Name for Bass Players

[Steady Eddie]

Noticed on many a thread that guitarists are often referred to as, 'guitards'. Now I can only guess that this rhymes with 'retards' for a reason. And that reason being that said guitarists leave a lot to be desired in the personality department.

But what do you call bass players that fall into the same category? Basstards?

Alternative suggestions, plus any examples of ******** behaviour by bass players and no boasting please.

 

[crapusername]

Plonkers

 

[Kobaia]

bassophile

 

[djembe]

1-1-1-1

 

[plankspanker13]

Perhaps the more derrogatory term might be bassh*le. I have tried to be as clean as possible.

 

[snyderz]

debasser

 

[rtslinger]

Mother Pluckers oh no he did'nt

 

[Smurf-o-Deth]

Guitarist?

 

[scottbass]

...plus any examples of ******** behaviour by bass players and no boasting please.

Aside from the high-ego/low-talent combination that is to be found in many musicians regarless of which instrument they (attempt to) play, the most consistently "challenged" behaviour I have witnessed is leaning the instrument up against the amp (no stand) and then walking away. Because of a bass's longer neck and - especially in the case of a Jazz bass - less symetrical shape, this often results in a crash followed by a cracked or broken headstock.

And this is definitely not boasting because I have never been "challenged" enough to do this.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Bassplayer

/thread

 

[Derk_Falsco]

Mother Pluckers

Hah, I actually find that one pretty funny.

 

[Jehos]

Basstards, clearly.

Not because we're dumb, but because we make the guitarist look so bad in practice.

 

[TheDarkReaver]

"That bastard near the bar"

 

[FPFbass]

in a guitarists head being called a bassist is a bad enough insult for anyone

 

[fenderfunker]

The 'coolest' dude in the band?? Without whom, they'd sound like a whimpy, toppy, cacaphony.

 

[aus_bass]

Sir.

 

[nutso42]

"The guy standing at the back of the stage, in the dark, that never looks up."


I think that'll catch on.......

 

[Ric5]

Name for Bass Players

Freaking Genius!

 

[fenderfunker]

Oh exalted one.

 

[nutso42]

Oh exalted one.

WIN