bass players

Hey everyone, I decided to name all my dogs after bass players. My last dog, Duff, sadly passed away recently. We will be getting a new dog in the near future and I am struggling to come up with bass player names that would fit a dog. I need suggestions for both male and female dogs. Any...

Yesterday, I had a busy day. I drove to NJ to meetup with a fellow TBer from NY. He was buying an upright bass from me. Really good player and heck a nice guy. After the deal was done, we just stood there talking bass and gigs and all things music. It was cool. As I headed home, I got a...

So as the tittle says share your unpopular/controversial opinions about bass players, playing bass, basses and bass gear. Here's mine: Cheap budget basses CAN be great instruments (bar the cheap hardware and electronics).

Are all bass players a bit jaded ? Or sad ? Or just lethargic towards society and life in general or is that just me ? I read a YouTube comment where someone said the bass is a sad instrument :roflmao::roflmao: Are they wrong ? What else would drive someone to be obsessed with such a gloomy...

Having just signed in, the first thing I see is an advertisement which started as above (pretty much). Hmm! ..."Then" what exactly? Sorry no; wrong question. "Seriously"?; taking your bass playing "seriously". What the *** is that supposed to mean?; other than being an advertising ploy which...

Does anyone else get highly offended when someone tells you how to play ? Its always People who dont play bass of course lol What if i said "Guitarist wanted, must be able to play with teeth" like Hendrix hahaha. Example- Reading an ad for "bassist wanted" and they have these demands of what...

Does anyone else watch a bass demo/review on YouTube and half way through you can tell like "This person is not a bassist" and because they arent, the review tells you nothing except the specs. Their lack of skill doesnt even let you get a good feel for what the bass sounds like. Tell me im not...

And im excited. Itll be pretty abstract. Definately playing some untraditional stuff. Itll be free. Kinda nervous about reactions ill get. Anyone else have a bass demo or an album out?

I mean it's all low, and nobody can hear it. People always telling you how much they love your "guitar" or your "cello." Boom-buh-doo-buh-doo-be-boom ... I mean, is that even music? * this is just a joke about all the "what's so special about [bass player]" I've seen lately.

Anyone want to work on a duet project? I record plus mix and master. Doesnt have to be a bass duet but i play the bass primarily so lmao you can play whatever you want tho lmk.

I'm having one hell of a time finding a sub for virtually any gig I have. I need to find some bass players to sub for me on cover gigs. Wide variety of material, wide variety of bands. If you are a professional in Atlanta or perhaps a young bassist trying to tap into the community, I may have...

I know that bass players like Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten are contemporary bass players that make their own solo albums. But can you give me some more Spotify tips of Bass players bringing out their own music? I'm more a pop/rock kind of person than jazz oriented.

Where are those Jack Casady Signature Bass players? Show us your goods, and get your number!

... What note is your house tuned to? As in, what note is that harmonic that walks all of your wife's delicate knick-knacks off the shelves, and shakes the dust off of the ceiling? Wondering if this is the same for all, or if buildings resonate at different notes? I am thinking construction...

We lost another giant in bass world, my good friend Max Bennett. Max was such an inspiration to me as the music and his relationship with the bass kept him young at heart and playing, even into his 90's. Please follow this link to allmusic.com to see Max Bennett's pages and pages of record...

Are you a beginner? Love the Bass and want too play professionally? I would like to tell you the story of how I got my son hooked on playing "live" and "recording." I am what you would call a "stage mother," even though I was also a Personal Manager in Hollywood for over 30 years. My son...

I was wondering what everyone's favorite bass solos are? A solo that you listened to over and over in amazement. (I know it's really hard to narrow it down!) I like Jaco's solo on "Havona." In terms of melody, composition, and feeling, I think it's amazing. It sings. I also remember hearing...

Since the beginning, Bassists have been controlling their own level and tone. Recently, some Sound Technicians do not want bass amplifiers on their stages. Performing live has become as a recording session. Anyone feel you have lost control of your sound ?

