We asked Bob Daisley to offer insight and share
information on five of his favorite bass influence's and
the reason's why. Bob replied with these five picks below
that will hopefully give you an idea of some of the great
innovators who helped develop the sound of modern day
bass guitar.


YCPG: What are 5 of your favorite bass guitar players?



BD: Five of my favourite bass players would 
have to be : (not in order of preference)

1. Paul McCartney, because of his melodic thoughtful 
notation, his great sound (possibly helped by producer 
George Martin) with which ever bass he used - the 
Hofner or the Rickenbacker 4001S. Certainly an influence 
on me.

2. Jack Bruce, because of his aggressive approach in 
sound and performance. He overplayed often, but it 
was never meaningless waffle, always a musical statement 
that created a mood and emotion to the song. I love the 
growly sound he got from the Gibson EB3 bass and Marshall 
stacks back in the days of Cream. Check out his first solo 
album too -  "Songs for a Taylor" - brilliant.

3. Ron Wood, another influence in my playing. I love what 
he did on those early Jeff Beck albums "Truth" and "Beckola" 
- I don't think he played much bass after that, only a few 
spots on some of the Rod Stewart records. He also used a 
growly sound and was a very adventurous and aggressive 
player. I think he's more well known for his guitar playing 
from the days of The Faces and now The Rolling Stones 
(also a very stylish guitarist) but he's (was) certainly a 
great bassist as well.

4. Willie Weeks, who starred on bass on the album "Donny 
Hathaway Live", recorded back in around 1972. He does a 
solo in one of the songs that's just so tasteful and rhythmic 
- it just blew my mind the first time I heard it. It never 
fails to do the same whenever I listen to it. Great punchy 
Fender bass sound too.

5. John Paul Jones, who I think was a major part of the 
Led Zeppelin sound. I think the best sound he got was during 
the time when he used a Fender Jazz bass and an Acoustic 
amp. Obviously he was influenced by people like James Jamerson 
(another brilliant bassist) from the Tamla Mowtown records but 
he had such a great style and sound that really gave Zeppelin 
their "balls".

There are really too many great bass players to narrow it down 
to just five, but these are five of my favourites, and there 
are many more.

Thanks.
Cheers,
Bob


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