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It was nice seeing Jenny from Warpaint on the list. Listen to their song on youtube called Majesty, you can hear her playing... She is really good! Overall great list! I love these list videos! Keep em coming!
There's an awesome video here on UA-cam with Paul McCartney talking about how James Jamerson influenced him. It's fitting that Paul is right behind James.. James played bass on so many Motown classics. He played with one finger which was called "The Hook". An awesome bass player that influenced many of the bass players on this list. Listen to a Motown greatest hits and you will hear James ' awesome bass lines. I play bass and wish I could play with one finger like he did. Listen to Kings X by way. I think you will like them. The Beatles influence is there. The Cheap Truck influence is there. The Hippie meets Grunge influence is there. Great band. Like Thin Lizzy the bass player is the lead singer and a black man.. The similarities end there. Kings X doesn't sound like Thin Lizzy. Both great bands.. Check them out.. Greetings from New Jersey.. )^_-)/
There are a lot of great bass players out there Larry,tons and being mainly a bass player I find the bass I like most in a song is whatever bass part best suits the song,I don't listen to individual instruments normally but to the overall song,I'm not into flash playing of any kind,it's the song I'm interested in,personally my biggest influences bass wise are Paul McCartney and Chris Squire. Bob
Before i start this video, i reflect on my favorite ones: 1. Jean-Jacques Burnel ( The Stranglers) 2. John Entwistle (The Who) 3. Joe Bouchard (BOC) 4. Dennis Dunaway (Alice Cooper Band) 5. Trevor Bolder (Uriah Heep) Honorable mentions: Gene Simmons, Lemmy, Paul McCartney and Suzi Quatro.
Phil Lesh, Geddy Lee, Paul McCartney, John Entwistle, Charles Mingus, Stanley Clarke, Ron Carter, Bill Wyman, Leland Sklar, Tina Weymouth, Carol Kaye. 11 of my
I hate these lists..they always make my blood boil..Victor Wooten at 22 is a joke..should be top five..Steve Harris ahead of Stanley Clarke🤬🤬🤬They got number one correct…James Jamerson is the greatest….Tony Levin should be top ten..
The order changes daily. McCartney. Squire. Lake. I’ve been studying Weymouth a little lately as I’m getting back into playing Bass. More than sometimes the simplest Bass parts are the best/most memorable IMO. I saw Return to Forever live in Berkeley in the early 80’s. Stanley Clarke was jaw dropping stunning amazing! The rest of the Band were the same. Thanks Larry! I love your channels! 🎻🙂😎✌️
I agree. Such a phenomenon as an overall artist but seems to be overlooked in just about every way.. Guitarist, composer, bas player and whatever else he plays!
I'm with you Larry. CHRIS SQUIRE is untouchable, by far the greatest bassist that I've ever seen. One name that should've been in the list and in the top 20 is the brilliant Gerry McAvoy, Rory Gallagher's longtime bassist. These deserved to be mentioned too: Pete Way(UFO), John Wetton(King Crimson, Uriah Heep, Roxy Music, Wishbone Ash), Trevor Bolder(Bowie, Uriah Heep) and not forgetting the fantastic Colin Hodgkinson a sublime rock, jazz and blues bass player.
Chris at 26? No sweat Larry. This guy is a big Iron Maiden fan. Yes is not his cup of tea. That's cool. Ben Orr and Mel Schacher are missing. I had to laugh at some of the players who were ranked higher than Sting. Crazy. I almost got to see Tony Levon once. He played bass on the Anderson, Wakeman, Bruford, Howe album from 87/88. They toured in '88 as AWBH An Evening of Yes Music Plus. First show was in Memphis. Tony was sick (they said), so they used another bass player for the tour. When they played CTTE it made me miss Mr. Squire. That's a very good Prog. album. Self-titled, AWBH, w/Levin on his Stick Bass. Great video Larry. Thx! 🙃...in Tennessee
Bass?: Andy Fraser, John Entwistle, Bootsy and Larry Graham, James Jameson, Chris Squire, Jaco Pastorious, Marcus Miller. Listen to Free's "Mr. Big" for some truly exceptional bass playing.
