Dies ist eine Liste bekannter E-Bassisten in alphabetischer Sortierung.
- Bob Babbitt † (Funk Brothers)
- Ralph Bach (J.B.O.)
- Decebal Badila (SWR Big Band)
- Steve Bailey
- Victor Bailey † (u. a. Weather Report, The Zawinul Syndicate)
- Jimmy Bain † (Dio, Rainbow)
- Lindsey Ann Ballato-Way / „Lyn-Z“ (Mindless Self Indulgence)
- Pierluigi Balducci (* 1971) (Tavernanova)
- Peter Baltes (Accept)
- Michael Balzary aka „Flea“ (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- Aston Barrett † (Bob-Marley)
- Colin Bass (u. a. Camel)
- Daniel Bätge (Clueso)
- Sean Beasly (Dying Fetus)
- Andreas „Becks“ Becker (Jupiter Jones)
- Jens Becker (Running Wild, Grave Digger)
- Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo)
- Pol Belardi
- Andy Bell (Oasis)
- Frank Bello (Anthrax)
- Jay Bentley (Bad Religion)
- Jeff Berlin (u. a. Bill Bruford)
- Alex Bernard (u. a. Malavoi, Mario Canonge)
- Guy Berryman (Coldplay)
- Marc Bertaux (Daniel Goyone, Trilok Gurtu)
- Martina Berther (True, Sophie Hunger)
- Eric Bischoff (Heaven Shall Burn)
- Vickie Blue (The Runaways)
- Tim Bogert † (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogert & Appice)
- Richard Bona (Joe Zawinul, Richard Bona-Band)
- Randy Bradbury (Pennywise)
- Nico Brandenburg
- Melvin Brannon (Dan Reed Network, Stevie Salas, Edgar-Winter-Band)
- Eik Breit (Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung)
- Rex Brown (Pantera)
- Jack Bruce † (Cream u. a.)
- Martin Brugger (Fazer)
- Bunny Brunel (u. a. CAB, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock)
- Francis Buchholz (Scorpions)
- Tony Bunn (Michał Urbaniak, Sun Ra, Gabrielle Goodman)
- Jean-Jacques Burnel (The Stranglers)
- Cliff Burton † (Metallica)
- Philippe Bussonnet (Magma)
- Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
- Kevin Butler (Thy Art Is Murder)
- Tery Butler (Six Feet Under, Death, Massacre)
- Tony Butler (Big Country)
- Ivan Habernal (Marta Kubišová, Jason Schneider)
- Eugen Hahn (Modern Soul Band, Klaus Lenz)
- Stuart Hamm (Steve Vai, Joe Satriani)
- Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (Jethro Tull)
- Steve Hanley (The Fall, The Lovers)
- Bob Hardy (Franz Ferdinand)
- Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
- Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets)
- Evil Jared Hasselhoff (Bloodhound Gang)
- Hellmut Hattler (Kraan, Tab Two, Hattler)
- Michel Hatzigeorgiou (Aka Moon)
- Jukka Haavisto (Bossapoika, Beat, Bass & Bone)
- Heath (X Japan)
- Mikael Hedlund (Hypocrisy)
- Lorenz Heigenhuber (The Moonband)
- Eero Heinonen (The Rasmus)
- Richard Hell (Television, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers)
- Jonas Hellborg (u. a. Mahavishnu Orchestra)
- Andreas „Dedi“ Herde (Juli)
- Louise van den Heuvel (Dishwasher, The Gallands, Sonic Hug, Melting Pot)
- Marco Hietala (Nightwish)
- Dusty Hill † (ZZ Top)
- Maximilian Hirning (Jazzrausch Bigband, LBT)
- Colin Hodgkinson (u. a. Back Door, Whitesnake, Ten Years After)
- Kurt Holzkämper
- Calum Hood (5 Seconds of Summer)
- Peter Hook (ehemals Joy Division und New Order)
- Hugh Hopper † (Soft Machine)
- Mark Hoppus (blink-182)
- Munir Hossn (The Zawinul Syndicate, Iyexá)
- Jepharee Howard (The Used)
- Litschie Hrdlička (Departure, Oktagon)
- Benjamin Hüllenkremer (u. a. Interzone)
- Glenn Hughes (u. a. Deep Purple)
- Thomas Hödtke (u. a. Matthias Reim,Jürgen Drews, Live Entertainment Award)
- Hans Maahn (Hoelderlin, Gianna Nannini u. v. a.)
