulman
3. Chris Squire
4. John Glascock
5. Glenn Cornick
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