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Who's the greatest bass player of all time?

  • John Paul Jones

    Votes: 1 3.6%
  • Paul McCartney

    Votes: 4 14.3%
  • Joh Entwistle

    Votes: 3 10.7%
  • Mike Rutherford

    Votes: 1 3.6%
  • Stanle Clarke

    Votes: 4 14.3%
  • Other

    Votes: 15 53.6%

  • Total voters
    28
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Who's the greatest bass player of all time?
 

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Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen


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Victor Wooten. Check him out. He does a lot of solo stuff but is a mainstay with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.
 

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Victor Wooten gets my vote:

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Jaco Pastorius is also up there in terms of sheer originality:

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Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was an American bassist best known as the bass player of American thrash metal band Metallica. As a bassist he made heavy use of distortion and effects (several of which are usually associated with non-bass guitars), best exemplified on his signature piece, "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth".

Burton's early influence was essential in creating the unique musical style for which Metallica became famous. Burton joined the band in 1982 and performed on their debut album, Kill 'Em All. Burton performed on two more Metallica albums, Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets, both of which met with major commercial and critical success. Burton was known for his "lead bass" approach, in which the bass played a melodic, soloistic role, in addition to holding down the harmonic and rhythmic foundation of the band.

On September 27, 1986, Burton died when the band's tour bus skidded and crashed in Sweden. Burton was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Metallica on April 4, 2009. His father, Ray Burton, gave a speech on his son's behalf.


Cliff Burton(Metallica)- Anestesia Pulling Teeth

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WOW!!!...great call...really shocked to hear someone in this forum(which seems pretty rock-n-roll based)bring up his name..him and jimmy cobb on the drums laid down some of the fiercest rhythms and beats on one of the greatest records ever made.."kind of blue" w/miles davis, john coltrane, bill evans, wynton kelly, and cannonball adderly....essential desert island disc 4 me...:103631605
 

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But if its rock your talking about, Dougie Thomson of SuperTramp has some of the best lines ive heard....

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WOW!!!...great call...really shocked to hear someone in this forum(which seems pretty rock-n-roll based)bring up his name..him and jimmy cobb on the drums laid down some of the fiercest rhythms and beats on one of the greatest records ever made.."kind of blue" w/miles davis, john coltrane, bill evans, wynton kelly, and cannonball adderly....essential desert island disc 4 me...:103631605

He played with the best.
 

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