Anytime you have a list of 100, let's face it, any professional bass player could be on it. People who think McCartney is overrated probably should not be commenting at all. I watched a live clip of him with Wings doing Silly Love songs earlier today and it was brilliant! The guy is brilliant, like it or not. Also, ranking all bass players along side bass players that play brilliant stuff and sing at the same time is arguably unfair. Again, McCartney and obviously Geddy. I could easily argue that Carol Kaye should be #1 if you're talking about sheer volume of hits played on AND thoroughly identifiable basslines. Someone mentioned Nik Begg..... Do NOT discount great bass players because they were great looking or their primary body of work being in the 80s. He is a great bass player as well as John Taylor from Duran. Yes, he is still pretty but he is a great bass player! Anyway, my 2¢.....
They didn't include 1 Holger czkay from can, 2 J.J Burnell from the stranglers 3 The bassist from Sparks 4 The bassist from Camel 5 The bassist from Amon Duel 2 Etc.
Not surprised that virtuosos Randy George from the Neal Morse Band and Jonas Reingold from the Flower Kings are missing. Not surprised that Phil Lesh is comically underestimated. But Tony Levin at number 56??? Calls into question the writer's claim of being a bass player.
I haven't even watched this video yet but I'll go ahead and give my top 10 just based on my 55 years of experience....... Chris squire Stanley Clarke Geddy Lee John wetton j o n camp Greg Lake Kenny Aronson Jaco Pastorius Burt reuter Steve Gould. Honorable mention Terry Geezer Butler.
No Jack Casady? Yet Kim Gordon cracks the list? And she ahead of Chris Squire? Too many other omissions, dubious inclusions, and misrankings to count, but we can't be surprised - these lists are always highly questionable.
I will always put Chris squire one ahead of Geddy .. wherever Geddy is on a list , squire goes one spot higher just because he invented the sound that geddy ran with. These lists should be separated out by genre. For example, How can you compare Chris squire to Victor Wooten? Squier couldn't hold a candle to the music that Wooten plays, but Wootens greatness wouldn't fit in yes. So these lists become popularity contests. Was Paul McCartney really a top 10 bass player? Maybe a top 10 composer of bass lines that fit his songs, but that's a different animal than best player. Same with Tina from the talking heads. There are monster "players" all over UA-cam who's talents are genuinely extraordinary.
@@genestippell1833 I love Geddy Lee but give j o n camp of the band Renaissance a listen. He is closer to Chris Squire than anyone on the planet. And like Lee Chris Squire was camps bass Idol
Geezer is fanastic, underrated. Jah W is my fave from PiL and too many to mention. mike Watt, inspired (minutemen, various projects). I do like some Roger Waters. Never thought I'd claim this but oh well.
It pains me to agree Macca is a little high at 2. I think Geddy Lee and Les Claypool should be 1&2. Cheap Trick's Tom Peterson... interesting, gotta listen closer to their work. My personal inclusions would be... Derek Forbes from Simple Minds, Tiran Porter from the Doobie Brothers and maybe Nick Seymour from Crowded House...
Phew… definitely John Paul Jones and Bill Wyman would be in my top 10, and John Deacon on my top 30. But there’s a lot I don’t know, so… but I feel that Jones was even better than Entwistle. Also, the bassist with the Stray Cats should be in there.
Yes I agree Chris Squire should be higher on the list and also John Paul Jones. Nice to see Getty Lee in the Top five. Not taking away from Paul McCartney he is a great bassist and musician but I believe Getty in the number 2 position. Just my opinion. 😎👍
I would add Cliff Williams…. I don’t think I saw him on the list. Also, Jerry Scheff and Ian Hill. Nice to see Alex Webster. I love Steve Harris but surprised but pleased to see him in the top 10. I love Cliff Burton - Orion. David Ellefson 👍🏽I would have Jack Bruce much higher. Carol Kaye, Geezer Butler, Phil Lynott, Peter Hook - all great 👍🏽
This list is definitely based on mainstream impact more than on instrumental ability. They still have many headscratching errors, a bad list even within their own parameters.
Ah, good, I can have a moan. Danish jazz bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pederson (say that ten times fast) could easily take the top spot. Played with The Oscar Peterson Trio and many other jazz greats, including Dexter Gordon.
Mel Schacher is a gross oversight. And where's Jack Cassidy, John Wetton & Mark King of Level 42? Squire & Ron Carter should be higher as they helped changed the game. At least they should be higher than Tina Wymouth. If McCartney (whose playing I love & respect) is high on this list because of his influence beyond the bass, (like Brian Wilson) - Then where is blues great Willie Dixon whose songs were ripped off by Led Zeppelin?
