List of women bass guitarists
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[edit] A
- Elaine Adamedes (formerly of Throwing Muses)
- Gaye Advert (from The Adverts)
- Debra Armstrong (formerly of Phantom Blue)
- Jennifer Arroyo (formerly of Kittie)
- Johanna Asplund (from Sahara Hotnights)
- Talena Atfield (formerly of Kittie)
- Melissa Auf der Maur (formerly of Hole and Smashing Pumpkins)
[edit] B
- Laura Baca (from The Eyeliners)
- Laura Ballance (from Superchunk)
- Samantha Barbera (from Malbec) Website MySpace
- Jo Bench (from Bolt Thrower)
- Gina Birch (from The Raincoats)
- Vickie Blue (formerly of The Runaways)
- Beverly Breckenridge (from Fifth Column and Phono-Comb)
- Paula Jean Brown (formerly of Giant Sand)
- Shannon Burns (from The Forecast)
[edit] C
- Tanya Candler (formerly of Kittie)
- Liza Carbe (formerly of Vixen)
- Kim Chi (from The Distillers)
- Kim Coletta (from Jawbox)
- Charlotte Cooper (from The Subways)
- Sheryl Crow frequently plays bass during her live performances
- 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
- Niki Eliot (from Huggy Bear)
- Jill Emery ( from Mazzy Star, Shadow Project, Superheroines and Hole)
- Gayle Erickson-DeMatoff (formerly of Vixen)
- Ellie Erickson (from Erase Errata)
[edit] F
- Jennifer Finch (from L7)
- Maya Ford a.k.a. "Donna F" (from The Donnas)
- Rayna Foss-Rose (formerly of Coal Chamber)
- Jackie Fox (formerly of The Runaways)
- French (from Magneta Lane)
[edit] G
- Debbie Googe (from My Bloody Valentine)
- Kim Gordon (from Sonic Youth)
- Gail Greenwood (from Belly and formerly of L7)
- Suzy Gutsy (formerly of The Slits)
[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
- Shinobu Kawai (from Super Junky Monkey)
- Carol Kaye (One of the most recorded bass players in history)
- Kim Rin (formerly of Lolita No. 18)
- Kirilola (of eX-Girl)
[edit] L
- Leslie Langston (formerly of Throwing Muses)
- Sara Lee (from Gang of Four, The B-52s and Robert Fripp's League of Gentlemen)
- Paz Lenchantin (formerly of A Perfect Circle and Zwan)
- Michelle Leon (from Babes in Toyland)
- Jenny Lewis (for Rilo Kiley)
- Lyn-Z (from Mindless Self Indulgence)
- Lynn Louise Lowrey (from Vixen)
[edit] M
- Michelle Mae (from Weird War and formerly of The Make-Up)
- Leslie Mah (from Tribe 8 and formerly of Anti-Scrunti Faction)
- Pia Maiocco (formerly of Vixen)
- Natalie Maines (from the Dixie Chicks) periodically plays bass during their live shows
- Satomi Matsuzaki (from Deerhoof)
- Laurie McAllister (formerly of The Runaways)
- Meegee (from Limblifter)
- Jean Millington (formerly of Fanny)
- Nikki Monninger (from the Silversun Pickups)
- 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)
- Michie Nakatani (formerly of Shonen Knife)
- Johnette Napolitano (from Concrete Blonde)
- Me'shell Ndegeocello (Grammy-winning bassist and singer)
- Kim Nielsen (formerly of Phantom Blue)
[edit] O
- Akiko Omo (from the 5 6 7 8s)
- Mabel Orogo (from The Velvet Ash)
[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)
- Nadja Peulen (from Coal Chamber)
- Kristen Pfaff (from Hole)
- Patricia Pietrafiesa (from She Devils)
- Tessa Pollitt (from The Slits)
- Lani Purkis (from Elemeno P)
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- Michelle Rangel (from Go Betty Go)
- Kira Roessler (From Dos and formerly of Black Flag)
- Rana Ross (formerly of Vixen)
- Ryta Barreto (from BT)
[edit] S
- Ayca Sarıgul (for Aylin Aslim and Karakutu)
- Sydney Silver, a.k.a. Squid (from the Lunachicks)
- Suo Yujie (from Cobra)
- Constance Smith (from Christian Death)
- Rhonda Smith (from NPG)
- Malka Spigel (from Githead and Minimal Compact
- Micki Steele (from The Bangles)
[edit] T
- Tae (from Gito Gito Hustler)
- Takochi (from Lolita No. 18)
- Tamaki (from Mono)
- Janis Tanaka (from L7)
- Amanda Tannen (from stellastarr*)
- Abby Travis
- Amy Tung (from HDR)
[edit] V
- Kathy Valentine (from The Go-Gos)
- Vanessa Y.T. (formerly of Mindless Self Indulgence)
- Cíntia Ventania (from Scatha)
[edit] W
- Tina Weymouth (founding member of Talking Heads)
- Rachel Wiggin (from The Shaggs)
- Josephine Wiggs (formerly of The Breeders)
- Kathi Wilcox (from Bikini Kill)
- Tracy Wormworth (The Waitresses, The B-52's, Sting)
- D'Arcy Wretzky (formerly of The Smashing Pumpkins)
[edit] Y
- Atsuko Yamano (from Shonen Knife)
- Yang Ying (formerly of Cobra)
- Sean Yseult (formerly of White Zombie)
[edit] Z
- Annette Zilinskas (formerly of The Runaways and The Bangles)
