7 World Best Bassist Present and All Time



Bass player position has an important role in a musical group. Yes, all members of the band is so important. If one only does not exist, then the sound and taste will be different. Something is missing.

Like the drums, bass also serve as instruments that set the rhythm. Bass also helped organize its chord structure. Therefore, a band that pays special attention to personnel who hold this instrument.


People often discuss about the singer or guitarist than a bassist. Perhaps because of that, people were not overly expose them.

To honor the bassist, here we present a list of the most talented bass players at once influential in the music industry. They were not very prominent figure in the music world, but these names are capable of providing its own color, especially for the bands they accompanied.

Geddy Lee

   

Listening Band Rush certainly memorized exactly who the main bass player and vocalist. Yes, Geddy Lee. He learned to play the bass by listening with playing alongside other rock bass players like John Entwistle, jack Brue and John Paul Jones. In the late 1970s, Lee added a touch of synthesizer music band. He was so expertly plays bass while operate synthesizer using his feet. His efforts to bring positive effects for the band's popularity. He is also famous for kecerdasaannya in tinkering with effects pedals. Lee also be able to create variations of sound with his bass. The song and the pattern was so impressed and qualified. In 2013, Lee was sworn in as the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" as Rush personnel.

John Paul Jones 

  

This figure is so multi-talented. We know him as bassistnya Led Zeppelin. But he also occasionally plays keyboards and mandolin. He has such a strong influence among bass players rock music. In 1995, he was inducted as "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" Led Zeppelin as band members. Then in 2010, The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors bestowed with the "Golden Badge". This award is usually given to those who make significant contributions to the music industry of Great Britain.

Phil Lesh

   

Phil Lesh "The Grateful Dead". Actually, he trained to become a violinist and trumpet. He studied music composition at the University of California Berkley campus, which is under the famous Italian composer Luciano Berio. While studying there, he met with Jerry Garcia. He was later invited to play bass. Although never played it, but in fact Lesh can easily master. He was getting to learn the instrument by using the theory of classical music. He together with Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir and Rob "Pigpen" McKernan started forming The Warlocks. It later became known as The Grateful Dead. As Garcia's solo guitar, bass game was so influential for his life show their legendary band. Bass playing style is based on his theory of Bach counterpoint. Simply put, the theory suggests pitch pitch opponent. This foundation he used to open up the opportunity for a bass player that could play a role in a rock band. In 1994, Lesh and the band was inducted into the "the Rock and Roll Hall if Fame".

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Phil Lesh "The Grateful Dead". Actually, he trained to become a violinist and trumpet. He studied music composition at the University of California Berkley campus, which is under the famous Italian composer Luciano Berio. While studying there, he met with Jerry Garcia. He was later invited to play bass. Although never played it, but in fact Lesh can easily master. He was getting to learn the instrument by using the theory of classical music. He together with Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir and Rob "Pigpen" McKernan started forming The Warlocks. It later became known as The Grateful Dead. As Garcia's solo guitar, bass game was so influential for his life show their legendary band. Bass playing style is based on his theory of Bach counterpoint. Simply put, the theory suggests pitch pitch opponent. This foundation he used to open up the opportunity for a bass player that could play a role in a rock band. In 1994, Lesh and the band was inducted into the "the Rock and Roll Hall if Fame".

Charles Mingus

   

His name may sound familiar. But we can not disregard the role granted. He became a bass player who had a high influence in the world of jazz. He became a composer several sub-genres of jazz. Call it the Gospel, Hard Bop, Free-Form Jazz as well as some classical music. He was concentrating on improvisation. When the band perform, he had always wanted to change everything and be the 'other'. Mingus also known as a pioneer of Jazz or Jazz Contrabass Double Bass. First music are using this instrument. But in modern music, it turns out this Contrabass Jazz could be associated with a bass guitar. Before the coming electric bass guitar, an instrument that was so choice. In 1993, the Library of Congress collection of handwriting Mingus attained. They stated that the discovery was "the most important manuscript collections regarding the history of jazz music in the Library of Congress".

Victor Wooten

   

Next is the bass player personnel Bela Fleck and The Flecktones. His name is known as one of those bass players the best modern jazz music. One-on-one small proof of his prowess in playing the bass is its success in bringing five times Grammy Award. Bass Player magazine it as "Bass Player of the Year". He was the only bassist who won the award more than once. In 2000, he started a music camp. We then knew him as "Victor Wooten's Center for Music and Nature". Its location is near Nashville, Tennessee.

Les Claypool

   

The turning point in this is at once the vocalist Primus bass player. The band began to debut in late 1980. They calculated quickly gained popularity and success. One-on-one reason is their ability to combine different styles of music, even though it's in a Song. Claypool himself became a solo artist is so well known. He then started a band with his Trey Anastasio of Phish. Features in the musical style includes the use of tapping, whammy bars and flamenco, like strumming. There are many who could match his game.


Thus the list of the coolest and influential bassists in the world according to our version. Perhaps many of you do not agree or possessed different versions, because everyone has a different version. However, hopefully this post helpful. Thank you for your visit.  

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