Condemned 84 had a bass player named Gunk. Doctors of Madness had the sublime Stoner
But Mott's Overend Watts kinda wins, right?
shout-out to Nabil "Nobby" Totah. the only Palestinian jazzer i know of? a heckuva bass player.
― scott seward, Sunday, 23 June 2024 13:34 (one year ago)
Bootsy?
― Blood On Santa's Claw (Tom D.), Sunday, 23 June 2024 13:37 (one year ago)
why didn't i name one of my kids bootsy? i'm so dumb.
― scott seward, Sunday, 23 June 2024 13:40 (one year ago)
Muzz Skillings from Living Colour should be noted.
― The Artist formerly known as Earlnash, Sunday, 23 June 2024 13:40 (one year ago)
Tracy Wormworth
― Maresn3st, Sunday, 23 June 2024 13:49 (one year ago)
jaco pastorius is a great name
― the defenestration of prog (voodoo chili), Sunday, 23 June 2024 13:55 (one year ago)
Esperanza Spalding
― Nabozo, Sunday, 23 June 2024 13:57 (one year ago)
It's a tie between Ronny Von Johnny of Skydiggers and The Bass Thing of the Wonder Stuff.
― Halfway there but for you, Sunday, 23 June 2024 14:30 (one year ago)
Jannick "Janik" Top
On some Magma albums, he appears under his Kobaïan name: Ẁahrğenuhr Reuğhelemësteh.[2]
― Kim Kimberly, Sunday, 23 June 2024 14:39 (one year ago)
If we're talking Magma then Guy Delacroix was listed on the Attahk album as:
Ürgon – "Earth" bassGorgo – "Air" bass
although it was just him overdubbing two bass parts.
― prog's nearly man (Matt #2), Sunday, 23 June 2024 14:43 (one year ago)
I was nominating Top for his own name in itself, then noticed that wiki note.
― Kim Kimberly, Sunday, 23 June 2024 14:50 (one year ago)
Jah Wobble
― Kim Kimberly, Sunday, 23 June 2024 14:58 (one year ago)
Hugh Hopper
― Blood On Santa's Claw (Tom D.), Sunday, 23 June 2024 15:05 (one year ago)
If we're talking Magma then Guy Delacroix was listed on the Attahk album as:Ürgon – "Earth" bassGorgo – "Air" bassalthough it was just him overdubbing two bass parts.
― tobo73, Sunday, 23 June 2024 15:26 (one year ago)
Always been a fan of Spanky DeBrest.
― mizzell, Sunday, 23 June 2024 15:27 (one year ago)
Herbie Flowers
― Briania, Sunday, 23 June 2024 15:41 (one year ago)
Hello... Donald Duck Dunn
― kurt schwitterz, Sunday, 23 June 2024 15:42 (one year ago)
And can you have a better name than James Jamerson? Sounds like a fake name Homer Simpson came up with real quick.
US Southern rock band Outlaws have variously included the bass players Hobie O'Brien, Buzzy Meekins, Randy Threet and Chuck Glass, who sounds like he should be in Fear or someone like that. They've had another 14 bassists apart from those but they all have quite normal names. How do you get through 18 bass players in a career?!
― prog's nearly man (Matt #2), Sunday, 23 June 2024 15:46 (one year ago)
Boz Burrell of King Crimson and Bad Company sounds like a Stan Lee character name.
― The Artist formerly known as Earlnash, Sunday, 23 June 2024 16:59 (one year ago)
Leland Sklar
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 23 June 2024 17:41 (one year ago)
Chuck Dukowski
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Sunday, 23 June 2024 17:44 (one year ago)
"Clam"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsQYzpOHpik
― Maresn3st, Sunday, 23 June 2024 17:51 (one year ago)
Sparko
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 23 June 2024 18:42 (one year ago)
Henry "King Thumb" Thomas of BBC Rockschool fame
― prog's nearly man (Matt #2), Sunday, 23 June 2024 18:42 (one year ago)
pino palladino
― von kelson, Sunday, 23 June 2024 21:01 (one year ago)
Bass player on the first Shane MacGowan and The Popes LP was Bernie "The Undertaker" France
― This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 23 June 2024 21:14 (one year ago)
Wins!
― Mark G, Sunday, 23 June 2024 21:35 (one year ago)
Space Streaking's bass player was called Captain Insect
― Maresn3st, Sunday, 23 June 2024 21:45 (one year ago)
That Fast Show sketch is so stupid.
― bored by endless ecstasy (anagram), Sunday, 23 June 2024 21:47 (one year ago)
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
― paisley got boring (Eazy), Sunday, 23 June 2024 21:56 (one year ago)
Lorna Doom, Klaus Flouride, Derf Scratch, John Doe
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 24 June 2024 01:30 (one year ago)
Meshell Ndegeocello
― beamish13, Monday, 24 June 2024 02:02 (one year ago)
Sara Lee
― henry s, Monday, 24 June 2024 02:03 (one year ago)
Sid Vicious
― prog's nearly man (Matt #2), Monday, 24 June 2024 02:06 (one year ago)
Charles Mingus
― henry s, Monday, 24 June 2024 02:08 (one year ago)
Pete Bassman
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 24 June 2024 02:10 (one year ago)
thundercat!
― polyamerie "it's more than this 1 thing" (m bison), Monday, 24 June 2024 02:15 (one year ago)
it's official, bass players have really cool names!
― scott seward, Monday, 24 June 2024 02:57 (one year ago)
Also, Overend Watts was his real name!
― Kim Kimberly, Monday, 24 June 2024 03:24 (one year ago)
I am related to a bass player named Rif Rafson.
