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Best bass player EVER
onewheelwizzard:
Scott Reeder isn't the best bass player of all time, but he's certainly the best bass player a lot of bands could possibly have in their lineup, and it really blows that he's not part of a band right now (his solo album pretty much sucked, unfortuantely). His feel for whatever music his bandmates are playing is almost unparalleled. Kyuss was great before him but became fucking legendary once he entered the mix.
Rubby:
You guys are going to hate it, but um...
and I'm not saying he's the best by far...
The guy from the Killers. He really pulls the low end out from the rest of the songs and makes them shine, despite the fact that they may not be very good songs. Rarely does he follow the root note or downbeat, he makes the low end something special to notice if you ever get so inclined.
Shaft:
I have to disagree wih the person who complained that people like Wooten and Pastorius weren't strictly bass players, but rather people who played music, but it happened to be on a bass... Well.. What? I mean, really?
Just cause a million and seven bands bassists' only play one string at a time doesn't mean that's what playing a bass is all about. There are 24 frets for a reason!
Oh yeah, and Squarepusher is the best person who plays the bass. As in he is awesome enough already without playing the bass. Yes I'm gay for Tom, so what.
*Googles Peter Steele*
He has big boobs and his nipples are really close together.
TrueNeutral:
John Paul Jones
Flea
Tim Commerford
Jaco Pastorious
Les Claypool
And yes, Ben Kenney is, indeed, pretty good.
But really, my favourite is definately Cliff Burton.
TheCourtJester:
Avishai Cohen
He's been playing in the Chick Corea Trio (woo Jazz) and I/we (the jazz group I was in) opened for them at the North Texas Jazz Festival (two days after the pope died? sad). It's fecking AMAZING what he was doing with it (stand up, by the way), solo or not.
Jaco does score high on my list of talented musicians though... "Portrait of Tracy" is one of my favorites of ALL TIME. That music actually got transposed for a jazz choir by Kerry Marsh (as Sac State Uni, not far from here), and that shit is TOUGH, no matter how it's done.
On another note...the girl who played bass when the group I mentioned performed made the bass she played on, and she's been complimented by every person at every competition or festival we ever played. If she keeps doing it she'll be the next (next assholish) Jaco.
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