Great Bassists (was100 Greatest Guitarists)

[Stephe Lindas]

Lemmy??
----- Original Message -----
From: "DRider" <Farflung at COMCAST.NET>
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Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 7:10 PM
Subject: OFF: Great Bassists (was100 Greatest Guitarists)


> 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>