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02-16-2007, 04:07 AM
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02-16-2007, 07:53 AM
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02-16-2007, 07:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand | | | is that a new bass?
after going on 9 months playing at least once usually twice a week with this guy. (the same bass the whole time.)
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02-16-2007, 09:20 AM
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02-16-2007, 02:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta GA | | | "Wow man, you play really fast"
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02-16-2007, 09:46 PM
| | | | Most of our songs are built around my basslines, so I never get crap from the band. I move around the stage more than anyone else, so I dont get crap from that. I am teaching my girlfriend how to play, and she loves my fingers (if you know what I mean). My family is very musically informed and talented, (my uncle taught me a lot of stuff when I was young) so they understand what the bass is all about. I also play the guitar in about 3 songs in a set, and I do all of the guitar solos, so the audience never gives me crap. The onlything that kind of annoys me is when you go to GC or Samash their bass guitar and amp selection are 1/4 of the guitar or drum stuff, but they are trying to make room for what sells, the overpriced p.o.s. guitars and overpriced guitar amps. |
02-18-2007, 01:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO | | | "i play bass guitar"
"oh, you're a guitarist?"
"eh, not exactly. i'm a bassist."
"so what is a bass guitar?"
*sigh* |
02-18-2007, 04:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sweden | | Quote:
Originally Posted by nun lover  "i play bass guitar"
"oh, you're a guitarist?"
"eh, not exactly. i'm a bassist."
"so what is a bass guitar?"
*sigh* | +1!  |
02-18-2007, 05:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX | | | ug, the other day.. "so is that a lead, or a rythem g***ar?"
"actually its a bass"
"oh, I couldn't tell by the sound.."
also got the "you play fast" comment too... oh well, if they dig it then they dig it.(the music) |
02-19-2007, 09:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland | | | From a cousin of mine who was visiting my house. My acoustic guitar was sitting in its stand beside my five string acoustic bass, which looked enormous beside the guitar.
Cousin: (pointing at the bass) Is that a custom guitar?
Me: No. I guess it's not that common, but it's just an acoustic bass.
Cousin: It has to be a custom. It's only got five strings, and is much bigger than your other guitar (pointing at my "normal" guitar)
Me: Well, that's because THAT'S a bass
Cousin. (looking confused) oh.
Apparently, I've heard, he thinks to this day that a "bass" is a brand of guitar manufacturer that produces unusually large bodied guitars. |
02-19-2007, 10:23 AM
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These are my hall of famers, if I haven't posted most all of these already:
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{encounter with 37 (just over 30) year old "progressive metal" guitarist who was chain smoking, chain drinking, and looked like he was 70}
Guitarist [sees my five string bass]: Good, yer got the low B there!
Me: No, I use a high C string.
Guitarist: What? It's a six string?
Me: No, 5
Guitarist: Well, yer supposed to string it with a low B so I can downtune!
Me [already getting pissed]: No, it'll work. Other bands have done it successfully. By the way, I play a fretless bass.
Guitarist: What? Yer play a fretless? Why yer play a fretless? Ya gotta be good to play a fretless!
Me: No, I can play it.
Guitarist: Well, anyway, dis is what we play with my groop, and this here is in E flat!
[Guitarist plays Alice 'n Chains's "Man in a Box", then Slipknot's stapled-shut song]
Me: Um, you play any progressive metal?
Guitarist: Way back in the 80's, we [another guy and himself] was right up 'dere with Queensryche in pergressive metal, then these guys [said grunge and mallcore bands] came along and wure reelly pergressive!
Me: So, um, you play any Dream Theater?
Guitarist: Man, I'd play me sum Dream Theater, but how 'de Hell ya remember all 'dem notes?
Me: I guess I just can somehow. Any Spiral Architect or anything like that?
Guitarist: Weel, 'dere was Queensryche, 'den dere were 'deese guys, but I guess now 'deyve gone even more pergressive based on what yer saying.
Me: You know what, I don't want to waste any more of your time, but I don't think this is going to work out.
