Favorite Bassists

Yes you are right he is a badass but Cliff Burton is still Amazing considering the fact that he died before he could become as well known for it as Steve Harris
 
of course I know the lyrics.. I know them by heart.... it's not all bad :P those lyrics make me smile though. Maybe I'm just weird, but hey.. whats so bad about that?
 
like a few have mentioned, victor wooten.

another everyone should know about is willie dixon. more a blues bassist if he has to be categorized, dixon was not only tops for providing the bottom, but he backed legenRAB too numerous to mention, wrote, and was respected for his technical production accumen as well. check him out.

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Brown is average at best, is he good?, sure. But thats a requirement, being good is one thing, being one of the best is something else. Brown is just another bass player who does his job well and nothing more. This is what seperates Krist Novoselic, Michael Anthony, Roger Waters, Noel Redding, Lemmy, Mike Mills, Duff Mckagan, Dee Dee Ramone, Tom Hamilton and Sting from people like Chris Squire, John Entwhistle, Geddy Lee, Tony Levin, Les Claypool, Paul Mccartney, John Paul Jones, Phil Lesh, Jack Bruce and Flea...And he isnt even on the same catagory as the former bass players, because they at least make audible basslines and fills, im hardly aware that Pantera even has a bass player most of the time, its mostly Dimebag and Vinnie trading licks and Brown is just there...And before anyone calls me biased, they should know that i am a big Pantera fan.
 
I listen to a wide range of music and bassists like Wooten, Pastorius and Claypool etc and play bass myself, but my favourite bassist always goes back to Flea. He simply has the basslines which sound better than any others IMO. Technicality isn't really important unless you need it to write what you want.
Ignoring Motown/jazz etc. (this is rock/metal)

1.) Flea (RHCP)
2.) Les Claypool (Primus and solo projects)
3.) Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
4.) John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
5.) Tony Levin (King Crimson, Liquid Tension Experiment)
6.) Geddy Lee (Rush)
7.) Dirk Lance (Incubus)
8.) Martin Mendez (Opeth)
9.) Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine)
10.) Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
11.) Joe Satriani's bassist (he's good, don't know his name though)
12.) Tony Choy (Atheist)
13.) John Myung (Dream Theater)
14.) Cliff Burton (Metallica, considering how young he was)
15.) Eric Wilson (Sublime)
16.) John Deacon (Queen)

I know I've forgotten some, but meh.
 
Whats wrong with bass?, i do think bassists get overlooked because of guitarists and drummers, but bass is just as important, its easy to play, but its hard to master...I want to take up bass myself in fact.
 
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