To be serious though, I was in a relationship because “hmm a bass player in a leather jacket”.
That’s bassism.
Which is worse, bassism or drumism?
As a bassist of 30+ years…… I feel seen.
Usually we’re not seen. This is your moment, brother.
Without bass there is no rhythm or soul the music sounds flat
Preaching to the choir, my guy
Wouldn’t people want partners with demonstrable senses of rhythm?
Not according to my maracas…
CBAT starts playing in the background…
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I love that. I’m going to say that at practice this weekend.
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F Rumbles are great. That’s a great example why lol
Now you just have to use the threat of turning it up to end discussions
Look, everyone knows that the bass player carries the band>!'s gear!<
Jokes on you, I’m colourblind
Then how did you know this was a joke at all?
It’s about bass players.
we make the asses shake. it is our role in society
Amen
Paul McCartney
Flea
Sting
Ok, but is that upright bass single?
William Murderface
/s
Never heard of them. Do they stream or something?
Don’t forget Lemmy (Kilmister)
I should buy a bass
Same. Very, very heavily hinted at a used bass guitar for Christmas this year. Put a harmonica on the list as a joke as I was being nagged to put more stuff on the list.
Now I own a harmonica.
That’s your mistake, you should have included accessories for the guitar so they’d feel guilted into buying it for you.
Or you just get a bunch of accessories and nothing to use then with.
I own my part in this, though I know if I added the amp, cables, maybe a pedal, and some guitar picks, I would have ended up with a nice collection of guitar picks.
Because my wife and kid are assholes who think they are hilarious, which I have encouraged because I am too.
Do it. And put effort into it. It’s a great investment.
You can get a cheap $80 bass on Amazon. They actually last a long time, i still play mine, and it keeps your tuning forever.
Grab one of those and play for a year. It’s the perfect starter bass.
( I love mine. The guitar shop in my area always asks why i keep using it. By itself it’s got too much “trumpet” sounding, but with a reverb or other pedal i love it)
I mean id probably go all out and get something in the $750 range ish. I’m a musician and I play many instruments, just haven’t gotten to bass yet.
is it possible to change tunings on a bass from say E to Eb without needing to take it into a shop? I say this because it is possible on guitar but I’m not sure if the giant bass string tension will make this process different and more difficult.
Yeah. I tune to Eb when I feel like playing some guns n roses with no issues. I think I like guitar and bass equally. Bass is definitely more fun though.
what kind of bass do you recommend? I mostly play prog rock, rock fusion and metal/power metal
Honestly, whatever looks and feels the best for you. I would, generally, stick to mid range basses. Something that can be properly set up to play comfortably. Your tone will mostly come from your amp/cab so don’t worry about pickups too much.
Oh yeah in your case go for what you want.
You can tune to e flat, sure. The bass is just the four bottom strings of a guitar, with a bigger gauge. EADG is the normal tuning
Or get a 5 string for those super low notes.
Being able to play funk music is a benefit.
Thanks Stilgar, that was funky.
Suddenly I’m visualizing a Dune version of Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes, playing funk, and presented in the visual style of the recent Denis Villeneuve films.
The Duncan Idaho version be something like “He’s a very useful clone. The kind you keep around foreva”
He’s a very kinky ghola…
Lol perfect
Yes, Nikki Sixx, notoriously poor, and girlfriendless bassist.
Hey you know, those fingers are working those thick cords and getting a work out. So you know…those fingers can be pretty useful for other things if you know what I mean.
Don’t forget the quarter-inch callouses. Megusta.
Lile galloping, and shadow puppets, and that table top football game with a folded piece of paper, and
Just gotta show what those fingers can do
fish fondler
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Someone send this to Davie504
(Don’t actually, he’s probably seen it all.)
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