They kind of fit in to a bunch of post-rock/post-metal listening I have been doing recently so I was pretty blown away, but yeah, I have the Foos in multiple playlists and GOAT in, like, none 
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Don’t get me wrong, I was blown away too. Like it’s amazing stuff. Try Animals as Leaders too. Tosin Abasi is amazing.
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Oh yeah they are intense. Two massive guitars.
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He basically plays a bass line on the low 8 and 9 string (basically bass gauge strings lol) while he is playing the guitar parts too. It is nuts.
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Just watching those guys is crazy. Like, how do they even do that.
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Endless hours of practice mixed with natural affinity and certain parts of their brain just being more active for whatever reason. I aspire to be more like Grohl than these Virtuoso guys lol. My brain doesn’t let my fingers go fast enough.
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Yeah, there is the expression “musician’s musician” - typically meaning a musicians whose skills and style is appreciated by other musicians but often not by non-musicians…
Nerd that I am, and always routing for the underdog, that is often also my kind of musician 
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Lol. I hear you. I appreciate both. Victor Wooten and A Show of Hands album almost accomplished both. It’s definitely complex and mind blowing, but it is actually melodic and memorable too. While it may not ever be on main radio, I have shown it to casual music listeners and they went and bought the album! Rush pushes the envelope on the balance of it too. I guess I can enjoy both. Nirvana isn’t musically “difficult” but the composition side is masterful and in ways unexpected. There are just so many ways to enjoy music!
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Nope… just perhaps on radio WOO10
Amen to that!!
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I see what you did there!!
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So, my bass teacher actually inspired me a lot, and opened my eyes to the possibilities of bass as an instrument. Nicest and warmest person anyone could ever meet. Oh, and he is a complete badass!
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Ha! Yes, I can see where you got some of your approaches from… and the love for the 6-string!!!
He’s bad 
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Yeah, he is top percentile good. Humble as can be. Doesn’t even play much anymore, and didn’t go and do original stuff. He actually said he admired ME for doing that! It was a moment for sure because he is every bit one of my bass heroes as guys you have heard of! As he told me though…I’ve got to practice more to get there lol!
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For lack of a better topic, it looks like Greg Norton is playing bass in a band again. Cool! Glad he’s back.
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I’ve always liked Duff McKagan right from being a kid…I love his tone and his fills are great and he seems to be a pretty solid chap too.
Also, I love Trevor Dunn from Mr. Bungle, Melvins, tomahawk,Fantomas and many more. Brilliant player and cool guy
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This is tough because many great bassist inspire me. With that said I admire Felix Pastorius right now or Pino Palladino. I just recently stumbled across Felix and then learned that he was the son of Jaco Pastorius (duh) but he has a great approach to music that I find very interesting. Pino well he spans so many genres of music and is a master of all. In the long run I just was to be an individual I love the inspiration from all of the great bassist out there and of course you all. I do not wish to mimic others in a sense but to take bits and pieces of each of their techniques and develop my own individuality in the world. I do mot mean to sound selfish or insincere in any way.
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There are so many I admire. When I was a kid I saw John Paul Jones, John Entwhistle, and Chris Squire, no doubt they inspire me to this day. One who really stood out was Verdine White.
As I got more into metal I listened to Ian Hill, and he is who I am emulating the most in my setup.
Dave Ellefson is another I like, Steve Harris of course, and Boh, god of six string bass.
Misa is amazing though I haven’t seen her yet. And I loved Victor Wooten when I saw the Flecktones a few years back.
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Man that dude has a hell of a talent! 
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