Recommendations List
Ever wonder what bands have good bass to listen or play along with? Or perhaps you want to find more bands in order to explore other musical genres? Well here's a list complied through the recommendations of others, in order to give you that kick start and find some new, fresh bands.
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The following list is comprised of categories
Metal,
Rock,
Funk,
Reggae/Dub,
Punk,
Rap/Hip-Hop,
Jazz/Blues, and
Bassists, respectively. In order to save space, several genres have been condensed into one large heading. For example, Metal is comprised of Progressive, Grindcore, and Death, just to name a few...
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X Genre Includes:
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Metal-Classic Heavy, Progressive, Grind and Deathcore, Death, Black, Thrash, Technical, Goth, Symphonic, etc.
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Rock-Classic, Indie, Psychedelic, Post-Rock, Roots, Jam, Heavy, Alternative, Grunge, Country
etc.
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Funk-(bits of) Disco, Rock, Soul, R & B, Punk, Reggae, etc.
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Reggae/Dub-(bits of) Rock, Punk, Funk, Ska, etc.
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Punk-Punk (old and new), Ska, Phsycobilly, Pop, Reggae, etc.
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Rap/Hip-Hop-Old School, New, Rap, Gansta, DJ, Soul, R & B, etc.
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Jazz/Blues-Old, New, Progressive, Bop, Post-Bop, Funk, Rock, Latin, Fusion, Avant-Garde, etc.
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Bassists-Bassists who are talented to some degree and are in/have been in successful bands at one point. This heading is a great starting point for those just starting bass and want to know who to look for.
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- Metal
Dream Theater
A Perfect Circle
Tool
Mudvayne
Opeth
Metallica
Cannibal Corpse
Megadeth
Death
Black Sabbath
Godsmack
Anthrax
Disturbed
Slayer
Children Of Bodom
Amon Amarth
Cynic
Aghora
Evergrey
Meshuggah
Planet X
Necrophagist
Shadow gallery
Watchtower
Morbid Angel
Judas Priest
In Flames
Helloween
Atheist
System of a Down
Motley Crue
Ozzy
Mastadon
AFI
Pantera
Rammstein
Rhapsody
Between the Buried and Me
Gorguts
Melechesh
Strapping Young Lad
Dark Tranquillity
End This Day
Prayer for Cleansing
Bury Your Dead
Fantomas
Dead to Fall
Killswitch Engage
Emperor
Destruction
Nuclear Assault
Mayhem
Emporer
Nightwish
Napalm Death
Kreator
Sodom
Sadus
Cryptopsy
Elvenking
Exodus
Hatebreed
Immortal
Dragonforce
At the Gates
Static-x
Black Label Society
Blind Guardian
Nuclear Rabbit
Amanda Woodward
Chimaira
Fear Before the March of Flames
Dilinger Escape Plan
Symphony X
Stratovarius
Iron Maiden
Testament
Annihilator
Over Kill
Iced Earth
Flotsam and Jetsam
Diamond Head
Stride
Queensryche
Spiral Architect
Dungeon
Spawn of Possession
Suffocation
The Red Chord
Lethargy
System of a Down
Carcass
Poison the well
Lamb of God
Bleed Through
Atreyu
As I Lay Dying
Dimmu Borgir
- Rock
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
Rush
The Who
The Beatles
Cream
Mountain
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Allman Brothers Band
The Grateful Dead
Stone Temple Pilots
Ambulance LTD
Soundgarden
Bad Religion
Sublime
Frank Zappa
Gang of Four
Dredg
Incubus
Guns 'n' Roses
Autolux
Faith No More
Jack Irons
Fleetwood Mac
Cake
Morphine
Foo Fighters
Queen
Mr. Big
Racer X
Muse
Primus
The Cure
Niacin
Liquid Tension Experiment
Dave Matthews Band
Audioslave
King Crimson
Oysterhead
Mars Volta
The Pixies
Queens of the Stoneage
Smashing Pumpkins
Interpol
Kyuss
Free
In Living Colour
Phish
Gov't Mule
Widespread Panic
moe.
Rage Against the Machine
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
Keller Williams
Boston
Van Halen
Big Star
Violent Femmes
The Doors
Husker Du
Blue Oyster Cult
Jethro Tull
Deep Purple
Paul Simon
Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
Blood, Sweat, & Tears
Electric Light Orchestra
The Eagles
Bob Dylan
David Bowie
War
Simon and Garfunkel
Pearl Jam
The Rollingstones
Goldfinger
Credence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
AC/DC
Supertramp
Flowmotion
Mogwai
Lou Reed
Dinosaur Jr.
