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Sorry, had to be done. And of course the winner is.. Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers 
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Here we go next is madolin then banjo then kettle drums......
I really have no favorite bass player.
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There is only one Bass Player. He is, Was. The late and Great John Entwhistle.  End of discussion.
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OK I'll second that didn't think of him. I tend to listen to lead guitar and not the bass as much.
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Mike Anthony from Van Halen. Saw him play a 15-20 minute solo a few years back and was blown away.
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Miguel Cairo of the New York Yankees... Plays 1st, 2nd and 3rd bass.. as well as shortstop and left field. Can't get much better than that! 
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and following Jaco Pastorius ... Victor Wooten.
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No body has mentioned Mark King, Level 42. Thunderthumbs wasn't that bad was he? 
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Entwistle WAS a great bass player. Surprised noone has mentioned Geddy Lee (RUSH).
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How can you rule out Sir Paul McCartney....perhaps not for his Bass playing alone but for his over all contributions to the music world while playing a bass...and a Piano...and a guitar...6 and 12 string...and drums...and...and...
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and following Jaco Pastorius ... Victor Wooten.
Victor is an incredible talent; and a really nice guy, too boot.
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I don't know about the best bass player, but my cousin is a heck of a bass fisherman 
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
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All of today's best players owe a great debt to James Jamerson and Larry Graham. And, really, can anyone top Leland Sklar?
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John Entwistle
Mel Schacher (as taught by Mark Farner who is also a fabulous bass player, hence the lead patterns in mels bass)
mike anthony
but then again to many to list, there is a guy that plays in a local band here that would blow your mind, plays a 5 string and will blow the roof off all by himself. look at Jazz bassman, there you will find some of the worlds greats of all times
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Shoot, Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick) INVENTED the 12 string bass
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Maybe not the best but I was always blown away by Bobby Sheehan (RIP) original bassist for Blues Traveler.
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Notice no one has mentioned Derek Smalls Quote:
best bass songs ever
Never, the best Bass Song ever.....BIG BOTTOMS - Spinal Tap
Check it out here. Spinal Tap live in London from last weekend.
http://entimg.msn.com/i/ExperienceData/p1-7/us/x.htm?sh=LiveEarth&ep=le_london&ch=57
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THE VOICE OF REASON
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It's about time someone brought Squire up. He is da man!!!! Although Jack Bruce was the one that actually got me to start playing. That was many moons ago. Still playing though. Me and three other old farts.(Actually 2 other old farts and one younger guitar master.)
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Phil Lynott, from Thin Lizzy - may he rest in peace
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we should do this every weekend!
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Billy Sheehan. Listen to Mr Big, "Addicted to that Rush" ...
Excellent! He also plays with Dennis Chambers (drums) and John Novello (keyboards) in a very high-powered jazz-rock band (instrumental) called Niacin.
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Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
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A true bassist plays an upright. Youz dudes is talkin bass guitars i suspect.
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A true bassist plays an upright.
Says you!!! 
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The guy from The Doors! 
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Oh yeah, that Doors bass player sure was somethin'.
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A true bassist plays an upright. Youz dudes is talkin bass guitars i suspect.
Who was the dude from "Stray Cats"? he played an upright didnt he?
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Jaco Pastorius!
There ya go!! Good ol Jaco.
Gotta agree about the Ox too. And JPJ from Zep is an amazing musician all around. He and Bonzo clicked like nobody ever in the history of ever.
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There is only one Bass Player.
He is, Was.
The late and Great John Entwhistle.
End of discussion.
Check out the "Concert for NY" dvd sometime. They got a couple good close ups of him tickling the fret board. So smooth....
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Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
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A friend of mine has a video that Flea did with River Phoenix. It was like a tutorial/interview thing. Flea rocked of course, and River looked so coked out... IT was scary!
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Jaco, Victor Wooten, Fernando Saunders, Willie Dixon, Mingus, Christian McBride, Stanley Clarke, Larry Graham
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All of the above but...Don't forget...
Marcus Miller
Stu Hamm
Brian Bromberg
Michael Manring
Jeff Schmidt (piccolo bass, AMAZING!)
Stephan Lessard (DMB, he is incredible live)
Pino Palladino
So many, my head is spinning...
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