Douglas Arthur Wimbish (born September 22, 1956) is an American bassist, primarily known for being a member of rock band Living Colour and funk/dub/hip hop collective Tackhead, and as a session musician with artists such as Sugarhill Gang,[1] Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, Depeche Mode, James Brown, Annie Lennox, Tarja Turunen, and Barrington Levy (as well as his studio work for the rap/hip hop label Sugarhill Records and the experimental dub label On-U Sound).

In 1979 he was hired together with guitarist Skip McDonald and drummer Keith LeBlanc to form the house rhythm section for Sugarhill Records.

Together with McDonald and LeBlanc, Wimbish headed to London in 1984 and started working with producer Adrian Sherwood and formed the group Tackhead.

In 2001 and 2002 Wimbish recorded and played with rapper Mos Def in a band called BlackJack Johnson, which also featured members of P-Funk and Bad Brains in the lineup.

[3] Solo albums With Michael Bolton With Naomi Campbell With Chris Catena With Depeche Mode With Will Downing With Sheena Easton With Bernard Fowler With Gary Go With Al Green With Nona Hendryx With Mick Jagger With Billy Idol With Annie Lennox With Madonna With Melba Moore With Nicole Renée With The Rolling Stones With Joe Satriani With Carly Simon With Brenda K. Starr With Candi Staton With Steven Van Zandt With Peter Wolf With Ronnie Wood