Haha, i love this thread i can relate to so many things in it, especially the ''you know your a bass player if your jealous of someone that is double-jointed and doesent even play bass'' im surprised someone brought that up.
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You know you're a bass player if...
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you know you're a bassist when,
when you don't actually care that people think seven nation army has a bass line,
calling the samiritans for comfort, when you have just witnessed a warwick streamer being thoughtlessly thrashed by some snugglemuffin in avril lavignes band
when you found out Jonny Depp played bass and he became your new favourite actor *true story*
when your sitting watching music channels and feel it is your duty to inform your friends of the complete living biogrpahy of every bassist that comes on the screen, and then dissing the bassists we don't know
when you can tell people you play bass, and their unimpressed reactions don't insult you,
you can laugh when a guitarist dumbfoundedly says "ooh i didnt know you could do harmonics on bass" *true story*
you swear enjoy incubus, fungus amongus and science are the only incubus albums that really exsist
you can't walk past a music shop without accidently tripping inside
you have to put on a serious face and tell your guitarist mates 20 times "yes my bass does run on 9v batteries" .... "no really"
clearly pointing out to everyone in the guitar shop that you could buy 4 packs of guitar strings for the same price of the 1 pack you have,
lastly,
you snap the g-string and you feel more heart ache than when your girlfriend cheated on you
when you don't actually care that people think seven nation army has a bass line,
calling the samiritans for comfort, when you have just witnessed a warwick streamer being thoughtlessly thrashed by some snugglemuffin in avril lavignes band
when you found out Jonny Depp played bass and he became your new favourite actor *true story*
when your sitting watching music channels and feel it is your duty to inform your friends of the complete living biogrpahy of every bassist that comes on the screen, and then dissing the bassists we don't know
when you can tell people you play bass, and their unimpressed reactions don't insult you,
you can laugh when a guitarist dumbfoundedly says "ooh i didnt know you could do harmonics on bass" *true story*
you swear enjoy incubus, fungus amongus and science are the only incubus albums that really exsist
you can't walk past a music shop without accidently tripping inside
you have to put on a serious face and tell your guitarist mates 20 times "yes my bass does run on 9v batteries" .... "no really"
clearly pointing out to everyone in the guitar shop that you could buy 4 packs of guitar strings for the same price of the 1 pack you have,
lastly,
you snap the g-string and you feel more heart ache than when your girlfriend cheated on you
^your the same Zenderquai that used to be on the MX forums?
you get an shock when you say you play bass and someone asks "4 or 5 string"
happened the first day at an new school for me
you get an shock when you say you play bass and someone asks "4 or 5 string"
happened the first day at an new school for me
Hambone said:
I can get my gear up and down faster than anyone else in my band by a long shot!! My guitarist takes forever. My drummer is a drummer so I help him when I'm done.
You know your a bassist when...
...you are satisfied in not having a solo.
...you hate it when guitar players show off on their hundreth solo of the night but dig jamming with the drummer durring it.
...you are the only band member to know what key every single song is in on your set lit.
...the only thing that is not in your in ear monitors is vocals.
I like having one little solo on each gig (except on a country gig, of course), but I won't cry if I don't get it.soundoholic said:
So true!soundoholic said:
So true too!soundoholic said:
I like hearing everything (I do sing harmonies and some lead, though).soundoholic said:
Wonderful thread... thanks very much
You know you're a bassplayer if:
"you get a uncontrollable surge of funky energy from hearing syncopated hihat work on the radio and have to start grooving to yourself."
hehe.... at my last PE, "Play that funky music" came on the sound system. I couldn't run or anything. Just had to stand there and dance and listen to the bass...
...when your E-string snaps because you haven't changed it for over a year, because of the high prices on strings...
You know you're a bassplayer if:
"you get a uncontrollable surge of funky energy from hearing syncopated hihat work on the radio and have to start grooving to yourself."
hehe.... at my last PE, "Play that funky music" came on the sound system. I couldn't run or anything. Just had to stand there and dance and listen to the bass...
...when your E-string snaps because you haven't changed it for over a year, because of the high prices on strings...
You know for a bassplayer if: In the f.r.i.e.n.d.s episode where jennifer aniston sings the copacabana your trying to work out was bass the bassist has 
...if you wonder if lisa is playing an old fender paisly(that pink thing..) or an daisy rock in the "Wackingday" simpson episode(or if you recognize it as an bass )
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You know your the bass player because you know all the other band members parts. As the other people do not listen to everyone else.
You know you're a Bass player when you think ESPN's "Bass Masters" is a program that features Vic, Jaco, Marcus, et al.
...hey, that gives me an idea!!!!
...hey, that gives me an idea!!!!
Plazbnickle said:
LMAO
+1
You know you're a bass palyer when...
- you go to talkbass.com to read the daily news
when you chose bass and your little sis choses guitar and your parents say that you should play guitar and get famous but your sister sucks sooo much that they want to give it to you.
...You respect Larry LaLonde (for giving up the limelight to Les)
...You anticipate/know whenever your/the drummer is going to hit the bass drum. (GUILTY)
...You hate when your parents/friends/girlfriend say, "Isn't this a good bassline!?" and they start moving their fingers like retards saying "bum bum bum bum" which isn't even the right bassline they're playing. (me again)
...When there's the guitar solo, you think of it as the time for you to soloD)
...You know true bassists don't use picks.
...If you do use a pick, you use it because of the sound; not because you're a little weakling and can't play with more than 2 fingers. (i'm a little 5 foot tall fat kid and I can play with 4 fingers ALMOST)
...You know that rap is not music and that the low "thing" happening in the song is not a bassline.
...You want to get a Mac because they're better for recording and music in general.
...Not one song on your iPod is lacking a good bass line.
...You know the notes in a chord better than your guitarist.
Now it's time for a rant!
I think it was page 10 that said something about your rhythm guitarist saying they can't hear you and you're not important, well I schooled our ex-rhythm guitarist, and damn was I proud. He was a pretty terrible guitarist, and I was really tired and I didn't feel like going to band practice. He called me and started yelling at me, and I go, "Hey Steve, you can't hear the bass anyways so why should I come?"
Suck on that!
...You anticipate/know whenever your/the drummer is going to hit the bass drum. (GUILTY)
...You hate when your parents/friends/girlfriend say, "Isn't this a good bassline!?" and they start moving their fingers like retards saying "bum bum bum bum" which isn't even the right bassline they're playing. (me again)
...When there's the guitar solo, you think of it as the time for you to solo
D)...You know true bassists don't use picks.
...If you do use a pick, you use it because of the sound; not because you're a little weakling and can't play with more than 2 fingers. (i'm a little 5 foot tall fat kid and I can play with 4 fingers ALMOST)
...You know that rap is not music and that the low "thing" happening in the song is not a bassline.
...You want to get a Mac because they're better for recording and music in general.
...Not one song on your iPod is lacking a good bass line.
...You know the notes in a chord better than your guitarist.
Now it's time for a rant!
I think it was page 10 that said something about your rhythm guitarist saying they can't hear you and you're not important, well I schooled our ex-rhythm guitarist, and damn was I proud. He was a pretty terrible guitarist, and I was really tired and I didn't feel like going to band practice. He called me and started yelling at me, and I go, "Hey Steve, you can't hear the bass anyways so why should I come?"
Suck on that!
I THOUGHT NO ONE ELSE KNEW THE BROTHERS JOHNSON!!!! Stomp has an awesome bassline including that solo.danshee said:
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