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

Off the top of my head:

 

john Wetton

Greg lake

Chris Squire

Geddy Lee

John Entwistle

Sting

Tina Weymouth

Noel Redding

Mike Rutherford

Tony Levine or Flea. But I’m partial to KC bass players.

 

I scanned the thread and agree with all of candidates. I’d like to add Glenn Hughes to the list.

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MICK KARN

@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? 

Tony Levin 

 

Sure hope no one had a stroke!

My list - not in order:

• John Entwistle
• Flea
• Kim Diehl
• Tina Weymouth
• Geddy Lee
• JPJ
• Brian Baker
• Chris Squire
• Peter Hook
• Cliff Burton
• Tony Levin

Most of my picks have already been mentioned.

Pete Way is definitely in my top 10, and Roger Glover might make the cut too. Surprised I didn't see them mentioned yet.

Tim Boggart of Vanilla Fudge and later Beck, Bogart, and Appice.

Felix Pappalardi from Mountain.

John Entwisle

Flea

 

@larsman 

I've only seen Hooky playing online, and he's always 'bloody good'.

I can't help but like him, just a top quality bloke.

As music , Reggae is far above rock .

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. 

"As music , Reggae is far above rock ."

What a stupid comment.

Tim Bogert was very good. He died last year.

I know no one has mentioned Tommy Shannon,imo the greatest blues rock bassist of his Era. When he retired and left Johnny Winter and went back home to Texas,Stevie Ray Vaughn tracked him down and asked him to unretire and join Double Trouble. Tommy had soul,knew that sometimes less is more and he created a groove that got your feet a tappin.

Felix Papalardi

qdrone,

Good pick. Fine player and perfect for that band.

+2 on Tommy Shannon

Few more for an already great previously mentioned list:

Justin Chancellor

Mars Cowling

Jorgen Carlsson

Oteil Burbridge

 

The problem is, all my favorite bass players in rock, are in prog and its various subgenres, and a great many of them, are also jazz-fusion players. Or at least, have the chops to play at that level.

But I will list them anyway.

I will start with Chris Squire, and obvious choice for his playing.

Patrick Djivas from Italian prog band, PFM. He has also played jazz-fusion, so can hold his own with the best.

Alessandro Porreca from another Italian band, Deus Ex Machina. Again, he has fusion level chops, so this may be cheating?

Bernard Paganotti or Philippe Bussonnet are monster bassists for French prog band, Magma. 

Péter Pejtsik from brilliant Hungarian chamber-prog band, After Crying, He plays cello, also.

Tom Hyatt from US prog band, Echolyn. Not a fusion player, but just a great prog-rock player.

Jon Camp is a somewhat forgotten bass player, but his playing with underrated prog band Rennaisance, is pretty strong. He plays it like a lead instrument.

Raymond Shulman from Gentle Giant has to be mentioned, not so much for his chops, but the intricate parts he had to play.

Greg Lake, John Wetton, Mike Rutherford, are also obvious choices, and good players in their own right.

Had to go with 12 (sorry), and in no order: Jack Bruce, John Entwistle, Lemmy, Chris Squier, John Lodge, Paul McCartney, John Paul Jones, Kenny Gradney, Jack Cassidy, Geddy Lee, Tony Levin, and Jon Camp.