--- title: "8 Bass Quotes By Mike Gordon" description: "8 Bass quotes by Mike Gordon. Plus more from Mike Gordon and more Bass sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/mike-gordon-17838_bass_i-think-one-thing-that-helped-the-sound_671160.png" --- > [I think one thing that helped the sound change, it's a real subtle thing; it's just one switch on my bass, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-think-one-thing-that-helped-the-sound-change-it-s-a-real-subtle/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/mike-gordon-17838_bass_i-think-one-thing-that-helped-the-sound_671160.png) > [I don't really have a favorite bass player. I listen to a lot of bluegrass. But then again, I'm not a typical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-don-t-really-have-a-favorite-bass-player-i-listen-to-a-lot-of/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/mike-gordon-17838_bass_i-don-t-really-have-a-favorite-bass-play_1235507.png) > [Lately Fish and I have been hooking up more, which is a good thing because it's just been a struggle for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/lately-fish-and-i-have-been-hooking-up-more-which-is-a-good-thing/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f07/mike-gordon-17838_a-good-thing_lately-fish-and-i-have-been-hooking-up-m_1713642.png) > [The worst thing I could be thinking is how could I be a cool bass player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/the-worst-thing-i-could-be-thinking-is-how-could-i-be-a-cool-bass/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/mike-gordon-17838_bass_the-worst-thing-i-could-be-thinking-is-h_1730073.png) > [This is my second bass that Paul built me. There were some changes that were made. Sometimes I think of changes that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/this-is-my-second-bass-that-paul-built-me-there-were-some-changes/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f7/mike-gordon-17838_bass_this-is-my-second-bass-that-paul-built-m_1792736.png) > [It's really important for the bass and the drums to somehow blend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/it-s-really-important-for-the-bass-and-the-drums-to-somehow-blend/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/mike-gordon-17838_bass_it-s-really-important-for-the-bass-and-t_2100362.png) > [I'm always interested in mixing technology and music. You know, maybe I'll have a MIDI bass pickup at some point, I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-m-always-interested-in-mixing-technology-and-music-you-know-maybe-i/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c94/mike-gordon-17838_bass_i-m-always-interested-in-mixing-technolo_2448666.jpg) > [Last tour my bass rig was breaking down every other night. That was a pain. We would get on stage and Trey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/last-tour-my-bass-rig-was-breaking-down-every-other-night-that-was-a/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/248/mike-gordon-17838_bass_last-tour-my-bass-rig-was-breaking-down_2789079.png) ## Other authors on Bass ## More by Mike Gordon > [I feel like I want to write some songs and I don't know how to go about doing it. Usually it's the lyrics that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-feel-like-i-want-to-write-some-songs-and-i-don-t-know-how-to-go/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) > [I think one thing that helped the sound change, it's a real subtle thing; it's just one switch on my bass, it has three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-think-one-thing-that-helped-the-sound-change-it-s-a-real-subtle/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) > [The way that we imitate each others' riffs is something that other bands don't do as much. If we're jamming with a jazz band,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/the-way-that-we-imitate-each-others-riffs-is-something-that-other/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) > [I like referring to the saxophone and having a guitar lick instead. Same with the cymbals; having the cymbals and not playing cymbals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-like-referring-to-the-saxophone-and-having-a-guitar-lick-instead/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) > [A lot of the great songwriters in history have been collaborators, with a separate lyricist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/a-lot-of-the-great-songwriters-in-history-have-been-collaborators/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) > [I built all the speaker cabinets myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-built-all-the-speaker-cabinets-myself/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) > [Usually I don't think much in terms of interesting sounds. Although I think I want to get one of those whammy pedals, I forget…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/usually-i-don-t-think-much-in-terms-of-interesting-sounds-although-i/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) > [We have been trying to play a lot of different kinds of music, and probably the next album will go back more towards the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/we-have-been-trying-to-play-a-lot-of-different-kinds-of-music-and/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) > [Travelling to different countries is a goal. I wouldn't mind playing huge places if we got an opportunity to, but it's nice to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/travelling-to-different-countries-is-a-goal-i-wouldn-t-mind-playing/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) > [I don't really have a favorite bass player. I listen to a lot of bluegrass. But then again, I'm not a typical bluegrass bass…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-don-t-really-have-a-favorite-bass-player-i-listen-to-a-lot-of/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) > [Surrender to the flow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/surrender-to-the-flow/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) > [There's no way we could play a country song as well as a country band or a Latin song as well as a Latin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/there-s-no-way-we-could-play-a-country-song-as-well-as-a-country-band/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) > [I agree with the rest of the band, that a truly synthesized sound isn't really what I would want to go for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-agree-with-the-rest-of-the-band-that-a-truly-synthesized-sound-isn/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) > [The guy we want to get is the guy who did the Aerosmith album which is coming out in two days, and a Chili…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/the-guy-we-want-to-get-is-the-guy-who-did-the-aerosmith-album-which/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) > [I want to get an handful of spare basses to use first of all if mine breaks, and second, to learn some things about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-want-to-get-an-handful-of-spare-basses-to-use-first-of-all-if-mine/) [Mike Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gordon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bass/mike-gordon/#itemlist", "name": "8 Bass Quotes By Mike Gordon", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think one thing that helped the sound change, it's a real subtle thing; it's just one switch on my bass, it has three positions, and I usually boost the mid-range frequency, I lowered the frequency that I boost, and that goes out to the sound system, too.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mike Gordon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gordon/i-think-one-thing-that-helped-the-sound-change-it-s-a-real-subtle/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/mike-gordon-17838_bass_i-think-one-thing-that-helped-the-sound_671160.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/mike-gordon-17838_bass_i-think-one-thing-that-helped-the-sound_671160.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/mike-gordon-17838_bass_i-think-one-thing-that-helped-the-sound_671160.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think one thing that helped the sound change, it's a real subtle thing; it's just one switch on my bass…” — Mike Gordon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't really have a favorite bass player. 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