OFF: Great Bassists (was100 Greatest Guitarists)

[DRider]

I don't know....
There's alot of great bassists out there....
Here's a few that spring to mind
(in no certain order - well, the top four on the list are there for a reason
")

Les Claypool
Steve Harris
Dave Holland
Charles Mingus
Dave Schools
John Wetton
Allen Woody
John Paul Jones
Jack Cassady
Phil Lesh
Bootsy Collins
Geezer Butler
Alan Davey
Jack Bruce
Flea
Rob Wasserman
Pete Way
George Porter
Roger Clover
Geddy Lee
Mike Watt
Chris Squire
Tony Levin
Dennis Dunaway
Billy Talbot
Ross The Boss
Oteil Burbridge
Larry Graham
John Entwistle
Paul McCartney

And there's plenty more.....

So don't sell yourself short!!

Bassists are unsung heroes and are in higher demand than guitarists.

Peace,

D

PS many of the bassists listed above can be found playing on "The Deep End
Volumes I & II" by Government Mule - featuring Warren Haynes - certainly
worthy of being in the "Top 100 Guitarists" list!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Zebulon Mysterioso" <beautiful_foot at HOTMAIL.COM>
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: OFF: 100 Greatest Guitarists


> >Well ... one generally plays chords on both 6-string and steel guitars,
> >but not on bass
>
> <rant>
>
> This is a sad fact that gets bassplayers a really bad name.  Roots notes
and
> fifths just doesn't cut it!
> I've been called "the best bassplayer in Northern Ireland" and "the finest
> bassist gigging around Belfast" simply because I use chords and stuff.
I'm
> actually very good at all, I'm just not boring.
>
> Bass players - improve thyselves!  Live not with the stygma of bass
playing
> being just a thing people who can't play guitar do!
>
> </rant>