Hard to pick one. Marcus Miller comes to mind. Other than his outerworldly chops, his touch is so smooth and clean with no fret noise. I love that about his sound.
I gained a lot of respect for guys like Jimbo Wallace (Reverend Horton Heat) when I was learning rockabilly. Upright bass is a tough instrument to play, and some of those guys rock the crap out of them. Not to mention dancing with them, dancing on them, etc.
Victor Wooten is amazing, definitely a master of the instrument but his playing doesn't grab me the same way as JPJ. I see Dusty Hill has been mentioned a few times... can't say I get that one either .. he suits the band but honestly I'm sure that lots of players could fill that slot and nothing would change.
Started with Sir Paul McCartney, to John Paul Jones, to Rudy Sarzo, to Steve Harris, Cliff burton, Sting, ect ect.... there are so many great bass players out there...
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