9. Cliff Burton Cliff Burton is from Metallica, the most popular metal band. With the popularity of the band, Cliff Burton's bass performance made fans remember him forever. The success of the first three albums of Metal is inseparable from Cliff's contribution. However, in 1986, at the age of 24, he was killed in a car accident while touring with a band in Sweden, which made his fans sad and made Cliff's life more legendary. Although the Metal Band will grow stronger in the future and the position of bass player will be replaced by others, in the hearts of many diehard fans in the early days, Cliff will always be the best bass player in the Metal Band.
8. If a musician is dissatisfied with masters like eric clapton and Ginger Baker, it will often cast an indelible shadow on his career. But Jack Bruce remained calm after such a thing. Jack is a talented jazz bass player. After working with clapton for many years, they formed the band Cream together. In the 1970s, Jack continued to expand his musical field, from jazz to world music and classical music.
7.Jaco Pastorius (Jack Pastori) Perhaps Pastori's name is not well known to the public, but almost all bassists in the world regard him as a legend. At first, Pasteurius started as a drummer, but later, due to a wrist injury, he had to transform into a bass player. He was very talented in music and soon mastered the playing of the double bass completely. In the 1970s, he almost became the hottest bass player. Popular stars such as the weather forecast, Joni Mitchell, Ian Hunter and herbie hancock invited him to play together. And his solo album released in 1976 has become an immortal classic. Pasteureus suffers from bipolar disorder. 1982 died at the age of 35 after fighting in Florida.
6. john paul jones (john paul jones) Before joining the famous led zeppelin (led zeppelin) band, Jones was recognized as the best recording bass player in Britain. He participated in the recording work of Donovan, jeff baker and cat stevens. Later, he and his friends formed the most powerful rock band led zeppelin. Although Jones likes to stand at the back of the stage, his bass performance has laid a solid bass part for the band's music. In 2009, unwilling to wait for Led Zeppelin to regroup, he formed a new band, their crooked vulture, together with American successors david grohl (Dave Goller) and Josh Homer (Josh Worm).
Les Claypool is one of the best bassists in history. He worships Geddy Lee. He once said, "When I first saw Rush's performance, I kept staring at Geddy Lee's hand movements. There were so many things I didn't understand when I played bass. I didn't even know that strings could make such a sound. However, I have been learning the performances of Gedi Lee and Chris Squier. " Years later, Krepl became a famous bass player, and funk style became his personal label. This is best reflected in his band Primus.
4. Geddy Lee (Geddy Lee) Gedi Lee's role in Rush is not just a bass player. In fact, he can sing and play the keyboard while playing the bass. Few people in the history of rock music can wear several hats at the same time. Although the band often wants to invite a fourth member to lighten Gedi's burden, fans still love the trio on the stage. Gedi Lee is currently on a world tour with Rush.
3. Paul McCartney's performance in The Beatles is unforgettable. People often only remember his excellent creative and singing talents, but ignore the bass performance in his hands. After he joined The Beatles instead of Stuart Sutcliffe, he became a guitarist and immediately became familiar with the electric bass. Since then, none of the latter has the courage to take his place. In addition, he also has high attainments in guitar and drum. When the Beatles recorded their white album on 1968, McCartney was on the drummer Ringo.