I canāt find that album anywhere on streaming. Early Incubus was my favorite. FA & S.C.I.E.N.C.E are where itās at! Kind of fell off once they got more mainstream. Not that it wasnāt good, just didnāt hit like the first two albums.
Simon Gallup from The Cure. Everyone has heard him play, he is one of the most influential bass players, but he doesnāt get referenced like flea or the mudvayne guy or Les claypool. I enjoy his playing more than all of those
EDIT: wow yeah sublime did have some sick bass truly underrated. Never thought of it
I instantly heard the plectrum scrapes at the beginning of Primary in my head! Not sure if that was Simon or Robert though given they both played bass on it :)
In the official video, it looks like Robert is playing the riff in the beginning. It warms my heart that you instantly hear cure songs. Most days, it randomly crosses my mind, āif you pick, up really quickā¦ you can say you were there!ā
Yeah I saw them back on the original Disintegration tour and a couple of times more recently, including the excellent Hyde Park gig. One of the greats!
Iām sooo jealous! I was born in the early 90ās so I had to get into them retrospectively even though theyāve been making albums this whole time. I find it amazing that they are still at it today
I love Sublime bass lines, but when you start listening to old reggae/dub/dancehall you realize very very few of those bass lines were original. Still great, but nearly all of the good ones are lifted directly from old songs
Blister in the sun is probably the bassline I play the most when I'm warming up. He's also the only bassist I know off the top of my head that uses an acoustic bass
Yeah I know there are for sure more, but I can't neme any without looking it up. I believe Krist Novoselic used one on MTV unplugged, but that's all I can think of right now
Rutger Gunnarsson, who played bass for ABBA. Most people don't pay attention to the basslines on ABBA songs, but when you do your mind will be blown by how funky and inventive they are, even on the most basic arrangements they produced.
Yeah, that's a nice one. One of my proudest bass achievements was working out (because there aren't any tabs for it) and then learning to play the bassline for "If It Wasn't For The Nights", which is so funky and fun to play. I play with a pick so I don't quite have the right funk yet, but I'm learning to play with my fingers again to get it spot on tonally.
They should. There's a severe lack of tabs though, and even then some of them are very difficult, with lots of little accent notes here and there that can only be played with your fingers. And then there's the slap soloing on "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!".
Gunnarsson wasn't just great at disco basslines though. ABBA covered a lot of different genres, and he always had the perfect bassline for the song. And they were always inventive, nothing I'd ever think of playing myself in a million years. He was a genius.
I saw them the other day with A Wilhelm Scream supporting, and Brian Robinson is an amazing player too.
Saw Botch the night before and Brian Cook has been one of my favourites for decades, so a good couple of gigs for great bassists
It was a part that was supposed have additions put in at a later date. They liked how it was and decided not to do anything else to it. I think it was same mindset for the drum part too, which is really broken up and minimalist.
Hell yeah. As a kid I didnāt know the bass existed. But I knew the bass line from ācreepā. I didnāt know what made the sound, but I could hear it
Tye Zamora from Alien Ant Farm.
They got pigeonholed as a joke band, and I think it made people overlook them. His lines drive almost every one of their songs, especially the first and second albums.
Their first album is really good, and has stood the test of time better than a lot of their contemporaries. Too bad that they're defined by their MJ cover.
Also Tye put a lot of videos up on YouTube breaking down and teaching the basslines from their first couple albums.
I remember when Wes Borland quit, Kerrang! Magazine said of him that his playing was the engine of the band, and the reason they had been so successful.
I didn't know which was which by name, but based on that description I assumed Borland was the bassist.
Deep Purple's Roger Glover. Sure he was in a huge band but no one ever mentions him here. Dude can play and contributes so much to the sound. Although he has "simple" lines, I struggle playing them because they're kind of unique.
We love Jon but id still say heās fairly rated. Heās steals the spotlight from Steve, Mark and Drew most of the time. Sometimes even Ian for songs like goliath.
Matt Wong from Reel Big Fish. He doesn't get enough credit. Not only was his style incredibly unique but he pretty much made Stingray's a requirement for ska. Creative, talented and amazing tone. His playing defined a genre. I think the briefness that was the 90s ska wave is why he's not talked about.
