JimBobTTD Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I've been playing bass since 1992 (or thereabouts) but did take an extended break from playing music from 1996-2003. I've always loved the bass, but always played guitar too. Recently, I've been playing a lot of bass. A lot. The last 14 months or so have been almost guitar-free, and in that time, I've been listening to a lot of music (more than usual), playing a lot of music and started a band. But just the other day I think that I finally [i][b]got it[/b][/i]. I'm not 100% sure what I mean by that or how to start trying to explain it, but I started to see the bass as [i]more [/i]than I used to before. Before, I saw it as something which plays an octave below the guitars, occasionally throws in some odd bits here and there, and plays with the drums every now and then. But now I see that it is an instrument in its own right, rather than a guitar an octave down. It doesn't need to [i]follow [/i]the guitars. I now understand why someone may want more than just the four strings. I think I get why fretless basses are more than just basses without frets. More importantly, I now [b]consciously [/b]understand why I wanted to play bass back in 1992. Sorry for the ramble. I thought that if anyone would understand what I'm on about, it would be someone here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotnwhy Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 ha ha! i'm not sure why, but i get what your saying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuseMatt Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 revelation innit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I though this thread was going to be a retelling of the joke about the vicar & the bass player: A vicar was chatting to a bass player at a cocktail party. The vicar asks the bass player why he plays bass. The bass player replies that he had always wanted to play an instrument but could never decide which instrument to learn until one day he was in his local music shop and saw a wonderful thunderbird bass which he bought and has since enabled bass playing to become a central part of his life. Ah said the vicar - "that must have been a wonderful epiphany" to which the bass player replied... "No its a proper Gibson!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_the_bassist Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I just wanna give you a big bassist hug welcome to the family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Yeeeeaaaaaaaaah! Great isn't it? And you are right, not many civilians will understand, including drummers and guitarists .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 I don't understand the bass I bought a guitar then after I had learnt how to play it someone pointed out it was a bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='285356' date='Sep 16 2008, 08:05 PM']I though this thread was going to be a retelling of the joke about the vicar & the bass player: A vicar was chatting to a bass player at a cocktail party. The vicar asks the bass player why he plays bass. The bass player replies that he had always wanted to play an instrument but could never decide which instrument to learn until one day he was in his local music shop and saw a wonderful thunderbird bass which he bought and has since enabled bass playing to become a central part of his life. Ah said the vicar - "that must have been a wonderful epiphany" to which the bass player replied... "No its a proper Gibson!" [/quote] Oh dear god! That's a real bassist's joke haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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