John Myung has been quietly pushing forward the barriers of progressive bass playing for decades with his band Dream Theater, firing off fusillades of notes in perfect unison and counterpoint with his equally dexterous bandmates, and leaving the rest of us open-mouthed in awe in doing so.
Possibly the most technically gifted bassist in the world today, with the arguable exception of Mr Wooten, Dream Theater's founding member specialises in high-speed playing of terrifying complexity, resulting in a barrage of melodic, metallic harmony that has redefined heavy music since the '90s.
