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Why do you play bass ??
- Thread starter loie1987
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I started playing bass in 1975 after being enlisted five years prior for upright bass in the school orchestra. My deceased brother-in-law had a sister who let me practice on her rig way back then and a couple years later I turned pro*.
*playing bass for money while in HS
*playing bass for money while in HS
Tried guitar and didn't mesh with it...I still wanted to be involved in something musical, so a few years later I tried bass and liked it a lot more. The rest is history.
Oh, and also for the chicks.
Oh, and also for the chicks.
Growing up, the first electric guitar bands I heard (think early British invasion era) all had that low frequency thump that set them apart from anything I'd heard before (like my parent's music) and it was just magical to me. I wasn't sure exactly what it was that was making that sound, but I was immediately attracted to it.
Years later, in High School, I went to visit a friend who had a band (to paint their band name on the bass drum head) and I walked in and heard that sound... wham! That was IT for me.
Years later, in High School, I went to visit a friend who had a band (to paint their band name on the bass drum head) and I walked in and heard that sound... wham! That was IT for me.
I play bass to be center of attention so the hot girls will throw panties at me.
did I choose the right instrument? ??
did I choose the right instrument? ??
The largest pairs of panties will sail right past the lead singer and wind up stuck on the bassist.
I could say that I play for the guys, but being the only female in my band means I'm surrounded them. Vibrations are what we're supposed to create...rock on! Lol
My reason is much like what others here have related. When I was a kid, I usually listened to music (hard rock and metal) on poopy tape players with speakers with little bass. I knew what a bass was but didn't really know what it DID. Then I heard Kiss' s Animalize through a decent pair of speakers, and I was enthralled. That low end, the slides, the growl...that's what I wanted. And I've wanted nothing more, ever.
Lucky! I can't sing anything below a Bb. I can make a sound that is pitched at A 110, but I wouldn't really call it singing at that point. No low Es or Ds for this guy.
But my five-string knocks that crap out the park
I'd dislike this post if I could! Older people are fully capable of learning! The thing that holds them back is fear.
Yeah, you hit that brown note and they won't be able to get their panties off fast enough!
Meh, I'd toss some panties your way. Man panties. eh. gross. nevamind.
Was never talented enough to play drums. Bass is basically drums in strings.
I play bass because no one wants to see a 60 year old fat balding grey-haired guy pretend he's a young guitar shredder. Besides, I just like it, that's all.
Listening to Chris Squire - Fragile - Roundabout - 1972. At ten years old, in my room, bouncing on my bed. A bass player was born...
Because The bass fit better with my body (360lbs). In my hands a guitars look like ukulele Lol! And I like the sound too.
