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Female bassists and your thoughts...

#266
pellomoco14 said:
Most thrash and metalcorebands also aren't open to major mode tonalities this is what offends me on a personal level an entire set in dm. The next day Lydian passages awkward and I feel like I need to practice more to prevent getting stuck melodicly. Soon resentment begins to fester. So in my meager, irreverent life the most destructive bigotry is harmonic and rhythmic. I just may start an activist group for equality of all 12 keys, every scale and all of their modes; I want my (vii)Ilydian and eat it over a (I)dom chord too! #all modes matter
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In my nº1 band I have similar fight. All songs bring in by other members are in minor keys. I think a set based on minor keys is really boring, depressing and brings down the audience. Therefore, I try my compositions to be in major keys. I think is the best way to go. They are uplifting and that's what I want from music, to lift my mood. (All males in this band).

In my nº2 band, the drummer is a woman. I think she is the reason why the chemistry in such band is great. All the guys are great too, but having her in makes the internal relationships whithin the band smoother than in "only men" bands. Also, I think audiences like seeing bands with diversity whithin the members (people of different gender, age, etc.) playing together. I consider it a selling point.
 
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#267
Dasgre0g said:
Except many women who play in all female bands do so intentionally. Specifically to avoid sexist remarks, passive-aggressive innuendo (which I've already read and some of the posts here from the last 2 months) Etc from their own band members, but on top of that because of the empathetic camaraderie of being female in a completely misogynistic industry. So no. Even though you think it should not matter as long as you can play, the female musician are resistant to playing around you there's a reason. And it might not be specifically you, but you should respect it immediately. That being said, going back to the first three pages, well most of it, of this thread was absolutely horrifying. I had to read the dates just to make sure.
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lol. in my experience, there is nothing more UNSTABLE than an all-girl band. They never seem to be able to get along. They never seem to be able to last. Even having TWO women in a band rarely seems to work. exceptions to the rule? I'm sure there are. but in my 30+ years, an all female band rarely hangs together very long. I think it's a bit fanciful to talk about the "empathetic camaraderie" that exists in the majority of these situations. Just look up the history of groups like The Go-Gos, The Bangles, and others. There's nothing magical or superior about an all-female group! that truly is funny! They have as many problems - and often more - than all male bands. Having one member can often work. 2 or more? It almost never seems to work. Groups can fail, or not fail, regardless of GENDER. Good Lord...
 
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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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All I can say to you is I wish there were more of you. With the possible exception of maybe classical, music is way too many dudes. I don't know why. Music is for everyone.

My band has a part-time member who plays wind instruments and sings; she is a part-timer because she is a pro musician with lots of work, and we are just average dudes who look up to her and wonder what compels her to work with us knuckleheads. She likes our songs and sound, warts and all. When she gigs with us the gigs are always better, the crowd reaction is better, everyone has a better time. Everyone wins.
 
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I have seen plenty of kick ass female musicians on every instrument out there. I can name several on bass - Carol Kaye, Rhonda Smith, Tal Wilkenfeld, Anna Sentina, Aubrey Harris, Esperanza Spaulding - I could go on and on. If you can play, you can play - I don't care what gender, race, age, religion, etc. you are. If I can learn from you or even just have fund jamming with you, I'm in!
 
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What Goatee220 said.

Stayed up late last night working, turned on tube to watch James Corden, and saw/heard Hagar Ben Ari playing in Reggie Watts' band 'Karen.' Wicked good Israeli-born bass player. She's been mentioned in another TB thread somewhere:

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@jaybones posted this in an older thread about her on TB:
Who is that (female) bass player in Reggie Watts's Band (Late Late Show with James Corden?)
Sorry, new to TB, not sure how to link threads.

Anyway, jaybones posted
"Just looked her up, found this thread and was doing some more research on her. Wanted to know what P bass she was playing, and found that she has a custom 8/9 sized 30" scale bass, custom built by Andy Cotton.

Why she would shorten the scale I can understand (playability), but would she gain that much in tone and sustain increasing the body by 1/8? Must have thought she needed it..."
 

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