Greatest rock bass players
of all times
TM, ®, Copyright © 1999 Piero Scaruffi
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- Les Claypool (Primus)
- Jack Bruce (Cream)
- Jah Wobble (Public Image Ltd)
- Tony Levin (King Crimson)
- Melvin Gibbs (Rollins Band, Arto Lindsay)
- Michael "Flea" Balzary (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Tony Maimone (Pere Ubu)
- Bill Laswell (Material)
- Fred Chalenor (Caveman Shoestore, Tone Dogs)
- Colin Hodgkinson (Back Door)
- Larry Graham (Sly & The Family Stone)
- James Jamerson (all Tamla Motown hits)
- Bernard Edwards (Chic)
- Mark Sandman (Morphine)
- Billy Sheehan (Mr Big)
- Chris Hillman (Byrds)
- Dave Pajo (Slint, For Carnation, Tortoise, Aerial M)
- Andrew Weiss (Gone)
- Juliana Hatfield (Blake Babies)
- Ethan Buckler (Slint)
- Johnny Temple (Girls Against Boys)
- Fred Erskine (June Of 44)
- Doug McCombs (Eleventh Dream Day, Tortoise)
- Mike Watt (Minutemen)
- Doug Wimbish (Tackhead)
- Reggie "Fieldy" Arvizu (Korn)
- Sasha Frere-Jones (Ui)
- Brian Gibson (Lightning Bolt)
- David Sims (Scratch Acid, Rapeman, Jesus Lizard)
- Muzz Skillings (Living Colour)
- Gabriel Katz (Blind Idiot God)
- Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads)
- Stephen Immerwahr (Codeine)
- John Curley (Afghan Whigs)
- Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)
- Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam)
- Vern Rumsey (Unwound)
- Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead)
- Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane)
- Percy Jones (Brand X)
- Peter Steele (Type O Negative)
- Brian Richie (Violent Femmes)
- Ron Sakowski (Necros, Laughing Hyenas)
- Marc Sloan (Ritual Tension)
- Peter Conway (Rifle Sport)
- Cliff Burton (Metallica)
- John Myung (Dream Theater)
- Sting (Police)
- Chris Novoselic (Nirvana)
- Geddy Lee (Rush)
- Dave Allen (Gang Of Four)
- Kim Deal (Pixies)
- Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
- Pat Morris (Don Caballero)
- Bridget Cross (Unrest)
- Brian Wilson (Beach Boys)
- Joyce Raskin (Scarce)
- John Entwistle (Who)
- Stuart Hamm
- Kendra Smith (Dream Syndicate)
- Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
- Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins)
- Greg Arama (Amboy Dukes)
- Larry Boothroyd (Hellworms)
- Chris Squire (Yes)
- Sebastian Steinberg (Soul coughing)
- Mike Kunka (Godheadsilo)
- Squarepusher
- Joe Lally (Fugazi)
- Ryan Hembrey (Boxhead Ensemble)
- Trevor Dunn (Mr Bungle)
- Dave Fridmann (Mercury rev)
- Justin Chancellor (Tool)
- Bob Weston (Shellac)
- Nick Olivieri (Kyuss)
- Roly Wynne (Ozric tentacles)
- Mick Karn (Japan)
- Matt Freeman (Rancid)
- Jennifer Finch (L7)
- Lemmy (Motorhead)
- Tara Jean O'Neil (Rodan)
- Mike Mills (REM)
- Kev Hopper (Stump)
- John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
- Paul McCartney (Beatles)
- Steven Severin (Siouxsee)