Best bassist alive

[aruseusx]

Yeah one of these threads. My vote is to Steve Digiorgio, master of fretless bass.

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Also Dave Ellefson

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[Sneaky-Pie]

Geddy Lee, the bassist from Rush.

 

[emeraldrafael]

The Original bassist in ALice in Chains. the new one isnt too bad either.

 

[Miumaru]

Flea, from RHCP. If not atleast the coolest bassist.

 

[Omikron009]

William Murderface.

 

[skitzo van]

Les fucking Claypool. Yes the fucking was mandatory

 

[gristledemon]

Les fucking Claypool. Yes the fucking was mandatory

Ninja'd

 

[Thedevilwearsprada]

Arif Mirabdolbaghi from protest the hero would be my vote. He may not be the best bassist out there right now, but seeing as he is only in his early twenties and already as good as he is, its only a matter of time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Gq0S1m44s&feature=related gets crazy around the min mark.

 

[2012 Wont Happen]

These guys' bassist:

http://www.myspace.com/larryandhisflask

 

[sansamour14]

Shavo Odadjian from system of a down

 

[JS ibanez]

I'll give Billy Sheehan a mention here. Hes am awesome bass shredder

Flea kicks a respectable amount of ass too.

 

[S.R.S.]

Steve Harris. Fastest fingers in the world!

 

[Dr. Awesome Face]

Lemmy from Motorhead and Steve Harris from Iron Maiden

 

[Instinct Blues]

Paul McCartney and John Paul Jones two of the best bassists in the history of rock music.

 

[Ham_authority95]

I'll just put my favorite bass players:
-Justin Chancellor of Tool
-Steve DiGiorgio(mentioned at top)
-John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin
-Victor Wooten
-James Jamerson of Motown Records
(I want to give him an honorable mention, since his bass-lines shaped the style of Motown, who shaped the history of popular music)
-Cliff Burton of Metallica
-Geddy Lee of Rush
-Orion of Behemoth
-Peter Iwers of In Flames
-Jaco Pastorius
-Micheal Manring
-Mike Dirnt of Green Day

I'm done for now...lol

 

[OmegaXzors]

Geddy Lee, the bassist from Rush.

My friend has covered almost every Rush song ever since he's a huge Rush fan. He plays faster than Geddy and he's still worse than Arif Mirabdolbaghi from Protest The Hero.

 

[Meet the Pyro]

Paul.

 

[fuhier]

Alex Webster from Cannibal Corpse is considered to be one of the best "alive" if including dead i'd take cliff burton anyday

 

[Rylot]

Flea, from RHCP. If not atleast the coolest bassist.

Seconded. Saw Chili Peppers live and Flea is freakin' amazing.

 

[Crow T. Robot]

John Myung of Dream Theater