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Okay, Who LOOKS The Coolest?
- Thread starter plangentmusic
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When I was a senior in highschool I wanted to be this guy.
I got a black pbass and slung it as low as I could. At this point I was in a punk band so it made a lot of sense to me. I remember loving Dee Dee's energy and just how badass he looked. Especially with the black pbass with black pickguard.
Then, early college years I got really into Pink Floyd and wanted to be like this guy.
Learning to play Dark Side of the Moon note for note was a turning point in my bassplaying. Despite it's easy-ness to me now, back then I still just played root notes and when I learned some more "bass tricks" it pushed me to want to play different types of music. It didn't hurt that I already had a pbass with black pickguard, I ended up buying an all maple neck to make mine looke even more like Rogers. Funny that Fender eventually released a Waters signature model.
Later college years to now I wanted to be this guy.
My tastes changed to blues based rock music. Around the time Rock Band came out I wasnt very familiar with the Rolling Stones discography. Soon after I joined a band that was straight rock and roll and I got really into the Stones. Since then I became somewhat of a superfan and love they're early stuff as much as the later albums. Being a bassplayer I wanted to be able to swing a walking bassline just like Bill Wyman did in his salad days. I got a Fender Mustang bass and even strapped it like he did. To this day I'm still trying to be as cool as Bill.
Jon
I got a black pbass and slung it as low as I could. At this point I was in a punk band so it made a lot of sense to me. I remember loving Dee Dee's energy and just how badass he looked. Especially with the black pbass with black pickguard.
Then, early college years I got really into Pink Floyd and wanted to be like this guy.
Learning to play Dark Side of the Moon note for note was a turning point in my bassplaying. Despite it's easy-ness to me now, back then I still just played root notes and when I learned some more "bass tricks" it pushed me to want to play different types of music. It didn't hurt that I already had a pbass with black pickguard, I ended up buying an all maple neck to make mine looke even more like Rogers. Funny that Fender eventually released a Waters signature model.
Later college years to now I wanted to be this guy.
My tastes changed to blues based rock music. Around the time Rock Band came out I wasnt very familiar with the Rolling Stones discography. Soon after I joined a band that was straight rock and roll and I got really into the Stones. Since then I became somewhat of a superfan and love they're early stuff as much as the later albums. Being a bassplayer I wanted to be able to swing a walking bassline just like Bill Wyman did in his salad days. I got a Fender Mustang bass and even strapped it like he did. To this day I'm still trying to be as cool as Bill.
Jon
Icculus said:
He is the least cool looking bassist of all time, but I like his work on the moma dance.
7 Pages and no Lemmy.....Really...
Sorry man...that's a given. We're REALLY talking about who the second coolest looking bassist is since we already know Lemmy is the first.
I like Gordon Moakes, he always just looks so calm and collected, doesnt move much, I play the same xD
don't know if he's been mentioned, but come on'
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Nikki Sixx ftw!!!!
(note* avoid looking at thunderbird headstock in pic 2... 80's stuffed junk alert....)
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Nikki Sixx ftw!!!!
(note* avoid looking at thunderbird headstock in pic 2... 80's stuffed junk alert....)
Rob= Insane gorilla playing bassist=awesome
James=Shaved eyebrows?!?!?!?!=dork
Love Tallica' btw, Robs tone is like steel cutting stone, so f-ing sick!
I'm not gonna say he looks the coolest, because you may argue his energy might be a bit over the top, but Verdine White is always pretty fun to watch live. lol
