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who's your favorite bassist? choose one of these legends, or post your favorite

Vic Wooten, hands down, is #1.

#2 would prolly be Mark King.

#3 is Stanley Clarke

#4 is James Jamerson

Cris Squire

Eric Davis:

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1) Glenn Cornick
2) John Entwistle
3) John Paul Jones
4) John Wetton
5) Billy Cox

All of the above?

For the most part, the styles are too different to compare.

Mel Schacher is my pick.

1) Dave Carey (Bill Blue Band early 80's)
2) The late Keith Ferguson (Early Fabulous Thunderbirds, R.I.P)
3) John Entwistle (R.I.P.)
4) Lawrence Steele (Helluva blues singer, I played bass in a band with him when he played rhythm guitar but he's an awesome bass player)
5) Best bass player I ever saw live was the bass player for the Ventures, I can't remember his name, Bill Bogle maybe?

Me! I am my favorite bassist.

I like the others in the poll / thread. But, I am my fave.

He's a legend in his own mind folks!

Jaco Pastorius.

There was and will only ever be 1 CLIFF BURTON.

All others pale in comparison. lol

John Myung
Chris Squire
John Wetton
Leon Wilkinson
Geddy Lee
Dave Hope/Billy Greer (Kansas)
John Taylor
John Entwistle
Mel Shacher
John Paul Jones
Phil Lynott
The dude from Iron Maiden (I blanked)
just to name a few...

Can't stand:
Les Claypool
Jaco Pastorius
Cliff Burton
Nikki Sixx

Let the fireworks begin!

How can you not like Les Claypool and his Frog Brigade?

That band is a wind up and go, experience.

I look at this thread and for me its any bassist that just breathes life into the music hes playing, doesnt matter what his or her name is. How can there be one definitive bassist or any one definitive player on any instrument for that matter?

These polls people put up just crack me up, cause its just each of us who have an opinion I could probably throw down 25 bassist that at one time or another influenced me on bass, which I played for about 5 yrs in my youth. At that time I would say Entwhistle, Larry Grahm, Gene Simmons, Tom Hamilton, and I think his name was James Jamerson from Motown fame. But now I couldnt even begin to start a list. Of the more modern bassist I would say FLea and Claypool, of course then theres Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, and on and on and on ...............................