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 7 bassists tagged Jazz fusion.

• Billy Sheehan

  Mr. Big

  

  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.

  4-stringRockHard rockClassic rock

• Jaco Pastorius

  Weather Report

  

  Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Jaco Pastorius used with Weather Report (1976-1981) and across his solo + session catalog. Rotosound Swing Bass 66 documented historical use, fretless Fender Jazz Bass, multi-genre virtuoso lineage. Historical, with citations.

  4-stringJazz fusionJazzRock

• Marcus Miller

  SoloSession

  

  Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Marcus Miller uses across his solo + Miles Davis + Luther Vandross + David Sanborn + session catalog. DR Strings signature relationship, Fender Jazz Bass primary instrument, defining slap-bass + jazz-fusion tradition. With citations.

  4-stringJazz fusionJazzR&B

• Oteil Burbridge

  The Allman Brothers Band

  

  Documented 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 rock

• Pino Palladino

  SessionThe Who (post-2002)

  

  Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Pino Palladino uses across The Who (post-2002), John Mayer Trio, Hall & Oates, D'Angelo, Adele, Nine Inch Nails, and many more. Fender Precision + Music Man StingRay primary basses, defining late-70s fretless + modern R&B session voice. With citations.

  4-stringRockR&BSoul

• Thundercat

  

  Documented bass-string gauges Thundercat (Stephen Bruner) uses on his 6-string Ibanez basses: La Bella Deep Talkin' Bass Flats and 750G-CB Nylon Tapewound live, Dean Markley SR2000 in the studio. With citations from Mixdown Magazine, La Bella, and Dean Markley's own catalog pages.

  6-stringFunkJazz fusionSoul

• Victor Wooten

  Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

  

  Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings Victor Wooten uses with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones (1989-present) and across his solo + session catalog. Fodera Yin Yang signature bass, defining modern bass-virtuoso vocabulary. With citations.

  4-stringJazz fusionBluegrass fusionFunk