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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:01 am
by aceonbass
Well my faves must be underrated 'cause their names haven't come up yet.....
1.Pete Farndon-The Pretenders
2.Graham Maby-Joe Jackson
3.John Wetton-King Crimson,Uriah Heep,U.K.,Asia
And my wild card for the day......
Danny Partridge!
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:08 am
by blueflamerick
Karl Alvarez - Descendents, ALL, Lemonheads
Mike Watt - Minutemen, Firehose, Banyan
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:12 am
by j_gary
Peter Tork!
Wait, are we still on under, or over?
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:29 am
by sabbath_of_bass
King Crimson underrated? Iv heard a ton about their bassist. I actually need to pick some stuff up and listn to him. But Iv heard alot about him.
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:43 am
by vito
Agreed on Graham Maby, Dane. I like his work on "Volume 4"
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 12:38 pm
by dswp
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 12:47 pm
by rickfan60
Who plays bass for Dave Matthews? I have heard some awfully tasty bass grooves in his music.
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 1:16 pm
by aceonbass
That would be Stefan Lessard.
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 1:16 pm
by rickenbrother
Stefan Lessard plays bass for the Dave Matthews band.
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:35 pm
by geddeeee
What about Colin Moulding - XTC. Fantastic bass playing. I wish I was as good!
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:47 pm
by jetglow1
At risk of being blackballed, I've noticed no-one ever seems to mention players such as Steve Harris, Billy Sheehan, or Cliff Burton. Along with Geddy and the other giants these guys have been a big influence, IMHO. I recently learned of a rick player from the early 90's named Adrian Davison, who I find to be very innovative, solo bas style. His style unfortunately never really caught on unless you consider Billy Sheehan. Oh, and lets not forget Derrick Smalls..
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:51 pm
by blueflamerick
I wouldn't say Steve Harris, Billy Sheehan, or Cliff Burton are underrated. They get all the kudos they deserve.
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:25 pm
by aceonbass
Billy Sheehan is a great session player as well as a great soloist. On the Crossroads guitar festival DVD, he can be seen playing with Steve Vai's band. There's a sequence during the song they do where Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, and two other guitar players in his band are all standing side by side fretting their own instruments whilst plucking the strings of the instrument next to them. That bit was one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Billy also does a great solo on top of that.
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:37 pm
by bobcat
Cliff Burton is hardly underrated. Amazing bassist . . . the only people who ignore him and his immense influence are denying reality . . .
Stefan Lessard is a great bassist, but he gets so undermixed, it's not even funny. They really hand the mix over to Dave Matthew's horrendous voice, and manage to ignore the two most talented members of the band: Stefan and drummer Carter Beauford.
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:45 pm
by charlyg
Ok, let's stop this nonsense. I AM UNDERATED!