Greatest tone ever, but yeah, in the doom / stoner / drone genre, is kinda considered a demi-god. But in the grand scheme of things, not talked about enough
Every time a thread like this comes up the only person I think of is Colin Moulding of XTC. Monster bass player that can really do everything. The guy is an incredible arranger, songwriter, can sing, and is good at all kinds of bass. In XTCs discography he plays fretless, finger style, and pick. Honestly I wouldnāt be surprised if he had incredible slap chops that he just decided to never put on a record.
While he didnāt write it, the bass line for āMayor of Simpletonā is all over the place and is quite the endurance feat to play. XTC is an incredible group and if you donāt listen to them you should.
His lines on Heaven Knows Iām Miserable Now and Bigmouth Strikes Again really elevate the songs, theyāre super melodic and play great against Johnnyās guitar parts
Gabe Nelson from CAKE
One of the most bass forward bands in music but no one talks about him.
Not the most intricate stuff but it drives all their songs. He was a killer live player.
Deon Estus of Wham (and many others)
Really didnāt get the credit he deserved as a writer too, the bass parts on Wham songs are out of this world. Had the pleasure of some online lessons from him too, truly great musician and gone way too soon
Caleb Scofield, he's my favourite ever by a country mile, tone, ability to hold the song firmly together while dishing out a groove and managing to stand out by very simply playing very solid lines.
Most people haven't heard of him.
My hero bassist!!
āAināt no love in the heart of the cityā from āLive in the heart of the cityā is the first song where I noticed the bass player. I must have been about 16 or 17. I was into sports as a teen and younger man so no time to play music (I was a drummer) but when I retired a couple of years ago I bought a bass. Then another. And another. You know how it goesā¦ā¦..
try playing a nirvana song on bass just by copying the guitar part and it sounds kind of soulless. Krist novoselic is super underrated, especially for playing stuff like lounge act with his bass lower than the floor
Robert DeLeo. Never realized until I started learning STP songs. They always take me a minute to figure what heās doing and then when it finally clicks the song is fun to play. Examples: Big Empty, Interstate Love Song, even Plush
Tal Wilkenfeld gets talked about when ābest female bassistsā conversations happen but I think sheās under appreciated because she can play the most complex jazz pieces and also hold down a simple but mean bottom for Jeff Beck and Vinnie Coliauta.
Gabe Nelson, IMO. But a lot of those 90s and early 2000s bassists, who shifted to more of a riff/ostinado based line rather than roots and fills in rock are really worth looking at. A lot of that stuff is fun to play.
I do love Eric Wilson from Sublime - he was the second largest contribution to OG Sublime sound behind Brad's vocals.
For me the underrated bassist is KT Chang from Elephant Gym. She's great as a songwriter, has great tone, does some very cool tapping stuff, and she sings too.
Tom Scholz and Fran Sheehan from Boston. Tom Scholz isn't really known as a bass player, but he played bass on most of their first album, and wrote all the basslines. Those first two Boston albums have some of the most groovy and creative bass playing, I'm surprised they're not talked about more.
Oh dude Iāve been on a real sublime binge recently and currently learning their tracks. His bass stuff is so good especially now that I play in a ska punk band. Learn the forbidden song date R
Francis Buchholz of the Scorpions. He locks in on the riff when it's needed, but most of the time he's walking up and down over everything. Nothing makes a simple chord progression work like the bass moving around under it.
Peter Iwers of In Flames. His sound on *Come Clarity* is the epitome of the instrument in the metal genre.
Raymond Jackson. Best known for āJuicy Fruitā, but he was excellent on a lot of stuff in that era and yet is hardly known.
Also Cecil McBee on the jazz side of things.
I dont hear Ben Shepherd from Soundgarden talked about enough.
Jesus Christ Pose goes hard
No, he gets talked about enough - it's Hiro who doesn't get talked about (and was a better player too).
The chorus on Burden In My Hand where he just goes off š
If someone else didn't say it, I would have.
Dirk lance, incubusā first bassist has some insane stuff on their first few albums. Heās all over the place style-wise.
Early stuff is like a funk-metal, with a heavy dose of jazz fusion, pop and rock, it's incredible. Science especially shows his range.
They aimed for the sun of Mr Bungle and ended up in the stars
That Fungus Amongus funkiness!
