He plays that song on a fretted 4 at times.
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I can't stand the super scooped clanking noise some bassists have.
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bass pet peeves
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He plays that song on a fretted 4 at times.
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I can't stand the super scooped clanking noise some bassists have.
My other peeve is when people see my fretless Shergold, Petra, and tell me "You can't play that, there's no metal bits on the neck!" or "That guitar isn't meant to be like that!"
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to the cocky guitard tapping bass video: does the kid realize he cant ply guitar either? then again everyone these days think they can play guitar.
i've heard the "can you play the Seinfield theme" and "can you play primus" lines way too much.
the line that gets me. "what difference does it make, they ll sound the same" gotten this from plenty of guitards at music stores as theyve watched me go through a 3-4 basses. Also after hearing that line ive decided to never bring my guitarist cab shopping with me ever again.
oh, and bass players piss me off too with gear snobbery "why dont you get a real bass" "you should get a sadowsky, i have one and its awesome" "pft, oh yeah i play 5(6) string" cmon ppl lemme be happy with my peavey.
the worst, and it happens all the time:"wow that sounded great, how much did it cost?" "oh that was a XXXX (then disapointment) or hmm i would buy a XXXX instead"
i've heard the "can you play the Seinfield theme" and "can you play primus" lines way too much.
the line that gets me. "what difference does it make, they ll sound the same" gotten this from plenty of guitards at music stores as theyve watched me go through a 3-4 basses. Also after hearing that line ive decided to never bring my guitarist cab shopping with me ever again.
oh, and bass players piss me off too with gear snobbery "why dont you get a real bass" "you should get a sadowsky, i have one and its awesome" "pft, oh yeah i play 5(6) string" cmon ppl lemme be happy with my peavey.
the worst, and it happens all the time:"wow that sounded great, how much did it cost?" "oh that was a XXXX (then disapointment) or hmm i would buy a XXXX instead"
We played a gig at a party once, my band made me supply the PA and bass amp for all the bands. During our first set one of my guitarists broke his A string, so he decides that for the second set he'll play bass and I can just watch. 
, I said "Excuse me? How about you watch because I'm the bassist and I didn't break a string without having any backups." So he gets all up in my face shoving me saying that he doesn't give a **** what I think, he's going to do it anyway. I said "Not with my gear you aren't" and I packed up the PA and bass amp right then and there. I quit the band at that moment, said goodbye to my band and friends saying I'm sick of the lifestyle. I haven't seen them since. The crust and drunk punk life is a bad one, that was my buddies 26th birthday, they are all about that age, all work as dishwashers or not at all, and have nothing to come home to other than a mattress. I said goodbye to that life less than a month ago and couldn't be happier for it. That was the last night I drank.
, I said "Excuse me? How about you watch because I'm the bassist and I didn't break a string without having any backups." So he gets all up in my face shoving me saying that he doesn't give a **** what I think, he's going to do it anyway. I said "Not with my gear you aren't" and I packed up the PA and bass amp right then and there. I quit the band at that moment, said goodbye to my band and friends saying I'm sick of the lifestyle. I haven't seen them since. The crust and drunk punk life is a bad one, that was my buddies 26th birthday, they are all about that age, all work as dishwashers or not at all, and have nothing to come home to other than a mattress. I said goodbye to that life less than a month ago and couldn't be happier for it. That was the last night I drank.
Oh also, the same guy said that a 20w bass amp is fine for any show. He said his Epiphone Embassy is way better than my G&L L2000's or EBMM Bongo, and that I'm an idiot for not letting my drummer use TREE BRANCHES AS DRUMSTICKS on my $2000 set of drums that are in pristine condition.
We played a gig at a party once, my band made me supply the PA and bass amp for all the bands. During our first set one of my guitarists broke his A string, so he decides that for the second set he'll play bass and I can just watch.
I wouldnt believe it but I know the kind.
Fair play mate
One of my biggest ones would definitely be Guitards actin like Bass isn't cool cos it doesnt usually have as many strings or is a lower end and isn't at the front of a stage.Also Guitards or normal gormless people who see my gig bag and go "ooh, you play guitar?", to which I reply, "No, I play Bass, which is a completely different thing now eff off."
