Bass Quotes

320 Bass quotes by 248 unique authors

I ended up gettin a little Gibson amp and a bass, because of Gene Simmons of Kiss. Myself and three other kids would pretend to… — Jason Newsted
In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the majority of musicians… — Eberhard Weber
When I started to pick up the bass, it was purely by random chance. — Eberhard Weber
I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing… — Eberhard Weber
Bill Withers and Curtis Mayfield, those are the people who informed me in playing the bass. — Colin Greenwood
I don't really know why I chose bass except that it was different than guitar. — Trevor Dunn
Like, when we did Parliament and Funkadelic and Bootsy, it was actually one thing. But there were so many people that you could split them… — Gary Snyder
It wasn't until after private lessons and learning bass lines that I even noticed bass in the music I was listening to at that age.… — Trevor Dunn
I came from an era when we didn't use electronic instruments. The bass wasn't even amplified. The sound was the sound you got. — Stan Getz
You can't spell bass without ass — Zacky Vengeance
I actually met Chick Corea in New York, where I was staying with a bass player friend. — Miroslav Vitous
I feel safe and comfortable to do that once I know that the song structure around the bass part is very interesting and it satisfies… — Geddy Lee
September twenty-second, Sir, the bough cracks with unpicked apples, and at dawn the small-mouth bass breaks water, gorged with spawn. — Robert Lowell
If you look at a record under a microscope, the high frequencies are short jagged edges... and the low frequencies are long swinging ones are… — Herb Alpert
I tried to play bass in a punk band once, and it was an absolute disaster. I can’t play anything. I don’t know what it… — Nate Ruess
Occasionally, when I run into a great bass backstage at a festival I'll play a few notes on the low E string, just to feel… — Steve Swallow
The thing that's really rewarding is when people will say to me that they had actually given up the bass, but are going to start… — Nathan East
This isn't a mass-produced...instrument. Mike Lull Custom Guitars makes each bass right here in the NW. Over 20 years of collaborating, designing, and building basses… — Jeff Ament
I didn't follow the standard rules of bass playing, and many musicians on many different instruments who became noteworthy for their unique or particular style… — Billy Sheehan
As far as current inspiration, I'm listenting to a lot of flamenco, because the techniques used for flamenco can be adapted to playing bass. — Billy Sheehan
In life's orchestra, the bike is the double bass. Hard to forget it — Paul Fournel
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 really think that's… — Mike Gordon
I can't play piano like I used to either. I used to have bass rolling like thunder. I can't do that no more. But I… — Pinetop Perkins
Because Larry, by then, was a drummer, who would sort of get bored and tired, and rather stand up and blow kisses to people. So… — Neil Innes
So the whole basis for jazz music is based on the fact that the bass player could not play his instrument. — Miroslav Vitous

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