Approach Quote by Matt Cameron

I love playing with Jeff. That's something I never really say in the press, but he's my favorite bass player. I've played right next…

— Mike McCready

Without getting real personal, we liked our bass player Ed. He was a great guy and he was a good bass player but his…

— Lou Gramm

Plus, I grew up with Steve Cropper. There were so many good guitar players another one wasn't needed. What was needed was a bass.

— Donald Dunn

Jeff Beck is probably my favorite and biggest influence on the guitar. Touring with him in 2010 was such a milestone. I used to…

— Gary Hoey

I don't really know why I chose bass except that it was different than guitar.

— Trevor Dunn

Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of guitar changes radically. He's way, way out, doing things you never expect.

— Brian May

Bruce's band is so different from the Grateful Dead; there's no lead guitar player, for one thing.

— Phil Lesh

I've been in a band, so I understand the politics. Sometimes the bass player doesn't like what the guitar player is doing, and you…

— Ric Ocasek

I've always been a fan of Buddy Guy as a guitarist, as well as Stevie Ray Vaughan and those blues guys. I'd say those…

— Chris Carmack

That was the reasoning behind learning to play bass, and then after that it was more like it was neat to play songs together…

— Tom Araya

I think Jeff [Van Gundy] is really, really good and fun to listen to. And I would be disappointed if - I know he…

— Joe Buck

Jeff Ament, the bass player, plays basketball. He ultimately wants to do music, but he's really good at basketball, too. We all want to…

— Mike McCready