Dude, Cliff was the master. It was like he was born with 8 fingers on each hand or something.

Well I'm still not convinced.

Well anyway, not "everyone" has chosen Cliff, Webster is beating him by more than double the votes.

Alex.

Alex webster all the way!

My vote goes for Les

Watch Cliff 'Em All and maybe you will be.

cliff burton all the way...**R.I.P.**


with alex webster a close 2nd

john Paul Jones, the Led Zeppelin Bassist was pretty damn good, sure he didn't have the stage presence or as much recognition as most of the other bassists you mentioned but he wrote many of the definative Zeppelin riffs. Black Dog amongst others.
Rock on JPJ

Just because he's dead doesnt mean he's the greatest.

I KNOW, MAN, LOL. IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO GET TO THIS POST, BUT YEAH: I KNOW, BRO. I KNEW THEN AS WELL......

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Great then.

No... but because he had crazy awesome skills he is the best.

Fucking right.

WELL, THAT AND WHEN I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT IT AND HE SAID "I WAS IN DEATH", I FIGURED ALL WAS IN LINE.......

my first choice is les claypool......but it was between him and the major rager Cliff Burton

Total dumbarseness. Total.

Man there all so good but finelly i just have to go with Alex Webster he's just so technichal my second pick would be Less Claypool becuse he has such a unique sound.

After watching Glen Benton a couple of weeks ago playing his bass, I'd put him on the voting list too. He even sings at the same time making it even harder. Watching him was cool, you should have seen his fingers going.

i definitely had to say les strictly on his unique sound and style

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Cliff was and always will be the greatest.

RIP CLIFF!

I love Les Claypool but since I am definitely biased on a lot of CC topics(being they ARE my fav band) but I honestly do enjoy Alex's bass work very much,2nd only to Paul's drumming of course in the whole scheme of the band

oh yeah I voted for Mr. Webster of course

I agree, Benton is a giver on that bass live.

my favorite is Alex i love that man! he is GREAT! but i voted Claypool because i love his style and he is unique.

HARD CHOICE BETWEEN CLAYPOOL AND BURTON...........

CLIFF! CLIFF! CLIFF! CLIFF!

what about rex from pantera I feel he is very underratted.

Billy Gould from Faith No More is a good en.
Sharlee D'Angelo from Arch Enemy is good too. I wouldn't have thought of him but he plays bass on the new Spiritual Beggars album and the bass is too cool for school!

Tough poll!!! I went with Alex! Watching him live BLOWS my mind!!! All of the bassists on that list are AWESOME though!!!

cliff burton!

REST IN PEACE

Alex Webster, I know hes NOT the best, but for me as a bass player hes my favorite to watch and try to play like.
He got me into playing bass when I played guitar, I heard his solo for Hammer Smashed Face and then hes short line in Fucked With A Knife and I thought this dude is Badass, now hes my idol.

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I was watching Cliff 'Em All the other day, I'm not a bass player, but I especially love the intro to For Whom The Bell Tolls, where Cliff plays that awesome hammer on lick at the end of the intro, and then ends with an insane bend! Imo you can tell that the guitar influenced Cliff's bass playing greatly. I think he's the Jimi Hendrix of bass, just in terms of how unique his playing was. Noone sounded/played like Cliff kind of in the same way that noone sounded/played like Hendrix. Not that Cliff or Jimi are the best technically on their instruments.

Cliff Burton R.I.P.

Of the bass players listed, Alex Webster fucking destroys them all. He is by far the best on that list, and one of the best in the world.

Heh, pretty crappy list.

Victor Wooten, Billy Sheehan, John Myung would shit all over those bassists hahaha.

Alex

Tom Ayara should be on the list to.

