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I'll start off with:

1) Jack Bruce

2) Charles Mingus

3) Jaco Patorious

4) Percy Jones

5) Chris Squire

6) Stanley Clarke

7) Colin Hodgkinson

8) Jonas Hellborg

9) Janick Top

10) Tony Levin

hmm.. I don't really have a TOP 10, but I'll list 10 I like:
-Steve Harris
-Cliff Williams (listen to quot;shoot to thrillquot;..then we'll talk)
-Duff McKagen (spl?)
-James Jameson (or Jamerson?..motown guy)
-Tommy Shannon
-Cliff Burton
-Matt from Rancid
-Bob Daisley
-Martin Mendez
-John Paul Jones

Thats good for now

I don't have 10, but this is my top 3

1) Mike Dean of Corroision of Conformity

2) Cliff Burton of Metallica

3) Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath

Here are 11 bassists I admire, in no particular order:

1) Geddy Lee - Rush

2) John Paul Jones - Led Zeppelin

3) Steve Harris - Iron Maiden

4) Andy West - Dixie Dregs

5) Jeff Berlin - Holdsworth, Bruford, etc.

6) Victor Wooten - Flecktones

7) Stuart Hamm - Solo, Satriani, etc.

8) Billy Sheehan - Talas, DLR, Mr. Big

9) Jaco Pastorius - Solo, Weather Report

10) Paul McCartney - Wings, Beatles

11) James Jamerson - Motown session bassist/quot;Funk Brothersquot;

No order:

Geddy Lee
Victor Wooten
Michael Lepond (Symphony X)
Billy Sheehan
Tony Levin
Chris SquireJonesy (my #1), Geddy, Harris, Burton.

Heres ten bassists I admire...even though I'm a guitarist lol.

1) Jack Bruce

2) John Entwistle

3) John Paul Jones

4) Paul McCartney

5) Jaco Pastorius

6) Sting

7) Carl Radle

8) Mike Dirnt

9) ...*Coming soon once I think of one*

10) ...*Coming soon once I think of one*

In no particular order, here's 4:

Mike Watt
Geddy Lee
Steve Harris
Les Claypool

Les Claypool.

Hes the only one that ever caught my attention to bass.

john myung from dream theater.

and the guy from racer x (paul gilbert's 1st band).