Bass Quote by Suzi Quatro

The bass should be the note of the bass drum, and then you've got the engine of the band that everything else builds on.…

— Suzi Quatro

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

Traditionally, the role of the bass player was just to keep things simple and solid, so it's really a special thing when you can…

— Robert Trujillo

Bass guitar is the engine of the band.

— Suzi Quatro

A bass player has to think and play like a bass player. A drummer has to play and think like a drummer, and stay…

— Hunter Hayes

The bass is the link between harmony and rhythm. It is the foundation of a band. It is what all the other instruments stand…

— Victor Wooten

It's really important for the bass and the drums to somehow blend.

— Mike Gordon

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

Bass players are always the intellectual kind, but nobody knows it.

— Stanley Clarke

There's something about rhythm and bass sections generally, how the bass and drums interact, that's basically the soul of any song.

— Shura

The absence of a bass player always makes things go faster and hit harder in the high-end range.

— Mark Lanegan

Bass is for people who can't play guitar

— Eddie Van Halen