Geddy Lee Named Hard Rock's Greatest Bassist

Lee beats Burton in new rock list

Published 4th Sep 2012

The Rush bassist has been named the greatest Metal And Hard Rock bassist by Gibson, beating Metallica's late four stringer Cliff Burton.

Others in the list include Lemmy, Jones and Entwistle.

Here's the top ten

1) Geddy Lee (Rush)

2) Cliff Burton (Metallica)

3) John Myung (Dream Theater)

4) Blasko (Ozzy Osbourne)

5) Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)

6) John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)

7) John Entwistle (The Who)

8) Lemmy (Motorhead)

9) Dave Ellefson (Megadeth)

10) Rob Trujillo (Metallica)

(Gibson)