Top 5 Prog Bass Players

Clive Mitten (twelfth night)

Roger Waters
Chris Squire
John Paul Jones
Richard Sinclair
Geddy Lee

SteveG wrote: Damn. All of mine have passed away.

 Yea, it's really sad actually. In the past few years we have lost Squire, Lake, Wetton just to name a few.

My current favourites are
Tony Levin
Juan Alderete
Tina Weymouth
Steve Di Giorgio
Michael League

1. Chris Squire (Yes)

Edited by someone_else - July 07 2017 at 02:18

Coliseum II, eh ? Had to check it out coz I've not heard of him. Yep - great player.
Check Pete Sears. Wish I could post clips.......

When you listen to truck-loads of incredible music, it's a really moot question as to who are the Top 5 - just a spur-of-the-moment choice of whatever artists are rocking your current listening world.
I could name, say 37 mind-blowing bassists and still not cover much ground. Pointless, yet curious, questions.....

^ sh*t - yeah........Pekka.
Wow, too many fantastic bassists to choose just 5...........

We've had a poll like this before. Never mind, my 'Top 5' changes often, but currently I am indulging in the talents of these awesome (some underrated) bassists :
Pete Sears (definitely the musical heart of Jefferson Starship - so elaborate, up-front and precise. There is an absolute MAD clip on YouTube of one of his solos - this dude is outstanding !!).
Johan Brand (Anglagard, and guesting on some recordings by other bands - never played a bum-note in his life).
Frank Bello (Anthrax - heavily influenced by Steve Harris, Geddy Lee and Geezer Butler. Need I say more ?)
Richard Sinclair (Canterbury bassist extraordinaire - again, PERFECT !!)
....and one from the Extreme scene - Colin Marston - currently in Gorguts, plays magnificently left-of-field stylings. One of a kind.
And a runner-up in Spartacus R (Osibisa - listening to their albums shows me a lot of clever phrasing, restraint where needed, and just plays amazingly).
Dunno - this list can change in a few weeks, months.......depends on the bands I'm indulging in.

1. Chris Squire