Bass Quote by John Deacon

I bought my first bass because I wanted to be in a Band, and heard that it was the easiest instrument to play. A…

— Nate Mendel

I've got a Fender Concert amp from the '60s, the one Joe Osborn used. He played his bass through it.

— Anonymous

This is my second bass that Paul built me. There were some changes that were made. Sometimes I think of changes that could be…

— Mike Gordon

It will be the first time I've played live with a double bass.

— Alvin Lee

I got my first real bass guitar in my hands when I was 14 - a 1957 Fender Precision, which is still hanging on…

— Suzi Quatro

I don't really know why I chose bass except that it was different than guitar.

— Trevor Dunn

I never picked a bass up before Sabbath started

— Geezer Butler

I'm always scouring the universe for great old instruments from the '50s and early '60s. That's really, for me, the golden age of basses,…

— Geddy Lee

I'm a bass player and I love the bass.

— Tim Commerford

My first instrument was a little blue ukele.

— Billy Ocean

I first picked up the bass guitar when I was twelve years old, and fooled around with it. By the time I was thirteen…

— Mark Mendoza

My first guitar was a Gibson Challenger.

— Juliana Hatfield