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The bass as a featured instrument?

jetblack said:
I know that Vic Wooten has been mentioned in this thread, but you guys have got to see this video of him. Everytime I see this video, I just laugh. Not because he's a joke, but because he does things with a bass that I have never seen (or heard) anyone else do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHTA8VZGoMs&feature=related
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You need to see the Flecktones. His brother, FutureMan, plays drumitar. Drums played on a stringed instrument.
 
I'm a little late to the party. Some of these have been mentioned already but here is a list from a Bass comp I made. Not all rock but bassist you should hear.

Mark Egan from Pat Metheny Band
Martin Dresdin from Focus
James Dewar and Rusty Allen from Robin Trower
Greg Lake Solo and ELP
Jon Camp from Renaissance (no guitar, just lead bass)
Tony Levin
Chris Squire
Nathan East from Fourplay and many others
Jimmy Charlson from Carl Filipiak Band
Ralph Armstrong from Jon Luc Ponty
Stuart Hamm
Michael Manring
Jeff Berlin from Bruford
Craig Herlihy from YokeShire
 
+1 for Brian Bromberg - especially "Metal" where he plays a custom bass tuned up at least an octave as a lead. Great stuff.

Bryan
 
Any recording that includes this gentleman. He played low notes, and did it with more class than anyone I know of.

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Harvey Phillips, tuba player extraordinaire.
 
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