This is a list of notable female bass guitarists .
Stephanie Ashworth
Butterfly Boucher, 2009
Nicole Fiorentino, 2007
Joan Jett (from Joan Jett & the Blackhearts; normally plays rhythm guitar, but played bass for The Runaways in 1977)
Marjolein Kooijman, 2010
Sara Lee, 2007
Aimee Mann, 2005
Wanda Ortiz, 2008
Britta Phillips, 2007
Suzi Quatro, 2007
Shingai Shoniwa, 2007
Esperanza Spalding alternates between double bass and bass guitar in her performances.
Jeanne Sagan (from The Acacia Strain , All That Remains )
Anna Sentina
Kim Shattuck (formerly of The Pandoras , filled in as touring bassist for Pixies , later singer/guitarist for The Muffs )
Shingai Shoniwa (from Noisettes )
Melanie Sisneros (from Crescent Shield, Whole Lotta Rosies, Hangar 18, Mz Led formerly of The Iron Maidens , Sinergy , New Eden)
Grace Slick (formerly of Jefferson Starship , Starship , Jefferson Airplane , The Great Society ); primarily a singer, but sometimes played bass for The Great Society
Debbie Smith (from Echobelly )
Esperanza Spalding
Donita Sparks (from Donita Sparks and the Stellar Moments and L7 )
Malka Spigel (from Githead and Minimal Compact )
Micki Steele (from The Bangles , formerly of The Runaways )
Eliot Sumner
Sunmi (primarily a singer but previously played for the Wonder Girls )
Iracema Trevisan, 2007
Tina Weymouth, 1978
Sean Yseult, 2010