Once someone had the cheek to say "*** is bass?" I nearly strangled them then and there...
People who think Bass is easier cos it usually has less strings. WRONG. It's the opposite IMO, cos its harder to get a really awesome sound out of it, but its worth it
Guitards who think they have the groove and can play bass. My ex-guitarist used to try and salp. It was awful. I was like, "Leave the slap-bass to the bassist, mate. Ok?" It turns out he kicked me out the next day for someone with a Ric 4001.
P-Basses. They piss me off so much. I hate them. They have no character for me. They're terrible to play as well, and all the worst bassists i know/can think of, play them.
E.G. local guy plays p-bass.
Mike Dirnt. P-bass.
Steve Harris. P-Bass.
Mark Hoppus. P-bass.
"it's a small room, you can plug your bass into the PA..."
AAAAAAARGH!!!!! PoW! PoW! PoW! PoW! PoW! PoW!
AAAAAAARGH!!!!! PoW! PoW! PoW! PoW! PoW! PoW!
Also Guitards or normal gormless people who see my gig bag and go "ooh, you play guitar?", to which I reply, "No, I play Bass, which is a completely different thing now eff off."
Once someone had the cheek to say "*** is bass?" I nearly strangled them then and there...
People who think Bass is easier cos it usually has less strings. WRONG. It's the opposite IMO, cos its harder to get a really awesome sound out of it, but its worth it
Guitards who think they have the groove and can play bass. My ex-guitarist used to try and salp. It was awful. I was like, "Leave the slap-bass to the bassist, mate. Ok?" It turns out he kicked me out the next day for someone with a Ric 4001.
P-Basses. They piss me off so much. I hate them. They have no character for me. They're terrible to play as well, and all the worst bassists i know/can think of, play them.
E.G. local guy plays p-bass.
Mike Dirnt. P-bass.
Steve Harris. P-Bass.
Mark Hoppus. P-bass.
Please do not tell me you said Steve Harris is one of the "worst bassists" you've heard of....
My pet peeve is defineatly the guitarist pretending to know how to slap, and slapping on his guitar saying you can slap guitars too.
For those who have a clue, they hear me play, realize I'm not half-bad and ask:
"Can you play any Primus?"
Me: "A little, but I'm more of a Rush fan"
Them: "Never heard of them."
Me: :scowl:
The above has happened at least 3 different times. How do you know who Primus is and not know who Rush is anyway? Its more of a personal thing I guess, but it keeps happening.
Lol I always get the "Who is Rush?" Or "I know them can you play YYZ" I love saying I'll play it for you if you can name me one other Rush song. I havn't played it for anyone yet accept for at a show with a band.
I'll just hit the string once with my thumb and they'll say "Oh Can you play Seinfeld?
uh yeah, jedi of the syrinx... about that stab at Harris fitting in some "worst bass player" category... you cant honestly be serious. Try playing Maiden's tunes at upped tempos for 2 hours like he does perfectly live, or even just Run to the Hills along with the record without breaking a sweat.
and mike dirnt? I for one can't stand the music he makes, but his tone is great.
Maybe you can't appreciate the use of high mids and regular mids, a statement I make based off of the selection of "worst bass players" made there, because they make the bass clearly cut through the mix and easily audible to human ears. Then using a p-bass adds some "balls" to this. As a contrasting example, Geddy Lee was always able to cut through the mix, but I never found anything quite ballsy about his sound. Whatever, to each his own I guess.
and mike dirnt? I for one can't stand the music he makes, but his tone is great.
Maybe you can't appreciate the use of high mids and regular mids, a statement I make based off of the selection of "worst bass players" made there, because they make the bass clearly cut through the mix and easily audible to human ears. Then using a p-bass adds some "balls" to this. As a contrasting example, Geddy Lee was always able to cut through the mix, but I never found anything quite ballsy about his sound. Whatever, to each his own I guess.
Dont call it a guitar. It is an electric bass. It is not a guitar, it never was a guitar, and it wont be a guitar in the future. You will address the bass as "bass" "electric bass" "Ibi" or "Ruth"
