Best Bass Players

When listening to a rendition of a favorite tune, or being mesmerized by a band playing, does your attention go to the low - pitched bass instrument in the background? Are your ears tuned to find the low base strings that strum in all their glory? Yes? Well then you must have a favorite bass player too. Bass players are important parts of their bands because they provide the base, based on which the entire tune can be carried forth. So how about we go on a discussion of some of the best bass players of all time? We'll list some of these musicians and then you can go listen in on their works in music, if you haven't already. So are you ready for some of the greatest bassists of all time? Here we go:

Greatest Bass Players

Here are some of the greatest bass players. Now don't go doing all "So and so is the best bass player ever!" Cause we'll have none of that. Just some good old, unadulterated, no-judging, kind of list.

Steve Priest
Steve Priest. Now who could think that he'd defy the very idea of bassists being the quiet guys of the band, sitting in the corner and strumming their base strings? No siree. None of that for Steve. Touted to have built his first bass guitars himself and then there was no looking back. This bassist blew the lid off everyone with his profusion of sexual innuendos. Deep voiced and loud, this bassist is still roaring at his age! That has got to make him one of the greatest bass players, right? Hell yeah!

Ryan Martini
The bassist from 'Mudvayne'. The way he introduces complexity to his bass guitar is what makes him one of the best bass players. His songs 'Internal Primates Forever' and 'Dig' are played with such complex notes that one cannot help but be floored.

Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
His crisp bass lines are talked of even today. No matter that he was led more to fame 'coz of his songwriting. You cannot deny Paul McCartney's talent at intricate arrangements in all the Beatles pieces. Genius!

John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
Listen to the guy! Just listen. Forget all the other members of the Led Zeppelin and just listen to Jones. His talent was so potent that all the difficult arrangements that he played were made to seem simple. And the sheer talent of maintaining order while following Bonham, what with his drumming infused with anarchic arrangements and improvisations.

Jack Bruce (Cream)
He blends blues and jazz riffs like you and I would brush our teeth. No seriously. The main vocalist AND the bassist. Some people are pure unadulterated talent.

Geddy Lee (Rush)
His ability to create a wall of sound with the bass lend Rush it's grandiose style. Who would believe they were a three man band with their full orchestra-esque feel?!

Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
He introduced the 'wah wah' pedal and changed the way bass was played forever!

Some Other Players

Here is a list of some of the other best bass players that I haven't included in the list above:

• Phil Kingsbury
• Stanley Clarke
• Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• Jaco Pastorius
• Les Claypool (Primus)
• Bootsy Collins (Funkadelic)
• Larry Graham (Sly & The Family Stone)
• Cliff Lee Burton (Metallica)
• Mark King - Level 42
• Michael "Flea" Balzary (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
• Chris Squire (Yes)
• Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
• Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
• John Myung
• Victor Wooten
• James Jamerson
• Victor Wooten
• Craig Martini
• John Deacon
• John Entwistle
• Larry Graham
• Tony Levin
• John Paul Jones
• Louis Johnson
• Phil Lesh
• Les Claypool
• Willie Dixon
• John Deacon
• Steve Harris
• Bob Babbitt
• John Wetton
• Mike Watt
• Cliff Burton
• Jack Casady
• Carol Kaye
• Billy Cox
• Greg Lake
• Rocco Prestia
• Chuck Rainey
• Aston Barrett
• Bill Black
• Verdine White
• Paul Simonon
• Bernard Edwards
• George Porter, Jr.
• Tim Bogert
• Berry Oakley
• Andy Rourke
• Peter Hook
• Rick James
• Tina Weymouth
• Billy Sheehan
• Bill Wyman
• Bruce Thomas
• Sting
• Simon Gallup

I'm pretty sure that I've missed out on quite a few bass players out here. Didn't mean to. So don't take it to heart and just enjoy the works of these best bass players instead..What say?