List of electric bass players
This is a list of well-known electric basses in alphabetical order.
A.
- Barry Adamson ( Magazine , The Bad Seeds )
- Karl Alvarez ( Descendents , ALL )
- Amin Ali (Music Revelation Ensemble)
- Jeff Ament ( Pearl Jam )
- Panagiotis Andreou (Now vs. Now, New York Gypsy All Stars)
- Dan Andriano ( Alkaline Trio )
- Tom Angelripper ( Sodom )
- Emma Anzai ( Sick Puppies )
- Tom Araya ( Slayer )
- Reginald Arvizu aka "Fieldy" ( Korn )
- Ron Asheton † ( The Stooges )
- Jürgen Attig ( Felix De Luxe , Rainbirds )
- Melissa Auf der Maur ( Hole , The Smashing Pumpkins )
- Kevin Ayers † ( Soft Machine )
- Karin Axelsson ( Sonic Syndicate )
B.
- Bob Babbitt † ( Funk Brothers )
- Ralph Bach ( JBO )
- Decebal Badila ( SWR Big Band )
- Steve Bailey
- Victor Bailey † (including Weather Report , The Zawinul Syndicate )
- Jimmy Bain † ( Dio , Rainbow )
- Lindsey Ann Ballato-Way / "Lyn-Z" ( Mindless Self Indulgence )
- Pierluigi Balducci (* 1971) ( Tavernanova )
- Peter Baltes ( Accept )
- Michael Balzary aka "Flea" ( Red Hot Chili Peppers )
- Aston Barrett ( Bob Marley )
- Colin Bass (including Camel )
- Daniel Bätge ( Clueso )
- Sean Beasly ( Dying Fetus )
- Andreas "Becks" Becker ( Jupiter Jones )
- Jens Becker ( Running Wild , Grave Digger )
- Nick Beggs ( Kajagoogoo )
- Pol Belardi
- Andy Bell ( Oasis )
- Frank Bello ( Anthrax )
- Jay Bentley ( Bad Religion )
- Marc Bertaux ( Daniel Goyone , Trilok Gurtu )
- Jeff Berlin (including Bill Bruford )
- Guy Berryman ( Coldplay )
- Eric Bischoff ( Heaven Shall Burn )
- Tim Bogert ( Vanilla Fudge , Cactus , Beck, Bogert & Appice )
- Richard Bona ( Joe Zawinul , Richard Bona-Band)
- Randy Bradbury ( Pennywise )
- Nico Brandenburg
- Melvin Brannon ( Dan Reed Network , Stevie Salas , Edgar Winter Band)
- Eik Breit ( First general uncertainty )
- Rex Brown ( Pantera )
- Jack Bruce † ( Cream et al.)
- Martin Brugger (Fazer)
- Bunny Brunel (including CAB , Chick Corea , Herbie Hancock )
- Francis Buchholz ( Scorpions )
- Jean-Jacques Burnel ( The Stranglers )
- Cliff Burton † ( Metallica )
- Philippe Bussonnet ( Magma )
- Geezer Butler ( Black Sabbath )
- Kevin Butler ( Thy Art Is Murder )
- Tery Butler ( Six Feet Under , Death , Massacre )
- Tony Butler ( Big Country )
C.
- Fred Calderon ( Carnifex )
- Alain Caron ( Uzeb )
- Daniel P. Carter ( A and The Lucky Nine )
- Jack Casady ( Jefferson Airplane , Hot Tuna )
- Ralf Cetto
- Justin Chancellor ( Tool )
- Chas Chandler † ( The Animals )
- Johnny Christ ( Avenged Sevenfold )
- Al Cisneros ( Sleep )
- Kim Clarke ( Defunkt )
- Stanley Clarke (including Return to Forever )
- Les Claypool (including Primus )
- Adam Clayton ( U2 )
- Bootsy Collins ( James Brown , Parliament , Funkadelic )
- Tim Commerford ( Rage Against the Machine , Audioslave )
- Stu Cook ( Creedence Clearwater Revival )
- Charlotte Cooper ( The Subways )
- John Cooper ( Skillet )
- Shane Cooper
- Glenn Cornick † ( Jethro Tull )
- Billy Cox ( Jimi Hendrix : Band of Gypsys)
- Gabe Crisp ( Whitechapel )
- Holger Czukay † ( Can )
D.
