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


My top 10.

  1. Chris Squire
  2. Jack Bruce
  3. Tina Weymouth
  4. Kim Deal
  5. Kim Gordon
  6. Peter Hook
  7. Rick Danko
  8. John Entwistle
  9. Jaco Pastorious
  10. Aston Barrett (Bob Marley and the Wailers) 
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Mark Adams of Slave 

 

Louis Johnson 

Really shocked the so called jazz world with his playing with Grover Washington Jr and Bob James. His plucking and thumping was very ethereal, almost liquid like.

 

Dave Pegg of Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull with a large resume of session work.

Based on my influences as a bassist and drummer.  I could add more - Rocco Prestia, John Pattitucci, Nathan East.... but you asked for 10.  I decided to go with the ones I have studied over the years.  

  1. James Jamerson (Motown)
  2. Carol Kaye (sessions)

  3. Paul McCartney (Beatles, solo)

  4. John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)

  5. Pino Palladino (sessions)

  6. Geddy Lee (Rush)

  7. Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel)

  8. Joe Dart (Vulfpeck)

  9.  Doug Wimbish (Living Colour)

  10. John Myung (Dream Theater)