13 types of bass player

[Barking Spiders]

This was from a 2018 edition of Music Radar so it might've been mentioned here but I've not seen it if it was so....

NB it's clearly light-hearted in tone so not to be taken seriously

https://www.musicradar.com/news/13-types-of-bass-player-a-spotters-guide

clearly I'm #12 😀

Edited June 27, 2019 by Barking Spiders

[Daz39]

OFC (harrumph) this list is useless because it doesn't break Metal down into it's 19 true sub-genres, 14 associated moods and 5 extra dark undiscovered corners.

/tongue

[ezbass]

I couldn't spot myself (or am I being subconsciously blind?).

[thodrik]

Such an article must surely have occurred after the following exchange at the office:

Editor: 'Folks, we are on a tight deadline and we need some bass content urgently. Rob, can you just draw up some kind of list thingy based off your own preconceptions which requires no research whatsoever?'

Rob: 'Sure thing boss, I will get right on it after I finish this Pot Noodle.'

 

[Ricky 4000]

I couldn't spot myself either (though there were elements of truth in there).

Otherwise, it's a blunt little tool, Clarice...

[paul_c2]

Yeah its just a crappy, lazy piece of clickbait.

[HazBeen]

Feck me, yes utterly pointless, cheap journalism ..... bit like reality tv.

[Linus27]

Yep, couldn't spot myself but I had traits of No.1, No.10 and No.12.

[Stofferson]

Wow surprisingly accurate on two for me haha

The Blues Baron, I do have a custom built black not quite gold bass and i am partial to taking it for a walk.

Mr Metal, My Corvette is my baby but i do use my thumb more nowadays and plenty of fuzz, only on breakdowns though!

 

 

 

[PaulWarning]

I'm definitely number 11, apart from the Mohican, punks didn't have them in 77

Edited June 27, 2019 by PaulWarning

[Woodinblack]

I couldn't spot myself either, other than shades of other things, but it was funny, well written and not offensive so I liked it. And I do know a lot of people from those categories.

 

[Teebs]

1, 5 & 11 for me, but none really fit.

There should be a category for me - 'The Teebs™'

[Unknown_User]

I enjoyed that.  With the following edits this sums me up pretty well.

1. The Rocker

Bass: Battered Fender Squier Precision

Technique: Rock solid Limited

No pedals, no picks, no prancing about: the Rocker’s creed is simple but devastatingly effective. They have come to rock, and rock they will.

Usually found having the time of their life with their covers band at the local pub, they plays it unapologetically loud and care not for your eardrums. There is no purer sight in all of bassdom. 

[Davo-London]

I'm closest to No 1 as well  🙄

[Skinnyman]

22 minutes ago, Teebs said:

1, 5 & 11 for me, but none really fit.

There should be a category for me - 'The Teebs™'

Oh there is, Young Teebs, there certainly is.

[Lozz196]

3 hours ago, PaulWarning said:

I'm definitely number 11, apart from the Mohican, punks didn't have them in 77

Me too, never had one then, and nature/middle age has decreed I can’t have one now!

[ezbass]

2 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

but it was funny, well written and not offensive so I liked it.

 

Yes indeed. It makes a change and proves it can be done.

[Oopsdabassist]

No 1 all day long for me, although I do have a pedal it only has 2 sounds, my tone......and tuner!

[Guest]

I thought it was quite amusing and not at all lazy. Stereotypes they may be but quite well-written. Obviously the hep jazz cat wasn’t very good - as we know, jazz is more aimless noodling* rather than odd time signatures - that would be number 14 - the ex-music school fusion nutjob who listens to the Elektrik Band, Tribal Tech, UZEB and the Yellowjackets all day and cannot for the life of them find the “1”

 

* not my phrase but beloved by some on BC...

[Dan Dare]

7 is closest, apart from my vintage Jazz. I never smile when I'm playing.

Edited June 27, 2019 by Dan Dare

[Marillionred]

He He that was (mildly) amusing.

No 8 Metal - I don't recall the Warwick Corvette being particularly pointy? Methinks he doth confuse it with the Warwick Vampyre perhaps 🙂

Edited June 27, 2019 by Marillionred
Typo correction

[Bassalarky]

No 1 is closest for me but not so loud these days....

[Cat Burrito]

I relate mostly to 11 but it's probably only about 60% of the picture. I agree that it reads like lazy clickbait journalism but it gave me something to do for about 90 seconds.