Favorite Electric bass and double bass player

[FZ2017]

Mine are Jaco and Mingus. Just was wondering what everyone else thought. I'm bored and running on virtually no sleep and 140mgs of methadone. Heh with the no sleep you would think it's the other kind of meth. Anyways that's just a sidebar.

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[jamie1805]

you mean that play both?

[FZ2017]

No not necessarily like I put two different cats Jaco Pastorius and Charles Mingus. But if you're favorite bass player happens to play both that's cool.

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[tribalfusion]

Gary Willis on electric and John Patitucci on upright for me.

[Doctor Jeff]

Gosh there are so many good ones...

Jaco would be way, way up there. Teen Town and River People show the extent of his virtuosity. All the other Weather Report bassists were awesome too.

Stanley Clarke is a monster on both electric and upright. Listen to Chick's My Spanish Heart for an example of what I'm talking about.

Wow this is hard. Can't forget the older guys--Ray Brown or Scott Farow for instance. However, these days I would say my favorite upright jazz bassist is probably either Ron Carter or Eddie Gomez. I read a post about jazz bass solos being boring. These guy's solos were never boring.

[Rob MacKillop]

Steve Swallow on both. Jack Bruce on both.

[pcsanwald]

My favorite electric bass player is James Jamerson, no question for me. For upright, Sam Jones.

[sgcim]

Gosh there are so many good ones...

Jaco would be way, way up there. Teen Town and River People show the extent of his virtuosity. All the other Weather Report bassists were awesome too.

Stanley Clarke is a monster on both electric and upright. Listen to Chick's My Spanish Heart for an example of what I'm talking about.

Wow this is hard. Can't forget the older guys--Ray Brown or Scott Farow for instance. However, these days I would say my favorite upright jazz bassist is probably either Ron Carter or Eddie Gomez. I read a post about jazz bass solos being boring. These guy's solos were never boring.

I think ya meant Scott LaFaro. Courtesy of the Jazz Police.

[gmek]

This question is too hard. In the modern jazz age I'd say Thundercat on electric and Esperanza Spalding on upright. I have a local favorite in Chicago, Junius Paul... a monster on both.

There's so many more. I don't think Dave Holland or NHOP have been mentioned yet.

[blille]

This question is too hard. In the modern jazz age I'd say Thundercat on electric and Esperanza Spalding on upright. I have a local favorite in Chicago, Junius Paul... a monster on both.

There's so many more. I don't think Dave Holland or NHOP have been mentioned yet.

I’m happy to take Dave Holland

And actually Tom Kennedy to add to the variety. He was a beast last time I saw him with Stern and Weckl.

[Gitfiddler]

Just a few of my favorites...
Jaco Pastorious
James Jamerson
Victor Wooten
Christian McBride
Stanley Clarke
Marcus Miller

[cosmic gumbo]

Dave Holland
Will Lee

[Doctor Jeff]

I don't think anyone's mentioned Tal Wilkenfeld yet. One of the best in the rock/prog world.

And a couple more great lady bassists, Carol Kaye and Tina Weymouth. (OK, Tina wasn't in a league skill-wise with the others, but she was very influential in a lot of ways.)

[FZ2017]

I don't think anyone's mentioned Tal Wilkenfeld yet. One of the best in the rock/prog world.

And a couple more great lady bassists, Carol Kaye and Tina Weymouth. (OK, Tina wasn't in a league skill-wise with the others, but she was very influential in a lot of ways.)

Very true my friend. We have mentioned Carol Kaye but not tal.

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[FZ2017]

Speaking of prog how about Tony Levin!

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[bako]

As someone who formerly played half of my gigs on electric bass and these days
half my gigs playing bass function on cello, bass has been an important instrument
in my life. I've never been one for favorites or bests but I'll shut up and just play along.

Eddie Gomez Ac Bass

Richard Bona El Bass

[jameslovestal]

This question is too hard. In the modern jazz age I'd say Thundercat on electric and Esperanza Spalding on upright. I have a local favorite in Chicago, Junius Paul... a monster on both.

There's so many more. I don't think Dave Holland or NHOP have been mentioned yet.

For upright bass my choice would be NHOP based on all the great albums he is on; e.g. the many Pablo and Steeplechase recordings where he is holding down the fort (often without a drummer).

[Cunamara]

And on electric bass... Mr. Philip Lesh. On upright, maybe Charlie Haden. Or Ron Carter.

[blille]

Speaking of prog how about Tony Levin!

I’ll never forgive him for inspiring me to buy a Chapman Stick. I sucked at that instrument.

[sgosnell]

Upright, Ray Brown. Electric, Joe Byrd. But there were, and are, so many, it's not really fair to make a choice.

[rpjazzguitar]

Electric: Nico Assumpcao. Check out his work with Tres.

The guitar plays the melody. Everything else you hear is bass. If you can't believe your ears, watch this:

Acoustic: The main one whose work I loved was Keter Betts. He played with Ella.

[FZ2017]

As someone who formerly played half of my gigs on electric bass and these days
half my gigs playing bass function on cello, bass has been an important instrument
in my life. I've never been one for favorites or bests but I'll shut up and just play along.

Eddie Gomez Ac Bass

Richard Bona El Bass

I hear ya on best there is no best but everybody has maybe not necessarily favorites but influences and players who's sound you dig.

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[FZ2017]

I’ll never forgive him for inspiring me to buy a Chapman Stick. I sucked at that instrument.

Haha that's a cool sounding instrument tho!

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[FZ2017]

Well I'll amend the post a bit. How about just talking about bass players that've influenced you. It could be any instrument but that's probably for another thread.

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