BEST BASSISTS OF ALL TIME!!!

[ChaunceyHemmenshire]

Everyone forgets Dan Briggs. There's also Arif Mirabdolbaghi too.

[RnSTutorials]

What about Dee Dee Ramone, John Paul Jones or even Gene Simmons?

[erea1488]

FLEA!

[FromTheWomb4]

Excuse Me? MATT FREEMAN!!!!!!, i totally agreed with your drumers video... but this video i have problems with, Metal is where the awesome drummers are at, BUT PUNK IS WHERE THE AWESOME BASSISTS ARE AT!!!!!!!!

[evilcarebear9]

Marcus miller can be there to



[indubitablemike]

Evan Brewer

[olshitty]

THATS A GOOD LIST YET MAN I REALLY DONT THINK WE CAN MAKE A FAIR LIST.NOT JUST YOU BUT ANYONE WHO LOVES MUSIC CAUSE WE ARE PARTAL TO THOSE WE FAVOR MORE.I THINK IT'S BEST TO SAY WE'VE BEEN BLESSED TO SEE SOME OF THE BEST TALLENT EVER AND LEAVE IT THERE

[00curias]

you forgot johnny crist

[ChaunceyHemmenshire]

@00curias Johnny Christ is a joke.

[gyo60]

1.- JACO PASTORIUS

.

2.- VICTOR WOOTEN Ó FLEA (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS)

.

[SpinalAlloy]

Steve Harris, good...Geddy Lee, good...why isn't James Jamerson on here?

[abcrx32j]

Cliff isn't better than Myung ._.

[SantiTroll]

where the hell is paul maccartney and ROGER WATERS!

[bnCOD]

You forgot: Nathan East, Victor Wooten and Stu Hamm.

[shyguycjo]

1. Billy Sheehn

2. Flea

3. John Myung

4. Cliff

5. Geddy Lee

6. Les Claypool

6. Dave Elfson

8. Evan Brewer

9. Rob Trujillo

10. Slayer Bassist (forget his name)

[imambro001]

@shyguycjo 7th? i see what you did there.

[RJRomanBass]

BUT WHERE THE FUCK IS EVAN BREWER?!?!

[trinadudeVEVO]

What's wrong with picks? Jimi Hendrix and all great guitarists use them so y not bassists?

[domalxd1]

Cliff Rules!!!

[AutomaticRhythmUnit]

Stanley Clarke, fuckers!

[Grganator]

John entwistle is number one. John Paul jones has to be on this list

[OptimisticNihilistic]

10. Couldn't hear anything but shouting. 9. Pick. 8. Fair enough. 7. He bores me, no stage presence. 6. Agreed wholeheartedly. 5. Should be 8, Sheehan 6, and Myung 5. 4. Agreed. Entwhistle was a beast of the highest order. 3. Definitely. 2. Fully agreed. 1. Should be 3rd, Flea and Lee moved up one each. And also, Wooten and Pastorious? Maybe John Paul Jones too.

[akattom]

john paul jones is missing. Fuck this shit. :D

[guidobela]

OH what about gene smith? HA HA

[weneedrocknroll]

John Paul Jones?

[thfccfht]

For me its The Ox - The Who, if you watch him play he is all over the frets, where as he could have played the same licks more simpler he gets bored if he has to play orthodox so he re-invents a different far more difficult Technique which I am pretty sure most other bassists would find impossible to play, especially with Keith Moon leading on drums.

[bdub6512]

None of your top 10 can touch Stanley Clarke. If you asked these players on your list could they, they all would say the same thing I'm saying. I like Flea, and Geddy though.

[bdub6512]

playing the bass with a pick is soooo LAME!

[ThePITA004]

Les Clay-pool is better than Flea, yeah right.

[chiquis9303]

John Paul Jones????????????



[raeven1212]

bassists for me is hard cuz I'm torn between fieldy and paul gray

[WheresMyDinnerBitch]

i was at #2 and i was like "Les Claypool better be #1 or i will troll the fuck out this video"

[fernandesbrandon1]

Victor Vooten...you missed him !!!

[MrZero7904]

yeah you f*ck*ng kidding me xD

for every bassist there are 2-3 guitarist :P

[drogirl1960]

I belong in there with John Entwisle I play anything he does...He is my favorite...but we all have our own...Great vid I Love it :)

[toxicpizza72]

#1. John "the ox"/Thunderfingers Entwistle (according Rolling Stones magazine 2011)..couldn`t agree more!

[manician2323]

i think steve harris should never pick his nose with those fingers !

[monspubis]

victor Wooten?

