Billy Sheehan's documented bass rig: a signature Yamaha Attitude bass, custom Rotosound BS66 strings (.043-.110), and the Hartke-into-Helix live setup behind Talas, Mr. Big, and The Winery Dogs.
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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 10 bassists tagged Classic rock.
Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Cliff Williams uses with AC/DC since 1977. Music Man Stingray + Fender Precision Bass, hard-rock pocket discipline. With citations.
4-stringHard rockRockClassic rockDocumented bass-string gauge, brand, and gear Duff McKagan uses with Guns N' Roses. Rotosound Swing Bass 66 stainless roundwound (.045–.105). With citations.
4-stringHard rockClassic rockRockDocumented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Geddy Lee uses with Rush on his Fender Jazz Bass and Wal basses. Rotosound Swing Bass 66 RS66LD (.045–.105). With citations.
4-stringProgressive rockHard rockRockDocumented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings John Entwistle used with The Who (1964-2002). Rotosound Swing Bass 66 documented historical use, multiple Fender + Alembic + Status Graphite basses, defining lead-bass voice in rock. Historical, with citations.
4-stringRockHard rockClassic rockDocumented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings John Paul Jones used with Led Zeppelin (1968-1980) and across his post-Zeppelin catalog. Rotosound Swing Bass 66 documented historical use, Fender Jazz Bass + Manson 8/12-string + Wal basses, multi-instrumental session legacy. Historical, with citations.
4-stringHard rockRockBlues rockDocumented bass gear Michael Anthony played in Van Halen (1974-2006): a Yamaha BB3000MA signature bass and a Rotosound endorsement, plus the Schecter line he plays today. With citations.
4-stringHard rockHeavy metalArena rockDocumented bass gear for Oteil Burbridge: 17 years with The Allman Brothers Band, a decade in Dead & Company, and the D'Addario XL Nickel 50-105 gauge tied to his own artist page. Primary-source citations throughout.
4-stringRockClassic rockBlues rockDocumented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Paul McCartney has used with the Beatles, Wings, and across his solo catalog. La Bella flatwound documented historical use on the Höfner 500/1 violin bass, Rickenbacker 4001S documented mid-Beatles era. With citations.
4-stringRockPopClassic rockDocumented bass gear Roger Glover has played with Deep Purple: Fender Precision, Rickenbacker 4001, and Gibson Thunderbird with Rainbow, then a Vigier signature bass since the 1990s.
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