rizzo9247 Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I found this on the internet (duh), a list of the 25 greatest bass players of all time. While we can debate how the list is horribly wrong/out of order all day, I enjoyed Bootsy's basic funk formula on the attached mp3; simple, too the point, and funky: http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-25-greatest-bassists-of-all-time-279007/9#content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Here's the video of that formula: [video:youtube] This was part of a British TV series called Rock School. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Bootsy is funked up! That list is funny, BTW. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotlix86 Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 That list is funny, BTW. More like B.S. J.P.J. is #12 but Entwistle is #8 and Cliff Burton is #5? And THIS is the ugliest bass I have ever seen. An army of me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 That list is funny, BTW. More like B.S. J.P.J. is #12 but Entwistle is #8 and Cliff Burton is #5? I agree, that list is B.S. I enjoyed Bootsy's little lesson though. Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingertalkin Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 That list is pretty terrible. Being that lists like that are VERY subjective, not having Jamerson in the top 5 is a bit ridiculous. I like Cliff Burton but Pulling Teeth is a guitar solo done on the bass while the first part of that is a great bass solo. I guess that would be the Anesthesia part? How do you sign a computer screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 very weird list. John Myung is first? and there's one guy I never heard of: Gary 'Mani' Mounfield I saw Lucky Scott play (with Curtis Mayfield) and he was great, but there are a lot of people that should have been on that list. No Duck Dunn? No Marcus Miller? No Stanley Clarke? Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 No Chuck Rainey? No Pino Palladino? No Larry Graham? Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizzo9247 Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 Geezer, Levin...the list can go on and on. I'm surprised that these 12 year old kids that voted mentioned half of these bassists, so that's a plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Bastard Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I almost bought a 6 String Bongo, glad I stuck with the stingray! Bootsy has a Funk University. I get the news letters but did not want to pay the toll. http://www.thefunkuniversity.com/ But it is a cool idea and he has had cool "Professors" visit. As for that list... Yeah, i am not even gonna start. www.burning3.com Music Man Stingray 5 HH Peavey T-40 Hartke LH500 Ampeg SVT410HLF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklab Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 The list is ridiculous, but then look at the source. The British music press is notorious for lauding some commercial acts that they dub as their darlings. And in the process they routinely overlook real talents. But most of all, lists like this one are designed to stir people up and get them talking about the publication and not necessarily the merits of the subject of said list. Hmmmm. As for the video of Bootsy? It's great to actually hear his sound so clean for once. He's using effects so often on his recordings that sometimes his sound gets obscured. I'll definitely be adding that video to my favorites because he played a couple of really sweet grooves. And the Bootsy video also got me searching out some video of Rock School on The YouTube. That series was actually pretty cool, even if it was from the 80's. Watching it now, with the benefit of my own experience, it comes across as pretty basic. But I think if I came across an aspiring musician I'd recommend that they watch some of that series before taking the plunge into becoming a musician, and to continue watching it as they begin their studies. Obligatory Social Media Link "My concern is, and I have to, uh, check with my accountant, that this might bump me into a higher, uh, tax..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 The drummer list is even more strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLoy Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I always felt Jaco was slightly better than Flea, but not as good as Paul Grey from Slipknot. Now I can reference this list as definitive proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98HondaCivic Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Paul Gray...at number three. Better than Cliff Burton, John Entwistle, John Paul Jones, Bootsy Collins... why the hell am I even listing them , every single bassist on that list is better than Paul Gray. If by "Best" they mean "Most Easily Mixed Out of the Final Cut" then I agree with putting Gray so high. And Flea at number seven... I might seriously be ill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Dying is one hell of a career move. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Mama Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 No Chuck Rainey? No Pino Palladino? No Larry Graham? No b5pilot? Queen of the Quarter Note "Think like a drummer, not like a singer, and play much less." -- Michele C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZ Thorn Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 LOL at some of these comments! Lucky Scott at #25? I don't think I've ever seen a picture of him. Glad he's getting his props. http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I know bass players better than Paul Gray. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 No Chuck Rainey? No Pino Palladino? No Larry Graham? No b5pilot? Thanks Mama but if I make the list then there's something REALLY wrong. Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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