Amazing Bass Player

HailHailVitalogy
HailHailVitalogy Posts: 6,020
edited January 2007 in Musicians and Gearheads
http://media.putfile.com/Wooten-Amazing-Grace
2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore, Ohana 2 | 2025: Florida x2, Atlanta x2, Pittsburgh x2
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  • moemoe6434
    moemoe6434 Posts: 468
    Yep, he has been around for quite a long time. He is the bassist in Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.... He was voted the bassist of the year many times by bass player mag.
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  • jeff's_the_man
    jeff's_the_man Posts: 660
    yeah i could do that, i just dont wanna ;)
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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    Wooten is one of the all-time greats. I think some people go a little overboard thinking he is far and away better than anyone else out there, but the man is certainly a bass guitar god in every sense.
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  • HailHailVitalogy
    HailHailVitalogy Posts: 6,020
    BinFrog wrote:
    Wooten is one of the all-time greats. I think some people go a little overboard thinking he is far and away better than anyone else out there, but the man is certainly a bass guitar god in every sense.

    My favorite bass player is Bill Sheehan from Steve Vai's band. His home town is actually 10 minutes away from me, so when I saw that he was playing here and I always listened to him, I thought I had to check out the show. I tell you he played 3 hours, only 3 songs had vocals. But Bill was fucking insane, he uses a double-necked bass a lot and goes crazy. There is another guy named Tony MacAlpine, he plays guitar and keyboards in Vai's band. In my opinion, he is better than Vai, when he rips, he tears!

    By the way, I tried "sweeping" today, its so fuckin hard!
    2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore, Ohana 2 | 2025: Florida x2, Atlanta x2, Pittsburgh x2
  • moemoe6434
    moemoe6434 Posts: 468
    my bad ass bass player props go to:

    Les Claypool
    Flea
    Victor Whooten
    Bootsy Collins

    They are my faves.

    Edit to add: Geddy Lee
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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    HailHailVitalogy wrote:
    My favorite bass player is Bill Sheehan from Steve Vai's band. His home town is actually 10 minutes away from me, so when I saw that he was playing here and I always listened to him, I thought I had to check out the show. I tell you he played 3 hours, only 3 songs had vocals. But Bill was fucking insane, he uses a double-necked bass a lot and goes crazy. There is another guy named Tony MacAlpine, he plays guitar and keyboards in Vai's band. In my opinion, he is better than Vai, when he rips, he tears!

    By the way, I tried "sweeping" today, its so fuckin hard!


    Sheehan and MacAlpine are giants no doubt.

    Stu Hamm is the man.

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  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    moemoe6434 wrote:
    Yep, he has been around for quite a long time. He is the bassist in Bela Fleck and the Flecktones.... He was voted the bassist of the year many times by bass player mag.



    indeed.

    i had the pleasure of seeing him live with bela fleck and the flecktones, very cool.


    besides the obvious choice of jaco - i enjoy marcus miller quite a bit too.
    my hubby is a long-time bass player...and he completely worships jaco, flea and geddy lee.
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  • oyster jelly
    oyster jelly Posts: 107
    C'mon admit it. Who tried playing amazing grace after that, on guitar or bass. All of you I bet(me included).
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    Spook Fish Posts: 241
    JPJ from Led Zep - better than any
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  • neo
    neo Posts: 89
    i am an amazing bass player.:cool:
  • 69charger
    69charger Posts: 1,045
    John Deacon - Queen
  • jeff's_the_man
    jeff's_the_man Posts: 660
    oyster jelly wrote:
    C'mon admit it. Who tried playing amazing grace after that, on guitar or bass. All of you I bet(me included).


    maybe......
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  • neo
    neo Posts: 89
    69charger wrote:
    John Deacon - Queen


    good answer.
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Not so much as a player, but as a composer of lines: Roger Waters (although still a good player).

    Jaco still takes the cake for me.

    Also, P-nut from 311.
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  • LOVEBOATCAPT0226
    LOVEBOATCAPT0226 Posts: 503
    my vote for best would go to billy sheehan. that guy does shit with the bass i havent seen before!!
  • Eddie_Vedder_83
    Eddie_Vedder_83 Posts: 281
    oyster jelly wrote:
    C'mon admit it. Who tried playing amazing grace after that, on guitar or bass. All of you I bet(me included).

    i actually already had played Amazing Grace on guitar back in November last year, but haven't played it since i should try it again, that version i played back than was a very basic version though, nothing compared to this one really.
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  • cory
    cory Posts: 736
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dWb-aCWR8U

    I had to share this in case you haven't seen it. Maybe the best in the world. My apologies to the Claypool faithful. Around 1:20 is when it gets ridiculous.
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  • prytocorduroy
    prytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    In addition to those others listed:

    Cliff Burton
    Steve Harris

    ...and who can forget Jeff?! Jeff is fucking amazing. He's not super crazy like any of the above, but goddamn he writes the perfect line to every song.
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    I'll take Wooten over Sheehan any day, just so much groove.
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  • armanHammer
    armanHammer Posts: 471
    I feel obligated to mention Flea. I don't know bass, but I know he's good.
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