Any females here?

Bassistutje · #1 08-06-2006, 05:38 AM

Hey everyone

I just wanted to know if there are more females here,who also play bass guitar. I do know one, but that also feels a bit lonely...

-X- Female_bassist

PS Sorry if my English is not perfect, I'm Dutch

trog · #2 08-06-2006, 05:49 AM

I only know one female bassist - and I turned her on.

To bass.

... Oh, the wit

Bassistutje · #3 08-06-2006, 05:54 AM

That's what I mean... I feel lonely

WarriorJoe7 · #4 08-06-2006, 05:55 AM

Hi candy... I mean Janneke... flea is one of my idols too.

welcome, Joe

Bassistutje · #5 08-06-2006, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarriorJoe7

Hi candy... I mean Janneke... flea is one of my idols too.

welcome, Joe

Ok, Janneke is my idol... I only can wish I was her...

Fat Man · #6 08-06-2006, 06:05 AM

i know one..

she aint to shabby

trog, your avatar is class!

Sagaris · #7 08-06-2006, 06:24 AM

I recently found out there was one in the year below me (Year 10) and my other Bassist friend, and me, used her Bass without asking her in music lesson once, but she didn't seem to my mind.

I'd never met a female Bassist before.

Baryonyx · #8 08-06-2006, 04:58 PM

Why yes, I know a female bassist. She doesn't use TB though. She's a nice girl and a good friend of mine! She's a great bassist too, plays more on the "groove" side of things but can handle a melody when she wants to! She's quite Warwick mad, and is about to buy a Thumb BO 4 string, and like me, Loves Trace Elliot amps!

Bassistutje · #9 08-07-2006, 05:12 AM

Ok, good to hear that!

Synplicity · #10 08-07-2006, 07:54 AM

the only female bassist i know is the one im teaching.
im teaching her from scratch so its quite hard but shes getting there

She doesnt use TB yet, but next lesson im showing her the wonder which is Talk Bass.

jerry · #11 08-07-2006, 09:19 AM

There are a lot of happening female bassist.
click here http://www.bassgirls.com/bassgirls_enter1.htm

tlwaps · #12 08-07-2006, 09:24 AM

The only female bassist I knew gave up playing so she could become a "raver." She sold all of her equipment and completely quit talking to everybody to be with her new "friends" that supply her with ecstacy all the time.

dave64o · #13 08-07-2006, 10:04 AM

Welcome to the deep end!

I only know two females bassists.

One I went to high school with. I thought we were friendly back then but when I saw her at our 20th class reunion a few years ago she acted like she didn't know me. I never got to find out if she still plays but after that I didn't really care at that point, either.

The other is my friend's 16 year old daughter. She's been messing around with it for a year or two now but apparently is just getting more serious about it now. The last time he and I got to gether for a practice session he said she would have loved to tried out my new head and cabinets since all she has is a little practice amp. I was fine letting her try it so I asked her if she wanted to plug in while we took a break, or if she wanted to try playing bass with us I'd be happy to play drums or guitar. She got real shy and more or less passed on the offers, though she finally did plug in for a few minutes when I told her it was the last chance before we tear down. I even showed her "Sunshine of your Love", which is one of the songs we were playing that day. I thought she sounded fine, but even though my skills shouldn't intimidate anybody I can still understand a teenage girl being nervous around her dad's friends.

ravenelle · #14 08-08-2006, 02:15 AM

wendy from singapore band 'Zhen' plays AMAZING bass.

http://www.myspace.com/zhen <---their myspace web.

tzadik · #15 08-08-2006, 05:23 PM

Check out www.bassgirls.com

Daywalker · #16 08-08-2006, 05:31 PM

My buddy's wife, they live right upstairs so they never complain when I play...

The Dave · #17 08-09-2006, 07:23 AM

I know a girl guitar player who plays a little bass. She's very beautiful, very cool and a good player. She's the total package! I don't think I could have married another player though. I'd always be afraid she might be better than me.

Gotta love male insecurity!!!

Import · #18 08-09-2006, 09:14 AM

Are there really that few female bassists around???

I know.... 4! Two that i turned to playing bass from other instruments, and another 2 that have met along the way!!!

The more female bassists the better i reckon! i dont think bass should be seen as a "Manly" instrument, but i think comparitive to piano and even guitar, sadly it does,

Thats why it is good to see girl bass players!

Import · #19 08-09-2006, 09:15 AM

did that make sense?

txbasschik · #20 08-09-2006, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Import

did that make sense?

Yeah.

I know/have seen a good number of female bassists, but they are still outnumbered by the guys. But it does seem that there are more female bassists than female guitarists.

A nice little aside...

I took my daughter to McD's yesterday, 'cause she begged and it was too hot to argue. She got a Happy Meal. In it was a Polly Pocket doll. This Polly is a musician. She came with all these little stickers to use on her little display stand. Her instrument?

The bass!

My girl exclaimed, "MOMMY!!! LOOK!!! She's got a bass!!!"

Me: "Honey, are you sure? How many strings?"

Her: "Four! Polly's a bassist, just like you, Mom!"

Cherie