- John Deacon ( Queen )
- Kim Deal ( Pixies )
- Jorge Degas (Xiame)
- Dario Deidda ( Ettore Fioravanti , Roberto Gatto )
- Theo de Jong ( Rob Franken , Herman van Veen )
- Sascha Delbrouck ( Birth Control , Major Heuser )
- Brad Delson ( Linkin Park )
- Carlitos del Puerto (The Chick Corea + Steve Gadd Band)
- Joey DeMaio ( Manowar )
- Carlos "D" Dengler ( Interpol )
- Paul S. Denman ( Sade )
- David Desrosiers ( Simple Plan )
- Mohini Dey ( Ranjit Barot )
- Dr. Matt Destruction ( The Hives )
- Paul Di Leo ( Nena , Rage and Beyond, Fozzy )
- Steve DiGiorgio ( Death , Iced Earth )
- Mike Dirnt ( Green Day )
- Nils Dittmann (Chirrock)
- Gail Ann Dorsey (including David Bowie )
- Donald Dunn † (including the Blues Brothers )
- Trevor Dunn ( Mr. Bungle )
E.
- Nathan East ( Fourplay )
- Kai Eckhardt ( John McLaughlin , Steps Ahead )
- John "Rhino" Edwards ( Status Quo )
- Richie Edwards ( The Darkness )
- Colin Edwin ( Porcupine Tree )
- Mark Egan ( Gil Evans , Lew Soloff , Pat Metheny )
- Olve "Abbath Doom Occulta" Eikemo ( Immortal )
- David Ellefson ( Megadeth )
- Reinier Elizarde ( Pupy y Los que Son, Son )
- Martin Engelien ( Klaus Lage , Go Music)
- John Entwistle † ( The Who )
- Joe Escalante ( The Vandals )
- Tobin Esperance ( Papa Roach )
- Roy Estrada ( Frank Zappa , Little Feat )
- Mark Evans ( AC / DC )
F.
- Falco † ( Drahdiwaberl , Hallucination Company )
- David "Phoenix" Farrell ( Linkin Park )
- Johannes Felscher
- Douglas Ferguson ( Camel )
- Jennifer Finch ( L7 )
- Claus Fischer ( Stefan Raabs Heavytones )
- John Norwood Fisher ( Fishbone )
- Nicolas Fiszman ( Pili Pili , Chris Hinze )
- Jackie Flavelle ( Chris Barber )
- Flea ( Red Hot Chili Peppers )
- David Flinn ( Chelsea Grin )
- Mike Flores ( Origin )
- Brandon Flowers ( The Killers )
- Herbie Flowers (including T. Rex )
- Carl-Johan "Peter Crispin" Fogelklou ( Mando Diao )
- Foley ( Miles Davis , George Clinton )
- Bill Folwell ( Albert Ayler , The Insect Trust )
- Derek Forbes ( Simple Minds , Propaganda )
- Tom Fowler ( Frank Zappa )
- Bruce Foxton ( The Jam , Stiff Little Fingers )
- Nikolai Fraiture ( The Strokes )
- Andy Fraser ( Free )
- Matt Freeman ( Rancid )
- Markus Fritsch
G
- Henning Gailing
- Jon Gallant ( Billy Talent )
- Simon Gallup ( The Cure )
- Jochen Gargitter ( Frei.Wild )
- Ralf Gauck (including Herman's Hermits )
- Rinus Gerritsen ( Golden Earring )
- Marcello Giuliani ( Erik Truffaz )
- John Glascock † (including Jethro Tull )
- Chris Glen (Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Ian Gillan , Michael Schenker )
- Roger Glover ( Deep Purple )
- Kinga Głyk
- Žiga Golob
- Rodrigo González ( The Doctors )
- Kim Gordon ( Sonic Youth )
- Billy Gould ( Faith No More )
- Kenny Gradney ( Little Feat )
- Larry Graham ( Sly & The Family Stone , Graham Central Station )
- Paul Gray ( The Damned , UFO )
