Its goes waaaay back to the Kaye method books I used to learn bass with. Mrs Carol Kaye is top on my list.
In no significant order other than alphabetic...LOL
Most of the bassists below, I'm old enough to have influenced.LOL
Rustee Allen (Sly & the Family Stone)
Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam)
Mark Andes (Heart, Spirit)
Michael Anthony (Van Halen, Planet Us, Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas, The Other Half)
Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole, Smashing Pumpkins)
Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction, Alanis Morissette)
Aston Barrett, (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
Arthur Barrow (Frank Zappa)
Garry Gary Beers (INXS)
Andy Bell (Oasis)
Carles Benavent (Paco de Lucía, Chick Corea, Miles Davis)
Paco Benitez
Jeff Berlin
Matt Bissonette
Bill Black (Elvis Presley)
Ron Blair (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
Blasko (Rob Zombie, Ozzy)
Trevor Bolder (David Bowie's Spiders from Mars, Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep)
Richard Bona
Joe Bouchard (Blue Öyster Cult)
Brian Bromberg
Dave Bronze (Eric Clapton, Procol Harem, The Hamsters)
Brown Mark (Prince and the Revolution, Melissa Etheridge)
Ray Brown (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra, Charlie Parker)
Jack Bruce (Cream)
Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers)
Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
Cliff Burton (Metallica)
Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
Peter Cetera (Chicago)
Les Chadwick (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
Justin Chancellor (Tool)
Chas Chandler (The Animals)
Chi Cheng (Deftones)
Bill Church (Montrose, Van Morrison, Sammy Hagar)
Les Claypool (Primus, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, Oysterhead, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains)
Adam Clayton (U2)
Bootsy Collins (James Brown), (Parliament-Funkadelic), (Bootsy's Rubber Band)
Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)
Stu Cook (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Glenn Cornick (Jethro Tull)
Billy Cox (Jimi Hendrix, Band of Gypsys, Charlie Daniels Band)
Jim Creeggan (Barenaked Ladies)
André Cymone (Prince & the Revolution)
Patrick Dahlheimer (Live)
John Dalton (The Kinks)
Rick Danko (The Band)
John Deacon (Queen)
Robert DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots, Army of Anyone)
Mike de Albuquerque (Electric Light Orchestra)
Paul De Lisle (Smash Mouth)
James Dewar (Robin Trower)
Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
Willie Dixon
Lawrence Donegan (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, The Bluebells)
Lee Dorman (Iron Butterfly)
Gail Ann Dorsey (David Bowie)
Chip Douglas (The Turtles, The Monkees)
Chris Dreja (The Yardbirds)
Uriah Duffy (Whitesnake, Lyrics Born, Christina Aguilera)
Dennis Dunaway (Alice Cooper)
Donald "Duck" Dunn (Mar-Keys, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Blues Brothers)
Trevor Dunn (Mr Bungle, Fantômas)
Nathan East (Eric Clapton)
John Entwistle (The Who)
Ean Evans (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Mark Evans (AC/DC)
Jason Everman (Soundgarden, Nirvana)
Jim Fielder (Buffalo Springfield, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Alanis Morrisette)
Mo Foster
Tom Fowler (Frank Zappa)
Nikolai Fraiture (The Strokes)
Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
Chuck Garric (Alice Cooper)
Jojo Garza (Los Lonely Boys)
Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees)
John Giblin
Joe Gittleman (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Avoid One Thing, Gang Green)
John Glascock (Jethro Tull)
Roger Glover (Deep Purple, Rainbow)
Larry Graham (Sly and the Family Stone, Graham Central Station)
Colin Greenwood (Radiohead)
Billy Greer (Kansas)
Kelly Groucutt (Electric Light Orchestra)
Bruce Hall (REO Speedwagon)
Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith)
Stuart Hamm (Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Frank Gambale)
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (Jethro Tull)
Robert Hardy (Franz Ferdinand)
Nigel Harrison (Blondie)
David Hayes
Daryl Hayott
Dusty Hill (ZZ Top)
Ian Hill (Judas Priest)
Chris Hillman (The Byrds)
Dave Hope (Kansas)
Mark Hoppus (blink-182, +44)
Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze, Black Sabbath)
Michael Inez (Alice in Chains)
Randy Jackson
