Bass Quotes

320 Bass quotes by 248 unique authors

The bass, no matter what kind of music you're playing, it just enhances the sound and makes everything sound more beautiful and full. When the… — Charlie Haden
My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass. — Eddie Van Halen
But yeah, I played bass guitar in high school and in college and then I actually fractured my thumb, so my bass career went bye-bye. — Colin Hanks
I know I love sexy surf guitars, I know I love loud snare. I love really simple repeating bass lines, and I love weird mad… — Kathleen Hanna
I'm not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum 'n' bass record. — Ben Harper
Drums, bass, guitar, keys, I play a little of each of those. — Mayer Hawthorne
A bass player has to think and play like a bass player. A drummer has to play and think like a drummer, and stay out… — Hunter Hayes
A lot of modern amps and preamps sound great when you're jamming by yourself, but don't hold up in a band situation. The sound isn't… — James Hetfield
I like things matching. I have an upright bass, a drum kit and a grand piano that's the same color. I tend to overthink things. — Penn Jillette
I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands. — Adam Jones
Marketers have long known that a name can make all the difference when you're trying to move the merch. The kiwifruit was once the Chinese… — Jeffrey Kluger
I like to practice on the bass, but I don't do it as often as I should. — Geddy Lee
There was a time when fast playing and fretboard pyrotechnics on the bass were important to me and when I am recording a bass track,… — Geddy Lee
I can't remember the first song I learned to play on bass, but the first song I learned to play on guitar was 'For Your… — Geddy Lee
None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back. — Paul McCartney
My earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines,… — Unknown Author
When I came into Metallica, I had to do justice to Cliff's work, but I also had to put my own signature on it. No… — Jason Newsted
The bass player's function, along with the drums, is to be the engine that drives the car... everything else is merely colours. — Suzi Quatro
I played bass for a year, but I wasn't getting better at it, so I decided to stop so I could see my friends. — Daniel Radcliffe
I like the guitar better these days. I like the bass, too, but it's hard to fit a bass amp in a small car. — Dee Dee Ramone
You can't beat 2 guitars, bass, and drums. — Lou Reed
I wouldn't want to hear Beethoven without beautiful bass, the cellos, the tuba. It's very important. Hip-hop has thunderous bass. And so does Beethoven. If… — Lou Reed
I play a percussion instrument, not a musical saw; it needs no amplification. Where it's needed, they put a microphone in front of the bass… — Buddy Rich
Now they have banging guitar and no bass and call it rock, but that's not what I call rock. — Little Richard
Hip-hop and electronic music are so similar, in the fact that they're both very visceral, have so much bass; a lot of times, it's the… — Skrillex

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