Noel Redding was a horrible bass player. Billy Cox was a big upgrade from him. Chas Chandler revealed that he played bass on Hey Joe. It was only revealed after Noel Redding death. 😅😮😮😮
A list that claims to include the 100 "greatest bassists of all time," but only includes rock stars. Typical for UA-cam. Have you ever heard of Ray Brown, Oscar Pettiford, Richard Davis, Charles Mingus, Niels-Henning Orsted-Pedersen, Jimmy Blanton, Ron Carter, Jaco Pastorious or Dave Holland? Any of these jazz bassists--and certainly many more whom I've not explicitly named--would easily play circles around all of these rock stars. I would recommend that you listen to these true masters of the bass before naively publishing such embarrassing lists.
No Davie504? That list sucks! 😅 Seriously, Justin Chancellor should be much higher. Allen Woody is missing. James Jamerson at #1 is fine. But, yes, McCartney is too high, thats pure nostalgia.
Ranking Paul McCartney so high makes this list loose all credibility in my opinion. Just like Rolling Stone magazine, there are those old geezers who have Rock Idols that are untouchable, whether they deserve to be or not. Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, etc. It's like they're still stuck in the 1960s. Paul McCartney is a brilliant songwriter; a brilliant bassist he is not.
Dylan should always be on the greatest songwriters lists. But I do think Paul is a great bassist. But he shouldn't be that high. I would have put Bootsy Collins at the top.
@@mournblade1066He doesn’t need to be a virtuoso to be ranked high. If that was the case, then you’d have a bunch of UA-cam bassists that have a lot of technical skill. Paul is ranked high for his melodic bass lines, his innovation and influence, and because he wrote for the song. He isn’t the most technical bass player but he is still very talented at the bass and is one of the most influential bassists
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and also listen to frank Zappa's bass heavy song "Apostrophe". Buzzing, super funky bass.
Jack Bruce, Jack Casady, John Wetton, Percy Jones, Richard Sinclair... Squire at 26??? LOL
It was nice seeing Jenny from Warpaint on the list. Listen to their song on youtube called Majesty, you can hear her playing... She is really good! Overall great list! I love these list videos! Keep em coming!
Also Mick Karn from Japan, Derek Forbes from Simple Minds, and Bruce Foxton from The Jam
@@group-music Thank you. Robbie Shakespeare was fantastic
Yep, I included Forbes in my wish list.
My Top 3 Bassists:
(3) Geddy Lee
(2) Paul McCartney
(1) John Entwistle
There's an awesome video here on UA-cam with Paul McCartney talking about how James Jamerson influenced him. It's fitting that Paul is right behind James.. James played bass on so many Motown classics. He played with one finger which was called "The Hook". An awesome bass player that influenced many of the bass players on this list. Listen to a Motown greatest hits and you will hear James ' awesome bass lines. I play bass and wish I could play with one finger like he did. Listen to Kings X by way. I think you will like them. The Beatles influence is there. The Cheap Truck influence is there. The Hippie meets Grunge influence is there. Great band. Like Thin Lizzy the bass player is the lead singer and a black man.. The similarities end there. Kings X doesn't sound like Thin Lizzy. Both great bands.. Check them out.. Greetings from New Jersey.. )^_-)/
John Lodge from The Moody Blues is very underrated and always overlooked, but had such iconic bass lines. Chris Squire definitely top 5.
Apart from the Chris Squire injustice, No Mark King from Level 42!? The slap bass maestro. Forgotten in time I guess.
There are a lot of great bass players out there Larry,tons and being mainly a bass player I find the bass I like most in a song is whatever bass part best suits the song,I don't listen to individual instruments normally but to the overall song,I'm not into flash playing of any kind,it's the song I'm interested in,personally my biggest influences bass wise are Paul McCartney and Chris Squire. Bob
Before i start this video, i reflect on my favorite ones:
1. Jean-Jacques Burnel ( The Stranglers)
2. John Entwistle (The Who)
3. Joe Bouchard (BOC)
4. Dennis Dunaway (Alice Cooper Band)
5. Trevor Bolder (Uriah Heep)
Honorable mentions: Gene Simmons, Lemmy, Paul McCartney and Suzi Quatro.
