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Loudwire published a list this week of the 66 greatest bass players of all time. The magazine had previously published lists of the 66 greatest guitarists and the 66 greatest drummers .

Check it out:

  1. Gene Simmons (Kiss)
  2. Tom Angelripper (Sodom)
  3. Mike Flores (Origin)
  4. Joey Vera (Armored Saint, Fates Warning)
  5. Troy Sanders (Mastodon)
  6. Leif Edling (Candlemass)
  7. Joe Bouchard (Blue Oyster Cult)
  8. Jimmy Bain (Rainbow, Dio)
  9. GC Green (Godflesh)
  10. Bob Daisley (Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne)
  11. DD Verni (Overkill)
  12. Derek Boyer (Suffocation)
  13. Eddie Jackson (Queensryche)
  14. Sean Malone (Cynic)
  15. Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam)
  16. Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me)
  17. Glenn Hughes
  18. Dan Lilker (Nuclear Assault, Brutal Truth)
  19. dug Pinnick (King's X)
  20. Krist Novoselic (Nirvana)
  21. Michael Anthony (Van Halen)
  22. Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue)
  23. Paul Gray (Slipknot)
  24. Cronos (Venom)
  25. Tom Araya (Slayer)
  26. Martin Mendez (Opeth)
  27. Cliff Williams (AC/DC)
  28. Markus Grosskopf (Helloween)
  29. Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses)
  30. Shane Embury (Napalm Death)
  31. Greg Christian (Testament)
  32. Shavo Odadjian (System of a Down)
  33. Frank Bello (Anthrax)
  34. Liam Wilson (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
  35. Fieldy (Korn)
  36. Roger Glover (Deep Purple)
  37. Philip Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
  38. Joe Lester (Intronaut)
  39. Joey Demaio (Manowar)
  40. Tony Levin (King Crimson, Liquid Tension Experiment)
  41. Roger Patterson (Atheist)
  42. Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction)
  43. Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)
  44. Dee Dee Ramone (Ramones)
  45. Peter Steele (Type O Negative)
  46. Jason Newsted (Metallica)
  47. Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine)
  48. Rex Brown (Pantera)
  49. Chris Squire (Yes)
  50. Jack Bruce (Cream)
  51. Steve DiGiorgio
  52. John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
  53. Justin Chancellor (Tool)
  54. Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)
  55. Robert Trujillo (Metallica)
  56. David Ellefson (Megadeth)
  57. Les Claypool (Primus)
  58. Lemmy (Motorhead)
  59. John Myung (Dream Theater)
  60. Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
  61. Billy Sheehan
  62. John Entwistle (The Who)
  63. Cliff Burton (Metallica)
  64. Geddy Lee (Rush)
  65. Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
  66. Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
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