5 More Amazing Bass Players You Might Not Know – Part 2

We’re back and glad to pick back up on our list of  80s new wave and punk players that impress us at BassCentral.com. We’ve covered Tina Weymouth and Mick Karn, now check out these bass players:

• Paul Gardiner –Paul Gardiner supplied the low end for all of Numan’s Tubeway Army albums, as well as his first three solo albums. You can hear a great example of his driving lines on the epic song “Metal” from The Pleasure Principle.  Paul Gardiner died a drug-related death in 1984.
• David J – Have you ever put on a Bauhaus or a Love & Rockets album? Then you have heard the bass work of David J. He was influenced by a lot of dub and reggae  music, which is apparent when you hear his work on the Bauhaus album Mask.
• Andy Shernoff – We haven’t forgotten about the punks! As the bass player for the Dictators, Andy Shernoff rocked hard and stead on songs like “Two Tub Man” from Go Girl Crazy. He later ended up working with Joey Ramone on some of his last recorded works.

Don’t just sit there and think about these players! Check out their work today. Once you have finished having your mind blown by these players, you can check out the wide array of electric bass guitars, effects, amps, and more that we sell at BassCentral.com!