[XRETRYHD]

@monspubis yeah, where is victor wooten?

[TheCristiRa]

where da fuq is lemmy?

[RocknRollHammerHead]

where the hell is gene simmons??

[raynercoslop]

John Paul Jones should be in Top 3

[joncor6]

The 3 best bassists in the world:

Stanley Clarke, Marcus miller & Victor Wooden.

[adamfinspain]

i saw Troy Gregory play for Flotsam and Jetsam after Jason left for Metallica.

he was really very, very good.

[LedZep98100]

geezer butler is the best bassist

[gmj2012]

Thanks for uploading this! you'll get a lot of shit about your choices only because everyone has their own top lists, but I like learning what other people think is best, and why. Might lead me to someone new, or a new perspective on an old one, always stay open to learning something rather than thinking one knows it all. Music is a gift free to give. Thanks for this present :)

[mkmkmk1337]

Geddy Lee should win due to the fact he can sing like no other.

[MeurglysIV]

Sorry but Billie Sheehan (or whatever his name) sounded me like a bee buzz.

[Megamusicfan1997]

There is no "best" in music.....

[cortbass1992]

Nothing against these guys, big fan of most of them. But I'd like to hear them turn off the distortion and see who compares to Victor wooten, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius, Ray Riendeau, Yiorgos Fakanas, Doug Johns, or Jon Reshard. Distortion does not equal skill.

[54markl]

Er .... Paul Fucking McCartney!?

[vibaugh]

why is the bassist from metallica in here



[thefanboyzzz]

@vibaugh he practiced every day ten hours because of his brother cliff burton is your god

[futureELdiablo]

@vibaugh FUCK OFF YOU PRICK

[Illorca]

LES !!! yeah!

[blastinmike]

pathetic no. 1... :|

[Master0fMuppets93]

Rush fan?

[mrqwertyexpert]

I would have liked to see chris squire (Yes) and Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads) on the list because "Roundabout" and "Psycho Killer" were the two songs that made me want to play bass.

[oggwurt]

WHO'S better tha Cliff Butron??!!

[BrodyxBrown]

@oggwurt les claypool!!!

[Woulloux]

@oggwurt John Entwistle.

[beaubybeau]

@oggwurt john entwistle

[wlattkouzd]

@oggwurt John Entwistle

[MikeDirnt87]

@oggwurt everyone...

[overdriven77]

@oggwurt john entwistle?

[weneedrocknroll]

@oggwurt no one 

[oggwurt]

@weneedrocknroll finally someone said that :)

[RustyFerretStudios]

@oggwurt Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, Steve Harris, Flea, John Paul Jones, and Les Claypool are all better than Cliff Burton. I could name more upon request.

Sources: Me, I actually play bass

[oggwurt]

@RustyFerretStudios well mabye you're rigtht, I wrote that just for fun, i'm a metallica fan :)

[MrArfl]

@RustyFerretStudios SERIOUSLY?!?! :O ...OH YEAH? DO YOU NOW WANT A LOLLY POP OR SOMETHING? OR MAYBE A STICKER? but ok youre right HEY GUYS THIS GUY IS RIGHT!

source: me i actually play bass

[7wild3child7]

@oggwurt Steve Harris, Flea.

[gitghetto]

@oggwurt Hard to compare from different genres, but I would say victor wooten, les claypool, geddy lee, and a few others.

[Aidos8158]

@oggwurt um.. everyone?!

[jaydavee]

I'm sure Wojtek Pilichowski belongs in the top 10 of the world. This video is more like North America continental popularity.

[Tinfoil93]

There is no way Flea is better than John Enthwistle or Geddy Lee.

[tapoutdrummer98]

@Tinfoil93

Im sorry bust you must be one retarded shit. flea should be on the one spot on this list...no one is a better bassist than flea PERIOD

[Tinfoil93]

@tapoutdrummer98 Its funny that you call me a retarded shit when you misspelled but. And John Enthwistle is the best bassist ever. And I didn't ask for your opinion and I don't want it. Because I honestly don't give a fuck what you think. Don't bother replying, because anything you send me is just going to be ignored.

[ZOMBIELANDakaUSA]

@tapoutdrummer98

such a bold statement. Ever heard of Jaco Pastorius? How about Michael Manring? Victor Wooten?

It's hard to argue the number one on this list, much respect

[jmathur123]

2:21 NO ASIAN MAN IT IS NOT A PIANO. I'm sorry, you have to play the bass like a bass.

[theblastbeatman]

I can't believe he done this whole thing on a wii.



