Bass Quote by Mike Gordon Download Open image “It's really important for the bass and the drums to somehow blend.” — Mike Gordon ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Bass Important
Bass players and drummers are like brothers, working in the basement, cooking up the groove. If they don't lock together with the feel, the… — John Densmore Copy Share Image
The bass and drums are the engine, and the key to good bass playing is it's not what you play, it's what you DON'T… — Suzi Quatro Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Usually I like to have them, but going drum-less pushes everything in a new direction and makes it easier to keep things sounding different. — J Mascis Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The drums are what drives the whole thing. It's the backbone of the song. — Patty Schemel Copy Share Image
If you listen to a lot of old funk records, the drums are really small. But you don't perceive it like that because the… — Lenny Kravitz Copy Share Image
Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest. — John Bonham Copy Share Image
I got tired of different drum sounds so you buy different effects for more manipulation. — Ikue Mori Copy Share Image
When you've got insane drums and a lot of guitar, it's really hard to mix the vocals, to mix it all well. — Marnie Stern Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I feel like I want to write some songs and I don't know how to go about doing it. Usually it's the lyrics that… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
I think one thing that helped the sound change, it's a real subtle thing; it's just one switch on my bass, it has three… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
The way that we imitate each others' riffs is something that other bands don't do as much. If we're jamming with a jazz band,… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
I like referring to the saxophone and having a guitar lick instead. Same with the cymbals; having the cymbals and not playing cymbals. — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
A lot of the great songwriters in history have been collaborators, with a separate lyricist. — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
Usually I don't think much in terms of interesting sounds. Although I think I want to get one of those whammy pedals, I forget… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
We have been trying to play a lot of different kinds of music, and probably the next album will go back more towards the… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
Travelling to different countries is a goal. I wouldn't mind playing huge places if we got an opportunity to, but it's nice to play… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
I don't really have a favorite bass player. I listen to a lot of bluegrass. But then again, I'm not a typical bluegrass bass… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
There's no way we could play a country song as well as a country band or a Latin song as well as a Latin… — Mike Gordon Copy Share Image
I remember that the bass was turned up slightly more on the mix from last week, and I thought that was good - or whatever. Like, there were some little things in there that he said that he came to, like, really enjoy my opinion or at least, like, my little comments on the songs. So I was kind of… — Mark Ronson Copy Share
I'm 12 years sober, so I don't have beer! When I used to drink I really liked Bass Ale! — Kristin Davis Copy Share Image
The kind of fishing that I do is pretty much bass, trout or freshwater fishing. — Dale Steyn Copy Share Image
Imagine if you were a drummer, and you accidentally picked up two magic wands instead of sticks. There you are, keeping the beat, the… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
I've always been playing with other people, and that's how I learned. I got a kit of drums I couldn't play, but I also… — Ringo Starr Copy Share Image
I grew up on the pirate radio scene which started out as drum 'n' bass music. U.K. garage picked up and got bigger on… — Dizzee Rascal Copy Share Image
I've been in a band, so I understand the politics. Sometimes the bass player doesn't like what the guitar player is doing, and you… — Ric Ocasek Copy Share Image
That's what Joe Don Rooney and I do. He plays guitar and I play bass - and there's no reason to call it a… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