Jerry Jemmott
Louis Johnson (Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones)
Bruce Johnston (Beach Boys)
James Johnston
Darryl Jones (The Rolling Stones)
John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
Renny Jones (Parliament), Donna Summer)
John Kahn (Jerry Garcia Band)
Tony Kanal (No Doubt)
Ben Kenney (Incubus)
Mark James Klepaski (Breaking Benjamin)
Steve Kmak (Disturbed)
David Knights (Procol Harum)
Bakithi Kumalo (Paul Simon)
Abraham Laboriel
Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
Dirk Lance (Incubus)
Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band)
Bill Laswell
Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P., New York Dolls)
Steve Lawson
Geddy Lee (Rush)
Will Lee
Phil Lesh (The Grateful Dead)
Stefan Lessard (Dave Matthews Band)
Tony Levin (Chapman Stick, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Liquid Tension Experiment)
Joe Loeffler (Chevelle)
Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails)
John Lodge (The Moody Blues)
James Lomenzo (Megadeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society)
Conrad Lozano (Los Lobos)
Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
Graham Maby (Joe Jackson, They Might Be Giants, Natalie Merchant)
Mickey Madden (Maroon 5)
Matt Malley (Counting Crows)
Aimee Mann
Roger Manganelli
Michael Manring
Luís Mariutti
Brian Marshall (Creed, Alter Bridge)
Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)
Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols)
Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings)
Tim McCord (Evanescence)
Danny McCormack (The Wildhearts, The Yo-Yos)
Hugh McDonald (Bon Jovi)
Ron McGovney (Metallica)
Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan (Oasis)
Tom McGuinness (Manfred Mann, McGuinness Flint)
Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver)
John McVie (Fleetwood Mac)
Randy Meisner (The Eagles)
Marco Mendoza(Thin Lizzy)
Marcus Miller (Miles Davis, David Sanborn)
Mike Mills (R.E.M.)
Danny Miranda (Blue Öyster Cult, Queen + Paul Rodgers)
Alex Moore
Dee Murray (Elton John)
George Murray (David Bowie)
John Myung (Dream Theater)
Me'shell Ndegeocello
Billy Bass Nelson (Parliament-Funkadelic)
Jason Newsted (Flotsam and Jetsam, Voivod, Metallica, Echobrain, Rock Star Supernova)
Rob Nicholson
Krist Novoselic (Nirvana)
Jonathan Noyce (Jethro Tull)
Berry Oakley (The Allman Brothers Band)
Shavo Odadjian (System of a Down)
Bernard Odum (James Brown)
Patrick O'Hearn (Frank Zappa)
Mike Oldfield
Nick Oliveri (Kyuss, The Dwarves, Mondo Generator, Queens of the Stone Age)
Benjamin Orr (The Cars)
Joe Osborn
Franc O'Shea
P-Nut (311)
Pino Palladino (John Mayer Trio, The Who)
Bruce Palmer (Buffalo Springfield)
Chuck Panozzo (Styx)
Jaco Pastorius (Pat Metheny, Weather Report, Joni Mitchell)
John Patitucci (Chick Corea)
David Paton (Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project)
Dave Pegg (Jethro Tull)
Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick)
Mike Porcaro (Toto)
Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Tower Of Power)
Joe Preston (Sunn O, Thrones, High on Fire, The Melvins)
Guy Pratt
Peter Quaife (The Kinks)
Suzi Quatro
Carl Radle (Eric Clapton)
Chuck Rainey
C.J. Ramone (The Ramones)
Dee Dee Ramone (The Ramones)
Jimmie Randall (Jo Jo Gunne)
Noel Redding (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
Johnny Rod (W.A.S.P., King Kobra)
Jim Rodford (Argent, The Kinks)
Kira Roessler (Black Flag)
Mike Rutherford (Genesis)
Arion Salazar (Third Eye Blind)
Paul Samwell-Smith (The Yardbirds)
Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, Manic Eden, Dio)
Rick Savage (Def Leppard)
Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad)
Jason Scheff (Chicago)
Jerry Scheff (Elvis Presley)
Don Schiff (Chapman Stick)
Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles)
Dave Schools (Widespread Panic)
Carlo Von Sexron (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Mondo Generator, Desert Sessions)
Robbie Shakespeare
Tommy Shannon (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Storyville)
Billy Sheehan (Niacin, Mr. Big, Steve Vai, Talas, David Lee Roth)
Fran Sheehan (Boston)
Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden)
Michael Shuman (Queens of the Stone Age)
Gene Simmons (Kiss)
Paul Simonon (The Clash, Havana 3am, The Good, the Bad and the Queen)
Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe, Brides of Destruction, Sixx:A.M.)