Dennis Dunaway is a great pick! Joe too!
Dee Murray should be on the list but he’s probably not.
Jah Wobble, Rutger Gunnarsson, and Chris Cross who has just passed away.
Two that come immediately to mind:
Francis Rocco Prestia
Louis Johnson
Colin Moulding of XTC is my favorite bass 🔊 player with Chris Squire a very close 2nd.
Good choice!
Not only is Colin a superb bass player, but he is also a wonderful vocalist and songwriter.... a personal favorite.
Love that guy.
Some great bassists. Rankings all over the show. Nick Beggs must be in the list
No Rudy Sarzo? I saw him play with Blue Oyster Cult about 10 or 15 years ago. His performance was jaw dropping.
Nice list Larry - lotsa cool bass players there. I kinda thought Tim Bogart would have been mentioned. Cheers
Brian
Phil Lesh, Geddy Lee, Paul McCartney, John Entwistle, Charles Mingus, Stanley Clarke, Ron Carter, Bill Wyman, Leland Sklar, Tina Weymouth, Carol Kaye. 11 of my
I hate these lists..they always make my blood boil..Victor Wooten at 22 is a joke..should be top five..Steve Harris ahead of Stanley Clarke🤬🤬🤬They got number one correct…James Jamerson is the greatest….Tony Levin should be top ten..
No Glenn Hughes, Bob Daisley?
The order changes daily. McCartney. Squire. Lake. I’ve been studying Weymouth a little lately as I’m getting back into playing Bass. More than sometimes the simplest Bass parts are the best/most memorable IMO. I saw Return to Forever live in Berkeley in the early 80’s. Stanley Clarke was jaw dropping stunning amazing! The rest of the Band were the same. Thanks Larry! I love your channels! 🎻🙂😎✌️
Yes Mel Schacher was not underrated back in the day but certainly is today and Leland Sklar is a legend and he also played with Phil Collins. 😎👍
Yeah no kidding. 😎👂
Before Hawkwind, Lemmy was in Sam Gopal. Check it out!
Ray Shulman from Gentle Giant!!
Mike Oldfield is overlooked !
I agree. Such a phenomenon as an overall artist but seems to be overlooked in just about every way.. Guitarist, composer, bas player and whatever else he plays!
Chris Squire’s position was the first that shocked me at his position. JPJ’s talents as a bass player was beyond just the bass, so should be higher.
I'm with you Larry. CHRIS SQUIRE is untouchable, by far the greatest bassist that I've ever seen. One name that should've been in the list and in the top 20 is the brilliant Gerry McAvoy, Rory Gallagher's longtime bassist. These deserved to be mentioned too: Pete Way(UFO), John Wetton(King Crimson, Uriah Heep, Roxy Music, Wishbone Ash), Trevor Bolder(Bowie, Uriah Heep) and not forgetting the fantastic Colin Hodgkinson a sublime rock, jazz and blues bass player.
Chris at 26? No sweat Larry. This guy is a big Iron Maiden fan. Yes is not his cup of tea. That's cool. Ben Orr and Mel Schacher are missing. I had to laugh at some of the players who were ranked higher than Sting. Crazy. I almost got to see Tony Levon once. He played bass on the Anderson, Wakeman, Bruford, Howe album from 87/88. They toured in '88 as AWBH An Evening of Yes Music Plus. First show was in Memphis. Tony was sick (they said), so they used another bass player for the tour. When they played CTTE it made me miss Mr. Squire. That's a very good Prog. album. Self-titled, AWBH, w/Levin on his Stick Bass. Great video Larry. Thx! 🙃...in Tennessee
Golden Earring's Rinus Gerritsen is overlooked and underrated.
Bass?: Andy Fraser, John Entwistle, Bootsy and Larry Graham, James Jameson, Chris Squire, Jaco Pastorious, Marcus Miller. Listen to Free's "Mr. Big" for some truly exceptional bass playing.