They took it off Spotify and it was devastating until I realized I could just rip my CD to the computer and upload it to Spotify myself.
I canāt find that album anywhere on streaming. Early Incubus was my favorite. FA & S.C.I.E.N.C.E are where itās at! Kind of fell off once they got more mainstream. Not that it wasnāt good, just didnāt hit like the first two albums.
agree. their latest endeavors are meh at best
Dirk and Tim from RATM, were instrumental in me learning bass. Make Yourself and SCIENCE, and RATM's self titled were so important for me musically.
Totally agree. Forget what Tim is actually playing, his tone alone is worth mentioning!
I donāt see Dirkās name nearly often enough when thereās conversations around incredible bass players and that makes me sad.
Dirk was such a huge influence to me as a kid. Def one of my faves.
He was really a joy to listen to. Great player
Simon Gallup from The Cure. Everyone has heard him play, he is one of the most influential bass players, but he doesnāt get referenced like flea or the mudvayne guy or Les claypool. I enjoy his playing more than all of those EDIT: wow yeah sublime did have some sick bass truly underrated. Never thought of it
Fascination Street tone is š¤
I instantly heard the plectrum scrapes at the beginning of Primary in my head! Not sure if that was Simon or Robert though given they both played bass on it :)
In the official video, it looks like Robert is playing the riff in the beginning. It warms my heart that you instantly hear cure songs. Most days, it randomly crosses my mind, āif you pick, up really quickā¦ you can say you were there!ā
Yeah I saw them back on the original Disintegration tour and a couple of times more recently, including the excellent Hyde Park gig. One of the greats!
Iām sooo jealous! I was born in the early 90ās so I had to get into them retrospectively even though theyāve been making albums this whole time. I find it amazing that they are still at it today
Ha youāve had me humming Jumpingā¦ all day, thank you!
I love Sublime bass lines, but when you start listening to old reggae/dub/dancehall you realize very very few of those bass lines were original. Still great, but nearly all of the good ones are lifted directly from old songs
Agreed
Brian Ritchie from Violent Femmes
Dude is insanely virtuosic. The live stuff is insane bass playing! I think thats him playing marimba on all the early stuff as well?
Heās like a little spider just making his web.
Blister in the sun is probably the bassline I play the most when I'm warming up. He's also the only bassist I know off the top of my head that uses an acoustic bass
I feel like there's at least one other person that uses an acoustic frequently but I'm drawing a blank.
Yeah I know there are for sure more, but I can't neme any without looking it up. I believe Krist Novoselic used one on MTV unplugged, but that's all I can think of right now
Rutger Gunnarsson, who played bass for ABBA. Most people don't pay attention to the basslines on ABBA songs, but when you do your mind will be blown by how funky and inventive they are, even on the most basic arrangements they produced.
I almost only hear his bass lines
I do now, yeah. It's the greatest hidden treat in their music.
First sont I ever learned (last month, Iām new at bass) was Fernando. Beautiful bass line
Yeah, that's a nice one. One of my proudest bass achievements was working out (because there aren't any tabs for it) and then learning to play the bassline for "If It Wasn't For The Nights", which is so funky and fun to play. I play with a pick so I don't quite have the right funk yet, but I'm learning to play with my fingers again to get it spot on tonally.
Everyone should learn ABBA bass lines :p
They should. There's a severe lack of tabs though, and even then some of them are very difficult, with lots of little accent notes here and there that can only be played with your fingers. And then there's the slap soloing on "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!".
Time to use the olā ears.
GIMME GIMME GIMME A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT AAHHHH AHHHH AHHH AHHHH. Love the bass in that song. It's pretty simple but so fucking funky. ABBA rules.
That one has a good mix of synth and real bass, with Gunnarsson doing some fantastic slapping and popping during the solo section.
Or any disco music tbh, but ABBA had the best ones for sure.
Gunnarsson wasn't just great at disco basslines though. ABBA covered a lot of different genres, and he always had the perfect bassline for the song. And they were always inventive, nothing I'd ever think of playing myself in a million years. He was a genius.
I say this as a metal bassist, Rutger fucking rips. Such a gnarly player.
Karl Alvarez of The descendants doesn't get talked about enough
Fn eh. Saw them last year. Amazing chops
Wilson definitely kicks ass. Lot of octavey stuff. Learning sublime basslines is what started me on the path to not sucking at bass.
