A wise bass guru once told me, "There is no one 'Greatest Bass Player' and it is impossible to achive. Instead, set your sights lower, like, being the best bass player in the building... or the room...
Louis Johnson from The Brothers Johnson you can also check out this kid named Brandon Rose this kid is the bomb.
I say Larry Graham. He introduced the "slap bass" to the scene and FUNK BASS was born. He was originally a guitarist so he plays the bass with a guitarist's frame of mind, bending notes and playing leads, etc... I say Larry Graham all the way.
Paul McCartney, John Paul Jones, Bill Wyman.
Paul McCartney
All answers to this question will be in the form of opinion... Jaco Pastorious used a Fander Jazz Bass, and Bootsy Collins uses a custom Ed Roman bass with Fender Jazz Bass style pickups. So I'd say a Fender Jazz bass would at least be suitable for funk. But the funk is not in the bass, you understand... the groove is in the heart.
There were several bass players in the funk brothers. However, the two most prominent bassists were James Jamerson (arguably one of the greatest bass players of all-time) and Bob Babbit
Lewis moon is the best bass player in the world!!!!!!!!
Mel Schacher! Mel Schacher
Lewis moon
Victor Wooten
Les Claypool is an amazing bassist from the band Primus. He in my oopinion is the best bass player when it comes to slap bass. He is the singer and bass player for primus who made the theme song for South Park
Garbo, a.k.a. Greg Garbowsky
Bass guitar is used in most kinds of music. Funk makes it a central part of the sound, but in many cases the bass is a vital but oft-overlooked instrument. You can play whatever you wish on it.
Slapping is also referred to as popping. On the bass guitar, it is a percussive type of playing technique. It is often used in funk, disco, soul, jazz, etc.
Yes he toured with Mark Farner from 1995-1996
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