The Bass Player Picture Thread

[Cabcere]

Inspired by LynneSin's thread & comment about Geddy Lee here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7617504&mesg_id=7617504

Now, I can't be the only Lounge Lizard who digs bass players (right? Right?!), so come on and post pictures of your favorite bassists. :) Male, female, professional, amateur, international, local...it's all good! :) (Feel free to post music samples, background info, etc. as well if you want - I'm always interested in expanding my musical horizons!)

I'll go ahead and get started with a vintage Entwistle from my own private collection Photobucket account:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/cobaltdeath/The%20Who/jaefringe.bmp

John Entwistle of The Who - a.k.a. "Thunderfingers," "The Ox," and "the reason I fell in love with the bass guitar." ;) :hi:

[Dr. Strange]

1. This guy rocks:

[opiate69]

3. Paz Lenchanten...

*purrrr*

[Bennyboy]

2. Mine is a big purple dinosaur!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IHAMiBdga0

[Bennyboy]

4. Mike Gordon....Phish....

Not playing his Modulous.....

[Bennyboy]

6. And Mike playing the Modulus.....

[quip]

5. Michael Manring is pretty incredible

[Bennyboy]

7. Dave Schools....Widespread Panic......

<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/bennyboy420/MusicPhotos08/photo#5184112577393230930"><img src="" /></a>

[VenusRising]

8. There's only one bass player for me.

Love of my life and fellow DUer, Zodiak Ironfist.



:loveya::loveya::loveya:

[SallyMander]

9. Hi!

That's all. :hi:

:loveya:

[VenusRising]

10. Hey, babe!

:hi::loveya:

[SallyMander]

12. Hey, i have an odd request for your hubby

re: bug IDs. I'm gonna PM you. :D

[ghostsofgiants]

14. He plays a Rick, very nice.

[VenusRising]

16. I refer to the Rick as his other woman.

He named her Priscilla before we ever met.

She is his first love. I am his true love. ;)

[ThomCat]

15. I hear he's pretty good.

And rumor has it that he plays the guitar too. :P

[VenusRising]

18. He hates it when I tell people this, but...

I thought he sucked when I first heard him play. He was trying to dazzle me with the complexities of obscure music. Now that he's moved beyond that, I think he's teh awesomeness. :rofl:


He's got a whole YouTube channel just FULL of videos of all genres.

He likes guitar for Death Metal. :headbang:

[Zodiak]

37. Yup, I hate it when you mention that

:spank:

[VenusRising]

38. We're going to have to get a

room. ;)

:P

[Skittles]

44. OOH

and a Chicago T-Shirt to boot; yes INDEED!!! :D

[Lars39]

11. You might want to look up unidentifiedbassplayer's threads from long ago.

They were pretty cool. :)

[devilgrrl]

22. what ever became of the unidentifiedbassplayer?

Anyone know?

[ghostsofgiants]

13. Peter Hook, Joe Lally, Jesse Keeler, Paul Hinojos

Sadly there are no pictures of me playing bass. Maybe someday, if I ever end up in a band again.

[Forkboy]

17. Rob Wright of Nomeansno

[Beaverhausen]

19. Billy Sherwood - from Circa

Ok- he's not my favorite- but I had a pic of him just taken last week at their rehearsal. That's Alan White on drums, Tony Kaye on keys and Jimmy Hahn on guitar.

[MissMillie]

49. Hi beaverhausen!

:hi:

sMarge met Billy the last time she was out in your neck of the woods. I think there's a YouTube of it....

[MilesColtrane]

20. Here's some...

The undeniable Charles Mingus.



Paul Chambers. That's Mr. PC to you and me.



Scotty. Short life, immeasurable influence.



Charlie Haden...who said it best, "The bass makes everything sound better."



Jaco. ...the only comment needed.



Marcus Miller is the funkiest bass player alive.

[regularguy]

36. Nice list...all my favorites except:

Rufus Reid:

[MilesColtrane]

39. I've never seen Rufus live...

...,but his "Evolving Bassist" did help me learn how to play.

So I've got a lot of respect and gratitude for his work.

[Richardo]

21. Tina Weymouth

:loveya:

...with whom I happen to share a birthday :bounce:

[Skittles]

23. I always liked Chuck Ponozzo

yes INDEED

[pepperbear]

24. chris squire, paul mccartney, stanley clark, mick karn, jaco, and a VINTAGE pic of geddy and alex

for some reason, that vintage shot won't appear, here's the link for the page where it appears:


http://dominorally.blogspot.com/2006_05_01_archive.html

scroll down midway, great pic of alex and geddy as KIDS.

[datasuspect]

25. noel redding

[ET Awful]

26. Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead

[mikeytherat]

27. This guy is pretty cool:

I hear his name is "Mikey The Rat" or something like that...

mikey_the_rat

[johnnie]

28. Tal Wilkenfeld

Not my favorite, but a very good player.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

29. The one, the only...

Larry Graham -- the finest bass player -- eveh!

[Burma Jones]

30. Mingus......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU_RxWXijz0

[Bennyboy]

31. Bring the FUNK! George Porter Jr!

<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/bennyboy420/MusicPhotos08/photo#5184306817289192578"><img src="" /></a>

[Bennyboy]

32. The Best bassist going....Victor Wooten

<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/bennyboy420/MusicPhotos08/photo#5184306916073440418"><img src="" /></a>

[Bennyboy]

33. The DogHouse! Ben from Yonder Mountain String Band

<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/bennyboy420/MusicPhotos08/photo#5184306881713702034"><img src="" /></a>

[ceile]

34. Kim!

[Rhythm]

35. My favorite three

Robert Trujillo - Formerly with Suicidal Tendencies, then Ozzy... now laying down the thunder for Metallica.



~*~*~

Flea - Red Hot Chili Peppers


~*~*~

Eerie Von - formerly of Samhain, then Danzig

[Bennyboy]

40. MOE has a great bassist!

Rob <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/bennyboy420/MusicPhotos08/photo#5177054846922538210"><img src="" /></a>

[Aristus]

41. As a red-blooded hetero guy who grew up in the '80's, I have to put in a word for:

Michael Steele of the Bangles



:wow:

[midnight armadillo]

42. Tony Levin!

One of my favorite musicians... I even have a pair of his bass guitar Funk Fingers. I really miss playing bass!!

[SoxFan]

43. Mike Mills!

Adam Clayton


Michael Quercio (The Three O'Clock, Permanent Green Light, Jupiter Affect)
The bass on "Spun Gold" is hypnotic

[laconicsax]

45. A select few.

Richard Davis:



Jay Anderson:



Dennis Irwin:

[Alexander]

46. Ok, here's BO...

No, not Barack Obama. Berry Oakley, from the Allman Brothers.



Here's Paul Simonon from The Clash.





Jack Bruce, from Cream.



Duff McKagan, from Guns 'n Roses and Velvet Revolver.



Greg Lake, from King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer.



Finally, Colin Greenwood, from Radiohead.

[midnight armadillo]

47. Hey, we forgot Les Claypool!

[FredScuttle]

48. All hail

John Paul Jones







Lemmy






Geezer Butler





Donald "Duck" Dunn







James Jamerson






Roger Glover






Bernard Edwards