He's called Tom Araya, and he's not that great with bass (I love Slayer, but yeah he isn't that great). I voted Cliff, he's my favourite bass player. Alex is my third favourite, you forgot to add Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) which is my second favourite.

of the choices alex webster ....but of all time would be the legend Jaco Pastorious....jazz not metal .inarguably the best ...ever.....created fretless .....harmonics scale was all him...badass god of the four string which....if you like les...or flea they got the idea of slap funk from jaco..died in the 80s drunk tried to get in a santana show was killed by the bouncer(a black belt)he is friggin amazing.dont like much five stringers...but seen les twice...with primus very good...oteil burbridge wipes the ass of his cat with him though and the list goes on........wooten is also da man..and sheehan, fuckin fast and oh yeah where the fuck is STEVE HARRIS i mean jesus talk about bad cliff wished once that he was as good as harris then and the fuckin genie laughed himself to death...again out of the list alex is friggin good as far as fast.and benton also searing...

Alex Webster has always been, & always will be my favorite. He's my fucking idol.

When I first started listening to deathmetal, I was a huge CC freak. That's all I could find as far as death goes. Later on I found ways to get new deathmetal & found, CC wasn't the only hot band out there.

I'm still a huge CC fan, but their not the only band that I am totally fanatic for. There are others that play music that burns my blood from the inside.

But no matter who i'm into at the time, I always find Alex Websters bass playing to be the top of the food chain. It's like he's a fucking machine. Pete sandoval (Morbid Angel) as a drummer in my opinion can out drum a fuckinh drum machine. & I feel the same way about Alex Webster. No one could reproduce what he fires out of his bass. Some of his bass solos are uncanny, especially for someone that plays finger style. Most players would need a pick to play as fast as he does w/ his fingers.

He's just the fucking shit. & i'm not just saying that because this is the CC website. I have always felt that way!!!!!!!!

WHO THE FUCK DIDN'T ADD VICTOR WOOTEN!??!?!?!?!

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For me Cliff Burton forever

Out of the list, I voted for Alex. He's great, miles ahead of the other guys on the list. Glen Benton sucks on bass from what I've heard, at least the Hoffmans said so.

One very important bassist you have missed is Steve Digiorgio of Death, Sadus, Testament, Control Denied, Iced Earth and thousands of other bands. That man is fucking nuts.

I was suprised to see Les Claypool up on here, what he does is insane! Thats where my vote lies. Tommy The Cat mother fuckers!

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burton, webster, n the dude from Dream Theater. 4got his name

Les Claypool, hands down, I'm a devout follower of his, name the song, and I'll play it. ALthough, I need a 6string now, preferably fretless, although, I managed with my fiver. I but SOLD HER!!! DEATH!!!

Les Claypool rules.

Cliff was awesome, but I voted for Alex. Watch him on Live Cannibalism and The Wretched Spawn DVD and you'll know

webster obviously

Yea Alex kicks ass

Alex is god

Alex is the best

Alex may be the best now, but the fact that sbd is dead doesn¤t mean we have to cking forget him

Out of that list I'd have to say Alex. The guys work inspired me to pick up the bass a few years back.
Very hard to say who is the "best" bassist, mainly because most bassists have very different styles and techniques. Stu Hamn for his magnificent tapping skills, Victor Wooten for his slap/funk riffs, Jaco Pastorius (R.I.P.) for his work with Weather Report but mainly for his insane understanding of harmonics (see the song "Portrait of Tracy"), Steve Digiorgio for his brilliant flowing lines. I could go on for hours.

ALEX!!!!!!!!

to hard but clif i choose but what about Roger Patterson from Atheist ??/ he was a god on bass \m/ (R.I.P.)

You forgot Roger Patterson, another amazing bassist of Atheist. Also died in a fucking van accident. Man, we need better airbags or something

Oops, I didnt see the post above mine. Disregard the first 5 words of my post

fuck it alex webster hands down

alex webster obviously

that was a hard one, choosing between claypool and webster. . . but i voted webster since, well, he rules.

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im to tired to vote .............is buddy from winger on there>??

Alex fucking Webster

I concur.

geddy lee

ok i must choose a la lista

ok .....webster.....


but cliff ........was amazing

Alex Webster dude...no doubt

Glen benton-----fuck no!!!!


alex is amazing but cliff would have to get my vote