[ruhiology]

jeroen paul thesseling... he is fucking bass god!!! not forget to mention steve digiorgio of mighty death/sadus!

[rjohnston96]

i hate sheehan...he cant imporvise to save his life

[siberia1989]

NHOP is the best

[Davixito000]

#3 Song?

[seiiholm]

LES FTW

[jufulu]

Where are Pino Palladino or Leland Sklar? They may not be household names, but as studio or touring musicians they are the gotos.

[mmavrek]

cliff?????number five??????go and se a god damn psychiatrist!!!!!!!!

[jojello69]

john myung deserves better than number 6 and geddy lee is number 1

[hitman42524252]

Martin Mendez is the best



[ekainto]

I DISLIKE..... MARCUS MILLER AND JACKO PASTORIOUS..... you don´t have any idea...

[11Voltron11]

Best bassists are humble and dont take faggot ass solos. Its all about the groove and rhythmn.

[2000zolli]

Oublier Jack Bruce est indigne ou être né en plein désert.

C'est même pas croyable

[jasonxblood555]

"HELL YEAH, YOU ARE A GOD!"6:19

[lali1953]

why we don't see in this clip Jaco Patorius . . . or Johann Asmundsson . . . ???

[maxinedal]

and les doesnt even read music as i would guess does any of these morons oh yea an jeff berlin

[Tinfoil93]

@maxinedal I think Cliff Burton could read music.

[maxinedal]

top3 jaco ,percy jones.trey gunn in that order end of discussion

[swole700]

Not a bad list at all. I'm sure that there are going to be questions about "what about.....?", so here is my input.

What about Michael Anthony (Van Halen)? Without him, Eddie's guitars wouldn't have as much bite. What about Joey DeMaio (Manowar)? Heavy as shit and crazy live solo's...

[xXMiGuErUkUn29lsXx]

Burtonisbetterthanflea



[1960docriz]

dovevi mettere jaco pastorius

[RyBread564]

hate to break it to you but the random dude at the guitar center that sweeps the floors at the end of the night is better then some of these dudes

[damiansemail77]

cliff woulda been higher if he'd ...been able to furthered his career...RIP cliff

[sheherezade007]

John Wooten. nuff said

[Inferno350]

No Mitsuru Sutoh? He's better than all these rockers.

[MrFallenforever]

i believe he actually did that order to get a response cause that was absolutely horrible order and to be honest im only commenting cause i am an basses an know some of those rifts and you wouldn't want to try cliff's stuff unless you got years of calluses built up so technically you need to walk away from the computer an try to do some of them before you say that palming guy is number 2 inwhich i agree he is number 2 as in crap

[bassaddict11]

GEDDY LEE!!!!

[ultimatesol]

R.I.P Cliff...

[ultimatesol]

R.I.P Cliff...

[cubbykovu666]

you forgot MArtin Mendez hehe he is one of my favourites I just love his amazing tone its great and his rythmn playing

[cubbykovu666]

Again like in the drum video one there is no such thing as best bassists of all time or anthing And the guys said Favourite not best also MEGADETH BASS SOLO wow I never seen one of them

[cubbykovu666]

Again like in the drum video one there is no such thing as best bassists of all time or anthing And the guys said Favourite not best

[oberfour1]

Entwistle #1 (Correction)

[SniperNereto]

WHERE IS JACO PASTORIUS?????? learn to lissen guyz

[iwanagung005]

Where is Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)...?

Where is Klaus Peter Matzid (Eloy)...?

Where is John Wetton (UK, Asia)...?

[all4pivot]

Correct Answer: John Entwistle

[DoverzMAN]

hell yea les claypool is baddass with the bass

[TheOldschooLT]

entwistle rules!

[Pulp5iction]

yes cliff is the best ,#5 this vid is just wrong

[mike7190]

which rush song is that?

[stirbmathebuchstirb]

where is bootsy

????

fucking,

where is bootsy????

[alexgrappow]

Felipe Andeoli!!

[kurtoller]

Where is Miller?

[KAGEJOSE]

@mcard1d He was on the list, he was sixth place. Did you watch the video?

[mcard1d]

That must've been the time when I jumped up to let my dog outside! haha! I reckon Cliff Burton should be number 1... in my humble opinion!

[KAGEJOSE]

@mcard1d I don't actually think so. IMO, Cliff Burton is pretty much the most overrated bassist of all time. Just beacuse he died in a tragic accident does not mean he is the best bassist ever. In my opinion, Les Claypool is for me the best. Why? Beacuse he has played every style there is, and lets loose his creative sides. I dunno, just my opinon.