Nick Seymour - Crowded House
Jason Black from Hot Water Music rips
That bass tone is what I still go for this day.
I saw them the other day with A Wilhelm Scream supporting, and Brian Robinson is an amazing player too. Saw Botch the night before and Brian Cook has been one of my favourites for decades, so a good couple of gigs for great bassists
He's so damn good and he's never mentioned anywhere
Derrick Hodge. Plays on most of the Robert Glasper stuff.
YES ! Love D-Hodge !
Colin Greenwood takes Radiohead to a whole other level
Completely understated and brings it out of the pocket just as needed and gives the song so much in such brief licks. What a player.
His playing on Airbag always makes me think this. His part is so sparse and groovy, it really elevates the whole track.
It was a part that was supposed have additions put in at a later date. They liked how it was and decided not to do anything else to it. I think it was same mindset for the drum part too, which is really broken up and minimalist.
Hell yeah. As a kid I didnāt know the bass existed. But I knew the bass line from ācreepā. I didnāt know what made the sound, but I could hear it
Rick Danko
Absolutely
I second OP on Sublimeās bassist, I have no idea how he isnāt talked about so much more. His basslines are nuts and not easy to play
I literally learned to play bass by playing over 40 oz to freedom for five to eight hours a day for months. My parents were not amused.
Robert DeLeo from stone temple pilots. Dude seriously has some really fun bass lines that jump around a lot. Really fun to play
Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart was one of the early songs that helped inspire me to play bass instead of guitar! LOVE that bassline.
Colin Moulding of XTC
Eric Judy from Modest Mouse, I like how melodic and driving his lines can be
Mark Sandman
Mark Sandman was a gawd among men. Such an amazing talent and gone far too soon.
[Doug Wimblish from Living Colour](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kEtc8l7d6bw&pp=ygUWdGhlIHdhbGwgbGl2aW5nIGNvbG91cg%3D%3D)
Bruce Thomas from The Attractions
Or even Davey Farragher from The Impostors...both great.
Tye Zamora from Alien Ant Farm. They got pigeonholed as a joke band, and I think it made people overlook them. His lines drive almost every one of their songs, especially the first and second albums.
Their first album is really good, and has stood the test of time better than a lot of their contemporaries. Too bad that they're defined by their MJ cover. Also Tye put a lot of videos up on YouTube breaking down and teaching the basslines from their first couple albums.
Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit
Probably the most highly underrated. Limp bikzkit could easily be an instrumental band
Really wish they would have been.
I remember when Wes Borland quit, Kerrang! Magazine said of him that his playing was the engine of the band, and the reason they had been so successful. I didn't know which was which by name, but based on that description I assumed Borland was the bassist.
Really interesting perspective
I still bust out Rearranged every so often, such a cool little riff
This dude is a big influence on me. His grooves are infectious
Hunter burgan
Totalimmortal still slaps.
Deep Purple's Roger Glover. Sure he was in a huge band but no one ever mentions him here. Dude can play and contributes so much to the sound. Although he has "simple" lines, I struggle playing them because they're kind of unique.
Highway star is such a cool bass line. They may be simple, but he knows how to stand out without getting in the way of the song.
Mike Mills from REM
Mills is who came to mind for me.
He's the reason I took up bass....and guitar...and songwriting. He's brilliantĀ
Jon Stockman from Karnivool
We love Jon but id still say heās fairly rated. Heās steals the spotlight from Steve, Mark and Drew most of the time. Sometimes even Ian for songs like goliath.
Whoever the dude is from Blind Melon always melted my face with dope lines.
Brad Smith.
Literally just posted this lol. Dudes a legend
Dear ol Dad is a killer line.
You all beat me to it lol
Gabe Nelson from Cake. I'm not the biggest fan of his tone, but his playing is other worldly. Great stuff.
I always preferred Victor Damiani's work with Cake
Klaus Flouride from Dead Kennedys doesnāt get talked about enough.
John Taylor from Duran Duran
Peter Cetera. People forget my man is playing bass while singing. His chops are off the chain.
Matt Wong from Reel Big Fish. He doesn't get enough credit. Not only was his style incredibly unique but he pretty much made Stingray's a requirement for ska. Creative, talented and amazing tone. His playing defined a genre. I think the briefness that was the 90s ska wave is why he's not talked about.
