Stuff you hate to hear another Bassist Say

[Slaine01]

If he has come to your gig - ask him why HE isn't working tonight?

[dreadheadbass]

random bassist: "nice bass licks dude who's your influence?"
me: "geddy lee, steve harris and billy sheehan"
random bassist: "whos freddy sheehan?"
true story

"dude get some EMG's in than n it will sound AWESOME!"
er... cant you see the seymour sign on the pickups? if i'd wanted emgs i woud of bought them instead duhhhh!!!!

"your wrong everyone knows fender make the best basses"
whatever floats your boat mate i'm not keen its called "my opinion"

"can i use your head mine is in the car n it weighs a ton"
big deal so does mine i still had to lug it up the stairs on my own!!

"you mind if our bassist uses your stand?"
er yes i do thats where MY bass is

"dude can play faster than you check this out"
big deal my trouser snake is bigger than yours and i could steal your girlfriend without breaking a sweat get over yourself

[Elrend]

True story:
Other bassist: Great playing, but why didn't you slap more?
Me: Dude, we played Giant Steps...

[Senator]

"He slaps all the time, so he must be better than you."


Guy1: "Can I play your bass?"
Me: "Sure... "
Guy1: *slaps small parts of songs by Chilli Peppers*

Guy2: "Can I see your bass real quick?"
Me: "Sure... "
Guy2: *plays a metal riff repeatedly*

[Elrend]

Originally Posted by peaveyuser

Jeese some bassists on this forum get so worked up on Jaco like he was Jesus or something.

Psh, Jaco is waaaaaay better than Jesus...

[RadioMasterDude]

"Check this bassist out, he plays awesome learn from him" *shows the "are you gonna be my girl" song to me*.

"You know, why don't you play guitar?*

"Dude, you haven't heard this song? You're not a bassist" It was fade to black from Metallica. You can't even hear the bass!

Me: *plays Jaco song*
Other guy: "Play something that's not boring"

[anthowl]

Originally Posted by Lalabadie

- Nice playing, do you have the tab to that song?
- No, I don't really use tabs. I can write you a chords chart on the go if you want.
- Dude I play bass I don't play chords.
(I look at my drummer and we both walk away, slowly, backwards, facing him with frightened looks :P)

my god, +1!

slightly off general topic, but relates to this quote.
i did submit 'bass tabs' to ultimate-guitar.com, do the song 'all is full of love' by bjork and i specified they were bass tabs, but i wrote it out as a chord chart (there is no guitar in the song..) and the reviewers posted it as 'guitar chords'..

[HashbrownCOBM]

Some of the ship that comes out of peoples mouths I would smacked the taste out of them. Who says that? I've never had anyone be that rude before.

[wheelyjoe]

I was doing a gig in school with my band, and we're relatively good, for a school band, and I'd brought my gear in because the school stuff is shocking!

I brought in a Roland DB 500 160watt amp, not enormous but easily big enough for a school hall.

I had it in the music room, and I was sat on it jamming with myself, and one of the english teachers comes in, and his band are playing, it's all staff.


He's brought his gear in, and we've all sound checked with mine (there were other student bands) and the mics and stuff, and he goes "we're using my amp" I was like "but we've all used mine.." etc


He asks how powerful it is I say 160w


He says "What?! I **** more power than that!"

I was like WHAT! You're a teacher how are you so RUDE!


Bastard


He's got good gear so he assumes his good, half the studnets are better than him, he just has more money than them, being an adult....

[lancimouspitt]

Next time a guitar player i'm new to jamming with ask to pick up my bass.

Then proceeds to play the intro to "Money".

[Ramstien]

Originally Posted by RadioMasterDude

Me: *plays Jaco song*
Other guy: "Play something that's not boring"

He's right, Jaco is boring.

[aikakone]

Originally Posted by lancimouspitt

Next time a guitar player i'm new to jamming with ask to pick up my bass.

Then proceeds to play the intro to "Money".

Not in disagreement that it's annoying, but this example isn't another bassist doing it... just someone with bass in hand. Besides, that song falls into the one riff a lot of people know, or think they know... such as "Smoke on the Water" or the Hallelujah Chorus in classical music.

[lowendgenerator]

Originally Posted by NWF Bassist

"if you want I can help you get a better sound out of that"

dick

Hey wait, didn't I say that to you? Not my fault your tone sucks!

[lowendgenerator]

Originally Posted by Metal Matt

"There's no need for (volume to be that loud, cabs and amps to be that big, etc...)"

This is usually said when somebody posts something that isn't a 5 pound amp and tiny single speaker cab. It's like some people can't believe that anyone can prefer old, large heavy gear over all this new lightweight stuff. Anyways, I decide what's needed. The sound and volume fit my band and my tastes and that's all that matters. More power to you for enjoying your lightweight amps and cabs, but I'll stick with my mountain...

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...894149897e.jpg


"Instead of tuning to drop C on your 4 string, just go buy a 5 and play in standard" (bonus points if they suggest in some way that drop tunings = a less skilled musician)



I want to dropkick babies in their soft heads when I see this.

For certain styles of music, the "go buy a 5 and play in standard" approach won't work. Drop tunings make things easier, reaches that would be completely impractical, and things like that. I don't know if it makes me a less skilled musician or anything, but it helps out in a band setting to just tune to the guitars. Can't see anything wrong with making things easier for everyone. *shrugs*

I tune to drop B on my four strings and all I need to say as far as tone, is that a 135 tuned to B sounds nothing like a 110.

It's pretty rediculous anyways to say.."hey, instead of paying for new, larger strings, just go spend several hundred more on a bass".


"OMG DO YOU LIKE PETE WENTZ?"

"OMG DO YOU LIKE..."

*this is where I swiftly remove the offenders head with a gnarly uppercut.*


I don't know, that's all that came to mind right now. I don't really get into much bass talk outside of TB. ha


Anyways, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! HAIL SATAN... uhhhmm... I mean...SANTA!

Wow, is this a regional thing? I live in the 219, and I swear I heard all 3 of these in one week! Yes, I like my 4 string in drop C, yes, I need ALL of those speakers, and yes, I DO like Pete Wentz! (even if he does suck live)

[Bassman8416]

I like to play behind the beat and sometimes ahead of the beat!!!!
Geez.... Make up your mind!!!!!!

[Mike151]

"we don't need a bass player. All us guitar players just trade off"

[bassist4dalord]

One that always struck me as odd is when I tell fellow bass players that I play a 5-string. Their response is quite often "Wow you must be awesome!" I should take that as a compliment, but in all honesty I'm no better than others. I dunno, just always made me think.

[bhass]

"The E and the A string is all a bass player should need to do the job properly,If you want to play fancy stuff on the skinny strings then you should be playing lead guitar.I also have another standard bass that I have pulled the d and g strings off the guitar but it has no impact live like this beast."

Or maybe you can't build a bass properly?

[jsingles]

"i can play donna lee"

I am so happy for you...

[lancimouspitt]

Originally Posted by aikakone

Not in disagreement that it's annoying, but this example isn't another bassist doing it... just someone with bass in hand. Besides, that song falls into the one riff a lot of people know, or think they know... such as "Smoke on the Water" or the Hallelujah Chorus in classical music.

Yeah that's very true.
just a personal pet peeve.LOL