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MonsterMagnet 
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 12:50 |
Sorry for my first vote... 
Chris Squire is naturally for me the best bass player  . And then is Ray Sulman, the brillant bassist- violonist-guitarist-flautist-singer-trumpetist !
If you like some other bassists, name them please and check a "default" player in the above list. Thank you.
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 12:54 |
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I'm still going to vote for Squire, although I think there are several listed here who are better than he is. Namely, McCormick, Jones, and Pastorius.
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 12:55 |
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Always was...always will be...Chris Squire.
Edited by Snow Dog - July 31 2010 at 12:55
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 12:55 |
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Chris Squire has been my favorite bass player since I heard my first Yes album.
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 12:55 |
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Ray Shulman
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 13:01 |
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Last time I said Hugh Hopper...I think I'll stick with him, though I'm incredibly tempted to switch to Richard Sinclair. I might do that too.
Others I enjoy: Philippe Bussonnet, Jannick Top, Bernard Paganotti, Sasaki Hisashi, Kazuyoshi Kimoto, Kengo Sakamoto, and Nasuno Mitsuru. They're all in various Zeuhl/Avant Garde bands. Indeed, the first three are all excellent bassists who played with Magma, and the rest played in various groups with Yoshida Tatsuya.
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 13:26 |
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Any zeuhl bass player
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Lynx33
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 13:54 |
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Sean Malone and Tony Levin, but from the list it's Jaco.
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 13:57 |
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 14:11 |
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From this list my vote goes to Jonas Reingold, but my personal favorites are Clifford Lee Burton, Gary Lee Weinrib and Gary Thain.
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 14:23 |
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Hugh Hopper of these, I think. But I'd like to mention Buster Williams for his acoustic and electric bass work.
And I love the guys SaltyJon mentioned.
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MonsterMagnet
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 14:52 |
 Lynx33 wrote:
Sean Malone and Tony Levin, but from the list it's Jaco.
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Yeah, the magnificent TONY LEVIN ! I forgot him  
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 14:58 |
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Percy Jones, with Jaco next from the list.
In real life - Sean Malone, Stanley Clarke
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 15:01 |
Percy Jones from this n00b list 
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 15:01 |
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Sir Squire of course, then Wetton, Levin, Lake, Jones, Butler and less known Frešo.
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 15:04 |
Victor Wooten
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 15:07 |
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Jaco,then Clarke,Levin,Claypool,Miller.
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Posted: July 31 2010 at 15:14 |
Hugh Hopper.
I've never liked Chris Squire. Ten on the skill level....pretty low on the taste/feel level. Same with Wooten...I mean yeah, he can absolutely destroy physically, but he's like the shredder equivalent of a bassist. It's impressive in a physical movement kind of way, but not musically at all.
Edited by himtroy - July 31 2010 at 15:15
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