Things bassists LOVE!

[miholc]

The sound of fresh strings....the first time you hit that open E

 

[tangentmusic]

Beautiful woodgrain and figuring on a natural finish.
Pearl inlays in a maple neck.
.... TORT!

 

[Moloch666]

That wondrous moment you click the fuzz/distortion in and everyone starts headbanging twice as hard.

 

[klaus486]

Rotosound RS66 strings......

Fretless unlined fingerboards......

Tiny loud amps.......

 

[Joedog]

Playing right in front of a full bass stack at an outdoor gig, feeling your pant legs flap, your butt cheeks quiver, and the tone is grabbing you by the cajones. A few thousand folks out front going ape sh*t doesn't suck either. Especially when half of them are in bikinis.

 

[mellowinman]

When attractive women hit on me. I really have always liked that, and I always will. I don't know how much longer it will happen, but God Bless You, Each and Every One.

 

[roadkill2309]

I like my straight razor.

 

[Cycho]

Completely forgetting about chords, notes, and where my fingers are and just hearing myself and the entire band, lost in the music itself.

 

[socialleper]

Finding a crazy deal on an awesome piece of equipment that you've been GASing for.

 

[jaywa]

Lots of young hotties in sundresses dancing right in front of the subwoofer ALL NIGHT LONG.

 

[SoVeryTired]

That quiet satisfaction that come from the knowledge that no-one really knows what I do but they notice when I don't do it.

 

[wong99]

Really good drummers

 

[SoVeryTired]

Not needing effects.

Using effects.

 

[JDM2010]

The sound of fresh strings....the first time you hit that open E

+1

A fresh set of Rotosound Steels is always music to my ears.

 

[JTE]

When bass and drums work together to give the soloists that big comfy groove to play within.

John

 

[esa372]

Really good drummers

When bass and drums work together...

+1

 

[birdman14]

Holy wars between devotees of flats and rounds.

With pitched battles and everything (see what I did there )

Finding a crazy deal on an awesome piece of equipment that you've been GASing for.

+1 There is nothing better than buying what you want for less so you have more money to spend on other stuff that you now want thanks to talkbass.

 

[CharlieD]

When you're playing at a small club, and you crank your volume and hit an open E and get everyone in the room's attention.

Being able to make jokes with the drummer while the guitar player is soloing.

 

[phillybass101]

I love it when you are as loud as you want to be, and no one is complaining and your're shaking walls. You can hear it and feel it. The whole thing just goes right through you. The room belongs to you. Your rig sounds great, your bass sounds great, and your chops are on and everybody knows it. Experiences like this are few and far between but they do happen from time to time.

 

[Ken J]

Cool fall evenings at the garage across from the lake with a handful of amateur musician friends “just winging it”. Don’t forget the beer.