Myths: is truth that...??

[bolophonic]

A guitarist with an octave pedal is just as good as a bassist (heard many times on this very website).

 

[Unrepresented]

Early Rickenbacker 4001's are filled with a delicious chocolate center and require just a well placed hammer blow to reveal a tasty treat.

 

[dmac1961]

The women are waiting backstage.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

All Behringers are hunks of junk, fall apart immediately after purchase, catch fire, and there are no humans available in customer and tech support.

 

[1SHOT1HIT]

Early Rickenbacker 4001's are filled with a delicious chocolate center and require just a well placed hammer blow to reveal a tasty treat.

That's not true?

To think of all the wasted hours and days spent stalking the classifieds to find one. Damn I had one hell of a sweet tooth too.

 

[Mehve]

10's have no low-end! 15's have no high end! The heavier the amp, the better it sounds! We agree on the definition of "tone"!

 

[Russell L]

The tone is in yer hands.

Yes it IS! At least a lot of the tone is in your hands. Ain't no myth about it.

Here's a myth: playing simple country bass is easy. heh, not if you want it to sound right and have some expression. Sometimes "simple" is the hardest thing of all.

 

[f.c.geil]

Yes it IS! At least a lot of the tone is in your hands. Ain't no myth about it.

Here's a myth: playing simple country bass is easy. heh, not if you want it to sound right and have some expression. Sometimes "simple" is the hardest thing of all.

Amen, brother! Both points are absolutely true, and I'm glad someone else gets it.

 

[PlungerModerno]

Yes it IS! At least a lot of the tone is in your hands. Ain't no myth about it.

Here's a myth: playing simple country bass is easy. heh, not if you want it to sound right and have some expression. Sometimes "simple" is the hardest thing of all.

+2. there's a reason there are so many approaches to fingerstyle. Attack, placement, muting, and good technique make a world of difference in tone.

Playing some country bass is easy... ish. Playing most of it well is like pop - a lot harder than it looks. IMO.

 

[Biggbass]

Wooten can make a stick and string sound great.

 

[peledog]

It's not necessarily IN your hands, but WHERE your hands are and WHAT they do. Tone does not come from the hands, or else you'd be playing your hands and not the bass. HOWEVER, the right technique with your hands does a whole lot more than the right pickup.

Myth: Slap bass is only for show

Reality: Only at Guitar Center

 

[Batmensch]

It's not necessarily IN your hands, but WHERE your hands are and WHAT they do. Tone does not come from the hands, or else you'd be playing your hands and not the bass. HOWEVER, the right technique with your hands does a whole lot more than the right pickup.

Myth: Slap bass is only for show

Reality: Only at Guitar Center

And Youtube.

 

[ThudThudThud]

American Fenders are automatically better than Squier basses.

 

[ThudThudThud]

Krist Noveselic is a great bass player.

 

[Arvin]

I need another bass.

 

[Rip Topaz]

I need another bass.

True dat.

 

[wraub]

Boston is not a big college town.


wraub

 

[ghostlau]

Sid Vicious was a great bassist...

 

[Joe Nerve]

Sid Vicious was a great bassist...

Sid Vicious was a musician.

 

[leegreenman]

Paul is dead...