- Paul Gray † ( Slipknot )
- Tony Gray
- Markus Großkopf ( Helloween )
- Kelly Groucutt † ( Electric Light Orchestra (ELO))
- Geddy Lee ( Rush )
- Chuck Garric ( Alice Cooper , Beasto Blanco )
H
- Stuart Hamm ( Steve Vai , Joe Satriani )
- Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond ( Jethro Tull )
- Steve Hanley ( The Fall , The Lovers )
- Bob Hardy ( Franz Ferdinand )
- Steve Harris ( Iron Maiden )
- Jimmy Haslip ( Yellowjackets )
- Evil Jared Hasselhoff ( Bloodhound Gang )
- Hellmut Hattler ( Kraan , Tab Two , Hattler)
- Michel Hatzigeorgiou ( Aka Moon )
- Heath ( X Japan )
- Mikael Hedlund ( Hypocrisy )
- Eero Heinonen ( The Rasmus )
- Richard Hell ( Television , Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers )
- Jonas Hellborg (including Mahavishnu Orchestra )
- Andreas "Dedi" herd ( July )
- Marco Hietala ( Nightwish )
- Dusty Hill ( ZZ Top )
- Maximilian Hirning ( Jazzrausch Bigband , LBT )
- Colin Hodgkinson (including Back Door , Whitesnake , Ten Years After )
- Kurt Holzkämper
- Calum Hood ( 5 Seconds of Summer )
- Peter Hook (formerly Joy Division and New Order )
- Hugh Hopper † ( Soft Machine )
- Mark Hoppus ( blink-182 )
- Munir Hossn ( The Zawinul Syndicate , Iyexá)
- Jepharee Howard ( The Used )
- Benjamin Hüllenkremer ( interzone Interzone )
- Glenn Hughes (including Deep Purple )
- Thomas Hödtke (including Matthias Reim, Jürgen Drews, Live Entertainment Award )
I.
- Illorca ( Timoria , Miura )
- Ines ( Broilers )
- John Illsley ( Dire Straits )
J
- Anthony Jackson
- James Jamerson † ( Motown studio musician )
- Jason "Jay" James ( Bullet for My Valentine )
- Oneida James (including Joe Cocker )
- Michael Janisch
- Hervé Jeanne ( Roger Cicero )
- Thomas Jenkinson ( Squarepusher )
- Prakash John (div.)
- Alphonso Johnson
- Louis Johnson † (including The Brothers Johnson , Michael Jackson , Quincy Jones )
- Alan Jones ( The Shadows )
- Darryl Jones (including Miles Davis , Sting , Bill Evans , Rolling Stones )
- John Paul Jones ( Led Zeppelin )
- Percy Jones ( Brand X , Tunnels )
- Heiko Jung ( tank ballet )
K
- Tony Kanal ( No Doubt )
- Mick Karn †
- Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich ( Incubus )
- Carol Kaye ( Phil Spector )
- Jan Kazda (Tom Mega)
- Tom Kennedy ( Dave Weckl Band)
- Ben Kenney ( Incubus )
- Tom Kennedy (musician) ( Steps Ahead , Tania Maria , Dave Weckl )
- Lemmy Kilmister † ( Motorhead )
- Dave King (including Embryo , Snowball )
- Mark King ( Level 42 )
- Kiro ( Cinema Bizarre )
- Maarja Kivi ( Vanilla Ninja )
- Walter Kohn ( Sixtyfive Cadillac )
- Herbie Kopf ( George Gruntz Trio)
- Markus Kössler ( The Fantastic Four )
- Julian Köster ( aVid * )
- Greg Kriesel ( The Offspring )
- Mike Kroeger ( Nickelback )
- Hansi Kürsch ( Blind Guardian )
- Mischa Krausz
- Michael "Micha" Kunzi ( Munich Freedom )
L.
