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title: "7 Electric Bass Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Electric Bass quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Electric Bass sayings and thoughts."
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> [You can actually go to school and college to learn how to play and get technical with the electric bass.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-clarke/you-can-actually-go-to-school-and-college-to-learn-how-to-play-and/)

[Stanley Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-clarke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1aa/stanley-clarke-27904_bass_you-can-actually-go-to-school-and-colleg_50087.jpg)

> [I wonder if I could make an electric bass.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-fender/i-wonder-if-i-could-make-an-electric-bass/)

[Leo Fender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-fender/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/106/leo-fender-60619_bass_i-wonder-if-i-could-make-an-electric-bas_1722602.png)

> [Around age 11 or 12, I started playing jazz bass. From there, I went to electric bass and then guitar, which I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-roman/around-age-11-or-12-i-started-playing-jazz-bass-from-there-i-went-to/)

[Joshua Roman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-roman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/562/joshua-roman-35421_age_around-age-11-or-12-i-started-playing-ja_2433531.jpg)

> [In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eberhard-weber/in-1972-i-got-my-first-electric-bass-and-started-playing-the-kind-of/)

[Eberhard Weber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eberhard-weber/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f7/eberhard-weber-27222_backgrounds_in-1972-i-got-my-first-electric-bass-and_2472075.png)

> [Every time I want to impress someone about samples and hip-hop, I play 'Portrait of Tracy.' It's one of the greatest bass…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/every-time-i-want-to-impress-someone-about-samples-and-hip-hop-i-play/)

[Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a98/diplo-9004_about_every-time-i-want-to-impress-someone-abo_2547233.png)

> [When you have an acoustic bass in the ensemble it really changes the dynamic of the record because it kind of forces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sanborn/when-you-have-an-acoustic-bass-in-the-ensemble-it-really-changes-the/)

[David Sanborn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sanborn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/416/david-sanborn-13730_acoustic_when-you-have-an-acoustic-bass-in-the-en_2602587.jpg)

> [I didn't listen to anything with electric bass, guitars, or drums until I was fifteen!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-mccreary/i-didn-t-listen-to-anything-with-electric-bass-guitars-or-drums-until/)

[Bear McCreary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-mccreary/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/376/bear-mccreary-4348_anything_i-didn-t-listen-to-anything-with-electri_2958488.jpg)

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