The Bass Player's Lexicon

[TheGreek]

Band mates - people (generally guitarists) who, for a brief period, you are friendly with till they/you leave that particular band, after which time you never want to see ever again.

[Guest bassman7755]

"world music": anything thats crap and from a different country. Typically predominately involving percussion since the protagonists exist in a culture which hasn't advanced enough to produce proper instruments than can play actual notes.

Edited February 11, 2016 by bassman7755

[phil.c60]

"Talent" - the thing that singers think they have which means they don't need to rehearse. It doesn't seem to matter whether they do anyway, as they'll still come in at the wrong time, forget a verse and make up the words as they go along and then look at you as if it's your fault.

[Fozza]

Rider - four pints of flat Carling and a packet of Smokey Bacon crisps.

[neilp]

A whole packet??

Diva - a bass player who insists on the crisps being in the rider (qv)

[No lust in Jazz]

"Twerk" a northern term used to by bass players with an early Mesa Walkabout - "Hang on I'm just trying to get this T'werk"

[timmo]

Basschat critique - Someone who slags of world renowned bands , bass players talent when they are playing the dog and duck instead of Wembley stadium

Edited February 12, 2016 by timmo

[pfretrock]

Transpose: To put that bass on Ebay, the one you've seriously gassed for, for the previous 18 months.

EDIT: Never could understand verbs....

Edited February 12, 2016 by pfretrock

[Daz39]

Noodle: what bassists do with style and flair in music shops when trying to think of the tunes they were going to play to try out this bass they've picked up.

Alternatively: what guitarists do in the same instance, but usually at ear-splitting volume with too much distortion and some added: watch how badly I can sweep pick eh?!

[JapanAxe]

"feel player"

Musician who plays the song wrong time after time, but somehow gets away with it.

[TheGreek]

Bass - the only instrument important enough to have it's own knob on your amp. Note that "guitar"/ "vocals"/ "drums" don't, thus confirming that we are the most important part of the band and play the coolest instrument!!

[NickD]

Rehearsal:

Usually a full band gathering in an expensive rented room. This time is set aside for the sole purpose of allowing the singer to begin to learn the songs that the rest of the band have been learning in their own time for a number of weeks previously.

[TheGreek]

[quote name='NickD' timestamp='1455285227' post='2977809']
Rehearsal:

Usually a full band gathering in an expensive rented room. This time is set aside for the sole purpose of allowing the singer to begin to learn the songs that the rest of the band have been learning in their own time for a number of weeks previously.
[/quote]

So so true...

[Billy Apple]

Sweep pick.

Getting cramp, dropping plectrum, then picking it up and carrying on without anyone noticing.

Edited February 12, 2016 by Billy Apple

[Hobbayne]

Bassist - Not good enough to play a proper guitar.

[TheGreek]

Guitarist - somebody who mistakenly believes it's cooler to play 6 skinny strings rather than ( a minimum of) 4 fat ones.

[Guest bassman7755]

"PA system": Sound amplification system that magically materialises at every rehearsal and gig such that the singer merely has turn up to plug their mic in.

Edited February 13, 2016 by bassman7755

[Guest bassman7755]

"Guitar amp master volume": A useful control present on guitar amps that has two main settings - the "sound check" setting and the "drown everyone else in the band out" setting, the latter being engaged once the gig commences.

[Guest bassman7755]

"wah wah pedal": A device that be engaged by a guitarist enabling him to repeat the same lick over and over again until such time as he thinks of a different one.

[drTStingray]

Groove (alt) - the music slot on a vinyl record (music playing medium), the width and depth of which is dictated by the level of bass - when filled with other instruments it gets shallow and bass less. Hence bass players are crucial to and control the groove and other people sometimes fill it with fluff .......

Edited February 13, 2016 by drTStingray

[TheGreek]

Compromise - what Bass players do to avoid singers/guitarists throwing their toys out of the pram and having a hissy fit..

[darren]

Air confusion: a drunk punter who inexplicably stands in front of you and plays your bassline note for note on air drums. Bonkers.

[Wonky2]

"bottom end" ironically the furthest point from any g string....

"Less is more".... Stop feckin twiddling and put your thumb away.

"In the shed"... Means I'm practicing, not I'm sat in an old deck chair surrounded by dried up half tins of gloss paint and a broken lawnmower, smoking Woodstock woodbines reading a 30 year old copy of sw***.

"Holding down the low end" - no explanation .... It means your the only bass player.

"im having trouble logging in" - please abuse me I'm an idiot.

[tauzero]

[size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#000000]Relic - see “criminal damage”[/color][/font][/size]

[size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][color=#000000]Extended range bass - lumpy ironing board[/color][/font][/size]

[size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Dusty end - the consequence of relying on the sex appeal of a bass to attract groupies. Also see "bedroom player".[/font][/size]

[Daz39]

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1455364892' post='2978416']
"wah wah pedal": A device that be engaged by a guitarist enabling him to repeat the same lick over and over again until such time as he thinks of a different one.
[/quote]

Also known as 'The Kirk Hammett effect.'