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female bass players

#161
remember Rayna Foss?

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or Sean Yseult?
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rumor has it she is playing for the Cramps these days...
 
#162
Okay, everybody stop!

we're talking female bass players, and in 9 pages there has only been one mention of Tal Wilkenfeld???

she's currently touring with Jeff Beck, and has played with people like Chick Corea and Frank Gambale so far, she's 22, Australian and has only been playing bass for around 5 years. If you've not heard of her, or heard her playing, seriously check her out, she's not bad on the eye either tbh.
 
#164
I enjoyed the posts on this thread. I am a female bass player and have encountered more "hey nice body" instead of "hey, cool sound or I like your playing style" or whatever.... but I understand the nature of the beast. I just love playing the bass....and have been inspired by both female and male bassists, with different styles. I've been fortunate though in that a lot of people have helped me online. And I keep a pretty open mind about styles and such. Playing in a band, being the only female in it, has been great, I feel like I am the bass player in the band, not the "female in the band". :)
 
#165
emusedone said:
I enjoyed the posts on this thread. I am a female bass player and have encountered more "hey nice body" instead of "hey, cool sound or I like your playing style" or whatever.... but I understand the nature of the beast. I just love playing the bass....and have been inspired by both female and male bassists, with different styles. I've been fortunate though in that a lot of people have helped me online. And I keep a pretty open mind about styles and such. Playing in a band, being the only female in it, has been great, I feel like I am the bass player in the band, not the "female in the band". :)
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To me, what counts is what you play and how you play it.
Being a female isn't as important! (Of course, except to you that is!)

I enjoy bass playing by many bass players of different genres. I am sure that there are more than a few "female bass players" that I could learn lots from!

Keep rockin':bassist:
 
#169
Amen to OP, the Cheese man, for underlying the beauty of song-centric bass playing. I remember an interview with Tina Weymouth (an integral part of one of my favorite bands-T. Heads) saying she never felt out to prove anything. I believe the tendency to show off one's chops is a very classic manifestation of chest thumpnig, more frequently a fault of males than females. In the same vein, I must say that although dics released by bass player phenoms as leaders can be interesting, there are precious few I listen to for the beauty of the music.
 
#170
Dr. Cheese said:
I have really noticed that most of the new players I really enjoy lately are women. Going back to the early 1990's with MeShell Ne'DegeOcello, I have found myself really enjoying music female bassist/songwriters. Debra Killings, Rhonda Smith, and now L-dia (from Myspace & Youtube) seem to be bringing freshness to funky bass that I can't quite put a finger on. It's not like they are pioneering new techniques, I guess it must be a "female touch" that gives their music a different feel.

On second thought, maybe it's the fact these players strike me as song driven instead of chops driven (although I guess I need to hear more from L-dia before I can be sure if she really fits what I'm talking about.) I say this, because I have become a fan of Fred Hammond, and he is definitely song (message) driven, not bass driven too.

I guess that maybe instead of gender, what I really am picking up on is that I love bass in a really musical context, not a clinical, "show-me-your-chops" kind of situation that so many great younger players seem to find themselves in.:cool:
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I often play bass i church on a Sunday morning but last Sunday I went in the evening too. Blow me down, there was one of the mums who'se normally helping in the creche in the morning doing some great suff on the bass! I was lika woa :hyper:

Russell
 
#172
lomo said:
Amen to OP, the Cheese man, for underlying the beauty of song-centric bass playing. I remember an interview with Tina Weymouth (an integral part of one of my favorite bands-T. Heads) saying she never felt out to prove anything. I believe the tendency to show off one's chops is a very classic manifestation of chest thumpnig, more frequently a fault of males than females. In the same vein, I must say that although dics released by bass player phenoms as leaders can be interesting, there are precious few I listen to for the beauty of the music.
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interesting points. that's why i love meshell. :)
 
#173
Blonde Bassist said:
Okay, everybody stop!

we're talking female bass players, and in 9 pages there has only been one mention of Tal Wilkenfeld???

she's currently touring with Jeff Beck, and has played with people like Chick Corea and Frank Gambale so far, she's 22, Australian and has only been playing bass for around 5 years. If you've not heard of her, or heard her playing, seriously check her out, she's not bad on the eye either tbh.
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exactly what i thought of. forget all that jeff beck stuff, her solo album will absolutely blow your mind. very jaco-ish in terms of the level of melodic madness she is capable of. shes got a great tone, great feel, and is among the top players in the world if you ask me.
 
#174
I have a nominee that has not yet been mentioned. I have only heard a few of their songs, but I love the tasty lines that I've heard

*Stephanie Ashworth of Something for Kate
(Australian band, not personally sure of their level of international fame)

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Another player I've enjoyed because of her use of silence (I tend to play too busy) is

*Mareea Paterson [Her MySpace: Link Removed ]

She's been in several bands, but I know her from having played for Tim Finn in the studio and on his tours. A particularly tasty track in my opinion is "Dead Man" from Tim's album Feeding the Gods. It shows that use of silence and not being too busy for the song.
 
#178
This is quite the long thread so apologies for repeating.

How about Tina Weymouth from the Talking Heads or Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole, Smashing Pumpkins) or D'arcy Wretzky from the Smashing Pumpkins?

B.T.W. I'm typing here while listening to the tracks on LizzyD's Myspace page...lovin it!

John
 
#180
tomvelsor said:
exactly what i thought of. forget all that jeff beck stuff, her solo album will absolutely blow your mind. very jaco-ish in terms of the level of melodic madness she is capable of. shes got a great tone, great feel, and is among the top players in the world if you ask me.
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+ 100 for Tal Wilkenfield.

I came here and did a search on Jeff Beck to find out who she is. Damn!
 

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