Bassists

Sourced gear profiles for the bassists who shaped rock, metal, prog, funk, jazz, indie, reggae, and session work. Each page lists the instrument, the strings, and the records, with citations where the public record allows, and past-tense framing for historical players.

Showing 5 bassists tagged Alternative rock.

• Flea

  Red Hot Chili Peppers

  

  Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Flea uses with Red Hot Chili Peppers. GHS Bass Boomers Flea Signature M3045-F nickel-plated steel (.045–.105). With citations.

  4-stringFunkAlternative rockRock

• Les Claypool

  Primus

  

  Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Les Claypool uses with Primus + his solo + side projects since 1984. Carl Thompson 4-string + 6-string custom basses, La Bella signature relationship, defining cross-genre bass-virtuoso vocabulary. With citations.

  4-stringProgressive rockFunk rockExperimental rock

• Mark Hoppus

  Blink-182

  

  Documented gear Mark Hoppus runs with Blink-182: the Limited Edition Fender Mark Hoppus Jaguar Bass with reversed Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickups, Ernie Ball Super Slinky Bass strings (.045 to .100), and a Neural DSP Quad Cortex rack. Sourced from Premier Guitar's January 2026 Rig Rundown.

  4-stringPop-punkPunk rockPunk

• Mike Dirnt

  Green Day

  

  Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Mike Dirnt uses with Green Day on his Fender Precision Basses. Fender Super 7250 nickel-plated steel (.045 to .105) and Ernie Ball Cobalt Slinky bass strings. With citations.

  4-stringPunk rockPop-punkRock

• Tim Commerford

  Rage Against the Machine

  

  Documented bass-string gauge and gear Tim Commerford uses with Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, and Prophets of Rage. Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Bass (.050 to .105) on Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay basses. With citations.

  4-stringRockAlternative rockRap rock