Greatest 10 metal bass players!!!

D-Man · Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 702 Location: Holland

OK, this will be tough, because there's a lot of great bassists who aren't "metal" - in other words, Geddy Lee, Jaco and Chris Squire are out! Make them METAL to the bone!!!
Here's mine:

1. Jason Newstead - Metallica.
2. Jimmy Bain - Rainbow
3. Paul Gray - Slipknot
4. Ian Hill - Judas Priest (very underrated and always great clean tone).
5. Francis Buchholz - Scorpions
6. Blackie Lawless - actually a great bassist when he played it with WASP - too bad he stopped.
7. Steve Harris - Iron Maiden (also major songwriter)
8. Pete Way - UFO (co-wrote many songs and great Background vocalist - often overlooked important part of a band).
9. Tom Araya - Slayer (also vocalist).
10. Rex Brown - Pantera! (also very underrated).
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Spyke005 · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:13 pm Post subject:

Cliff Burton should be top of any list, the guy was unmatched in ability and sound.

Geezer too. Rolling Eyes

rnr_child · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:32 am Post subject:

Cliff Burton is the greatest of all time.
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alitivity · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:06 am Post subject:

To say that Cliff was the best, is hard. Would he have been the best, Maybe. The problem is that his body of work, no matter how great it is, is not very extensive. Someone like Steve Harris has had a large and also incredible body of work, so he gets the edge for me.
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D-Man · Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 702 Location: Holland

Cliff was great, as is Robert Trujillo as well!
HOW could I have left out GEEZER BUTLER!!! (lol! show's what happens when you type to fast!)
LOVE the bass solo to Slipping Away - the best bass tone I've EVER HEARD!
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D-Man · Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 702 Location: Holland

Come on guys! I want some lists! Give me TEN!A
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rnr_child · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:15 pm Post subject:

1. Cliff Burton
2. Geezer Butler
3. Steve Harris
4. John Myung
5. Thomas Miller
6. Joey DeMaio
7. Michael LePond
8. Jason Newsted
9. Ian Hill
10. John Paul Jones

There is a lot more, but since i play bass guitar also i have to say that the first there ones are my main influences!
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Spyke005 · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject:

1. Geezer Butler
2. Cliff Burton
3. Steve Harris
4. Jimmy Bain
5. Ian Hill
6. Rudy Sarzo

From here on I go into hard rock lol.

7. John Paul Jones
8. Mark Evans
9. Bob Daisely
10. Andy Fraiser (Mr. Big. Got to love the bass solo in that song)

Most of my influences as a bassist myself aren't very broad but I'm fine with that.

t5RageForOrder · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 123

steve harris is the best i've ever seen . no one is even a close
2nd IMO !! and maiden's not even my favorite band !!
that dude flat out rocks !!

Tuberkulose · Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 458 Location: Norge

en - kongen av hælvette (Gorgoroth ++)
to - sigurrrrd zhe gravmann (Satyricon)
tre - Sabbath uten S, når demonaz spilte gitar. (Immortal)
fire - Den Noktørne Kulten (Darkthrone)
fem - Hval med dobbelt-L (Windir)
seks - Sidemann med ekstra e. (1349)
syv - Wizzzzzzzziaccc eller hva det nå enn var. (Keep of Kalessin)
åtte - Grimd (you just got grim'd! lol) (Khold)

også gadd vi ikke mer...
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Reem · Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 842 Location: Jordan

well these are not in order and i might have forgottem others that i like but there it goes:
Geezer Butlar
Roger Waters
John Paul Jones
Jimmy Bain
Dave Hope
Roger Glover
Glenn hughes
and of course #1 bass player of all time is d-man!! you rock buddy...

rnr_child · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:51 am Post subject:

I forgot Robert Trujillo, fantastic bass player, great one!
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Rainbowinthdrk · Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Posts: 286 Location: Rochester,NY

rnr_child · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:58 am Post subject:

Also Trevor Bolder great bassist !
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D-Man · Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 702 Location: Holland

Thanks for the compliment Reem - do my best always.
And Trevor Bolder - intersting choice! Ziggy Stardust Band!
A lot of people forget one of the most bone crushing early heavy metal albums ever made is:
David Bowie - Man Who Sold the World.
And Mick Ronsons Solo on "Width of a Circle" is just jaw-dropping.
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