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bass pet peeves
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Gear Snobs, people who look at your gear and immediately start denigrating you for your choices, Fender snobs get me steamed the most with that attitude that Fender is the ONLY bass that has any right to exist. GRRRRR SSSNNNNAAARRRRLLLLLLLL!!! CRUSH KILL DESTROY!! :scowl:
"It's all in the fingers, man" - No, it's not. This is only true if you're Steve Harris (how the HELL does he sound like that on a P-Bass with flats?). Okay, sure, he apparently has two custom made amps he's used for years that help out, but still. Damn.
Guitarists that don't know theory, but try to play it off like they don't need it:
A friend and I ran into this dude outside our apartment building the other night, we were talking about learning some lick or other by ear, and all of a sudden, out of nowhere comes a third voice - "Yeah, man! That's the only way TO play!"
Come to find out, this man plays guitar for "oh, longer than you been alive", was certain that Joe Satriani was a well kept secret, and " can play whatever fits the tune, man, what scale, the... PEDORIAN (I'm not kidding) scale... I just listen to a tune and by the time they come around to the second... bar... I've got it memorized, man. I just run up the G string 'til I find the note, then I know what key I'm in"
There was a good bit more, but 'Pedorian' really stuck with us.
Guitarists that don't know theory, but try to play it off like they don't need it:
A friend and I ran into this dude outside our apartment building the other night, we were talking about learning some lick or other by ear, and all of a sudden, out of nowhere comes a third voice - "Yeah, man! That's the only way TO play!"
Come to find out, this man plays guitar for "oh, longer than you been alive", was certain that Joe Satriani was a well kept secret, and " can play whatever fits the tune, man, what scale, the... PEDORIAN (I'm not kidding) scale... I just listen to a tune and by the time they come around to the second... bar... I've got it memorized, man. I just run up the G string 'til I find the note, then I know what key I'm in"
There was a good bit more, but 'Pedorian' really stuck with us.
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I even went to the trouble of searching for Alex Comer. No joy.
Shame I missed it.
I even went to the trouble of searching for Alex Comer. No joy.
Shame I missed it.
Bassists who spell bass "B-A-S-E." 
And this keyboardist I know, he's been playing for 8 years and the best he can do is the rocky theme tune, and a variety of Christmas songs.
And heres a convo I had with him on msn:
Him: no one can even hear the bass being played!!!!
Me: You obviously have no idea what you're talking about.
Him: yes i do. no one cares about the bass!!!
Me: Would you ever just shut up.
Him: i wil when u agree tat a bass isn't a proper instrument!!!!!!!
And this keyboardist I know, he's been playing for 8 years and the best he can do is the rocky theme tune, and a variety of Christmas songs.
And heres a convo I had with him on msn:Him: no one can even hear the bass being played!!!!
Me: You obviously have no idea what you're talking about.
Him: yes i do. no one cares about the bass!!!
Me: Would you ever just shut up.
Him: i wil when u agree tat a bass isn't a proper instrument!!!!!!!
Just make a deal with him:Bassists who spell bass "B-A-S-E."
And this keyboardist I know, he's been playing for 8 years and the best he can do is the rocky theme tune, and a variety of Christmas songs.
Him: no one can even hear the bass being played!!!!
Me: You obviously have no idea what you're talking about.
Him: yes i do. no one cares about the bass!!!
Me: Would you ever just shut up.
Him: i wil when u agree tat a bass isn't a proper instrument!!!!!!!
Tell him if he agrees to never play with his left hand and never play anything below middle C again, then play 10 shows solo like that, then you'll agree with him.
He also has this thing, where if he misses a beat, it takes him a minimum of 2 bars to get back into whatever he was playing, and usually he's a beat behind AT LEAST when he comes back in
He makes me very sad.
Bass players that are actually guitar players and only play bass because their band couldn't find a real bass player.
eek the dreaded sound of "seinfeld bass".... it's everything i hate about bass guitar.... If anyone asked me to play that I'd probably threaten to bash them over the head with my bass and say that the only way that sound will ever come from my instrument is if I'm dead first....
What's really funny about this is the Seinfeld Theme was played on a Keyboard! http://www.talkbass.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-10024.html
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When guitards don't understand the importance of bass. They think locking with the drum is beyond easy, when they can't even keep beat. They think they are waaaay more important to a band than we are... so ignorant.:scowl:
They think they are waaaay more important to a band than we are... so ignorant.:scowl:a while back my bands original drummer had to leave the band, and our lead guitarist decides he's gonna take over on drums. He's ok, i mean he can carry a decent beat, but not much more than that...no groove, no rhythm at all. He will readily admit that he has no rhythm, yet he is determined that he will be the drummer for the band, evidently not caring that he just doesnt have the skill necessary w/ how big we're getting. Everytime i ask "when are we gonna get us a drummer?" he replies "I'm the drummer, now man!" I love this band, but i really dunno if i wanna keep playin with a lackluster drummer...it's so hard to get into a song when ur drummer/ leadsinger can ONLY play a straight 4/4 beat while singing, no matter what the song calls for...he also pretty much refuses to learn the actual drum parts to songs, and has no sense of learning by listening AT ALL...i need a real drummer...soon 
Bass players that are actually guitar players and only play bass because their band couldn't find a real bass player.
There does seem to be a lack of us out here..
but i hate that to
BTW CALGARY Pride haha...
My god. I just got into an arguement with one of my guitar friends the other day about this. It was basically the same conversation... I eventually gave up and let him dwell in his ignorance. He was trying to tell me that theory clouded his musical judgement (which isn't much, lemme tell you). :sigh:
Another one I got when I was in one of my past bands for the time I was there (from our worst guitar player..)
"You'd make an AWESOME lead guitarist being able to move your hands like that! Why don't you play lead guitar!?!"
To this, I replied with no comment... just an insulted look on my face. lol
Oh man,
Guitarists that think knowing no theory will make them better,
That stuff is like if Satan curled a loaf in a sack, wrapped it in grey matter and called it logic.
I guess I am lucky, I actually met a good guitar player who knows theory. Granted, we are both jazzers, but it sure was nice to play with someone who knows theory and can shred some really hip stuff.
However, the guitard in this funk band I used to play trumpet in, oh man. We would be learning a new cover, and everyone else would be like... yeah, it is this chord (mainly the sax player and I, more him, incredible ear). He would try and play it... no no, flat 3, or no, it is a tritone.., no move over one fret on the next sring.. tehre we go
However, the guitard in this funk band I used to play trumpet in, oh man. We would be learning a new cover, and everyone else would be like... yeah, it is this chord (mainly the sax player and I, more him, incredible ear). He would try and play it... no no, flat 3, or no, it is a tritone.., no move over one fret on the next sring.. tehre we go
