No Treble’s 2025 Reader Favorite Bassists: Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler Reaches #3
There have been several bassists who took part in Black Sabbath’s “Back to the Beginning” concert on this list, but none as central as the man himself: Geezer Butler.
“Back to the Beginning” marked his final performance with the heavy metal progenitors. Readers also enjoyed learning about his thunderous Ashdown bass rig, with overviews from his bass tech, Terry Welty, and Ashdown’s Dan Gooday. No Treble also caught up with Welty to go deeper into Butler’s gear.
With Black Sabbath coming to its conclusion, it’s unclear what Butler’s next project will be, but we’re looking forward to what he does next.
Scroll on to see why Butler hit #3 on No Treble’s 2025 Reader Favorite Bassists list.
1. Black Sabbath’s Final Reunion Show to be “The Greatest Heavy Metal Show Ever”
2. Black Sabbath’s Final Concert, “Back to the Beginning,” to Stream Live July 5th
3. Inside Geezer Butler’s Thunderous Bass Rig at Black Sabbath’s “Back to the Beginning”
4. Geezer Butler’s Thunderous Bass Drives Black Sabbath’s Farewell “Back to the Beginning”
5. Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince of Darkness and the Bassists Who Backed Him
6. Terry Welty on Building Geezer Butler’s Wall of Bass and Saving Jeff Pilson’s Flying Fender
7. Ashdown Teams with Reverb to Sell Geezer Butler-Signed Amps, Unveil “Cab of Doom”
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
