What's the dumbest thing another bass player ever said to you?

[JoZac21]

The dummest (sic) guitarist quotes has been pretty popular, so I thought I might ask, what's the dumbest thing a fellow bass player ever said.

My cousin has said some brilliant things and has always been a good friend, an all around great (although bizarre) guy... but he's also said some dumb stuff as well. Here's one he said to me while we were checking out some basses at a shop when I was looking to buy a one:

Him: That's how you know a guitar player is playing a bass. (I play guitar as well)
Me: How?
Him: You pick it up and you tune it.
Me: Huh?
Him: I never tune my basses unless I'm performing... just bend the note until it sounds right.
Me: Okayyy...

Granted, I've heard more dumb things from guitarists, but bass players are not exceptions to saying silly things...

What have you heard?

[fokof]

Reply #91 of this thread is tops;
i hate sound guys

[polydeathsphere]

That's absolutely ridiculous. I think I'm actually glad that I have nothing to top that story haha

[JoZac21]

Originally Posted by fokof

Reply #91 of this thread is tops;
i hate sound guys

LMAO! Wow... now that's an angry bass player.

[totallyfrozen]

Originally Posted by JoZac21

What's the dumbest thing another bass player ever said to you?

Do you mean in person?
Cuz if you don't...TalkBass is FULL of examples!

Now I just hope no one uses anything I said as an example.

[JoZac21]

Originally Posted by totallyfrozen

Do you mean in person?
Cuz if you don't...TalkBass is FULL of examples!

Now I just hope no one uses anything I said as an example.

In person.

I don't want this to be a thread where we bash each other... of all the forums that I've participated in, even if only for a short while, TBers are by far, as a group, the coolest...

[Plantbrain]

'I'll give you 150$ for that bass"



Tom

[JoZac21]

Originally Posted by Plantbrain

'I'll give you 150$ for that bass"

Tom

See... now that's just funny!

[totallyfrozen]

Originally Posted by Plantbrain

'I'll give you 150$ for that bass"

...Tom

WINNER

[/thread]

As far as TB is concerned, this is honestly BY FAR the BEST online community I have EVER participated in! Bass players and just fun, cool, smart people. Anyone who doesn't realize that is as blind as a bat.

[fenderfunker]

Originally Posted by Plantbrain

'I'll give you 150$ for that bass"


Tom

That's the going rate just to look at an Alembic.

[JAGGL3S]

Me: I like to play with pick and fingers.
Him:WHAT????!!! why that ruins all the tone??

[JoZac21]

Originally Posted by totallyfrozen

As far as TB is concerned, this is honestly BY FAR the BEST online community I have EVER participated in! Bass players and just fun, cool, smart people. Anyone who doesn't realize that is as blind as a bat.

As an (at-least-aspiring) multi-instrumentalist I've been involved in forums for sax, guitar and drums before I started coming to TB... and I never stayed for more than maybe 3 days. Perhaps it's that I love playing bass more than any other instrument... or maybe it really is that bass players are cooler... not sure... but this is an awesome community...

That doesn't, however, mean we can't make fun of a few other stupid people who happen to play bass...

so come on people!

What's the dumbest thing another bass player ever said to you!?

[Commreman]

"How can you play with a gloss neck? Doesn't your thumb get stuck?" When another bassist said that to me at a gig, I thought that was pretty stupid. Of course, I was playing and he was watching, getting loaded, and striking out with any member of the female species that he got near!

[zehBOOM]

Originally Posted by JoZac21

Perhaps it's that I love playing bass more than any other instrument... or maybe it really is that bass players are cooler... not sure...

all of the above

[bass4worship]

Wanting to use my bass, he said my girlfriend has a bass like your.

[lousybassplayer]

Originally Posted by JAGGL3S

Me: I like to play with pick and fingers.
Him:WHAT????!!! why that ruins all the tone??

He is clearly correct. You should only be slappin and poppin. Have the experts that hang around GC not taught you anything yet?

[FunkMetalBass]

"Can I borrow your bass?"

That one never gets old. Bring your own gear to your gig, yo.

Never really had any dumb comments from bassists, though. Maybe it's because most of them are fairly educated about musical instruments and have common sense.

[Randall]

Yup. Can I borrow your bass?.
Sure. Can I borrow your girlfriend?

[yesbassist]

Originally Posted by lousybassplayer

He is clearly correct. You should only be slappin and poppin. Have the experts that hang around GC not taught you anything yet?

Experts at GC??? LOL... oh dont get me started..

Between using instrament cables to hook up amps to not knowing simple lingo... I got so pissed off one day I asked the manager where the hell he finds these people...

[FunkMetalBass]

Originally Posted by yesbassist

Between using instrument cables to hook up amps to not knowing simple lingo... I got so pissed off one day I asked the manager where the hell he finds these people...

There really isn't anything wrong with using instrument cables to hook up an amp to a cab, especially if it's only for short demo purposes.

I still find it absurd that amp companies have not fully switched over to speakon cables.