Top 10 Best Bass players in the world

[akjfmbcs1]

where the fuck is Flea ?

[44crazybug]

man..!!! Johan Cooper is best for me...

[Duwop77]

Oh come on, where's Larrry Graham, of Sly and the Family Stone and Graham Central Station fame? You should check him out. Look him up!

[MrCaangaro]

que top tan gayy



[XxXJames666XxX]

1. Les Claypool

[guayo1982]

@XxXJames666XxX Les claypool is a good bass player, nut I think that there are many bassists better than him.

[SandroVM7]

Les Claypool, Flea, Bootsy Collins, Larry Graham, John Entwistle, Cliff Burton, Robert Trujilo, Jonas Hellborg, Billy Sheehan, Rocco Prestia, Doug Wimbish?

[Marktiemersma]

where are Flea and Pino Palladino?

[PBOC]

what is this track? please and thanks.

[guayo1982]

@PBOC Vail Johnson "Bass solo" album :terminator.

[EAZSE4]

What it should have been

10. Flea 9. Flea 8. Flea 7. Flea 6. Flea 5. Flea 4.Flea 3. Flea 2. Flea and finally 1. Flea

[nodarimegre1]

where is flea?



[jimmyEADG]

i see no geddy lee :(

[DJMuffs123]

WHERE IS TOM ARAYA, LES CLAYPOOL, AND FOR GOD SAKE WHERE IS CLIFF BURTON ?!?!?!?!?!

[BrainMachineWashing]

Les Claypool

[Aidos8158]

Where is Stanley Clarke tho ? :O

[Apxaios93]

i know i can not rate a professional muscian but tetsuo sakurai should be here

[edudave]

i just watched some flea's vids because theres alot of comments about him and i can tell u guys u are wrong, he is just ok, nothing special...

thats m point.

[TheCrayonAssassin]

my top 10 would be different besides, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten.

[Felipe32229950]

where are flea he is the best

[RandomVideo1234567]

where is johnny christ

[stealthsuit58]

OK seriously dude wheres Flea!!!

[furbyunicejafisher]

I came here for watching flea being nº1 in the rank... n he doesn't even appear.

Sir, this is wrong :|

[vovchik2000]

Where Cliff Burton???

[mitchqqqqqq]

nick omalley>?

[Kozdera1]

John Entwistle???



[luccamarboa]

Flea is the best!!!!!!!!!!!

[BlueStarFish111]

johnny christ???

[xD4RKxASSASSiiN]

WHERE IS STANLEY CLARKE!??!?!!

[bimmergsp]

Where the fuck is Geddy Lee???

[twodollarforty]

uhhhh...les claypool got robbed!

[IamJesusFreek]

WHERE IS CLIFF BURTON!?! huff huff huff huff...

[maddhattinbass]

wheres mark hoppus wtf!!! carousel! man overboard!

[rhcpthebom]

Uhm WHERE THE FUCK IS FLEA?

[87oclok]

... and music of vail johnson ... but where's vail listed? and jonas helborg or squarepusher? stomu takeishi, where is he? and aram bedrosian ... he has to be on such a list!!! and: -- hadrien feraud? -- damien erskine? -- matthew garrison? -- skuli sverrisson? -- evan marien? -- tom kennedy? -- brian bromberg? -- david dyson? -- beaver felton? and so much more real awesome players ... who the fcuk is john myung, burton or hoppus?

[87oclok]

... and music of vail johnson ... but where's vail listed? and jonas helborg or squarepusher? stomu takeishi, where is he? and aram bedrosian ... he has to be on such a list!!! and: -- hadrien feraud? -- damien erskine? -- matthew garrison? -- skuli sverrisson? -- evan marien? -- tom kennedy? -- brian bromberg? -- david dyson? -- beaver felton? and so much more real awesome players ... who the fcuk is john myung, burton or hoppus?

[SiiCKDrUmMeR]

how can u put John Myung at 8th???

[TheGuitarGuy09]

i watched this whole video to see cliff burton #1 and i died a little inside

[FrontcentipedePart]

me?