Anytime you have a list of 100, let's face it, any professional bass player could be on it. People who think McCartney is overrated probably should not be commenting at all. I watched a live clip of him with Wings doing Silly Love songs earlier today and it was brilliant! The guy is brilliant, like it or not. Also, ranking all bass players along side bass players that play brilliant stuff and sing at the same time is arguably unfair. Again, McCartney and obviously Geddy. I could easily argue that Carol Kaye should be #1 if you're talking about sheer volume of hits played on AND thoroughly identifiable basslines. Someone mentioned Nik Begg..... Do NOT discount great bass players because they were great looking or their primary body of work being in the 80s. He is a great bass player as well as John Taylor from Duran. Yes, he is still pretty but he is a great bass player! Anyway, my 2¢.....
Lol I’m surprised this “list” didn’t have Sid Vicious in the top 10.
They didn't include 1 Holger czkay from can, 2 J.J Burnell from the stranglers 3 The bassist from Sparks 4 The bassist from Camel 5 The bassist from Amon Duel 2 Etc.
if you listen to Chicago in the seventies, Peter Cetera was a really good bassist. Underrated.
😊🎸 of course, these lists are always controversial, but I still enjoy them.
OMG please check out King's X. They are one of the greatest bands of all time. Start with "Gretchen Goes To Nebraska."
Not surprised that virtuosos Randy George from the Neal Morse Band and Jonas Reingold from the Flower Kings are missing. Not surprised that Phil Lesh is comically underestimated. But Tony Levin at number 56??? Calls into question the writer's claim of being a bass player.
I haven't even watched this video yet but I'll go ahead and give my top 10 just based on my 55 years of experience....... Chris squire Stanley Clarke Geddy Lee John wetton j o n camp Greg Lake Kenny Aronson Jaco Pastorius Burt reuter Steve Gould. Honorable mention Terry Geezer Butler.
How can you have a list of the top 100 great basists and not have Mark King on that list?
No Jack Casady? Yet Kim Gordon cracks the list? And she ahead of Chris Squire? Too many other omissions, dubious inclusions, and misrankings to count, but we can't be surprised - these lists are always highly questionable.
Another one that should of been on the list is Larry Graham of Sly and the Family Stone. 😎👍
He's on it. Should be higher.
Squire #1. John Paul Jones #2 locked forever.
No John Lodge.
Maybe Patrick Moraz wrote the list. Hehe
Yay, I knew Justin Chancellor would be on this list, I wouldn't say he's the greatest, but he should have been a lot higher on the list!
Mark king
I guess I should remember who is on the list before I comment ha ha ha 😎👍
Willie Weeks wasn't on the list?
I would have included Gary Thain and John Wetton.
Missing J.S. Bach, the greatest bass player of all time. Jack Bruce should be higher than Sir Paul. Cheers
I will always put Chris squire one ahead of Geddy .. wherever Geddy is on a list , squire goes one spot higher just because he invented the sound that geddy ran with. These lists should be separated out by genre. For example, How can you compare Chris squire to Victor Wooten? Squier couldn't hold a candle to the music that Wooten plays, but Wootens greatness wouldn't fit in yes. So these lists become popularity contests. Was Paul McCartney really a top 10 bass player? Maybe a top 10 composer of bass lines that fit his songs, but that's a different animal than best player. Same with Tina from the talking heads. There are monster "players" all over UA-cam who's talents are genuinely extraordinary.
@@genestippell1833 I love Geddy Lee but give j o n camp of the band Renaissance a listen. He is closer to Chris Squire than anyone on the planet. And like Lee Chris Squire was camps bass Idol
Geezer is fanastic, underrated. Jah W is my fave from PiL and too many to mention. mike Watt, inspired (minutemen, various projects). I do like some Roger Waters. Never thought I'd claim this but oh well.
Before this list is finished, I'm hoping that Justin Meldal Johnson is on here.
It pains me to agree Macca is a little high at 2. I think Geddy Lee and Les Claypool should be 1&2. Cheap Trick's Tom Peterson... interesting, gotta listen closer to their work. My personal inclusions would be... Derek Forbes from Simple Minds, Tiran Porter from the Doobie Brothers and maybe Nick Seymour from Crowded House...
Phew… definitely John Paul Jones and Bill Wyman would be in my top 10, and John Deacon on my top 30. But there’s a lot I don’t know, so… but I feel that Jones was even better than Entwistle. Also, the bassist with the Stray Cats should be in there.
Lee Rocker! Another great rockabilly bassist is Jimbo Wallace from The Reverend Horton Heat.
you can tell it a list of bassist, 3/4 dont have pictures
Ha ha!
