I'm sure I'm the last to see this...........

[karlfer]

Like I said, if only

[url="http://www.independent.com/news/2014/nov/19/dating-musician-i-recommend-bass-players/"]Dating a Musician? I Recommend Bass Players[/url]

[discreet]

Finally, the truth!!

[deanovw]

We knew it all along.

Edited November 20, 2014 by deanovw

[CamdenRob]

Well thats cheered me up.

[ras52]

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1416493317' post='2610816']
Well thats cheered me up.
[/quote]

Hide the Wal, she only recommends four-stringed fellas :-)

[CamdenRob]

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1416493438' post='2610819']
Hide the Wal, she only recommends four-stringed fellas :-)
[/quote]

... twas a short lived glimmer of hope.

Edited November 20, 2014 by CamdenRob

[ras52]

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1416493588' post='2610824']
... twas a short lived glimmer of hope.
[/quote]

Short-lived, or short-scaled?

[CamdenRob]

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1416493996' post='2610833']
Short-lived, or short-scaled?
[/quote]

I don't think she'd be impressed if I was playing either... The last time i impressed a girl with my bass playing was 1996 and I think that was mostly down to her being on mushrooms at the time.

[discreet]

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1416494321' post='2610841']
The last time i impressed a girl with my bass playing was 1996 and I think that was mostly down to her being on mushrooms at the time.
[/quote]

I met one of my girlfriends (a good while ago now!) after a gig - she said, 'If you can handle a woman like you handle that bass then I'm the one for you!' ...or words to that effect. At first I thought she'd be all I'd ever need. Then I got bored with her, abused her for a while, alternated between her and another, kept her locked in a case under the bed for a bit, then traded her in for another one.

[planer]

No, you're not the last. Loved it

'Wait, no. This isn’t 1985. There is no keyboard player.' - priceless.

[CamdenRob]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1416495641' post='2610863']
I met one of my girlfriends (a good while ago now!) after a gig - she said, 'If you can handle a woman like you handle that bass then I'm the one for you!' ...or words to that effect. At first I thought she'd be all I'd ever need. Then I got bored with her, abused her for a while, alternated between her and another, kept her locked in a case under the bed for a bit, then traded her in for another one.
[/quote]

Well it's always tempting to go for something shiny, sleek and modern with a flawless finish - but to be honest there is something to be said for a good vintage model, a few chips in the finish, a little tarnishing here and there, but lots of character and worth a fair bit more to boot...

Edited November 20, 2014 by CamdenRob

[skankdelvar]

[quote][i]Flea, who’s a drummer in bass players’ clothing [/i][/quote]

... and it took a blogger named Starshine Roshell from Santa Barbara to nail this fact down into eight words.

We should give thanks.

[Sharkfinger]

** Forwards article to rest of band **

[Ticktock]

Yep, just sent this to the band. They are gonna hate me.. Haha

[gelfin]

Get the girl to sit on your cab while you play.
She won't get the same effect from the guitar cab.

[Roger2611]

I will show it to my wife just remind her how lucky she is

[icastle]

Last time I got anywhere near close to 'dating' she wanted to cut my leg off and count the rings...

[seashell]

Ha ha, love it. It's true I tells ya! :-)

[discreet]

Ooh.

[juliusmonk]

The fact that someone had to write this explains our misery. It should have been obvious long ago.

I'm sure of those mentioned Flea was the one having more success with girls btw?

[Diablo]

....forwarded......

[theyellowcar]

This is amazing.

[watton_earth]

The ladies don't usually go for the bottom end

[ead]

So it genuinely is all in the fingers then

[discreet]

[quote name='watton_earth' timestamp='1416554237' post='2611342']
The ladies don't usually go for the bottom end
[/quote]
[quote name='ead' timestamp='1416557872' post='2611369']
So it genuinely is all in the fingers then
[/quote]

Oh dear, are we really doing this? OK, then... ahem. Bass players do it standing up with a strap on. Twanging the G-string. Bass players do it deeper. Nothing like a good slapper. Fingering A minor. Find the groove and stay in the pocket. Nice wood. Let me see your Big Muff and/or Swollen Pickle, Cream Pie, etc. is that enough to be going on with?