Since we've got a 'Greatest Guitarists' thread I think it only proper if we salute the bassists of our time.
I was going to do a poll but I'm sure that there are so many opinions then it wouldn't be fair to just limit it to my first thoughts.
I'm going to pick a few for now...
James Jamerson - Mototown Funk Brothers, just amazing.
Flea - Personal Hero and technical brilliance.
Steve Harris - Iron Maiden, the triplet master.
John Entwistle - The Who, fastest casual player.
Cheers