The Flaming Lips
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Sigur Ros
311
Talking Heads
The Rock
Wierd Al
Jefferson Airplane
Lynryd Skynyrd
The Yardbirds
Van Halen
Prince
Radiohead
Yes
Rufio
Thin Lizzy
Stu Hamm
Johnny Cash
Capatin Beefheart
- Funk
James Brown
Parliament Funkadelic
Sly and the Family Stone
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Jaco Pastorius
24-7 Spyz
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Bootsy Collins
Galactic
Addison Groove Project
The Commadores
Rick James
Toast Machine
Tower of Power
Marcus Miller
Primus
Oysterhead
Kool and the Gang
Phish
Earth, Wind, and Fire
Curtis Mayfield
Isaac Hayes
Barry White
311
Wild Cherry
Level 42
Jamiroquai
Larry Graham
Michael Jackson
Medeski, Martin, and Wood
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Victor Wooten
- Reggae/Dub
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Black Uhuru
Sly and Robbie
The Clash
Bad Brains
Steel Pulse
King Tubby
Scientist
Symarip
Sublime
Ziggy Marley
Peter Tosh
Mano Negra
Ozomatli
Burning Spear
The Long Beach Dub All-Stars
Slightly Stoopid
Pepper
Augustus Pablo
Third World
Alpha Blondy
Abdel Wright
Abyssinians
The Ethiopians
The Slackers
Israel Vibration
The Heptones
Yellowman
Gregory Isaac
Reel Big Fish
Bunny Wailer
The Upsetter
The Minutemen
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Gladiators
Jimmy Cliff
Prince Buster
Aswad
Desmond Dekker
Toots and the Maytals
I-Roy
311
Skatalites
Trojan Boxsets
- Punk
Rancid
Operation Ivy
Catch 22
Anti-Flag
NOFX
Voodoo Glow Skulls
Bigwig
Reel Big Fish
Streetlight Manifesto
The Descendents
The Offspring
The Casualties
The Vandals
The Distillers
Black Flag
Leftover Crack
The Ramones
MxPx
Lagwagon
The Clash
No Doubt
Fugazi
Five Iron Frenzy
The O.C. Supertones
Mustard Plug
The Specials
The Toasters
The Insyderz
The Chinkees
Frenzal Rhomb
Senses Fail
Link 80
Thursday
Taking Back Sunday
Thrice
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Nirvana
Dead Kennedys
Alkaline Trio
Green Day
Less Than Jake
Tiger Army
The Blue Meanies
- Rap/Hip-Hop
Snoop Doggy Dogg
Blackalicious
The Roots
Kanye West
Nas
Jurassic 5
Tupac Shakur
Lovage
Dan the Automater
The Fine Arts Militia
Schooly D
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
Notorious B.I.G.
Cypress Hill
Wu-Tang Clan
Public Enemy
Sugarhill Gang
Beastie Boys
Afrika Bambatta
Lyrics Born
Razell
Kurtis Blow
KRS-One
Mobb Deep
Bone Thugs 'n' Harmony
Dr. Dre
Erik B. and Rakim
Anti-Pop Consortium
N.W.A.
Buck 56
Mos Def
Solesides
De La Soul
Digable Planets
Run DMC
Grandmaster Flash
Outkast
Jay-Z
Erykah Badu
Talib Kweli
Dälek
Eminem
Aesop Rock
Ozomatli
Dilated Peoples
DJ Shadow
DJ Logic
A Tribe Called Quest
Jedi Mind Tricks
- Jazz/Blues
Weather Report
Stevie Ray Vaughn
B.B. King
Ray Brown
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Chuck Mangione
George Benson
Jimmy Vaughn
John Scofield
Morphine
Jaco Pastorius
Charles Mingus
Dave Bruebeck
Marcus Miller
Chuck Berry
John Lee Hooker
Peter Green
Tito Puentes
Poncho Sanchez
Nestor Torres
Mongo Santamaria
Gato Barbieri
Medeski, Martin, and Wood
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Victor Wooten
Frank Zappa
The Chick Corea's Electric, Acoustic Band
Paul Chambers
Diana Krall
Howlin' Wolf
Kenny G
Return To Forever
Muddy Waters
Kaki King
Robert Johnson
John Lee Hooker
Thelonius Monk
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Bassists
Jaco Pastorius
Victor Wooten
Marcus Miller
Les Claypool
Willie Dixon
Geddy Lee
Billy Sheehan
Cliff Burton
Justin Chancellor
Bill Dickens
Sting
Bootsy Collins
Mike Gordon
Larry Graham
Dirk Lance
Flea
Juan Alderete
Bakithi Kumalo
John Entwhistle
John Deacon
John McVie
Charles Mingus
Louis "Thunder Thumbs" Johnson
Jeff Berlin
Charles Meeks
Greg Lake
Stefan Lessard
Alan Woody
Aston Barret
Gary Willis
David Byrne
Steve Harris
Brian Bromberg
Juan Nelson
Matt Freeman
John Myung
Paul McCartney
Rick James
Ben Kenney
John Paul Jones
Chris Squire
P-Nut
Tim Commerford
Jack Bruce
Stuart Zender
Richard Bona
Steve Hunter
Ray Riendeau
Jimmy Haslip
Nathan East
Robbie Shakespeare
Geezer Butler
Paul Chambers
Steve Bailey
Paul Simonon
Mark King
Stu Hamm
Tommy Shannon
Stanley Banks
Meshell N'degeochello
John Pattituci
James Jameson
Mark Wilson
Vail Johnson
Braylon Lacy
Jeff Ament
Rhonda Smith
Victor Bailey
Jean Baudin
Squarepus