Great Rock Bassists your Top 10.Rock not Jazz. But Hey what about Reggae

@gavman + 1  One of the most amazing shows I ever saw was Sly & Robbie and their dub/roots band play a set over 3 hours long here in San Francisco about 10 years or so ago. Reggae is great, yeah??!! 

@thecarpathian + 1

@stuartk - there were a few mentions of Phil farther up the thread.... 

@tyray - saw Yes in '77 when Chris had a THREE neck bass. Probably take somebody as big as Chris to support that thing! 

I love reggae. I love rock. I don't feel either is 'above' the other, any more than yellow is above purple. Why the need to denigrate entire genres of music? Music is art, not a contest. 

My 2 favorite rock bassists are:

John Entwistle

Jack Casady

No shortage of other wonderful bass players, though.... 

Reggae? Robbie Shakespeare, of course!! 

@bdp24 - I think the best way to get Jack's tone would be to be Jack!

Guild even put out a 'Jack Casady' model, but a lot of folks who bought it expecting to sound like Jack were disappointed. 

@gavman - 'Best reggae bassist by a country mile', and no mention of Robbie Shakespeare? Perhaps you're not familiar with Sly and Robbie - you should check them out.... 

@cd318 - ever seen or heard Peter Hook's Light, with both Hooky and his son on bass, playing mostly JD but some NO stuff as well?