[flyinvaders]

Flea?

[Aidos8158]

@flyinvaders no, he is definitely not one of the best in the world. sorry.

[DaCoolDawgs]

@flyinvaders That's the only person i could think of when I clicked on this video.

[BLACKSANDMETAL13]

Um.. why isnt Cliff Burton number one on here?

[venomclown1134]

sounds like someone wants to get... funky

[williamcee14]

You are totally disrepecting Stanley Clarke, these guys aren't even in his league. He's at another level, these guys are great, but they can't solo, and run rifts as well as he can. Session, background playing isn't as difficult as soloing and arranging.

[arvidgunardi]

Im just glad no 1 is Jaco.

[MrTubbley]

flea?????

[bustindustin01]

hmm... Stanley Clarke should be somewhere on here. One of the top upright bassists, and excellent on electric. Checkout his solo work, w/ Return to Forever and w/ Chick Corea. Great stuff!

[greyshark100]

i agree with the three top bassists but i miss steve bailey,sting,flea,Michael Anthony,...

[kingofkings2525]

i still dont see cliff burton???

[aolmos1989]

Surprised nobody's mentioned Tony Levin or Larry Graham, But yeah, wheres Les Claypool, Cliff Burton, Geddy Lee, Flea!? Even Geezer Butler coulda squeezed in. Maybe a bigger list is needed, but then it wouldn't b top 10.

[aolmos1989]

@SitotiKurton

Can u even play any instruments fool?

[laxcj13]

where is John Entwistle. he is amazing not the best but amazing.

[laxcj13]

john entwissel(fail spelling) he should be somewhere on the list. at least ten. and i am prepared for all u haters to talk trash about him. he is amazing not the best but amazing

[laxcj13]

bobby entwissel(fail spelling) he should be somewhere on the list. at least ten. and i am prepared for all u haters to talk trash about him. he is amazing not the best but amazing

[danielg777mev]

I bet you were born in 1982 :D

[turtlemunchbay]

What about flea!!!!!!!!! And les claypool???

[TNMinuteMan]

Where is John Paul Jones? Where is Geddy Lee? More importantly, where is Billy Sheehan!!!!?

[GuitarBouch123]

John Entwistle?

[bigDmanification]

where is mark hoppus??????????????????????

[guayo1982]

@bigDmanification could you tell us a bit of Mark Hoppus? and who come out of the list to include mark? and Why?

[bigDmanification]

@guayo1982 mark hoppus played bass in blink 182 and now playes bass in a band called plus 44 that he started with travis barker. he has his own line of signature basses made by fender and he is one of the most talented precision bassists out there. he has his own show of Fuse called 'a different spin.' he has a song that was featured on the 'allice in wonderland' soundtrack and his bands our always at the top of any alternative or punk rock music list. he is a great vocalist as well.google him:)

[Harvin12MVP]

@bigDmanification Not only has Plus 44 not existed for years, but reading " he is one of the most talented precision bassists out there" actually make me cringe. Dont get me wrong, Mark Hoppus is one of my favorite musicians, but you'd have to be high to think he's an above average bass player.

[crazyvideoshow]

@guayo1982 mark hoppus is from the band blink 182 i think he is more a standart bass player then a absolutly god bassplayer :/ so its alright :) his playing is nice for beginners :D

[thedry]

@bigDmanification in your ass jojojo

[MrRoostyr]

@bigDmanification this is about good bass players.

[trinadudeVEVO]

@bigDmanification dude i love mark hoppus, but honestly u think hes one of the best? no. hes definately talented but dude i can play all his shit and i cant even drive yet.

[kcoats]

What about Billy  Sheehan ??

[guayo1982]

@kcoats Is hard to answer that, but I'm able to say that we have represented the Rock/Metal/ Progresive genre very well with John Myung, in this list.

[millsy2625]

les clay pool-geddy lee-flea

[JohnSanchezBT]

It's Manning

[rzlorlnd]

@guayo1982 Claro que deberían admitirlo. Lo que pasa es que la "generación de internet" solo conoce a Burton, Claypool, etc. Son buenos bajistas, pero el mejor de todos es simple y sencillamente Jaco.

