Top 10 Bassists of the 90s - #3 Robert DeLeo

[richardgriffin]

Underrated master. Not so much chops but melodic counter melodies reminiscent of Paul McCartney or Geddy Lee. Plus maybe the coolest looking players ever.

[JayOchs]

Rob's the reason i started playing bass and began my musical path back in 2000...heard sour girl when it came out and was like, wow, that bass! my all time favorite bassist!

[ryanbaker]

Seen them live last week. He is still killing it.

[hemihead]

Love his work style totally awsome musician

[allrequiredfields]

Not only is he number #1 - there hasn't been a better bass player in pop/rock/indie since him. In fact, he's probably the best bass player since the early-80s.

[totalrobot]

Met him in 1997 in Encinitas Ca. He was the nicest dude - he talked with me for a few minutes about new music it was great.

[BRNREK]

Tremendous musician/artist in every sense of the word. His chops and feel on the bass is second to none but what he does melodically for the song just elevates things to a whole new level. Robert DeLeo is amazing (and so is Dean)

[suzannebrindley]

Literally just finished watching the Rick Beato interview

[TheWhiskeyAdvisor]

Saw them few weeks ago. Dude is in the groove. Absolutely just lays it down

[edizzle]

Robert Deleo is my idol. He's so versatile and dominant in his style. I had the pleasure of meeting him and the rest of the band recently and they were class acts, especially Rob

[pauljenkins]

I agree with this. Robert is just a great musician altogether and he always had a 1950's vibe about him. He is just a cool guy

[galaxydrifter]

Knew how to play within the track better than most

[TimBitten]

Chris Joannou of Silverchair deserves this spot. He’s incredibly slept on!! Their final album was weak, but every album prior to that was a masterpiece.

[Tangent_Frank]

Not only does he kill it on bass, i specifically think his work on Vatican Giftshop outlines his abilties best, but his skills as a songwriter are above and beyond expectation in a rock band

[ryanmauck]

I've tried playing STP songs on bass. Not easy.

[SdotLloyd]

Not wanting to argue but to my liking/listening Matt Freeman is special better that 5 in the list special!!!!

[timmspencer]

Naw, he’s number 1. He is an incredible bassist and song writer. A true master and severely underrated

[RossIsWatching]

This guy is def top 3. I don’t know who I’d say is better. Maybe Les claypool but that’s an entirely different animal of playing

[michaelsmyth]

Caught them on 4, opening for RHCP. STP owned the place.

[Proganaut]

I think he himself is or was the core of STP