bassist or bass guitarist?

Well, wouldn't 'bassist' imply that you play (at least) upright as well?

Bass guitarist is more specific, if you only play bass guitar, then you're a bass guitarist.

 

I've been playing all my life (37 years so far), upright and electric. I quit the Symphony 20 yearsa ago, so does that make me now an "Electric" bassist?

It's the same thing when someone asks me "do you play anything else besides bass"?

Well, I've studied music years ago, and it's mandatory in Germany to study also piano. Besides this irrelevancy, I always respond in kind "no, I play bass".

 

Bass player?

 

Bass virtuoso?

 

If a pianist strokes the ivories, and a drummer beats the skins, then what does a bassist do?

 

Yeah, that's what I said(note the use of "at least" implying that there are more bass instruments)

 

How about "Master of the Low End"?

 

MJ- even though this isnt a direct music thing I am going to move it to MISC.

Off we go!!!

 

Neither...I 'spank the plank'. .

Oooh wait a minute!, the bass playing smilie is called 'bassist' so i've decided i'm one of those now.

To be honest it's never really bothered me, although i'd probably opt for bass player.

I doesn't really matter, as it's plain for all to see that we Low End Groove Meisters are far more cool than the rest of the rabble.

 

I generally say that I'm a Bass Guitarist, I just feel that bassist has more conatations to upright bass, which I have next to no experience on!

So Bass Guitarist for me (even though that smilie is called 'bassist' )

Andy

 

Actually, that smilie is called 'guitarist.gif' the vB code to use it is : bassist :

but the image itself is a guitarist!

 

you can call me Al....

 

Any minute now, someone is going to jump in and type: "Do a search , this topic has been covered before!!! ".

Now, that being said, I consider myself a "Barse-ist"!

 

Logically, Bassist or bass player for generalization.(for upright or electric) then if you wan't to specify further, do so. I guess. anyway, enough already.

 

^Yes. Either term is correct. Everyone get over yourselves.

 

Frankly I'm sick of this discussion.

 

I am a Bassist. As one who plays piano or cello is a pianist or cellist. For no reason other than it makes me sound like I'm a better player than I am.
Fo'

 

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