El mejor bajista de la historia.

He dicho.

[Stefgranja]

What is the name of the song brow?

[rzlorlnd]

Finally Jaco is in the first place. He deserved it.

[guayo1982]

@rzlorlnd Yes every bass player in the world has to admit that

[Orgasmic97]

@guayo1982 Where did you get the music thats in the background?

[SirGalahaz]

can you tell me what´s the song of this video plis?

[IvelLlehctim]

WOW No John Entwhistle? WOW the guy who uploaded this video really has no taste....

John Entwhistle is the best basist of all time.....He is one of the main reasons, along with Keith Moon's drumming that the Who became famous.

[AnacondaBite01010]

This is not a hate comment. Cliff Burton is my favorite bassist of all time, but I can see why he isnt on this list. This is not a heavy metal video. He is a heavy metal bass player so that is why he is not on this list. Case closed.

[federom18]

ey amigo cual es el nombre del tema de fondo y quien lo toca?

[hawkeyesurfer]

This video sounds like someone flicking through backing tracks on a Roland Digital Piano.

[BLEACH01Z]

WHERES PAUL McCARTNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[RunesLordlaao]

THE ONLY KOOL THING OF THIS VID IS THE SONG.

[SirMonkeySuit]

Steve Harris?

[Loveforbass]

Okay. I understand that this list is made purely on tecnicue and its not bad when you look at it from that angle, but in my oppinion its not the tenicue... You could take a bass player who only knew how to play smoke on the water, but did it with the balls of an bull and make me chose from him or an bassist who had skills, but had the energy of a wet towel on stage... i would chose the first guy. I know this is an lousy exaple, but this is the way i see it... theres more to bass than skill.

[guayo1982]

@Loveforbass I know that there are so much criteria for rank a musician, but I consider the feelin, the musicality rather than another thing that are itself out of being considered as an atribute for music, for example I like the image and the clothes of some bands but that is not a musical consideration, perhaps in an artistical view that is acceptable but not if you want to be specific in your musical consideration... for me it is necesary to have at least a basic knowledge of musicality

[IvelLlehctim]

@Loveforbass If it was made on technique, then John Entwhistle would have been number 1 for sure...this list was ade based on personal enjoyment

[cotmvocalist]

You spelled the name of the guy at number 1 wrong. Its spelled L-E-S-C-L-A-Y-P-O-O-L lol XD

[DS280170]

Typical Kubicki ex-Factor bass sound. Vail Johnson rules...!

All those top ten and who is best bassplayers is just chanceless!

Those things can never be measured, but sure there a many under-rated as over-rated bassplayers on this planet...

Who is best is just a personal opinion and taste..

[nbgeary]

i agree 100% with the best 2, Victor Wooten, and definatly Jaco Pastorius

[neeneeyo]

im very suprised Geddy Lee wasn't in the list and i cant believe MORE Billy Sheehan wasn't.

[acebass123]

Yeah!!!!

[BASSMASTA264]

I am pretty sick of people and their guitar here sugar coated minds and blabbing about Flea and Cliff Burton. Yeah sure, I respect them and I like their music, but there is a good reason they aren't on this list. This is about TECHNICALITY not who can play with a pick the fastest and hardest. However, they do belong on a different list.

[guayo1982]

@BASSMASTA264 Yes I was trying to explain that since I uploaded this vid, but people misunderstand the reason of being part of this list.

[gonewithmywind]

@BASSMASTA264 cliff flea no pick sir you made a mistake

[nate5539]

@BASSMASTA264 you fuckin idiot fuckin moron cliff burton WAS AND IS STILL the best bassist that ever lived!

[richyisthebest3]

@BASSMASTA264 Flea doesn't use a pick very much dude. Actually barely at all, you would know that if you listened to some of his music or saw him play.

[Theangusyoung54]

no flea cliff burton cliff williams duff mckagen this is crap

[bb3500]

@Metalliycabooi

Cliff was an asshole on the bass he didn't sound like a bass player don't mess with the really good ones

[bb3500]

mm creo que Myung no queda ahi, y Victor yo lo considero mejor que Jaco; pero esta buena tu lista. El soundtrack esta fenomenal

[porrada25]

LES CLAYPOOL!!!!

