When I think of great bass players, I think of these guys, in no particular order: Dennis Dunaway, from the original Alice Cooper band. This guy doesn't get nearly as much credit as he deserved. He was a monster player with a unique style and he managed to lay down some of the most amazing bass tracks ever, in my opinion. He could definitely hang with the very best bass players in the world, in my opinion.........yet no one ever thinks of him. Take the time to listen to some of the tracks from Schools Out, Billion Dollar Babies or Love It to Death and I think you'll be surprised. Geezer Butler laid down some of the coolest bass tracks ever. His bass playing is simply amazing in Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sabotage and Vol. 4. John Paul Jones laid down some of the coolest bass tracks ever, not to mention all of his other talents. Geddy Lee is definitely an awesome player, simply one of the best bass players on earth.