Well I came in hear planning to talk about Tina Weymouth and Laura Lee as they are both incredible… but both have been mentioned already.
I’m surprised no one has mentioned the Smashing Pumpkins yet. D’arcy Wretzky was the original bassist and therefore responsible for those early albums which were fantastic. When she left they had another female fill in for a bit. Then when they got back together they brought in yet another female bassist.
When just playing through some random covers the other day I realized I unintentionally was playing three consecutive female bassist covers in a row with Talking Heads, Smashing Pumpkins, The 5,6,7,8’s. Added in Overwhelmed by Royal and the Serpent (I think she is just a solo act and doesn’t really have a bassist but not sure) and Seven Nation Army with Meg on drums for a fun little female powered playlist. Turns out gender has zero to do with a person’s ability to write and perform a great bass line!