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List of bass guitarists

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Former Beatle Paul McCartney is a well-known bass guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

The following is a list of notable electric bass guitar players. The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. Since the 1950s, the electric bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music. Bass guitarists provide the low-pitched basslines and bass runs in many different styles of music ranging from rock and metal to blues and jazz. Bassists also use the bass guitar as a soloing instrument in jazz, fusion, Latin, funk, and in some rock styles. Musicians known mainly as guitarists are listed separately in the list of guitarists.

For double bass players, see List of classical double bass players; List of jazz bassists, which includes both double bass and electric bass players; and List of double bassists in popular music, which includes blues, folk, country, etc.

For females, see List of female bass guitarists

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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Richard Campbell with America

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John Deacon performing with Queen in 1979

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Scott Ford of Twilight Singers & Camp Freddy – Live in Concert

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Rinus Gerritsen (Golden Earring)

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Left handed bassist Jimmy Haslip of the Yellowjackets

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Mike Inez of Alice in Chains

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Göran Lagerberg

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Krist Novoselic of Nirvana in 2011

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Jaco Pastorius

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Michael Steele, formerly of the Bangles

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Chris Wolstenholme in 2007

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  1. ^ a b c d Vozick-Levinson, Simon; Bernstein, Jonathan; Browne, David; Dolan, Jon; Ehrlich, Brenna; Fear, David; Freeman, Jon; Greene, Andy; Grow, Kory (2020-07-01). "The 50 Greatest Bassists of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
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