| Bassist Results/26 Voters |
| Vote In This Category |
| 1. |
Cliff Burton |
Metallica |
89 |
| 2. |
Steve Harris |
Iron Maiden |
83 |
| 3. |
Les Claypool |
Primus |
64 |
| 4. |
Geezer Butler |
Black Sabbath |
58 |
| 5. |
Tom Araya |
Slayer |
52 |
| 6. |
John Myung |
Dream Theater |
43 |
| 7. |
Jason Newstead |
Ex-Metallica |
38 |
| 8. |
John Paul Jones |
Led Zeppelin |
35 |
| 9. |
David Ellefson |
Megadeth |
33 |
| 10. |
Rex Brown |
Pantera |
31 |
| 11. |
Flea |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
29 |
| 12. |
Lemmy Kilmister |
Motorhead |
25 |
| 13. |
Alex Webster |
Cannibal Corpse |
24 |
| 14. |
Roger Glover |
Deep Purple |
22 |
| 15. |
Stu Hamm |
_ |
21 |
| 16. |
Geddy Lee |
Rush |
17 |
| 17. |
John Entwistle |
The Who |
17 |
| 18. |
Christian Olde Wholbers |
Fear Factory |
16 |
| 19. |
Frank Bello |
Anthrax |
15 |
| 20. |
Mitch Mitchell |
Jimmy Hendrix Experience |
15 |
| 21. |
Joe De Maio |
Manowar |
15 |
| 22. |
Billy Sheehan |
Mr. Big |
15 |
| 23. |
Nikki Sixx |
Motley Crue |
14 |
| 24. |
Markus Grosskopf |
Helloween |
12 |
| 25. |
Thalena |
Kittie |
11 |
| 26. |
Neil Murray |
Ex-Black Sabbath |
11 |
| 27. |
Steve Digiorgio |
Testament |
10 |
| 28. |
Lars K Norberg |
Spiral Architect |
10 |
| 29. |
Paul Grey |
Slipknot |
10 |
| 30. |
Jose Luis Campuzano |
Jose Luis Campuzano Sherpa |
10 |
| 31. |
Sean Malone |
Cynic |
9 |
| 32. |
Duff McKagan |
Guns N' Roses |
9 |
| 33. |
Sean Yselt |
White Zombie |
9 |
| 34. |
Fieldy |
Korn |
8 |
| 35. |
Roger Waters |
Pink Floyd |
8 |
| 36. |
Niko del Hierro |
Saratoga |
8 |
| 37. |
Paul McCartny |
The Beatles |
8 |
| 38. |
Justin Chancellor |
Tool |
7 |
| 39. |
Roger Peterson |
Atheist |
7 |
| 40. |
Trevol Bolder |
Uriah Heep |
6 |
| 41. |
Dan Liker |
S.O.D. |
6 |
| 42. |
John Deacon |
_ |
6 |
| 43. |
Adam Duce |
Machine Head |
5 |
| 44. |
Tom Hamilton |
Aerosmith |
5 |
| 45. |
Glenn Hughes |
Ex-Deep Purple |
5 |
| 46. |
D.D. Verni |
Overkill |
4 |
| 47. |
Rachel Bolan |
Skid Row |
4 |
| 48. |
Ian Hill |
Judas Priest |
4 |
| 49. |
David Vincent |
Morbid Angel |
4 |
| 50. |
Jose Luis Campuzano Sherpa |
Bar n Rojo |
4 |
| 51. |
Tony Choy |
Atheist |
4 |
| 52. |
Paulo Jr. |
Sepultura |
3 |
| 53. |
Rudy Sarzo |
Ozzy Osbourne |
3 |
| 54. |
John Middleton |
Savatage |
2 |
| 55. |
Peavy |
Rage |
2 |
| 56. |
Greg Christian |
Testament |
1 |
| 57. |
_ |
Gamma Ray |
1 |
| 58. |
Tony Franklin |
_ |
1 |