[banjaman123]

@porrada25 Fuck yeah!!!

[TheStringSlave]

@porrada25 les claypool is only tecnique pastorius reinvented bass playing,but i don't know who is adam nitti for example xD, what about flea?????

[blackfireoffire]

cliff is god of bass players

[bb3500]

@blackfireoffire

Are you kidding??

[guimine]

Can't believe people look/listen to this list and think of.... John Entwistle, McCartney and .... (gulp) Gene Simmons ! Really ?! They should go back to their bedrooms and listen to music for a couple more decades.....

[MrMrPajosh]

nice list, but where's Stanley Clarke?

[SticksTookTime]

No Cliff Burton? Well you are right he is too good for those others.

His position is 0.9 for sure...

[Theboss212122]

no Paul mccartney?

[MrJamesR97]

Never heard of any of them

Way about mike dirnt? Gene simmons?

[UmpaLumpa96]

@MrJamesR97 Gene Simmons sucks at bass

[Sbierro]

T.M. Stevens?!?!?!

-.-

[mrChe5ter1]

look... flea's bass has an orgasm every time he plays it. surely that makes him qualify for top ten ranking

[1friendlybeast]

YOU WRONG ABOUT THIS VIDEO GUAYO.. IN MY OPINION.. THERE IS NO BEST BASSPLAYER IN THE WORLD..!! I THINK THERES SO MANY GOOD BASSPLAYER THAT NO BODY KNOWS THEM..AND SOMEOF THEM BETTER THAN THIS..I REALY RESPECT SOME OF THE BASSPLAYER IN THIS VIDEO.. SOME OF THEM ARE MY INFLUENCE!! SORRY ABOUT THE COMENT GUAYO...ITS MY OPINION...

[TheQuagmireable]

where the hell is Flea?

[devillhater]

fuck outta here larry graham invented slap bass and you got all these other fucks on here what type of shit is that these dudes playing bootsey collins shit are you kidding u must of meant the top white bass players besides the one brother stanley clarke you shit head

[devillhater]

fuck outta here larry graham invented slap bass and you got all these other fucks on here what type of shit is that these dudes playing bootsey collins shit are you kidding u must of meant the top white bass players besides the one brother stanley clarke you shit head

[devillhater]

fuck outta here larry graham invented slap bass and you got all these other fucks on here what type of shit is that these dudes playing bootsey collins shit are you kidding u must of meant the top white bass players besides the one brother

[onlyaggonico]

exelente, jaco pastorius lejos el mejor.

muy buena seleccion man

[jonesn4drums]

Not sure how Billy Sheehan and Stu Hamm aren't on this list. They'd certainly be on my list of favorites, that's for sure.

[Crankler24]

where is Flea? and what the hell where is the best player ever - Mark King!? :D

[geefunky33]

where is Flea, Les Claypool and Geddy Lee?

[geefunky33]

where is Flea and Les Claypool?

[almarvi334]

where is paul gray

[mosquitofeliz]

where's geddy lee?

[ZappaFan101]

One of the better lists I seen.

Too bad I didn't see Jeff Berlin on here

[TheDesz1]

where the fuck is steve harris or gene simmons this is crap

[klintrimus]

Love it! Finally a top10 without Paul McCartney, Flea and Cliff Burton and other wannabees! People mistake celebs for good bassplayers. Would agree with most players on your list!

But then again, music is not a competition, it is art! :-)

[klintrimus]

Love it! Finally a top10 without Paul McCartney, Flea and Cliff Burton and other wannabees! People mistake celebs for good bassplayers. Would agree with most players on your list!

But then again, music is not a competition, it is art! :-)

[funkyplayer4212]

What about Jean Baudin?

[drachenkopf123456]

victor wooten is best :D

[MrJoseph012]

victor wooden

[mark24534]

mmm como es solo los bajistas mas virtuosos bueno por ejemplo : en que categoria entrarian paul mc cartney y jhon entwistle bajistas que hicieron de este instrumento mas que solo un aparato de acompañamiento

[0220mikey]

what about geddy lee?

