I have 2:
Flea - Red Hot Chili Peppers
CXliff Burton - Metallica

I don't have favorite players. I'm my own hero :]

the main and the first one is for sure Cliff Burton - he is a real hero for bass guitar, one of the first guys whom used a distortion for a bass i love that sound. there are a lot of different bassists that i like/love/admire i can mention Steve DiGiorgio (one of the greatest - i recommend his fretless work on Individual Thought Patterns - delicious), Victor Wooten (not for slapping technique, but for a great feeling and groove), Billy Sheehan (he made me realise that i should use three fingers ), John Myung (very modest guy, but sometimes he shows a great style), Jaco Pastorius (for harmonics and much much more). i could talk about my inspirations for an ages - i think that this is good time to stop it (although i didn't mention many great artists - these are the names of guys i'm thinking about now)

cliff burton is good, and i also like jason newstead. not so much his metallica days but like flotsam and jetsam and voivod.

varg is also good.

Getty Lee of Rush

Clift Williams of AC/DC.








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Flea and Cliff form Metallica

i have quite a few favorite bassists:
1) my dad, who i partially blame for getting me into rock music and ultimatly bass
2) Mike Dirnt, from Green Day, because I got started playing his songs
3) Les Claypool of Primus just because he makes my life a living hell trying to learn Jerry Was a Race Car Driver.

Flea, Les Claypool, Victor Wooten, Cliff Burton, and Dirk Lance/Alex Katunich (incubus' first bass player - check our their early stuff!).








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Tim Cromford from rage and mark king slap bass guy

P-Nut from 311
flea
victor wooten
Alex from early incubus

Interesting topic because I have had some discussions with other music fans about who is the so-called best bass player. I keep getting told that Les Claypool from Primus is the best, but I disagree because for me personally, I don't care for his music and I prefer plucking over slap bass. So my pick is:

Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Saw him live twice last year and the is flat-out sick on the bass. When they played "By The Way" and he goes into his fast bass part in the song, his fingers were a blur....He also covers so much of the neck.

I have to say i have alot buit the main guys are Geddy Lee who doesnt love rush bass lines. Steve Harris Up The Irons, Victor Wooten anybody who can tap like that should be a god i have much more those are just 3

Anthony Jackson, Geddy Lee, Sting, Sean Malone, Tony Levin, Gene Simmons, Mick Karn, Chris Squire, Steve Harris..

Stu Hamm, Steve Harris, Victor Wooten and Lemmy 'cause he's so cool.