[williamcrabtree]

where is Stu Hamm.....

[lkrg91]

Where is tony levin and victor wooten

[westhewicked]

And where is Nigel Clutterbuck?????? And Company?????? Great list but I'm just saying......

[ataraxius]

Please go and see Giotis Kiourtsoglou!!! I think he is on of the best bassists of all time!!! if it's all kinds of bassists we are talking about.

[RATMblink182]

@ataraxius saw him live at half note and the dude not only gave the most amazing performance i have ever saw but also when we went backstage he was the most humble guy ever

[fodera6]

There is no best. Don't you people get it?

[Damned931]

Steve Harris, Cliff Burton, Robert Trujillo...

[casandre88]

dude youaco missed pastorious, stanley clarke, marcus smith,..

[manolo96052]

john entwistle all the way .....the bass guitar player that walk thhe earth ...THE OX

[TheBeatles414]

weres paul mccartney

[Maxarobeli]

For me ROGER WATERS no.1

[peaceboyrx8]

i was about ready to throw a fit that I wasnt seeing les in there!!!! Mr claypool is by far one of the best!!! as for the rest ehhhh soso there are better..

[setforglobaldoom]

this list is all fucked up, Anyone who knows bass players knows that Cliff Burton was & is the Best Bass Player of All time!

[SatanicTHC]

When people talk about the best metal bassists, about everytime they forget Alex Webster of Cannibal Corpse. He deserves to be in this list more than dave ellefson or cliff, no offence to those dudes but alex is just better.

[thepommiechick]

Yeah Steve Harris!! :)

[TheSkulo]

Na, ez a meTalicska egy fos!

[88sexpistols]

nyilván az...

[AisAbsolute]

Where is Wooten, Jaco, and scratch Flea off and replace with Norwood from Fishbone.

[TheMetoollica]

clifff!!!!diferents styles.... but he's the best!

[deadeyedillon]

Cliff is not a better bass player than Les Claypool, just because hes no longer alive. John Eintwhistle from the who is way better tahn Cliff

[SIR4eg]

Where's Geezer Butler

[parashar191]

Ten years later, by when your music taste must have ripened, you will visit youtube, delete this video and upload a new one. Not many from the current list shall be up there...

[darabuh]

where the fuck is lemmy and cliff owns em all

[gaeA7XfoREVer]

well done, but i'm think that lacks jaco pastorius!

[DvTrIpleX]

cliff 'em all

[Cambrand]

putting those 5 amateurs before Myung is nothing but a joke. Or perhaps 4/4 signatures and pedal effects are whats cool nowadays?

[JMSijbesma]

Nobody beats Mark King

[NottinghamForest22]

@JMSijbesma John Paul Jones does.

[MrDinozavara]

where is Lemmy

[TheAsdBoy97]

i think justin chancellor and jhon paul jones than the bassist from 311

[NottinghamForest22]

John Paul Jones.

[TheBoaConstrictor95]

@drum4fun27302 Red Hot Chili Peppers is Funk. They're more mainstream so it's harder to tell, but they have some pretty obvious songs.

[spoonmannn]

you shoud say : the top 10 fastest bassist of all time

sepeed is not equal quality

[LorddStanleeeX]

Woah , Despite that Cliff Burton is dead (R.I.P) he is the best bassist ive ever heard . He should at least be 2 or 3

[twichydude]

john paul jones anyone?

[doucoharo]

omfg where's JOEY DE MAİO

[bengbengIV]

what a crap!!!!!! speed isnt everything!! you should hear jaco patorious,mike rutherford,jack bruce,nathan east,leland sklar,john paul jones,john deacon,tommy shanon,mark anthony,bill wyman!!!! but i agree with billy sheehan,geddy lee,entwistle,flea..

[DeathFanFTW]

FINGERSMORAN???? best ever

[jrmwigga5555]

you know the only problem i have with your list...no jaco, jack bruce, or jamerson! but i have to like this because it shows you have good taste, and you know what's up. and a special thanks for putting claypool in front of lee and balzary...:D!!

[XcatisX]

*head shake*

[merdosodasdusias]

Best is Jonnhy Christ

[Goztamoz]

@merdosodasdusias youre just a fanboy

[jobwester]

/watch?v=1jtlBkbFSSo

chris wolstenholme!!!!

[Whiplash1632]

Cliff Burton? Number five? He is GREATEST BASSIST! HE WAS 24 WHEN HE DIE!

Nobody played like him in 24 years.

Thumbs up if you appreciate my opinion.

[ujuststolemylife]

@Whiplash1632

So... since 2008, who plays like him ?