― Lily Dale, Monday, 24 June 2024 03:36 (one year ago)
Cecil McBee
― Blood On Santa's Claw (Tom D.), Monday, 24 June 2024 06:16 (one year ago)
Lemmy Kilmister
― m0stly clean (Slowsquatch), Monday, 24 June 2024 08:11 (one year ago)
Trevor Bolder
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 24 June 2024 08:59 (one year ago)
Why has it taken this long for this thread to mention the #1 greatest name ever...
HOLGER CZUKAY
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 24 June 2024 09:03 (one year ago)
... and Genesis P-Orridge
― Blood On Santa's Claw (Tom D.), Monday, 24 June 2024 09:11 (one year ago)
...and geezer butler
― Thus Sang Freud, Monday, 24 June 2024 09:53 (one year ago)
Fernando Saunders (Fernando's son, András Kállay-Saunders (born January 28, 1985) represented Hungary in the 2014 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Running".)
― Ward Fowler, Monday, 24 June 2024 09:59 (one year ago)
Josephine Wiggs
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 24 June 2024 10:07 (one year ago)
Colin Bass from Camel - another real name!
― prog's nearly man (Matt #2), Monday, 24 June 2024 10:20 (one year ago)
Busta Cherry Jones
― peace, man, Monday, 24 June 2024 11:56 (one year ago)
Floyd Pepper
https://assets.mycast.io/characters/floyd-pepper-745803-normal.jpg?1653661641
Note: like most Muppets, Floyd is left-handed (because most Muppeteers are right-handed).
― Millennium Falco (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 24 June 2024 14:00 (one year ago)
Jaco Pastorius
― beamish13, Monday, 24 June 2024 14:06 (one year ago)
Flea
― Blood On Santa's Claw (Tom D.), Monday, 24 June 2024 14:20 (one year ago)
Nick St. Nicholas
― Briania, Monday, 24 June 2024 14:22 (one year ago)
Jet Harris
― Blood On Santa's Claw (Tom D.), Monday, 24 June 2024 14:31 (one year ago)
D'arcy
― Piggy Lepton (La Lechera), Monday, 24 June 2024 14:33 (one year ago)
sorry D'Arcy
Richard HellCaptain Sensible Leo "E-Zee Kill" Williams (B.A.D.)Rick "The Bass Player" Rosas (Neil Young, etc.)
― Vast Halo, Monday, 24 June 2024 15:15 (one year ago)
BlackyE-ForceJasonicRocky
all of Voivod (not at the same time)
― prog's nearly man (Matt #2), Monday, 24 June 2024 15:16 (one year ago)
Rockette Morton
― Blood On Santa's Claw (Tom D.), Monday, 24 June 2024 15:18 (one year ago)
I used to think that bassist/Chap-stickist Tony Levin was a punk-style alias, as if he was implying that his tone was so good, it went to 11, but it turns out that it's really just his actual name.
― Front-loaded albums are musical gerrymandering (Prefecture), Monday, 24 June 2024 15:46 (one year ago)
did someone say Robbie Shakespeare yet? or errol "flabba" holt? or Leroy Sibbles?
there are probably a ton of great reggae names.
― scott seward, Monday, 24 June 2024 17:16 (one year ago)
Fully Fullwood!
― scott seward, Monday, 24 June 2024 17:17 (one year ago)
and Boris Gardiner of course. always loved that name.
Ronnie Leatherman
― Blood On Santa's Claw (Tom D.), Monday, 24 June 2024 17:21 (one year ago)
Aston "Family Man" Barrett, obv
― Millennium Falco (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 24 June 2024 17:24 (one year ago)
thread for when my brain reminds me that mushroomhead's bass player is named PIG BENIS
― The SoyBoy West Coast (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 24 June 2024 20:20 (one year ago)
"And now for your delight, the darling of Wapping Wharf laundrette, Ronald "Leafy" Lane!"
Also known as Plonk of course.
― Blood On Santa's Claw (Tom D.), Monday, 24 June 2024 20:27 (one year ago)
how has Victor Wooten not come up yet?
my wife had never heard of Victor Wooten but i turned his name into a sort of inside joke/koan for remaining calm. "don't fret. be fretless, like Victor Wooten's bass. Victor Wooten, Victor Wooten, Victor Wooten." it's just a fun name to say. i think he plays a bass with frets quite often, but who cares.
― some dude, Monday, 24 June 2024 22:18 (one year ago)
Oh nobody has mentioned Arturo Bassick of The Lurkers
― Mark G, Monday, 24 June 2024 22:27 (one year ago)
some dude hi!
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 24 June 2024 22:28 (one year ago)
― Millennium Falco (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, June 24, 2024 12:24 PM (five hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Just finished the book Natural Mystics: Marley, Tosh, and Wailer and apparently the "Family Man" nickname was a joke among the Wailers because he Aston was notorious - even by reggae dude standards - the biggest womanizer ever and left illegitimate children everywhere, estimated at 52 children in the book
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 24 June 2024 22:30 (one year ago)
Rudy Sarzo
bonus points for his real name:
Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 24 June 2024 22:39 (one year ago)
^^^winner
― prog's nearly man (Matt #2), Monday, 24 June 2024 22:55 (one year ago)
Steve Swallow always sounded like he could have been in the Damned or the Germs instead of playing jazz.
― The Artist formerly known as Earlnash, Monday, 24 June 2024 23:22 (one year ago)
hey!
― some dude, Monday, 24 June 2024 23:48 (one year ago)
hon mentionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFEwFhjHQ4k
― twisted flight map starer (Deflatormouse), Wednesday, 26 June 2024 02:04 (one year ago)