Jus Lukin Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) - Edited February 16, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fretbuzz Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I wish.. if they mix it up and depending on their song choice I might spat on if I'm unlucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I love these questions that have no answer. It's all about competence. If you are 15 and play roots to blues tune in a band of 15 year olds you are a bass player. If you then audition for a band of 50 year olds who gig 100s of tunes twice a week, you still audition as a bass player, you don't get the gig, they won't say you're not a bass player, you're just not a good enough bass player for them. Taken to extremes: Are you only a bass player when you stop failing auditions due to your ability and start failing due to your image? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 Most missed the question I was asking when you personally think you are a bass player. Doesn't matter what others think. Just how you feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL POSTERS Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Maybe your not a Bass Player till you [i]look like a Bass Player... [/i]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 [quote name='BILL POSTERS' timestamp='1351715130' post='1854625'] Maybe your not a Bass Player till you [i]look like a Bass Player... [/i]. [/quote] I am short fat and bald..... Does that qualify me as a bass player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL POSTERS Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 [quote name='Blademan_98' timestamp='1351715311' post='1854630'] I am short fat and bald..... Does that qualify me as a bass player? [/quote] Yep, qualifies you as a short fat bald one I spose. I'm not sure what a Bass Player looks like. Just that people see us at the bar or something, and assume its me. and a good few Bass Players have said that the same happens to them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 [quote name='Blademan_98' timestamp='1351714913' post='1854620'] Most missed the question I was asking when you personally think you are a bass player. Doesn't matter what others think. Just how you feel. [/quote] Ah right. I see. 28 years ago when I was playing root notes in a rock band with a bunch of other 15 year olds. However I still find myself playing the same notes to the same tunes now, all be it with a bunch of 50 year olds Hmmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 [quote name='Blademan_98' timestamp='1351714913' post='1854620'] Most missed the question [/quote] C'mon, don't be so harsh, please. We're only bass players! Additionally, you can safely overlook what we all wrote. [quote name='Blademan_98' timestamp='1351715311' post='1854630'] I am short fat and bald..... [/quote] PERFEC! shortfatbaldbest, shortfatbaldbert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 (edited) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rhvxy0r2Do&feature=channel&list=UL[/media] Edited November 1, 2012 by TimR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 [quote name='TimR' timestamp='1351784825' post='1855373'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rhvxy0r2Do&feature=channel&list=UL[/media] [/quote] I'm sorry, it sounds like he read a popular psychology book, then made a video. It seems clumsy and not well thought out to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 (edited) [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1351859397' post='1856237'] I'm sorry, it sounds like he read a popular psychology book, then made a video. It seems clumsy and not well thought out to me. [/quote] Well he is American. I kind of liked it until he got to the room bit. I'm comfortable with the bits I need to know, I know there are bits I should, would like to, but don't really need to know. Know what I mean? Edited November 2, 2012 by TimR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 [list] [*]When you buy a bass with your own cash, [*]When the blisters become callouses, [*]When you have to make a concious effort to listen to an entire mix instead of zeroing in on the bassline. [*]When you get together with a bunch of like-minded reprobates & make a racket... and then do it again. [/list] & not necessarily in that order either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 [quote name='seashell' timestamp='1351176164' post='1848270'] I do remember when I first met my Ex at a party full of actors and musos. He (muso) said to me 'Are you an actor then?' and I replied without hesitation 'Yes'. I remember thinking at the time 'should I qualify this by saying I'm just an amateur?' and then thought 'no - I am a bloody actor, so there is no need to elaborate at this point!'. [/quote] No disrespect , but if you had said "NO", would it , on balance ,have been a better answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 A friend recently introduced me to someone else and said I was a musician. I'd only ever thought of myself as a bass player so when did I become a musician? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademan_98 Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 [quote name='Floyd' timestamp='1351908647' post='1856905'] A friend recently introduced me to someone else and said I was a musician. I'd only ever thought of myself as a bass player so when did I become a musician? [/quote] Well, you make music on your bass - so you must be a musician Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 [quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1351902475' post='1856879'] No disrespect , but if you had said "NO", would it , on balance ,have been a better answer [/quote] Je ne regrette rien! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rothers Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I promised myself I wouldn't accept myself as a bass player until I could play the iconic basslines that I love. I think also when you get a big cheer at the end of your live set as you are introduced then you can call yourself a bassplayer. I'm a bassplayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12stringbassist Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Blademan_98' timestamp='1351023147' post='1846408'] Seeing posts by multi instument players, it got me to thinking....... When do you consider yourself a player? Personally, it is when I can play with my eyes shut. I can do that on a guitar (electric or acoustic) and an electric bass. I play a bit of keys and sometimes even write songs on one - BUT I would never consider myself a keyboard player as I have to watch my hands all the time. I also like to have a hrash on the drums but again I am no drummer I still have a lot to learn and technically I may not be great, but I think thats just part of the journey. How about you? [/quote] You are a bass player when you take on the role in a band. Whether you are a good or serious player is down to how much work you put into it. It is a defined role and if you don't fit the bill - you're not a bass player. I prefer the term bassist myself. Edited November 3, 2012 by 12stringbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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