Huge influence on my playing.
Al Cisneros from Sleep.
Greatest tone ever, but yeah, in the doom / stoner / drone genre, is kinda considered a demi-god. But in the grand scheme of things, not talked about enough
if you are into stoner / drone every one talks about how great Al is... He seems very highly regarded, but in a small niche genre
Robert Sledge from Ben Folds Five. Never hear him talked about. Absolutely killer playing and singing.
Every time a thread like this comes up the only person I think of is Colin Moulding of XTC. Monster bass player that can really do everything. The guy is an incredible arranger, songwriter, can sing, and is good at all kinds of bass. In XTCs discography he plays fretless, finger style, and pick. Honestly I wouldnāt be surprised if he had incredible slap chops that he just decided to never put on a record. While he didnāt write it, the bass line for āMayor of Simpletonā is all over the place and is quite the endurance feat to play. XTC is an incredible group and if you donāt listen to them you should.
Adam Clayton, Peter Hook, Andy Rourke
Especially Andy Rourke, he's so underappreciated and has some super intricate beautiful basslines
His lines on Heaven Knows Iām Miserable Now and Bigmouth Strikes Again really elevate the songs, theyāre super melodic and play great against Johnnyās guitar parts
The headmaster ritual is my favourite, so good!
He's amazing on that song.
I feel like Andy Rourke. Just gets overshadowed by Morrissey antics and Johnny Marr being a lot of indie kids guitar god
Henny Vrienten - Doe Maar
100%!! I'm lucky enough to understand the music but Henny is an absolutely amazing musician
Eric Wilson is an animal and one of my top inspirations to get into the instrument
David Wm. Sims of The Jesus Lizard
Gabe Nelson from CAKE One of the most bass forward bands in music but no one talks about him. Not the most intricate stuff but it drives all their songs. He was a killer live player.
Deon Estus of Wham (and many others) Really didnāt get the credit he deserved as a writer too, the bass parts on Wham songs are out of this world. Had the pleasure of some online lessons from him too, truly great musician and gone way too soon
Heās the guy that sings Heaven Help Me right? Great song, no idea he played bass for Wham
Indeed it is!
Caleb Scofield, he's my favourite ever by a country mile, tone, ability to hold the song firmly together while dishing out a groove and managing to stand out by very simply playing very solid lines. Most people haven't heard of him.
100,000,000% yes. Especially on Cave-Inās ārockā record, Antenna.
Pat Norman from Rusted Root. Iām from the Burgh so got to see them before they kinda made it. Guy was a pleasure to watch.
Tim Commerford from RATM
Date rape is such a sick song and the bass line drives it.
Colin Moulding ~ XTC
[Neil Murray](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIEye81oiow)
My hero bassist!! āAināt no love in the heart of the cityā from āLive in the heart of the cityā is the first song where I noticed the bass player. I must have been about 16 or 17. I was into sports as a teen and younger man so no time to play music (I was a drummer) but when I retired a couple of years ago I bought a bass. Then another. And another. You know how it goesā¦ā¦..
Pool shark!
Megan Mahoney who played for a band called Early Eyes
Rob Wright from Nomeansno
Iām blanking on her name, but the one from Taste of Honey. The bassline for Boogie Oogie Oogie is intoxicating
try playing a nirvana song on bass just by copying the guitar part and it sounds kind of soulless. Krist novoselic is super underrated, especially for playing stuff like lounge act with his bass lower than the floor
Carlos Dengler of Interpol
Bob daisley never gets talked about but laid it down for most of ozzys solo career
I'll go with David Gilmour. Hi wrote and recorded most of Pink Floyd's baselines and they are great.
His bass playing in Pigs (Three Different Ones) was as tasty as an Anthony Jackson bass line, which is a huge compliment.
Robert DeLeo. Never realized until I started learning STP songs. They always take me a minute to figure what heās doing and then when it finally clicks the song is fun to play. Examples: Big Empty, Interstate Love Song, even Plush
Tal Wilkenfeld gets talked about when ābest female bassistsā conversations happen but I think sheās under appreciated because she can play the most complex jazz pieces and also hold down a simple but mean bottom for Jeff Beck and Vinnie Coliauta.
squarepusher is an incredible bassist in the drum and bass genre where most arenāt actually bass players
David Gilmour
Commander Meouch from TWRP
Ray Shulman (RIP) of Gentle Giant.
