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 4 bassists tagged R&B.

• James Jamerson

  The Funk Brothers (Motown house band)

  JJ

  Documented bass-string gauges, brands, and tunings James Jamerson used with the Motown Funk Brothers. La Bella Deep Talkin' flatwound family, the lineage to the modern 760FL stainless flat (.043–.104). With citations.

  4-stringMotownR&BSoul

• 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

• 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

• 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