#144110  by GuildBass
 
Jack Casady
Phil Lesh
Berry Oakley
Allen Woody
Jack Bruce
Oteil Burbridge

The order of these rotates regularly.
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 #144111  by tatittle
 
Stanley Clarke and the guy from Sly & Family make me happy...there's lots of great studio players these days it seems.
 #144120  by Charlie
 
tatittle wrote:Stanley Clarke and the guy from Sly & Family make me happy...there's lots of great studio players these days it seems.

That's Larry Graham from Sly's band who is pretty much acknowledged as the inventor of slap style playing. Later had his own band Graham Central Station. Back in the day the slap style used to be known as Grahaming.
 #144122  by dleonard
 
Agree with everything stated but I have to add Paul McCartney to the mix. Also who doesn't love the likes of Marvin Isley, Bootsy Collins, Verdine White
 #144125  by Searing75
 
Mike Mills!

Phil Lesh

Tina Weymouth

Bakithi Kumalo
 #144349  by tatittle
 
anyone say Ray Manzarek yet? lol
 #144446  by Charlie
 
tatittle wrote:anyone say Ray Manzarek yet? lol
How many bass players does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None the keyboard player can do it with his left hand.
 #144452  by tatittle
 
Peace Frog!
 #144456  by tatittle
 
yeah that doesn't surprise me...I was actually hearing it in my head as I wrote that while thinking could that possibly be a keyboard?
Never actually checked the personel and somehow it has been a decade since I last heard it :(
 #144462  by SlowTexasZim
 
I agree with many of the choices so far...

Just like to add

James Whiton
(saw him play with Eric McFadden Trio a couple of times, epic!)