[MisterFaab]

sickness @ background music xD

[PalaFDExplorer]

Woot, Jaco is amazing. too bad he's not still with us, but he changed bass forever. Oh yeah, and stop about flea, because if you listen to Jaco, Flea has his variant of Jaco's style, and Flea wouldn't be the bass player he is without Jaco.

[holyspritman09]

who is that playing the background music gotta get it. love the style

[guayo1982]

@holyspritman09 He is Vail Johnson, the song is "bass solo" from the album terminator

[buju]

what no GARY WILLIS? What the fuck!

[XionicAlex]

look up cliff burton trust me you'll like him way more

[Pensadormetalero]

si son buenos bajistas, pero los mejores del mundo son

4.- duff mckagan

3.-les calypol

2.-robert trujillo

1.- cliff burton

y son ellos porque hacen buenos efectos con el bajo y buenos ritmos

[DudeUrG8De11]

u have no taste in bass players what so whatever you suck ass dude and whoever agree with this video

[atgskater14]

cough entwistle cough

[inxspunk]

bueno definitivamente jaco es de los mejores, pero en lo personal, no hay mejor bajista que wooten, xd y lo digo por que verlo tocar en vivo y sacar de la manga sus mejores tecnicas hace que todo el concierto valga la pena en solo 5 min de solo. En general, excelente recopilacion y claro, xd la mayoria de bajistas de jazz hahaha, el mejor genero de musica o por lo menos... el mas complicado

[jakewelty92]

missing john entwistle

[BANJBOB1]

and flee sucks dudes!

[BANJBOB1]

man your lucky it's jaco!

[vlakamasss]

where is cliff burton man wtf you are insane

[LUKKdepor]

you dont have an idea of bass players the 1 one is FLEA you didn´t mention  it .

[Johnnysabboy]

Les Claypool perhaps??

[ForTheCellar]

I agree

thanks for sharing budy!

[RobinTielens]

Flea is overrated seriously

[thatfallout3guy]

who r these people

[fontech23]

STANLEY CLARKE?? donde estaa? PORQUE NO APARECE ? jaja ese deberia estar en todas las listas del mundo jajaj

saludos;)

[queesesolaluna]

VAIL JOHNSON,FLEA.CLIFF BURTON

[pavoman3]

WHERE THE FUCK IS FLEA?!

[JesusWasASuperSaiyan]

Sorry, but how can not include Clarke? When comparing him to Jaco it's crazy how you could think less of Clarke.

[socksandpistols]

Kudos for not mentioning the same old players, if nothing else. I'll have to check out Fierabracci. Love Bona and I'm liking Hadrien Feraud and Janek Gwizdala these days. I think Clark should be up by Jaco just for the pioneer factor. It's great to find some of his 70's era 'Return to Forever' stuff on here.

[juanitounzu]

La lista es buena, pero faltan bona y clarke... igual aguante JACO, el mejor lejos

[wsupduck]

Flea?

[pplucho1987]

good very good.. but where are richard bona, stanly clarke, christian mcbride????

[huntern311]

where is billy sheehan, and hwy isnt john myung on 1st place?

[pplucho1987]

bad...

[joconmax]

And Cliff Burton?John Myung?John Entwistle?Robert Trujillo?very bad...

[socksandpistols]

joconmax, Myung's on there. The rest are on every other list on youtube made by kids whose entire sphere of musical influence consists solely of rock that's played on the radio.

[pocopendejo]

por que hay idiotas que dicen, que los mejores bajistas son los que tocan muy rapido??? en mi opinion cliff tocaba rapido pero a lo pendejo como hay gente que no sabe de buenas composiciones musicales

[firstsecondforth]

what is the song in the back ground???

[max22798]

no shavo odadjian?! go to hell!

[seymourg5]

no cliff burton? no flea? no john entwistle? your list is BULLSHIT

[nate5539]

@seymourg5 thats what i said!!!