- Graham Maby (Joe Jackson)
- Al MacDowell (Ornette Coleman)
- Edward Maclean (Denyo, Ron Spielman, Dendemann, Söhne Mannheims)
- Ralf Mähnhöfer (Cem Karaca, Anatology, Angela Brown, De Schlapphööt, Compania Bataclan u. v. a.)
- Musa Manzini
- Alex Malheiros (Azymuth)
- Robbee Mariano (Söhne Mannheims)
- Brian Marshall (Creed, Alter Bridge)
- Ryan Martinie aka „Ryknow“ (Mudvayne)
- Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols)
- Charly Maucher (u. a. Jane, Harlis)
- John Maurer (Social Distortion)
- Nathen Maxwell (Flogging Molly)
- Spencer Mbadu (McCoy, Hotep Idris Galeta, Abdullah Ibrahim, 46664)
- Étienne M’Bappé
- Francis Mbappe (Manu Dibango)
- Laurie McAllister (The Runaways)
- Gerry McAvoy (Rory Gallagher)
- Paul McCartney (u. a. The Beatles)
- Jason „Cone“ McCaslin (Sum 41)
- Eric McCredie † (Middle of the Road)
- Danny McCulloch † (Eric Burdon and the Animals)
- Hugh McDonald (u. a. Bon Jovi, Cher)
- Duff McKagan (u. a. Guns N’ Roses)
- Gordon McPherson (I Declare War)
- Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters)
- Zack Merrick (All Time Low)
- Dave Meros (Spock’s Beard, Eric Burdon)
- Andreas „Andi“ Meurer (Die Toten Hosen)
- Bernhard Meyer (MELT-Trio, MSV Brecht)
- Marc Mezgolits (Phraim, Sarah Chaksad)
- Fat Mike (NOFX)
- Marcus Miller (u. a. Miles Davis, David Sanborn, Al Jarreau)
- Mike Mills (R.E.M.)
- Moeh (The Inchtabokatables, Motomatic, Potentia Animi)
- Frédéric Monino
- Jan Müller (Tocotronic)
- Max Mucha (SBB)
- Ivan Munguia (Brain Drill)
- John Myung (Dream Theater)
- Mikko Heinrik Julius Paananen (HIM)
- Pino Palladino (u. a. Paul Young, The Who)
- Felix Pastorius (Cindy Blackman, Yellowjackets)
- Jaco Pastorius † (u. a. Paul Bley, Weather Report)
- John Patitucci (u. a. B. B. King, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter)
- Matt Pegg (Procol Harum)
- Florian Penner (u. a. Reaktor)
- Alain Pérez (u. a. Celia Cruz)
- Dieter Petereit (u. a. Passport)
- Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick)
- Kristen Pfaff † (Hole)
- Dudley Phillips (Ryder)
- Jeff Pilson (Dokken, Dio)
- Doug Pinnick (King’s X)
- Michael Pipoquinha
- P-Nut (Aaron Charles Wills) (311)
- Lee Pomeroy (Take That)
- Mike Porcaro † (Toto)
- Dougie Poynter (McFly)
- Manfred Praeker † (Nina Hagen Band, Spliff)
- Guy Pratt (Pink Floyd, The Transit Kings)
- Jaime Preciado (Pierce the Veil)
- Pino Presti (Astor Piazzolla, Gerry Mulligan, Shirley Bassey, Wilson Pickett)
- Rocco Prestia † (Tower of Power)
- Steve Priest † (The Sweet)
- Joe Principe (Rise Against)
- Ashley Purdy (Black Veil Brides)
- Stefan Rademacher (Axel Fischbacher, Billy Cobham)
- Rollo Radford (Siegel-Schwall Band, Sun Ra)
- Max Rafferty (The Kooks)
- Chuck Rainey (u. a. Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin)
- Twiggy Ramirez (Jeordie White) (Marilyn Manson, A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails)
- C. J. Ramone (Ramones)
- Dee Dee Ramone (Ramones)
- Sven „Eddie“ Räther (Slime)
- Philipp Rauenbusch (Reamonn)
- Dexter Redding (The Reddings)
- Noel Redding † (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
- Scott Reeder (Kyuss, Unida)
- Keanu Reeves (Dogstar, Becky)
- Jonas Reingold (The Flower Kings)
- Reita (The Gazette)
- Tom Relleen (The Oscillation, Tomaga)
- Stefan Rey (Radius)
- Hans-Jürgen „Jäcki“ Reznicek (u. a. Silly, Pankow)
- Stuart Richardson (Lostprophets)
- Matthias „Hiasl“ Richter (Schandmaul, Weto)
- Oliver Riedel (Rammstein)
- Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit)
- Magnus Rosén (Hammerfall)
- Paolo Rossi (Fleshgod Apocalypse)
- Andy Rourke † (The Smiths)
- John Rostill † (The Shadows)
- Mike Rutherford (Genesis)
- Raul Ruutu (Sunrise Avenue)
- Florian Rynkowski (Luciel)
- Sahnie (Hans Runge) (Die Ärzte)
- Takashi „Saga“ Sakamoto (Alice Nine)
- Troy Sanders (Mastodon)
- Nikola Sarcevic (Millencolin)
- Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
- Fernando Saunders (u. a. Jan Hammer Group, Lou Reed)
- Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad)
- Hannes Schäfer (Fury in the Slaughterhouse)
- Carsten „Kiro“ Schäfer (Cinema Bizarre)
- Jerry Scheff (u. a. Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, The Doors)
- Stefan Scheib (Liquid Penguin Ensemble)
- Dirk Schlächter (Gamma Ray)
- Torsten Scholz (Beatsteaks)
- Jerry „Wyzard“ Seay (Mother’s Finest)
- Robbie Shakespeare † (Reggae, Sly & Robbie)
- Billy Sheehan (u. a. David Lee Roth, Mr. Big)
- Wolfgang Schmid (Jazz, Funk, Fusion; auch Komponist und Produzent)
- Leo Schmidthals (Selig, Heinz Rudolf Kunze)
- Timothy B. Schmit (Eagles)
- Kai Sichtermann (Ton Steine Scherben)
- Günther Sigl (Spider Murphy Gang)
- Gene Simmons (Kiss)
- Paul Simonon (The Clash)
- Ryan Sinn (Angels & Airwaves, The Distillers)
- Mat Sinner (Sinner, Primal Fear, Voodoo Circle)
- Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe)
- Leland Sklar (u. a. Billy Cobham, Phil Collins, The Section)
- Tim Skold (Marilyn Manson, MDFMK, KMFDM)
- Rhonda Smith (Prince)
- Paul Speckmann (u. a. Master, Abomination, Krabathor)
- Florian „Flo“ Speer (Revolverheld)
- Ferruccio Spinetti (Avion Travel)
- Chris Squire † (Yes)
- Rob Statham
- Michael Steele (The Bangles)
- Peter Steele † (Carnivore, Type O Negative)
- T. M. Stevens †, Heavy Metal Funk
- Thomas Stieger (Sarah Connor)
- Sting (u. a. The Police)
- Tommy Stinson (Guns N’ Roses)
- Mark Stoermer (The Killers)
- Johannes Stolle (Silbermond)
- Alec John Such † (Bon Jovi)
- Steve Swallow, (Carla Bley, Gary Burton)
- Lloyd Swanton (The Necks, The Catholics)
- Matthew Wachter (Angels & Airwaves)
- Chris Wagner (Oceano)
- Jon Walker (Panic at the Disco)
- Reggie Washington (Ronald Shannon Jackson, Steve Coleman)
- Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
- Mike Watt (Minutemen, Firehose)
- Mikey Way (My Chemical Romance)
- Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)
- Dallon Weekes (Panic! at the Disco, The Brobecks)
- Stephan Weidner (Böhse Onkelz, Der W)
- Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy)
- Wess (Wesley Johnson) †
- John Wetton † (u. a. King Crimson, Wishbone Ash)
- Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads)
- Jeordie White (Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle)
- Mark White (Spin Doctors)
- Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- Tal Wilkenfeld (u. a. Jeff Beck, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock)
- Ryan „Bart“ Williams (The Black Dahlia Murder)
- Cliff Williams (AC/DC)
- Gary Willis (Tribal Tech)
- Mark Wilson (Jet)
- Doug Wimbish (Sugarhill Gang, Living Colour)
- Nicky Wire (Manic Street Preachers)
- Jah Wobble (Public Image Ltd.)
- Tom Wolk † ( Hall & Oates)
- Chris Wolstenholme (Muse)
- Victor Wooten (u. a. Béla Fleck and the Flecktones)
- D’arcy Wretzky (Smashing Pumpkins)
- Rob Wright (No Means No)
- Lisa-Rebecca Wulff (Goetz Steeger)
- Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones)