Bass Quote by Colin Greenwood

Obviously, a bass sounds like a bass and a guitar sounds like a guitar, but the way you play the guitar reflects your personality.

— Paul Simonon

In actuality it's drum samples in the computer. I don't know, I've just never really dug into that whole technology thing, I feel like…

— The Rocket Summer

I played a Fender Precision for a little while, when I originally joined the band. Then - what is that little headless graphite bass…

— Cliff Williams

The bass is just the crayon that I picked out of the box. I'd probably be writing similar stuff if I played guitar or…

— Les Claypool

I love a little distortion across the bass; I think it kind of adds something to the sound of the band when the bass…

— Nikki Sixx

In the studio, we sometimes will add bass or some other stuff, like more layers of the same guitar part that's already there, but…

— Liv Bruce

I love that people can feel the bass in their body.

— Romy Madley Croft

Bass is for people who can't play guitar

— Eddie Van Halen

A bass should sound like a bass with the thump of the finger against the wood, like it began with stand up.

— Suzi Quatro

I'm like soft Ray Manzarek. I think of the keyboard as almost like a bass or a lead.

— Oneohtrix Point Never

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…

— Charlie Haden

To me a guitar is kind of like a woman. You don't know why you like 'em but you do.

— Waylon Jennings