Spanning all genres and generations, narrowing down the 25 best bass players of all time is never easy. We gave it a go.

There's only one Basketball Hall of Famer on this list (so far), and Mourning takes the top spot as the greatest player to ever come through the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions. Zo was a beast ...

Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth — “Youth Against Fascism” Kim Gordon has put out some great bass lines that help build the scaffolding for Sonic Youth’s best songs. “Youth Against Fascism ...