- Abe Laboriel (including Koinonia , Ron Kenoly )
- Greg Lake (including King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer )
- Alan Lancaster ( Status Quo )
- Hajo Lange ( Horst Jankowski )
- Willi Langer (including Count Basic )
- Dave LaRue ( Steve Morse Band, John Petrucci )
- Bill Laswell (including practice and material )
- Steve Lawson
- Jim Lea ( Slade )
- Michael League ( Snarky Puppy )
- Frédéric Leclercq ( DragonForce )
- Geddy Lee ( Rush )
- John Lee ( Chris Hinze , Dizzy Gillespie )
- Will Lee ( Tonight Show )
- Tim Lefebvre ( Tedeschi Trucks Band , Michael Wollny )
- Michael LePond ( Symphony X )
- Phil Lesh ( Grateful Dead )
- Tony Levin (including King Crimson , Peter Gabriel and Pink Floyd )
- Richard Keith "Cass" Lewis ( Skunk Anansie )
- Christian Liebig ( carat )
- Hagen Liebing † ( The Doctors )
- Georg Listing ( Tokio Hotel )
- David Lock ( The Black Dahlia Murder )
- Peter London ( Crashdiet )
- Dick Lövgren ( Meshuggah )
- Ted Lundström ( Amon Amarth )
- Kay Lutter ( In Extremo )
- Matthew Lux
- Phil Lynott † ( Thin Lizzy )
- Leo Lyons ( Ten Years After )
- John Levén ( Europe )
M.
- Hans Maahn ( Hoelderlin , Gianna Nannini and many others)
- Graham Maby ( Joe Jackson )
- Musa Manzini
- Spencer Mbadu ( McCoy )
- Al MacDowell ( Ornette Coleman )
- Alex Malheiros ( Azymuth )
- Robbee Mariano ( sons of Mannheim )
- Brian Marshall ( Creed , Alter Bridge )
- Ryan Martinie aka " Ryknow " ( Mudvayne )
- Glen Matlock ( Sex Pistols )
- Charly Maucher (including Jane , Harlis )
- John Maurer ( Social Distortion )
- Nathen Maxwell ( Flogging Molly )
- Étienne M'Bappé
- Gerry McAvoy ( Rory Gallagher )
- Paul McCartney (including The Beatles )
- Jason "Cone" McCaslin ( Sum 41 )
- Eric McCredie † ( Middle of the Road )
- Danny McCulloch † ( Eric Burdon and the Animals )
- Hugh McDonald (including Bon Jovi , Cher )
- Duff McKagan (including Guns N 'Roses )
- Gordon McPherson ( I Declare War )
- Nate Mendel ( Foo Fighters )
- Zack Merrick ( All Time Low )
- Dave Meros ( Spock's Beard , Eric Burdon )
- Andreas "Andi" Meurer ( Die Toten Hosen )
- Fat Mike ( NOFX )
- Marcus Miller (including Miles Davis , David Sanborn , Al Jarreau )
- Mike Mills ( REM )
- Moeh ( The Inchtabokatables , Motomatic , Potentia Animi )
- Frédéric Monino
- Jan Müller ( Tocotronic )
- Ivan Munguia ( Brain Drill )
- John Myung ( Dream Theater )
N
- Mitsuru Nasuno , improvisation musician
- Me'shell Ndegeocello
- Raki Neidhardt ( The Wealthy Children )
- Jason Newsted ( Metallica , Voivod )
- Andy Nicholson ( Arctic Monkeys )
- Greg Norton ( Hüsker Dü )
- Krist Novoselić ( Nirvana )
- Jonathan Noyce ( Jethro Tull )
O
- Shavo Odadjian ( System of a Down )
- Nick Oliveri ( Kyuss , Queens of the Stone Age )
- Jerry Only ( The Misfits )
- Stefan Olsdal ( placebo )
- Nick O'Malley ( Arctic Monkeys )
- Paula O'Rourke ( Eric Burdon )
- Patrick O'Hearn ( Frank Zappa )
- Ox (Samer el Nahhal) ( Lordi )
P
- Mikko Heinrik Julius Paananen ( HIM )
- Pino Palladino (including Paul Young , The Who )
- Felix Pastorius ( Cindy Blackman , Yellowjackets )
- Jaco Pastorius † (including Paul Bley , Weather Report )
- John Patitucci (including BB King , Chick Corea , Wayne Shorter )
- Matt Pegg ( Procol Harum )
- Florian Penner (including reactor )
- Alain Pérez (including Celia Cruz )
- Dieter Petereit (including Passport )
- Tom Petersson ( Cheap Trick )
- Kristen Pfaff † ( Hole )
- Dudley Phillips ( Ryder )
- Jeff Pilson ( Dokken , Dio )
- Doug Pinnick ( King's X )
- P-Nut (Aaron Charles Wills) ( 311 )
- Lee Pomeroy ( Take That )
- Mike Porcaro † ( Toto )
- Dougie Poynter ( McFly )
- Guy Pratt ( Pink Floyd , The Transit Kings )
- Jaime Preciado ( Pierce the Veil )
- Pino Presti ( Astor Piazzolla , Gerry Mulligan , Shirley Bassey , Wilson Pickett )
- Rocco Prestia ( Tower of Power )
- Steve Priest † ( The Sweet )
- Joe Principe ( Rise Against )
- Ashley Purdy ( Black Veil Brides )
Q
R.
