Influential players - The Hall of Fame of bass playing

Marcus Miller

A genius who slaps the bass.... Hardly anyone else brings so much rhythm to the strings and makes this look so playfully easy.

Charles Berthoud

A young generation bassist who taps, slaps and composes wonderful tracks like no other. World class!

Victor Wooten

Victor Wooten doesn't play the bass, he makes it sing. This is what it sounds like when you dedicate your whole life to an instrument...

Tiago Andree

The youngest bass player in this list, but also the most technically demanding player. This virtuosity would normally be expected from someone who has been playing for decades. An exceptional talent!

Wojtek Pilichowski

Speed, dead-notes, slap. These words describe Wojtek Pilichowski best. Unique slap passages and the sound of his Fame Pi bass are an explosive mixture.

Mark King

Although Mark King has a very unergonomic playing technique (as he rotates very far away from the fretboard when slapping), his speed and precision are worth noting.

Ida Nielsen

When you are playing bass for Prince, then you must really have IT. With her funky bass riffs, she brings an unmistakable groove that makes you want to dance.

Thundercat

Powerful plucking and great harmonics... The brightest star in modern jazz, there is nothing more to say...

Brian Bromberg

Brian Bromberg is easily one of the great all-rounders in bass history. Whether funky slap riffs, soulful melodies or just good song-writing, he combines it all together. And he has a feel for when the bass needs to rest and pause....

Les Claypool

The music of Les Claypool and his band Primus is hard to describe, because he breaks with all conventions... No matter if it is about his outfit, or the bassline.