some good funk bass players

[Hardinge]

could u reccomend some good funk bass players/bands cos ive never really heard a proper funk band unless you count rhcp as funk

[PaulSimonon]

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Yes, I could reccomend some good funk bands.

[muthafunkabass]

bootsy collins.<--- bass player

funkadelic.<--- band

[muthafunkabass]

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Yes, I could reccomend some good funk bands.
aaah! i hate it when you do that.:p

[Rasta Rocker]

Check out works by Bootsy Collins, he played with James Brown and later had his own projects. Larry Graham and Graham Central Station. Grand Funk Railroad, George Clinton, Funkadelics, Parliament. That's all I can remember right now. For more modern funk there's a funk band based out of Cincinnati called Freekbass. I think you can get soundclips off their website. Freekbass is produced by Bootsy Collins, and he plays on some of their songs too.

[Hardinge]

cheers

[Naveed Afzal]

Im partialy to Grand FUnk railroad, and Sly and the Family Stone.

Weather Report did get funky at times, ala "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"

U gotta be careful theres a VERY THIN line between Funky and Groovey...some people bitch about it to much tho.

[d-basser]

O-H-I-O

the ohio player, i also second Sly and the Family Stone and P-Funk

[roee_co]

THE METERS!!! george porter is a genius

galactic, sweet lines bu robert mercurio
soulive, even though a keyboard player plays the bassline it still rocks

people mentioned other good ones too

[mastrrbasser]

louis johnson, flea,larry graham, skeet, stuart zender, and of course, rocco prestia.

bands that have funky bass who'se names i forget: The meters, and the crusaders.

[mastrrbasser]

O-H-I-O

the ohio player, i also second Sly and the Family Stone and P-Funk


how could i forget the ohio players. And of course, earth wind and fire.

[basgitarist]

tower of power :) rocco's fingerstyle is amazing

[edgebass5]

tower of power :) rocco's fingerstyle is amazing

Grrrrrr you beat me to it! Francis Rocco Prestia is the man for fingerstyle funk. The simple little line to the song "Diggin' on James Brown" gets me everytime.

[mastrrbasser]

james jamerson. His work with james brown is fantastic. The band "war" is great too. Don't just think of lowrider, that song sucks in comparison to their other work.

[TheBassStylee]

sly and the family stone
-larry graham plays bass

> mike

[Naveed Afzal]

sly and the family stone
-larry graham plays bass

> mike


u gotta watch that tho.. the first album larry didnt play, im not even sure if he played on the 2nd album... and i know Larry left because of slys problems with drugs, before the band called it quits... i think the drummer also said **** it.

[TheBassStylee]

oOo i did not know that :p

[The Forgotten Bassist]

Tower Of Power.

great band, I keep listening to "Diggin' On James Brown"

[peeted]

why the hell does no one ever seem to mention LEVEL 42!!!!!! in these threads? you cant beat 80s disco funk.

[Chris K]

why the hell does no one ever seem to mention LEVEL 42!!!!!! in these threads? you cant beat 80s disco funk.

I've never found level 42 to be overly good...Mark King is monster, but level 42 are a little cheesy....for me they're cheesy New Wave with a slight funk vibe, but nothing wild. But they were funkier in the early years, but not what I'd call funk.


I find when I listen to Level 42, I tune out the rest of the band and just hear bass and drums :lol:, thats said, King's solo stuff is eminently more listenable!

[DesolationRow]

Chris Wood from Medeski, Martin and Wood is a killer upright bassist, and plays some very groovy lines.

[6stringslinger]

Though it is rarely ever seen, Prince can slap a bass just as good as anyone. He chooses not to really ever play bass in public though I had a chance to see him play a bass solo in 2004. He played bass on songs like "777-9311" by the Time and actually his first 5-6 albums he played bass as well as everything else. He started playing bass in the late 70's before he started on guitar.

He played a 5 string Warwick at one time and a Fender P bass also.

[Chris K]

Prince is overrated by 80's pop "scenesters" and underrated by Musicans in general. He's actually quite good at times!

[Jahmez]

I don't know funk very well, but Infectious Grooves could be worth listening to.

