List of women bass guitarists

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[edit] A

• Elaine Adamedes (formerly of Throwing Muses)
• Gaye Advert (from The Adverts)
• Jennifer Arroyo (formerly of Kittie)
• Talena Atfield (formerly of Kittie)
• Melissa Auf der Maur (formerly of Hole and Smashing Pumpkins)
• Ayca Sarıgul ([[Aylin Aslim,Karakutu])

[edit] B

• Samantha Barbera (from Malbec) Website MySpace
• Laura Baca (from The Eyeliners)
• Beverly Breckenridge (from Fifth Column and Phono-Comb)

[edit] C

• Mabel Cajayon (from The Velvet Ash)
• Tanya Candler (formerly of Kittie)
• Liza Carbe (formerly of Vixen)
• Sheryl Crow frequently plays bass during her live performances
• Kim Chi (from The Distillers)
• Charlotte Cooper (from The Subways)
• Jill Cuniff (from Luscious Jackson)

[edit] D

• Elizabeth Davis (from 7 Year Bitch)
• Kim Deal (from Pixies and The Breeders)
• Candy del Mar (formerly of The Cramps)
• Fur Dixon (formerly of The Cramps)
• Trish Doan (from Kittie)
• Lorna Doom (from The Germs)
• Gail Ann Dorsey
• Stefanie Drootin (bass for The Good Life, also lead singer/guitarist for Consafos)
• Maggie Dunne (from Fuzzbox)

[edit] E

• Jill Emery from (Mazzy Star, Shadow Project, Superheroines and Hole)
• Gayle Erickson-DeMatoff (formerly of Vixen)

[edit] F

• Jennifer Finch (from L7)
• Maya Ford a.k.a. "Donna F" (from The Donnas)
• French (from Magneta Lane)

[edit] G

• Debbie Googe (from My Bloody Valentine)
• Kim Gordon (from Sonic Youth)
• Gail Greenwood (from Belly and L7)

[edit] H

• Juliana Hatfield
• Maureen Herman (from Babes in Toyland)
• Annie Holland (formerly of Elastica)
• Pat Holloway (formerly of Vixen)
• Mary Huff (from Southern Culture on the Skids)

[edit] I

• Poison Ivy (from The Cramps) better known for lead guitar

[edit] K

• Carol Kaye (One of the most recorded bass players in history)

[edit] L

• Leslie Langston (formerly of Throwing Muses)
• Paz Lenchantin (formerly of A Perfect Circle and Zwan)
• Michelle Leon (from Babes in Toyland)
• Jenny Lewis (from Rilo Kiley) sometimes plays bass during Rilo Kiley shows
• Lynn Louise Lowrey (from Vixen)

[edit] M

• Michelle Mae (from Weird War and formerly of The Make-Up)
• Leslie Mah (from Anti-Scrunti Faction)
• Pia Maiocco (formerly of Vixen)
• Natalie Maines (from the Dixie Chicks) periodically plays bass during their live shows
• Meegee (from Limblifter)
• Jean Millington (formerly of Fanny)
• Romi Mori (Gun Club, Freeheat)
• Patricia Morrison (The Sisters Of Mercy,Gun Club,The Damned)
• Robin Moulder (from TCR and Jack Off Jill)
• Veronique Mystique (from Lesbians On Ecstasy)

[edit] N

• Mona Nada (from Sammy Hagar's solo band)
• Johnette Napolitano (from Concrete Blonde)
• Me'shell Ndegeocello (Grammy-winning bassist and singer)

[edit] O

• Akiko Omo (from The 5 6 7 8s)

[edit] P

• Share Pedersen (formerly of the classic line-up Vixen, Havana 3 A.M. and the Dogs D'Amour)
• Maxine Petrucci (formerly of Vixen)
• Kristen Pfaff (from Hole)
• Patricia Pietrafiesa (from She Devils)
• Lani Purkis (from Elemeno P)

[edit] Q

• Suzi Quatro

[edit] R

• Michelle Rangel (from Go Betty Go)
• Rana Ross (formerly of Vixen)
• Ryta Barreto (from BT)

[edit] S

• Malka Spigel (from Githead & Minimal Compact
• Constance Smith (from Christian Death)
• Rhonda Smith (from NPG)
• Michael Steele (from The Bangles)

[edit] T

• Tamaki (from Mono)
• Amanda Tannen (from stellastarr*)
• Abby Travis

[edit] V

• Kathy Valentine (from The Go-Gos)

[edit] W

• Tina Weymouth (founding member of Talking Heads)
• Josephine Wiggs (formerly of The Breeders)
• Tracy Wormworth (The Waitresses, The B-52's, Sting)
• D'Arcy Wretzky (formerly of The Smashing Pumpkins)

[edit] Y

• Sean Yseult (formerly of White Zombie)

[edit] Z

• Annette Zilinskas (formerly of The Bangles)

[edit] External links

• BassGirls Web Magazine

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