“I need a little bass and I don't even need that crazy bass to break your face. I just want it to sound good when I have my favorite song.” WantNeedsLittlesFacesSongSoundBreakCrazyMy FavoriteYour FaceBassFavorite Song Author:Patrice O'Neal
“'El Otro Lado' has heavy emphasis on the bass and loads of nice little touches and sounds you really notice on a big system.” LittlesBigsSoundNiceHeavyLoadEmphasisBass Author:Subb-an
“I often play on the cello-bass side of the orchestra, because I prefer the deep sounds. I can't hear the violins well.” WellsI CanPlaySoundSidesOrchestraBassViolin Author:Evelyn Glennie
“I took the frets out of my bass after I was getting into jazz a lot and I wanted to have that upright sound.” WantedSoundJazzBass Author:Jaco Pastorius
“I love a little distortion across the bass; I think it kind of adds something to the sound of the band when the bass is a little overdriven.” ThinkingKindLittlesSoundBandAddBassDistortion Author:Nikki Sixx
“The bass, no matter what kind of music you're playing, it just enhances the sound and makes everything sound more beautiful and full. When the bass stops, the bottom kind of drops out of everything.” KindMatterBeautifulSoundNo Matter WhatBottomBassBass PlayersBass GuitarPlaying Bass Author:Charlie Haden
“I know I love sexy surf guitars, I know I love loud snare. I love really simple repeating bass lines, and I love weird mad scientist keyboard sounds.” KnowsSoundLinesSimpleScientistMadGuitarSexyLoudBassSurfKeyboardsSnaresMad Scientist Author:Kathleen Hanna
“Onstage I like to play with a an 18-inch speaker, which very few bass players do. I need that fat, underneath sound, which I've always had. It suits me admirably to do it like that, and I can imitate that sound by plugging directly into the board in the studio.” NeedsI CanPlaySoundPlayerStudiosFatsSuitsBoardsInchesSpeakersBassBass Players Author:Bill Wyman
“The first reason why I started to use the [electric] keyboard is because I really like the bending sound of the guitar and bass player. I can't bend the piano sound. I really like the feel behind it. I feel it adds flavour and character to my music.” FeelsFirstsI CanReasonCharacterUseSoundBehindsPlayerAddGuitarReason WhyPianoElectricBassKeyboardsBendingFlavourBass Players Author:Hiromi
“A lot of modern amps and preamps sound great when you're jamming by yourself, but don't hold up in a band situation. The sound isn't dense enough, and the lows and highs tend to get soaked up by the bass and cymbals.” EnoughSoundSituationModernBandLowsBassDenseCymbals Author:James Hetfield