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Famous or notable bassists include:
Michael Balzary a/k/a "Flea" (bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, incorporates fingerstyle funk, slap, and punk styles)
Jack Bruce (vocalist in Cream, pioneered a melodic, contrapunctual approach)
Alain Caron (bassist in Uzeb, 6 string, fretless)
Jack Casady (free-form jazz-rock in Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tunatrue progenitor of "jam-bands"
Kim Clarke (bassist in Defunkt, seamless switching between fingerstyle funk and slap)
Stanley Clarke (seminal work in Jazz fusion in 1970's)
Les Claypool (of Primus, slap bass in hard rock, inspired by Geddy Lee and Larry Graham)
Rick James (renowned funk bassist)
Bootsy Collins (pioneering funk bassist)
John Entwistle (innovator of hard rock w/ The Who, lead bass lines, 8 string bass guitar)
Larry Graham (originator of 'slap bass' technique)
Steve Lawson (exploiting looping technology for solo bass performances)
Geddy Lee (inspired a generation of rock musicians with time changes and progressive bass playing as a member of Rush)
Phil Lesh (classical influences on rock; improvisation)
Michael Manring (innovative work with multiple alternate tunings)
Paul McCartney (melodic lines)
John Myung (of Dream Theater, famous for incredible speed and virtuosity, pioneer of bass tapping technique)
Marcus Miller (work with jazz giants like Miles Davis and solo work)
Pino Palladino (fretless playing)
Jaco Pastorius (pioneer of fretless bass, fingerstyle funk, harmonics)
James Jamerson (speed, accuracy, and relative complexity of his Motown work was widely influential)
Tom Petersson (12 string bass guitar)
Cliff Burton (late Metallica bassist, who along with Steve Harris and others pioneered complex bass lines in metal music)
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist and songwriter, lead bass lines and a very pronounced bass presence overall)
Peter Hook (bassist and songwriter in Joy Division, New Order, Revenge and Monaco. Introduced melodic baritone-guitar-like bass lines in Post Punk and Wave music. Famous for playing his knee deep hanging bass on high notes with a "detuned" sound, caused by a chorus and overdrive effect),
Chris Squire (innovator of progressive rock w/ Yes, speed-picking melodic style on trademark Rickenbacker 4001)
Victor Wooten (especially his double thumbing technique)
http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/bass%20guitar
Michael Balzary a/k/a "Flea" (bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, incorporates fingerstyle funk, slap, and punk styles)
Jack Bruce (vocalist in Cream, pioneered a melodic, contrapunctual approach)
Alain Caron (bassist in Uzeb, 6 string, fretless)
Jack Casady (free-form jazz-rock in Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tunatrue progenitor of "jam-bands"
Kim Clarke (bassist in Defunkt, seamless switching between fingerstyle funk and slap)
Stanley Clarke (seminal work in Jazz fusion in 1970's)
Les Claypool (of Primus, slap bass in hard rock, inspired by Geddy Lee and Larry Graham)
Rick James (renowned funk bassist)
Bootsy Collins (pioneering funk bassist)
John Entwistle (innovator of hard rock w/ The Who, lead bass lines, 8 string bass guitar)
Larry Graham (originator of 'slap bass' technique)
Steve Lawson (exploiting looping technology for solo bass performances)
Geddy Lee (inspired a generation of rock musicians with time changes and progressive bass playing as a member of Rush)
Phil Lesh (classical influences on rock; improvisation)
Michael Manring (innovative work with multiple alternate tunings)
Paul McCartney (melodic lines)
John Myung (of Dream Theater, famous for incredible speed and virtuosity, pioneer of bass tapping technique)
Marcus Miller (work with jazz giants like Miles Davis and solo work)
Pino Palladino (fretless playing)
Jaco Pastorius (pioneer of fretless bass, fingerstyle funk, harmonics)
James Jamerson (speed, accuracy, and relative complexity of his Motown work was widely influential)
Tom Petersson (12 string bass guitar)
Cliff Burton (late Metallica bassist, who along with Steve Harris and others pioneered complex bass lines in metal music)
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden bassist and songwriter, lead bass lines and a very pronounced bass presence overall)
Peter Hook (bassist and songwriter in Joy Division, New Order, Revenge and Monaco. Introduced melodic baritone-guitar-like bass lines in Post Punk and Wave music. Famous for playing his knee deep hanging bass on high notes with a "detuned" sound, caused by a chorus and overdrive effect),
Chris Squire (innovator of progressive rock w/ Yes, speed-picking melodic style on trademark Rickenbacker 4001)
Victor Wooten (especially his double thumbing technique)
http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/bass%20guitar