Guitarist: Yer know, there's the whole generational difference thing. Maybe I'm just from another geneeration!
Me: [too confused now to say anything meaningful]
...and folks, that was the last time I ever met a musician in person from an online classifieds site. Maybe I'll try again in the future, but not as of this time.
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Quotes from worship band I play in.
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Keyboardist: I didn't know the bassist was here today. [...after competing with me in a "bass line" volume war]
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Leader: Great bass playing today! [...after I was turned down in the mix and the keyboardist was playing the basslines, on a later date]
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Leader: Great bass playing today!
Me: What bass? [...as I hold up my 7-string guitar]
Leader: I mean, bass sound out of your guitar.
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Me [we're playing at another church and had to bring our own amps]: Too bad there isn't an extra extension chord, then I could power my DI and get a better sound out of my amp.
Guitarist: Well, it's just bass, so...
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Old experience from some RHCP-esque band:
Lead guitarist [to rhythm guitarist]: Dude, what are you going to play in the first verse?
[RG plays lick]
LG: Dude, that was so awesome! Here, I'm going to play this...
[LG plays lick]
RG: Dude, that's going to work so awesome there!
LG, to me: Okay, now you hand me your bass, now you're going to play this here...
...first time I should have left the band.
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LG, to me: Turn your amp down man!
[I turn my amp from barely on to zero volume]
LG: Cool, that sounds better.
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These are just some of my experiences, but all one can do sometimes is simply take it like a professional, and when it comes time to drop the axe on them, just smile, say "Have a nice day!", and leave. |
02-19-2007, 01:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wolverhampton, UK | | | Cute girl at the pub.
Her - "Bassist are always the cute ones in the band"
Me - "Aww thanks"
Her - "Your the exception"
She had nothing between her ears anyway. The type who sounds dumb enough to be drunk when they aren't ¬_¬ |
02-19-2007, 06:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Voorhees, NJ | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Timmayx Cute girl at the pub.
Her - "Bassist are always the cute ones in the band"
Me - "Aww thanks"
Her - "Your the exception"
She had nothing between her ears anyway. The type who sounds dumb enough to be drunk when they aren't ¬_¬ | oh man. owned. that's harsh. |
02-19-2007, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Timmayx Cute girl at the pub.
Her - "Bassist are always the cute ones in the band"
Me - "Aww thanks"
Her - "Your the exception"
She had nothing between her ears anyway. The type who sounds dumb enough to be drunk when they aren't ¬_¬ | YEOWCH |
02-20-2007, 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Timmayx Cute girl at the pub.
Her - "Bassist are always the cute ones in the band"
Me - "Aww thanks"
Her - "Your the exception"
She had nothing between her ears anyway. The type who sounds dumb enough to be drunk when they aren't ¬_¬ |
Owwwwwww, that's rough man  |
02-20-2007, 03:26 AM
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02-20-2007, 07:45 AM
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02-20-2007, 12:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wolverhampton, UK | | | I'm just glad the girl I like only said
"isn't the bass there just to support the guitar?"
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02-20-2007, 01:51 PM
| | | | being female and quite little i do get the
'ha! you can't play that, it's far too big for you!!'
type comments. And the usual 'ha bass, u can't hack guitar then' from my friends who play guitar. but thankfully it's mostly just taking the micky.
Timmayx, tough stuff. but look on the bright side, at least u don't have a bunch of creepy old guys hovering around patronising you 'aww that was really good, luv.' telling you about bands you'll ''never have heard of'' that'll ''change your life''. seriously, who hasn't heard of Nirvana for ****s sake.
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02-20-2007, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by nudge being female and quite little i do get the
Timmayx, tough stuff. but look on the bright side, at least u don't have a bunch of creepy old guys hovering around patronising you 'aww that was really good, luv.' telling you about bands you'll ''never have heard of'' that'll ''change your life''. seriously, who hasn't heard of Nirvana for ****s sake. | Nirvawhat?
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