- Stefan Rademacher ( Axel Fischbacher , Billy Cobham )
- Max Rafferty ( The Kooks )
- Chuck Rainey (including Marvin Gaye , Aretha Franklin )
- Twiggy Ramirez (Jeordie White) ( Marilyn Manson , A Perfect Circle , Nine Inch Nails )
- CJ Ramone ( Ramones )
- Dee Dee Ramone ( Ramones )
- Sven "Eddie" Räther ( Slime )
- Philipp Rauenbusch ( Reamonn )
- Dexter Redding ( The Reddings )
- Noel Redding † (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
- Scott Reeder ( Kyuss , Unida )
- Keanu Reeves ( Dogstar , Becky)
- Jonas Reingold ( The Flower Kings )
- Reita ( The Gazette )
- Hans-Jürgen "Jäcki" Reznicek (including Silly , Pankow )
- Stuart Richardson ( Lostprophets )
- Matthias "Hiasl" Richter ( Schandmaul , Weto )
- Oliver Riedel ( Rammstein )
- Sam Rivers ( Limp Bizkit )
- Magnus Rosén ( Hammerfall )
- Paolo Rossi ( Fleshgod Apocalypse )
- Andy Rourke ( The Smiths )
- John Rostill † ( The Shadows )
- Mike Rutherford ( Genesis )
- Raul Ruutu ( Sunrise Avenue )
S.
- Sahnie (Hans Runge) ( The Doctors )
- Takashi "Saga" Sakamoto ( Alice Nine )
- Troy Sanders ( Mastodon )
- Nikola Sarcevic ( Millencolin )
- Rudy Sarzo ( Quiet Riot , Ozzy Osbourne )
- Fernando Saunders (including Jan Hammer Group, Lou Reed )
- Mel Schacher ( Grand Funk Railroad )
- Hannes Schäfer ( Fury in the Slaughterhouse )
- Carsten "Kiro" Schäfer ( Cinema Bizarre )
- Jerry Scheff (including Elvis Presley , Bob Dylan , The Doors )
- Stefan Scheib ( Liquid Penguin Ensemble )
- Dirk Schlächter ( Gamma Ray )
- Torsten Scholz ( Beatsteaks )
- Jerry "Wyzard" Seay ( Mother's Finest )
- Robert "Robbie" Shakespeare (Reggae, Sly & Robbie )
- Billy Sheehan (including David Lee Roth , Mr. Big )
- Wolfgang Schmid (jazz, funk, fusion; also composer and producer)
- Leo Schmidthals ( Selig , Heinz Rudolf Kunze )
- Timothy B. Schmit ( Eagles )
- Kai Sichtermann ( clay stones shards )
- Günther Sigl ( Spider Murphy Gang )
- Gene Simmons ( Kiss )
- Paul Simonon ( The Clash )
- Ryan Sinn ( Angels & Airwaves , The Distillers )
- Mat Sinner ( Sinner , Primal Fear , Voodoo Circle )
- Nikki Sixx ( Mötley Crüe )
- Leland Sklar (including Billy Cobham , Phil Collins , The Section )
- Tim Skold ( Marilyn Manson , MDFMK , KMFDM )
- Rhonda Smith ( Prince )
- Paul Speckmann (including Master , Abomination , Krabathor )
- Florian "Flo" Speer ( gunslinger )
- Chris Squire † ( Yes )
- Rob Statham
- Michael Steele ( The Bangles )
- Peter Steele † ( Carnivore , Type O Negative )
- TM Stevens , heavy metal funk
- Sting (including The Police )
