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Who Actually LIKES Their Guitarists?

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Beginner Bass

Jul 8, 2009
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Round Rock, TX
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#1
Afterreading all these "guitard"-bashing posts, I think we should have a place to recall the silver lining of this gigantic storm-cloud. I'll start.

He's not actually my guitarist, but my brother, and in my opinion is actually pretty removed from the stereotypical teenage guitarist, and respect him as a guitarist far too much to cal him a guitard. He does not feel the need to shred everything, doesn't scoop his mids, and (Here's the kicker), said this: "I think all basses should have 5 strings." And he can't stand metal, too!

So let's hear your stories. Come one, come all, roll out the red carpet for our gems within the dirt.
 
#2
My guitarist has been my songwriting/band partner in various gigging bands since we were 16 (we're both 28 now). He's a pretty good picker, and he does things that annoy the hell out of me, but we have a good dynamic and we both understand that we're not to tell each other how to play. He doesn't play bass, I barely play guitar, so we stay out of each other's way. I think that's the way to do it.
 
#5
My guitarist and I are good friends, and we respect each other's opinions a great deal. I even have to tell him to turn up at almost every rehearsal. For a while we had 2 guitarists. The "other" guitarist was also a bass player. The two of them seemed to compete at who can be the quietest, and stay out of the way of the other the most. When I played back a rehearsal recording for them, both commented that they thought they were too loud.
 
#6
I work in 2 bands with 2 excellent guitarists - musical, creative, smart, reliable, and pretty ego-less. I consider myself blessed by the Goddesses of Music.
 
#13
To Beginner Bass:
Great thread subject.
I am as lucky as most people posting on this one.
The 2 guitar players I play with are good friends of mine as well. We hunt, fish, and shoot together as well as make music. We are also complete individuals. To top it off, even the drummer and I have been friends for 30 years plus.
It has been a real hoot hanging with these guys, and even the wives get along.
Sometimes we forget these things, but looking back, I am fortunate to have both friends and top rate musicians rolled into one.
Now if one of us could just SING.....................!
 
#15
The guys (and gal) I play with are great people, fun, funny, and pretty easy going.

Sometimes that's more important than quantity of talent, however these folks are very talented also.
They all want to hear the bass, just as I want to hear what they are playing as well.

It's a great combination for every one of us, though getting everyone together to practice is often problematic.
We're all in the 40 age group and have kids and jobs to contend with.
 
#18
Our guitar player is very good, and has said numerous time that he likes being in a band. He has said that he loves the dynamics a band has to offer and has absolutely no interest in going solo. He is the most talented person in our band by a mile, and is able to keep a crowd entertained entirely by himself all night long with just an acoustic and his voice. In reality, we back him up and are all replaceable. He is not replaceable.

We were once introduced by mistake under his name alone, and he made a point of correcting the introduction and stating the band's name before we started playing.
 

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