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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In no particular order

Willy Sheehan

Nathan East

Allen Woody

Willy Weeks

Otiel Burbridge

Flea

JPJ

John Entwistle

Les Claypool

Geezer Butler

Jack Bruce

Dusty Hill

Ron Carter, not a rock and roller but a wonderful player

The obvious ones for me, or the ones that I actually noticed are:

1 Bruce Thomas (Elvis Costello and the Attractions) especially on Get Happy!!

2 Paul McCartney, particularly on Revolver (Good Day Sunshine, Dr Robert etc).

and of course

3 Peter Hook without whom Joy Division would not be Joy Division.