I've seen Victor live many times. I've seen Geddy live almost 100x. But my crowning moment was meeting Chris Squire at the Rainbow (after I bought Lemmy a drink). Peter Criss even took the photo of Chris and me and I couldn't have cared less that it was Peter Criss. Saw Yes tons of times too. Honorable mention to Jeff Berlin a few times too.

Almost never mentioned, one of the most underrated ever. Mike Rutherford.

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How have we forgotten Geezer??

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Or Glenn?

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McCartney?

Stanley Clark is passable.

Oteil Burbridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoo4L5KR7cM

I don't know Jack about bassist, but primus is always the first band that I think of when bassists are mentioned.

If you don't know Jack ..... then you don't know Jorma :D!

They left the rock star world behind them when I was a kid, but seeing Hot Tuna has always been a treat .... acoustic, electric, or a set of each. At ashow in Raleigh some years back, Grace Slick was also in town for something... rumors flew, but THAT was not gonna happen. At one point, Jack, with a big ol' Chesire cat grin stepped to the front of the stage and started dropping his "bass bombs" to the intro to "White Rabbit" ... crowd went freakin' nutz :).

On a jam band cruise years ago, my girl wasn't up for going down below to the pool deck stage, so we listened to Les (and his Frog Brigade) drop his bass bombs from out on our balcony.... good times!

I don't know crap about music. But they guy from Primus could slap a bass.

I got to see Jack and Jorma about 6/7 years ago at NJPAC. I'd forgotten how small Jack is.

Anyway, while I was using the mens room this guy, dressed all in white comes in and it's Bootsy Collins! Turns out that the Parliament was doing a free concert in a nearby plaza. I didn't go back to Jack and Jorma. My date was pissed.

Back in '84-85. Jorma used to play in this small local bar next to my office in Tribeca. Vic's tavern on Thursday nights. Used to stay after work to go see him. .

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Another very honorable mention.

Verdine White , Earth Wind and Fire

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Les Claypool.

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Hands down, John Entwisle. Just standing in the back by the amps pumping out the Who foundation

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OK - now that's funny!

Larry Graham
Bootsy Collins
Jaco Pastorius
Geddy Lee
Les Claypool
Cliff Burton

And of course... the mighty Michael Anthony

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He's been playing with the Dead & Co tours.... vid set to start 10 or so seconds before the bass solo starts

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No love for Tom Petersson an the mighty 12 string bass?

(Nice to see you're still out and about Nostril Cheese!)