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Female bassists and your thoughts...

#221
I have to say, every female I've ever been in a band with has been an egomaniac, a diva who wouldn't carry their weight, and in general caused problems, except one. Just one.

but worse than a female in a band? A band that has a couple in it that's running it. I've been involved with this three times and I never will again.
 
#223
I have no specific opinions about female bassists. Like other bassists, some are good and some are bad. The fact that they are female just means there is a creepily high likelihood that I'm also attracted to them -- and it's even worse if they're good on bass. Talent is sexy.

I'd probably be more inclined to want to be in a band with a female bassist, but that is partially for the affore-mentioned gross boy reasons.

As far as the music goes, I find that genitals don't make much of an impact (except with singing, of course).
 
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#225
I like seeing a female on bass. For some reason its stereo typically a man instrument. Bigger, heavier, long neck, big fat strings. I think it adds a great dynamic to a band to see a chick plsying it, as long as they are proficient.
 
#229
Zekkis09 said:
As a female bassist myself, I'm just wondering what everyone else thinks about us generally.
I don't see any female musicians in bands of my chosen genre (metal, metalcore, deathcore etc...) which sucks but also gives me something to strive towards.
I've had rejections from bands because "a girl in the band just wouldn't look right" which is a fair point I suppose, but still grinds my gears.
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It hot. I was taught by a female, doesn't matter but for some reason gal on bass is epic like Kim Deal
 
#230
Zekkis09 said:
As a female bassist myself, I'm just wondering what everyone else thinks about us generally.
I don't see any female musicians in bands of my chosen genre (metal, metalcore, deathcore etc...) which sucks but also gives me something to strive towards.
I've had rejections from bands because "a girl in the band just wouldn't look right" which is a fair point I suppose, but still grinds my gears.
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Female bassists in rock and metal ..... hmmm. There are tons of female bassists who I've enjoyed listening to in rock music over the years.

Paz from a perfect circle
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Years back my band opened for Kittie which has always been an all female band. Trish passed away a couple years ago but she was very cool
And down to earth
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Darcy from smashing pumkins.
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Rayna from Coal Chamber
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I guess now that I really think about it there has been a decline of Women playing bass in rock and metal. These days most females I see especially in metal bands tend to sing or play keyboard. For example


But yeah over the years I've played shows with many females who kicked ass.
 
#232
I know it is not metal but Rhonda Smith was OK when I saw her playing with Jeff Beck...but I'm SURE (NOT!) that the musicians in the bands you auditioned with are on a higher plane than those hacks Smith and Beck!

Ouch, I think I just hurt my fingers from the sarcasm!

Keep at it, you will eventually find a band that is not made up of losers!

Dan
 
#234
What can I say? Learned years ago when I bought my first how-to electric bass book written by this woman (still a personal hero) that it just doesn't matter to an instrument (or audience for that matter) whether a musician is male or female. And she sure as heck wasn't a "diva" or "drama queen," or she would not have succeeded as a professional.

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Carol Kaye (2015 I think)
 
#236
Even though I already had a "main band", in my early 20s I was also rhythm guitarist in my friend's band (friend was the singer/lead guitar), which happened to have a female bassist. She was pretty good at bass, and overall an a decent person. But she was flakey (missed about half the practices), and very dramatic. Her personal life was a disaster, breaking up with a new guy every week or so. She was pretty attractive, so she got away with a lot more than a guy would have. She ended up sleeping with 3 out of 4 guys in our band (sadly, myself included... didn't know she had been with my friends/bandmates at that point, or maybe it happened before them. I am a proud upholder of the bro code).

Not being sexist at all. Nor am I saying that all women are flakey, dramatic and sleep with their bandmates. This girl just happened to be kind of a mess in her 20's. We're in our mid 30's now, and I still consider her a good friend. I've never played with a female musician since, nor have I played with anybody except the same 3-4 other guys in the past decade. I'd be open to it, now that we're all older and wiser.
 
#237
I really like female musicians. I think the bring a novelty to the situation in genres that are mostly dominated by men. The only exception for me is singers. For some reason there are a lot of them, and I had to go through about four of them before I found one that was suitable, but that was a singer problem, not a gender problem.
 
#238
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Zekkis09 said:
As a female bassist myself, I'm just wondering what everyone else thinks about us generally.
I don't see any female musicians in bands of my chosen genre (metal, metalcore, deathcore etc...) which sucks but also gives me something to strive towards.
I've had rejections from bands because "a girl in the band just wouldn't look right" which is a fair point I suppose, but still grinds my gears.
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I looked at this and realized it was started almost 5 years ago. But I also think that, times and thinking was a lot different then. Now, with the sexual harassment allegations flying around in Congress, news organizations, in Hollywood, and list just go's on. Having a female in a group, comprised mostly of men, is far too dangerous for the guys. All she has to say to a police officer is "He touched me". And you have had it. It could be (apparently) years later, and he is in deep do-do. Is it fair, probably not. But I never get in a predicament where there is a woman, and myself, where she could say something that may not be true. There is a rule that I follow and it's called "The Billy Graham Rule". I suggest that anyone who wishes, to look it up. It may save you a lot of money, headaches, reputation, and your family if your married. As for myself, I will only work with men in a small group. Far too dangerous otherwise.
 
#239
Zekkis09 said:
As a female bassist myself, I'm just wondering what everyone else thinks about us generally.
I don't see any female musicians in bands of my chosen genre (metal, metalcore, deathcore etc...) which sucks but also gives me something to strive towards.
I've had rejections from bands because "a girl in the band just wouldn't look right" which is a fair point I suppose, but still grinds my gears.
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It may be a fair point if it is the true reason for the rejection.
If they are using it as an excuse rather than telling you your playing is not up to their standards, then that is not fair to you. Still sucks either way but if it has to suck, wouldn't you rather have the truth?
 

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