[mastrrbasser]

prince is ****ing awesome. as well as morris day and the time.

[basgitarist]

why the hell does no one ever seem to mention LEVEL 42!!!!!! in these threads? you cant beat 80s disco funk.

I don't consider them to be funk at all! They are straight up pop. Mark King is funky though. Their poppy sound is mostly aquired by the vocalist. Listen to "Running In the Family" and dare to call them funk :p

[if_jaco_was_punk]

Bootsy! Flea actually has good groove and can demonstrate speed when he needs to!

[peeted]

lissen to the sun comes up, mr pink, love games ect. level 42 are a disco funk band and they do do some strait up funk.

[HaVIC5]

tower of power :) rocco's fingerstyle is amazing
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[basgitarist]

listen to "lessons in love" and "it's over" Sure they have funk elements, but they're not funk.

[peeted]

well yea as i said in my previous post there a disco funk band that do have some real funk songs. your just naming disco funk songs wich i mentioned any way.

[Phalanx]

I really don't consider Level 42 funk, they're pop influenced by a bit of Jazz. You can't just consider that any band that uses slap bass is funky because that is simply not true. Both ways, Tower of Power as mentioned has fingerstyle funk whereas Mudvayne has slapping as Death Metal.

[amnestyslowend]

Victor wooten, steve bailly, and flea are my favorits. Also Bosty. and tower of power's What is hip ****ing kills man. 16th Note runs the whole damn song it's sick ****!

[Manticore Guy]

Victor wooten, steve bailly, and flea are my favorits. Also Bosty. and tower of power's What is hip ****ing kills man. 16th Note runs the whole damn song it's sick ****!

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[darrell]

Awesome... I was going to make a thread like this, but it seems like someone just did it. I'm possibly getting the opportunity to play and tour with a well-known blues musician who also dabs in funk, so I wanted to get well-versed in the style. He had an organ player who played with Tower of Power at one point... Hopefully this works out... I would really love to tour around the world playing music. :thumb:

[Chris K]

Victor wooten, steve bailly, and flea are my favorits. Also Bosty. and tower of power's What is hip ****ing kills man. 16th Note runs the whole damn song it's sick ****!


I wouldn't call Steve Bailey a funk player...

But Bill Dickens, that guy can turn his hand to anything, he's amazing!

[mastrrbasser]

I wouldn't call Steve Bailey a funk player...

But Bill Dickens, that guy can turn his hand to anything, he's amazing!


he's amazing as long as he doesn't do that "move his hand up and down the neck and slap really fast while you just hear a cluster**** of clicks and slides" thing.

[Rounder]

Faith No More's Billy Gould.

[flea_slap_god]

Does Level 42 count?

[Lt. Stone]

charles hunte

[CombatRocker]

Bootsy!!

[Sade]

Jimmy Haslip can groove like a MO'FO.

Buckethead is pretty groovy too. Especially when he slaps.

But neither are funk, and one isn't even a bass player! Oh noes!

[burtonbassist_101]

its been said before and i'll say it again

bootsy (aka funk in human form)

[Chris K]

he's amazing as long as he doesn't do that "move his hand up and down the neck and slap really fast while you just hear a cluster**** of clicks and slides" thing.


man, that rocks! I've actually got the dvd where he expalins how to do that...very good...

Also, Buckethead is great, but not that funky...Big Sur Moon is ace...and his 10 digit tapping rules.

[Sade]

man, that rocks! I've actually got the dvd where he expalins how to do that...very good...

Also, Buckethead is great, but not that funky...Big Sur Moon is ace...and his 10 digit tapping rules.

Not that funky? You clearly know nothing of Buckethead.

[TheClap]

bootsy collins.<--- bass player

funkadelic.<--- band


For someone who claims to know alot of funk and groove you have not proved yourself

George Porter Jr. and the Meters = very shocking come back. But still very good. Also he made the cover of Bass player.

[thehobogrande]

bootsy collins
Sly and the family Stone
vic wooten
Level 42
Marcus Miller
Gerald Veasly has some good funk

[thehobogrande]

George Clinton was said to be one of the fathers of funk

[Son of Magni]

Ahh... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby