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    Posted: July 06 2017 at 13:25
I've seen a few of these for guitar players and singers. Let's give some love to the bass players out there.
 Who are your top 5 prog bass players? Here mine:
  • Chris Squire - Yes
  • Getty Lee - Rush
  • Tony Levin - Peter Gabriel/King Crimson
  • Mike Rutherford - Genesis
  • Jon Camp - Renaissance
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Originally posted by Argo2112 Argo2112 wrote:

I've seen a few of these for guitar players and singers. Let's give some love to the bass players out there.
 Who are your top 5 prog bass players? Here mine:
  • Chris Squire - Yes
  • Getty Lee - Rush
  • Tony Levin - Peter Gabriel/King Crimson
  • Mike Rutherford - Genesis
  • Jon Camp - Renaissance

Nice list, welcome to PA!   Like me, you gravitate to Rickenbacker-playing artists (I have a 1973 Rick 4001, best bass ever!)  Mine is similar: 

  • Chris Squire - Yes 
  • John Wetton - King Crimson, Asia
  • Mike Rutherford - Genesis 
  • Greg Lake - King Crimson, ELP
  • Percy Jones - Brand X 
(my Rick!)



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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Originally posted by Argo2112 Argo2112 wrote:

I've seen a few of these for guitar players and singers. Let's give some love to the bass players out there.
 Who are your top 5 prog bass players? Here mine:
  • Chris Squire - Yes
  • Getty Lee - Rush
  • Tony Levin - Peter Gabriel/King Crimson
  • Mike Rutherford - Genesis
  • Jon Camp - Renaissance

Nice list, welcome to PA!   Like me, you gravitate to Rickenbacker-playing artists (I have a 1973 Rick 4001, best bass ever!)  Mine is similar: 

  • Chris Squire - Yes 
  • John Wetton - King Crimson, Asia
  • Mike Rutherford - Genesis 
  • Greg Lake - King Crimson, ELP
  • Percy Jones - Brand X 
(my Rick!)


 Nice Bass! I'm a drummer but I've always been a big fan of bass players. They don't always get then recognition they deserve.
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As a bass player myself:

Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
Tony Levin (King Crimson, etc)
Jon Camp (Renaissance)
Percy Jones (Brand X)
Chris Squire (Yes)
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6 top ones:
Mick Karn
Percy Jones
Tony Levin
John G.Perry
Jonas Reingold
Fabio Pignatelli
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Yes I know it's more than five, BEAT ME.
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Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report)
Larry Graham (Sly and the Family Stone)
Stanley Clarke (Return to Forever)
Anthony Jackson (everybody from Buddy Rich to The o'Jays)
Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane)
Chris Squire (Yes)
Nathan East (Eric Clapton)
Paul Jackson (Herbie Hancock)
Richard Bona (The Zawinul Syndicate)
Ralphe Armstrong (Mahavishnu Orchestra)
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Originally posted by Boojieboy Boojieboy wrote:

As a bass player myself:

Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
Tony Levin (King Crimson, etc)
Jon Camp (Renaissance)
Percy Jones (Brand X)
Chris Squire (Yes)

...from one bass player to another....


 


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1. Chris Squire
2. Geddy Lee
3. Tony Levin
4. John Wetton
5. Greg Lake 

I can't really think of anyone else anyway except for maybe Jaco Pastorius and Staley Clarke and they are both usually considered Jazz and or fusion. Mike Rutherford isn't bad but I don't think he really stands out much either. Maybe I need to pay closer attention to those early Genesis records. 
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Wetton
Pastorius
Clarke
Squire
Jones
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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.
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Pekka
Greg
Geddy
John W.
JPJ
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^ sh*t - yeah........Pekka.
Wow, too many fantastic bassists to choose just 5...........
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I know, I wanted Chris too
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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.....
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Points: 64375 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2017 at 01:24
Yep, how about John Mole -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-4lm0w7mJQ
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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.......
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Got many, but here are some that I enjoy listening to the most at this point in time...

Mont Campbell
Hugh Hopper
John Greaves
Holger Czukay
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1. Chris Squire (Yes)
2. Nick Beggs (SW)
3. Geddy Lee (Rush)
4. Jean François Désilets (Hamadryad)
5. Peter Stel (Nice Beaver)



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Has anyone mentioned Alain Ballaud of Shub-Niggurath? The bass solo on Incipit Tragaedia alone earns him a spot among the prog greats.
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My current favourites are
Tony Levin
Juan Alderete
Tina Weymouth
Steve Di Giorgio
Michael League
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