Leland Sklar (James Taylor)
Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five)
Fred Smith (Blondie, Television)
Chris Squire (Yes)
Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
Sting (The Police)
Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N' Roses)
Gary Stonadge (Big Audio Dynamite)
Neil Stubenhaus (Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones)
Alec John Such (Bon Jovi)
Kasim Sulton (Utopia, Meat Loaf, Joan Jett, The New Cars)
Steve Swallow
Dan Swanö
Robby Takac (The Goo Goo Dolls)
Garry Tallent (The E Street Band)
Alan Taylor
John Taylor (Duran Duran, Power Station, Neurotic Outsiders)
Jay Terrien
Gary Thain (Keef Hartley, Uriah Heep)
Scott Thunes (Frank Zappa, Steve Vai)
Michael Todd (Coheed and Cambria)
Robert Trujillo (Infectious Grooves, Suicidal Tendencies, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica)
Fred Turner (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
Martin Turner (Wishbone Ash)
Ross Valory (Journey, Steve Miller Band)
Edward Van Halen (Van Halen, Sammy Hagar)
Larry Van Kriedt (AC/DC)
Eerie Von (Samhain, Danzig)
Matt Wachter (30 Seconds to Mars)
Brad Walst (Three Days Grace)
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
Nathan Watts (Stevie Wonder)
Willie Weeks (Stevie Wonder, George Harrison, Eric Clapton)
Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads)
Jeordie White (Marilyn Manson; A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails)
Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Leon Wilkeson (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Cliff Williams (AC/DC)
Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)
Doug Wimbish (Sugarhill Gang, Living Colour, Tackhead, Mick Jagger, Joe Satriani)
Kip Winger (Alice Cooper, Winger)
Muff Winwood (Spencer Davis Group)
Steve Winwood (Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Go, Blind Faith)
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk (Hall & Oates, Billy Joel, Carly Simon)
Chris Wolstenholme (Muse) Stevie Wonder
Allen Woody (Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule)
Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Bass Extremes, Vital Tech Tones)
D'Arcy Wretzky (The Smashing Pumpkins)
Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones)
George Young (AC/DC)
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I can sound like anyone, but mostly I sound like me.
Bassist unextrordinare.
33 years experience.
I play for keeps, you staying?
Mesa Boogie, and I rock.
I am currently involved in SEVERAL projects. I am looking for the one that makes my socks roll up and down!
Basses I love.
Ibanez
Music Man
Fender
I play a 6 string Ibanez SR.
Everyday ...I love it!
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Yeah I was gonna do that benefit with him but forgot I had a wedding reception to play that night. I do my fair share of benefit gigs every year. I stay booked fairly regular so I feel that that's the blessing u get from them..
Happy belated B-Day. Hope Heather is doing better. She can get one of those Hello Kitty gtrs at AMS, Musicians friend etc.. Real cheap I got the guitar for Julie but after a year she gave it back. It actually has a great neck and decent sound with that humbucker. Have you heard the new Vox Satchurator pedal? Its frigging nice. When my knee gets better we have to jam.
Haha that was a really impromptu pic from the hotel before we left to play that night. That drummer(the guy in the hat) is incredible btw!!...he doesn't play with us often though.
Hooters.................. beer $3.50 a glass, hot wings $6.00 for 6, the Hooters birthday chair dance for BERT THE BASSIST ........................PRICELESS !!!!!!
When I started back playing steady I had that cramp prob...then it got better. It only happened Sat when I played that Foundation with that neck that is smaller than my T-20. He's gonna bring it back for me to play it again...but I think I'll stick with my trusty blond!!!hehe
It's a Peavey Foundation. He wanted to see if I liked the way it played. His has a smaller neck than mine. I think that is why I got a cramp when I played a lot of walking bass.
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Rufus Huff, steeped in the tradition of Cream, Jeff Beck, Free, Led Zeppelin, Mountain, Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsies, Cactus, and ZZ Top!!!!
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