| - Bass Player's Credo -
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THIS IS MY BASS.
THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT,
BUT THIS ONE IS MINE.
MY BASS IS MY BEST FRIEND,
IT IS MY LIFE.
I MUST MASTER IT
AS I MUST MASTER MY LIFE.
MY BASS, WITHOUT ME, IS USELESS.
WITHOUT MY BASS I AM USELESS.
I MUST FRET MY BASS EXACTLY.
I MUST PLAY MORE PRECISELY
THAN NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT IS
TRYING TO KILL ME.
I MUST MAKE MY NOTES RING TRUE.
BEFORE THEY REPLACE ME.
I WILL…
MY BASS AND MYSELF KNOW
THAT WHAT COUNTS IN THIS CONCERT HALL
IS NOT THE BAND WE CHOOSE,
THE SONGS WE MAKE, THE ARRANGMENT WE PLAY,
THE NUANCE OF TIME, THE DYNAMICS OF TONE,
NOR THE MAKE MODEL AND BRAND OF OUR EQUIPMENT.
WE KNOW THAT IT IS THE SUM OF THESE
IN PERFORMING THAT COUNTS.
WE WILL PERFORM…
MY BASS IS HUMAN, EVEN AS I,
BECAUSE IT IS MY LIFE.
THUS, I WILL LEARN IT AS A BROTHER.
I WILL LEARN ITS WEAKNESSES,
ITS STRENGTH, ITS PARTS,
ITS ACCESSORIES, ITS STRINGS,
ITS NOTES, AND ITS FRETBOARD.
I WILL EVER PROTECT IT
AGAINST THE RAVAGES OF DAMAGE
AS I WILL EVER GUARD MY ARMS,
MY HANDS, AND FINGERS AGAINST DAMAGE.
I WILL KEEP MY BASS
CLEAN AND READY
WE WILL BECOME
PART OF EACH OTHER
WE WILL…
BEFORE MOTHER EARTH I SWEAR THIS CREDO.
MY BASS AND MYSELF
ARE THE CRAFTSMEN OF GOOD MUSIC.
WE ARE THE MASTERS OF SOUND.
WE ARE THE FOUNDATION
OF THIS CREATIVE INDUSTRY.
SO BE IT, UNTIL
ALL THE NOTES ARE PLAYED
MY BASS IS READY
FOR THE NEXT SONG
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1977 Rickenbacker 4001, '00 MiA Fender Precision, 1998 Spector Euro 4-LX, Ampeg SVT-III
and lots of Synthesizers new and old
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