List of bass guitarists

The following is a list of notable electric bass guitar players.

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick.

Since the 1950s, the electric bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music.

Bass guitarists provide the low-pitched basslines and bass runs in many different styles of music ranging from rock and metal to blues and jazz.

Bassists also use the bass guitar as a soloing instrument in jazz, fusion, Latin, funk, and in some rock styles.