Top Five rock Bass players


1 John Entwistle
2 Jack Bruce 
3 John Paul Jones
4 Geddy Lee
5 Paul McCartney
6 Glen Hughes
 
OK it's six but I saw Hughes with Trapeze and Deep Purple. And one magic night in Abilene Texas he played note for note with Tommy Bolin so I give him Honable mention. 

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Not necessarily my top five, but here are five who have not been mentioned that I think deserve a mention (and the first three are certainly top-five contenders in my book):

Larry Graham
Miroslav Vitous
Donald "Duck" Dunn
Klaus Voorman
George Porter Jr.

Honorable mention: Derek Smalls
... And to my above post, add:

William "Billy Bass" Nelson
Cordell "Boogie" Mosson
Rodney "Skeet" Curtis
Lige Curry
Prakash John
Dusty Hill

... And finally, I wasn't going to say it, but since no one has, here you go:

Lemmy Kilmister!