Best bassist alive?

**HollowESB** · 02-06-2008, 06:44 AM

I would have to say Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers

**Furanshisu917** · 02-09-2008, 05:34 AM

i would have to disagree but i cant remember the guy i knows name haha

**Randmthotz** · 02-20-2008, 05:37 PM

flea is really good, and in my opinion (as a bassist myself) is the best but should not be with the chilli peppers. Their singer cant sing for crap. (if you want to argue, listen to them live first)

**devilish000** · 02-21-2008, 04:10 AM

Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers...Les Claypool isn't bad either, or Cliff Burton from Mettalica.

**Randmthotz** · 02-21-2008, 04:24 PM

i just looked this up on the-top-tens.com

1) Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
2) Cliff Burton (Metallica)
3) Tetsuya Ogawa (L’arc en ciel)
4) Les Claypool (Primus)
5) Toshiya (Dir en grey)
6) Geddy Lee (Rush)
7) Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
8) John Entwistle (The Who)
9) John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
10) Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck)
11) Johnny Christ (Avenged Sevenfold)
12) Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
13) Chris Wolstenholme (Muse)
14) Jaco Pastorius
15) Mike Dirnt (Green Day

**valkynaz** · 03-12-2008, 05:53 AM

Imo, Geddy Lee from Rush; he's multi-talented w/ instruments (sings, bassist, keyboardist).

**Avankiri** · 03-12-2008, 05:54 AM

Personally, I think it's Martin...Can't remember if it was Mendez or Lopez, from Opeth. Or was it Peter Lindgren who was the bass guitarist...

**Poparteeb** · 03-24-2008, 11:19 PM

yeah like opeth, or the guy from muse.

**TakKi** · 03-25-2008, 10:53 PM

I'd say Johnny Christ from A7x is one of the best bass players out there, though i dunno if any one person is the best.

**Veeral** · 03-28-2008, 06:09 PM

Best bassist alive is not in a rock band !
His name is squarepusher