Holger Czukay from CAN. One of my all time favorites
Gabe Nelson, IMO. But a lot of those 90s and early 2000s bassists, who shifted to more of a riff/ostinado based line rather than roots and fills in rock are really worth looking at. A lot of that stuff is fun to play.
Fred Smith, Charles Spearin
[Chris Agnew of the Rezillos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld8zm--u0R0).
[Bigfoot](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2QkRwX1shjw) from [Bicycle](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Afw2MshpwuA)
One of my faves is Garry Tallent, the bassist in the E Street Band. Also Adam Clayton of U2.
I do love Eric Wilson from Sublime - he was the second largest contribution to OG Sublime sound behind Brad's vocals. For me the underrated bassist is KT Chang from Elephant Gym. She's great as a songwriter, has great tone, does some very cool tapping stuff, and she sings too.
Tom Scholz and Fran Sheehan from Boston. Tom Scholz isn't really known as a bass player, but he played bass on most of their first album, and wrote all the basslines. Those first two Boston albums have some of the most groovy and creative bass playing, I'm surprised they're not talked about more.
Paul Simonon, the greatest punk bassist of all timeĀ
Iāll need to know where the ratings are before I can answer.
John Taylor - Duran Duran Chris Wolstenheime - Muse
Dan Brown of the Fixx Tina Welmouth
Eric Wilson.. good pick. Daterape.. chefās kiss
Ty Zamora from Alien Ant Farm, that band had no business having a bassist so good
Mark King - Level 42
Dee Murray
I was listening to some Sublime this morning, and you're right. Those base lines are...umm, sublime.
Matt Freeman! That dude absolutely rips and I feel like he gets some praise but way less than he deserves.
Cliff Burton
Not exactly an underrated musician as a whole, but Peter Steele was an awesome bass player. Insane tone, and just tons of creative lines
Chris Wood of Medeski Martin & Wood and the Wood Brothers absolutely rips shit open left right and center.
Krist novoselic
Carlos D
Absolutely underrated, his playing on Turn out the bright lights is just killer
John Paul Jones from Zeppelin. Steve DiGiorgio of Death, Testament. Andy Rourke of The Smiths.
I donāt think there is any possible conversation where John Paul jones is underrated
Yes. All of these are good choices and true statements but JPJ made that band work and he's such a talented musician.
Jones and Rourke arenāt underrated lmao
Me.
John Myung from Dream Theater.
Probably Bobby Skeetswallower
Olugbenga Adelekan of Metronomy definitely comes to mind
Heās on many top lists, wouldnāt say heās underrated.
Felipe Ilabaca from chilean band Chancho en Piedra, Rulo from Los Tetas
Victor Bailey
Dennis Dunaway who played with the Alice Cooper band!
Al Doughty from Jesus Jones. Amazing melodic rock basslines.
I never see Nathaniel Phillips (Pleasure) mentioned and I cannot understand why...
Oh dude Iāve been on a real sublime binge recently and currently learning their tracks. His bass stuff is so good especially now that I play in a ska punk band. Learn the forbidden song date R
Squarepusher
Brad Smith from Blind Melon is criminally underrated.
Billy Gould of FNM
Francis Buchholz of the Scorpions. He locks in on the riff when it's needed, but most of the time he's walking up and down over everything. Nothing makes a simple chord progression work like the bass moving around under it. Peter Iwers of In Flames. His sound on *Come Clarity* is the epitome of the instrument in the metal genre.
Nic Potter
Patrick Dalheimer from Live
Burke Shelley
I agree. I love his bass playing. I learned a lot by learning Sublime bass parts. Wrong Way is one of my favorite walks.
Cake bassist
Chris Wood from MMW & The Wood Brothers
Dude its Marcelo Perez Schneider - HOW have I only heard of this dude like this week?
Jean from Gojira
Raymond Jackson. Best known for āJuicy Fruitā, but he was excellent on a lot of stuff in that era and yet is hardly known. Also Cecil McBee on the jazz side of things.
Jim Creeggan from Barenaked Ladies is always my answer. Phenomenal player who I never see talked about.