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Aspiring hope 
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Posted: July 04 2008 at 05:46 |
Sean Malone, as a musician is my favorite bassist (not that that's his only quality as a bassist, of course!), but I've come to enjoy Colin Edwin's style very much, for some reason, it's very proficient, subtle, careful, yet perfectly in control of his sound...until someone told him to play with a pick 
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Erpland316
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 21:16 |
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THere are a lot of great bass players today...Hadrien Feraud who plays with John Mclaughlin is probably the best player out there. Check him out please! Les Claypool is amazing as well.
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CryoftheCarrots
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 19:06 |
 npjnpj wrote:
Don't get me wrong, I'm a DT fan, but JM seems to be the weakest link. No great runs or fills, just thrumping along with the song chords almost impeceptably somewhere in the background, burried in the mix on the studio albums.
He seems to be very busy, I was surprised to SEE his dextrous fingerwork live and HEAR practcally nothing except a monotone drone.
DT would definitively benefit from a good bass player. |
Myung is a great player -live the 6 string does get swamped by Portnoys huge double bass kick drum sound.Maybe playing a 4 string would sound clearer where the B string gets muddied out by the kick drum. I think you are correct in that he gets burried in the mix generally.Systematic Chaos is probably the best bass mix of all DT's albums.
Edited by CryoftheCarrots - July 03 2008 at 19:09
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tszirmay
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 19:03 |
King of Loss wrote:
Jonas Reingold
How can any of those, except for Myung compare with him?
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See him live , stamp that document!  The swede is an amazing bassist , versatile, fast, slow, crunchy, suave , you name , he basses it
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King of Loss
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 18:07 |
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Jonas Reingold
How can any of those, except for Myung compare with him?
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Dim
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 18:01 |
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Jeff Caxiddes work on Panopticon was excellent, too good to ot have any votes on this poll.
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Tasartir
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 17:15 |
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Les Claypool for technicality and sheer funkyness. Pete Trewavas for melody.
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tszirmay
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 15:25 |
sinkadotentree wrote:
Oooh i like fuzz bass. That's part of why i like Canterbury so much.Lot's of fuzz. |
You must like peaches  and cops  hahaha Old hippy joke
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NurseryCryme89
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 13:32 |
WOW!!!!!! Juan's a lot better than any of those
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 13:26 |
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One of the best bassists in prog today is Jonas Reingold.The man is hugely talented,extremely hardworking and very diverse.
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crimhead
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 13:12 |
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Les Claypool of Primus fame.
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 12:39 |
Kristoffer Gildenlow 5 votes for Colin Edwin yet none for Jaun Alderet? 
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dwill123
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 10:44 |
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Victor Wooten
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npjnpj
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 07:33 |
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Damn, I overlooked 'other' Please scratch my Colin Edwin vote, I'd like to change it, having Tony Levin in mind, followed by Dieter Horns (honestly), who used to play bass for Lucifer's Friend, and him in turn followed by John Paul Jones. In fact Horns and JP Jones are on the same level, I think.
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npjnpj
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 07:29 |
Colin Edwin is my choice. then the others ( as far as I know them) and then John Myung.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a DT fan, but JM seems to be the weakest link. No great runs or fills, just thrumping along with the song chords almost impeceptably somewhere in the background, burried in the mix on the studio albums.
He seems to be very busy, I was surprised to SEE his dextrous fingerwork live and HEAR practcally nothing except a monotone drone.
DT would definitively benefit from a good bass player.
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The Pessimist
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 06:55 |
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Other. Jonas Reingold.
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"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."
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Dorsalia
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 01:42 |
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Steve Digiorgio
Just listen to Vintersorg's Visions
And of course the all time winner Tony Levin. He's amazing on everything he does.
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martinprog77
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 01:28 |
this guy is the best out there
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BroSpence
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Posted: July 03 2008 at 00:57 |
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Colin seems to get least noticed, yet he has some of the best parts! His bass lines are fantastic and I always enjoying picking them out and grooving to them.
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: July 02 2008 at 23:13 |
Oooh i like fuzz bass . That's part of why i like Canterbury so much.Lot's of fuzz.
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