“My dad taught me to play bass. He's a bass player; he still plays in a band in Michigan to this day. He taught me to play bass when I was about 6. I used to just go to band practice with him, and whoever didn't show up for rehearsal that day, I would take their spot.” StillsPlayShowsUsedPracticePlayerTaughtDadBandMy DadSpotsThis DayRehearsalBassMichiganBass PlayersPlaying Bass Author:Mayer Hawthorne
“Without getting real personal, we liked our bass player Ed. He was a great guy and he was a good bass player but his playing was suited for a different style of band.” DifferentRealGuyPlayerStyleBandBassDifferent StylesBass PlayersGreat Guy Author:Lou Gramm
“To be a great band it's like you have that telepathy. You know when the bass player's in back of you without even looking. You know when your guitar player's coming up to you to lean up to you and sing into your microphone. You just know these things. You feel it. You feel the energy of it.” KnowsFeelsEnergyPlayerLike YouBandGuitarUp To YouBassGuitar PlayerMicrophonesTelepathyBass Players Author:Scott Weiland
“My dad was a bass player in a Latino band when I was growing up. So we always had musical instruments in our basement.” Growing UpGrowingPlayerDadBandInstrumentsMusicalMy DadBassLatinoBasementsMusical InstrumentsBass Players Author:Lindi Ortega
“It's really easy to play harmonics, anyone can do it. It's another thing to be able to swing, to make to make a band swing, to create a groove. Harmonics ain't everything. Being able to play harmonics certainly does not make you a good bass player. Cleverness is no substitute for true awareness.” DoePlayAbleEasyCan DoPlayerAwarenessBandSubstitutesSwingsBassClevernessGrooveBass Players Author:Jaco Pastorius
“When The Murderdolls started it was a really cool thing, especially for me because I had never done anything on that scale before. Even for our drummer and bass player it was their first really big band.” FirstsDoneBigsPlayerBandScalesBassReally CoolDrummerCool ThingsBass Players Author:Wednesday 13
“I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands.” WayPlayerBandGuitarBassGuitar PlayerBass Players Author:Adam Jones