Yes I agree Chris Squire should be higher on the list and also John Paul Jones. Nice to see Getty Lee in the Top five. Not taking away from Paul McCartney he is a great bassist and musician but I believe Getty in the number 2 position. Just my opinion. 😎👍
And Mark King isn’t even in the list, that’s BS
I would add Cliff Williams…. I don’t think I saw him on the list. Also, Jerry Scheff and Ian Hill. Nice to see Alex Webster. I love Steve Harris but surprised but pleased to see him in the top 10. I love Cliff Burton - Orion. David Ellefson 👍🏽I would have Jack Bruce much higher. Carol Kaye, Geezer Butler, Phil Lynott, Peter Hook - all great 👍🏽
Oh my God Larry this one was a total disaster....
This list is definitely based on mainstream impact more than on instrumental ability. They still have many headscratching errors, a bad list even within their own parameters.
i agree that many rankings are weird
Tony Visconti
Ah, good, I can have a moan. Danish jazz bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pederson (say that ten times fast) could easily take the top spot. Played with The Oscar Peterson Trio and many other jazz greats, including Dexter Gordon.
Yes you should check out Dream Theater, they are amazing. 😎👍
I'm missing from the list.
Blasphemy!!
Lol@@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin
Roger Glover is not in BURN
Mel Schacher is a gross oversight. And where's Jack Cassidy, John Wetton & Mark King of Level 42?
Squire & Ron Carter should be higher as they helped changed the game. At least they should be higher than Tina Wymouth.
If McCartney (whose playing I love & respect) is high on this list because of his influence beyond the bass, (like Brian Wilson) - Then where is blues great Willie Dixon whose songs were ripped off by Led Zeppelin?
Thunder Fingers should be first IMO
John Deacon was criminally low in my opinion!
Geddy Lee at number 6 is a joke. Imo he is in top 3 somewhere.
Peter Cetaea
Noel Redding was a horrible bass player. Billy Cox was a big upgrade from him. Chas Chandler revealed that he played bass on Hey Joe. It was only revealed after Noel Redding death. 😅😮😮😮
Kings X is awesome. Check em out.
John Deacon and David Hood much too low for my taste.
Rick Danko should be much nearer the top and where is Ben Orr
A list that claims to include the 100 "greatest bassists of all time," but only includes rock stars. Typical for UA-cam. Have you ever heard of Ray Brown, Oscar Pettiford, Richard Davis, Charles Mingus, Niels-Henning Orsted-Pedersen, Jimmy Blanton, Ron Carter, Jaco Pastorious or Dave Holland? Any of these jazz bassists--and certainly many more whom I've not explicitly named--would easily play circles around all of these rock stars. I would recommend that you listen to these true masters of the bass before naively publishing such embarrassing lists.
John Paul Jones!!!
Unless the list starts and ends at Geddy Lee, they got it wrong
I’m the biggest Paul McCartney fan in the world and John Paul Jones should be number 1
Stupid ranking overall
Gene Simmons #1
Hag hah hah sure whatever!
@@dragonage2112 #1
Invalid list.. GEDDY LEE is ALWAYS #1
No Davie504? That list sucks! 😅
Seriously, Justin Chancellor should be much higher. Allen Woody is missing. James Jamerson at #1 is fine. But, yes, McCartney is too high, thats pure nostalgia.
Ranking Paul McCartney so high makes this list loose all credibility in my opinion. Just like Rolling Stone magazine, there are those old geezers who have Rock Idols that are untouchable, whether they deserve to be or not. Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, etc. It's like they're still stuck in the 1960s. Paul McCartney is a brilliant songwriter; a brilliant bassist he is not.
You are so wrong about Paul's bass work... He is highly respected by other bassists.
@@LarryGravesCanadianStudmuffin Yeah, maybe, but he's not a virtuoso like Geddy Lee or Chris Squire.
Dylan should always be on the greatest songwriters lists. But I do think Paul is a great bassist. But he shouldn't be that high. I would have put Bootsy Collins at the top.
@@mournblade1066He doesn’t need to be a virtuoso to be ranked high. If that was the case, then you’d have a bunch of UA-cam bassists that have a lot of technical skill. Paul is ranked high for his melodic bass lines, his innovation and influence, and because he wrote for the song. He isn’t the most technical bass player but he is still very talented at the bass and is one of the most influential bassists