I started a thread yesterday, in regards to age, and when are you too old to play in band, wether it be a cover or original band..it's up to 11 pages so far, and there are tons of interesting opinions about this question! One thing I noticed, but I'm not super sure about..there doesn't seem to...

There are no famous bass players I don't get. I don't get why there are threads bashing Verdine White and Steve Harris, or any other famous bass player on a forum called Talk Bass. These players elevated bass guitar to make the general public aware of the instrument, and thus, deserve their...

Is it a new amp, a new cabinet technology, a Gibson bass that tunes itself (just kidding), strings, software, effects, accessories...whatever. Just don't name the product, tell us why its a game changer for bass players. I am kind of intrigued by the Bare faced Amps. I am always on the look...

Time to confess..I know we all do things that we shouldn’t do..but we do it anyway..Like putting round wounds on a P Bass instead of flats..or accepting free drinks from Bill Cosby.. There’s a thread for everything else..though I’d see what other bad habits are out there. I’ll start...I put...

Hi, I'm a 55 yold italian bass newbie and I've fallen in love with the great Bass instrument after many years around keyboards.... Bass is now my daily instrument and I just succeded in playing my first ABBA original Rutger Gunnarsson transcription... ABBA bass lines are what have pushed me in...

One bass that I played and was very impressed with was the Ibanez attack. This bass has that vintage weight and styling, and the sound is a mix of Music man and Precision. The string tension was good and it allowed me to be creative with out the hold back that alot of new basses seem to do, I...

I found Leroy Vinnegar and if you love a good jazz player, then enjoy this...

I submit this video as evidence

Hey Fellow Bass Player Community, listen up... re Positive Grid products, through my own unfortunate experiences with the Thousand Dollar rack unit, (thank God I didnt buy the amp unit, and the software, if you have problem with your software, or if your hardware product self destructs in 2...

Any beer leaguers out there? I see a couple of threads discussing NHL but thought it would be interesting to hear from the guys who suit it up and bleed for their entertainment. I started playing beer league at 38 yrs young after enrolling my very young son in a local rec league. After a few...

It seems fair to ask this question as so many bass players trust sources of learning without ever wondering if what they are being taught actually improves one's playing. I have a few questions that I am curious about. 1. Schools sometime cost over $20,000 a semester, a very high figure to pay...

Does anyone else ever grow weary of people saying, "You play bass - you must love [insert bass player or band with well-known bass player here]!" It happens with everyone whether they're musicians or not, but it seems to be the most common with fellow bass players! I usually have to awkwardly...

Was checking out vids of other bass players and was a little surprised at how many "notey" bass players there are that just don't hold a groove down. One guy in particular who is local to me who gets a lot more playing time in for a specific genre, plays A LOT of notes...but there just isn't...

1) How many bass players besides you can he/she name in 15 seconds. 2) Play a few "signature" bass lines and see if he/she can recognize them. My wife kills the first one, fails the second, which is rather disappointing.

I've been trying out different settings lately; I originally had them all dimed and I found the sound to be kind of boring after awhile. I'm just curious to see what you guys use.

Recently, I saw a video of a popular bass player discussing certain aspects of theory by stating that there are more than 12 keys. It’s not important who said this. Out of respect for him, if you know who I am discussing, please do not mention his name as I don’t wish to make my discussion...

At what point (if any) did you call it quits and became a bedroom player once again? I've been with my present band for almost seven years now. I had a birthday last week and I'm now 64. I enjoy playing with the guys in the band, but the load-in and load-out is getting tiring. Playing in small...

hey I'm a really nerdy guy so I've seen a few anime well I've noticed that almost all anime openings are like rock ish but the bass lines are amazing over there then I start researching like Japanese bass players and a lot of them are really good any other nerds notice this?

? They usually post releases a day early on FB but nothing so far

So I've seen bands with 2 drummers, percussion, 2+ guitars, and after watching so many talented bass players over lapping bass lines to create a groove to perform a solo should be a testament as how 2 basses could provide a larger dynamic to a musical composition. .. In all genres of music i believe

It’s been over a year since I did part I. And after part 2, I had a hard time finding ideas and inspiration for part 3.. but hey, whatdoyaknow! Here it is! :)