- Tommy Stinson ( Guns N 'Roses )
- Mark Stoermer ( The Killers )
- Johannes Stolle ( Silver Moon )
- Alec John Such ( Bon Jovi )
- Steve Swallow , jazz bassist
T
- Jamaaladeen Tacuma
- Simon Tailleu
- Taka ( Galneryus )
- Garry Tallent ( E Street Band )
- Mark Tavassol ( We Are Heroes )
- Ares Tavolazzi ( Area )
- John Taylor ( Duran Duran )
- Larry Taylor † ( Canned Heat , John Mayall )
- Jason Thirsk † ( Pennywise )
- Paul Anthony Thomas ( Good Charlotte )
- Dougie Thomson ( Supertramp )
- Mike Tiner ( All Shall Perish )
- Wayman Tisdale
- Toshiya ( Dir en gray )
- Pete Trewavas ( Marillion )
- Robert Trujillo ( Metallica , Suicidal Tendencies , Ozzy Osbourne , Infectious Grooves )
- Martin Turner ( Wishbone Ash )
- Robert Turner, pseudonym of Robert Levon Been ( Black Rebel Motorcycle Club )
U
- Terry Uttley ( Smokie )
V
- Gerald Veasley , fusion jazz bassist
- Sid Vicious † ( Sex Pistols )
- David Vincent ( Morbid Angel )
- Susanne Vogel (including Sabrina Setlur , Inga Rumpf )
- Klaus Voormann ( Manfred Mann , Plastic Ono Band )
- Goran Vujić ( LaFee , Phishbacher)
W.
- Matthew Wachter ( Angels & Airwaves )
- Chris Wagner ( Oceano )
- Jon Walker ( Panic at the Disco )
- Reggie Washington ( Ronald Shannon Jackson , Steve Coleman )
- Roger Waters ( Pink Floyd )
- Mike Watt ( Minutemen , Firehose )
- Mikey Way ( My Chemical Romance )
- Alex Webster ( Cannibal Corpse )
- Dallon Weekes ( Panic! At the Disco , The Brobecks )
- Stephan Weidner ( Böhse Onkelz , Der W )
- Pete Wentz ( Fall Out Boy )
- Wess (Wesley Johnson) †
- John Wetton † (including King Crimson , Wishbone Ash )
- Tina Weymouth ( Talking Heads )
- Jeordie White ( Marilyn Manson , Nine Inch Nails , A Perfect Circle )
- Mark White ( Spin Doctors )
- Verdine White ( Earth, Wind & Fire )
- Tal Wilkenfeld (including Jeff Beck , Chick Corea , Herbie Hancock )
- Ryan "Bart" Williams ( The Black Dahlia Murder )
- Cliff Williams ( AC / DC )
- Gary Willis ( Tribal Tech )
- Mark Wilson ( Jet )
- Doug Wimbish ( Sugarhill Gang , Living Color )
- Nicky Wire ( Manic Street Preachers )
- Jah Wobble ( Public Image Ltd. )
- Tom Wolk † ( Hall & Oates )
- Christopher Wolstenholme ( Muse )
- Victor Wooten (including Béla Fleck and the Flecktones )
- D'arcy Wretzky ( Smashing Pumpkins )
- Rob Wright ( No Means No )
- Lisa-Rebecca Wulff ( Goetz Steeger )
- Bill Wyman ( The Rolling Stones )
Z
- Stuart Zender (including Jamiroquai )
- Martin Ziaja (including Popolski )
- Daniel Ziegler , soloist
- Fabio Zuffanti (including court sonatas )