Members SelenaBassGirl Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 gotta love it! what made you pick it? I noticed that the songs that were my favorite since I was a kid, always had a bass standing out in it. I didn't know at first WHAT it was I liked about the song but I knew SOMETHING about it I liked. I grew up with a piano in the house, and so I learned that. Then in high school I played the keyboard. But still loved that bass sound. I was in love with funk and used to go "crazy" with the slapping. After a big crush I had on a bass player (the second one I crushed on) I figured that it was about time to buy one and learn it. I was in love with the man-it wasn't ALL because of what he did, but it started out with me watching him play. I used to love watching his fingers! Then I noticed his face and started talking to him. Yes, I was married at the time. He liked me too-a lot- but respected my marriage. But I used to talk to him about bass and soaked in all I could. He knew what I liked and used to "torment" me while I was on the dance floor by sneaking in a slap or a thump or two...I guess he teased me in a way. Meanness! Then I bought my bass and started learning on it. I have no teacher. I can't afford one now, but I have the "ear" and like on the piano, I learn by ear. I figured since I was in love with the instrument and the low end, I should learn how to play it. When I hold my bass, I feel some sort of "high". When I play a song, it makes me feel so good. The bass is like no other aphrodisiac you can find. It has always been a turn on for me, and I tend to get weak kneed and stuff when I hear it-esp. if it is funk. What made you fall in love with the bass and/or pick the bass as your instrument? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members s4001 Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 Geddy Lee - Exit Stage Left. What else could turn a 90 lb weakling into a fire-breathing monster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hearafter Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 I was forced into it... had to fill in for a slacker, and turns out I am actually quite good at it. Who knew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SelenaBassGirl Posted January 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 sorry I went off subject on my post! Sometimes I get thinking about him, and start blabbing! Geddy Lee (hey, Lee is my middle name! coolers!) is what got my friend into the bass too! He is probably one of the best bass players out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonathan_matos5 Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 the voices in my head made me do it.... SHUT UP!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Death Hands Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 I just wanted to play bass.I tried to play guitar, loved playing brass(mostly/primarily tuba) and steel drums in middle school, and, from the time I got my first electric guitar, I wanted to play bass. Noone made me want to play bass, it was more a force of nature than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted January 6, 2008 Moderators Share Posted January 6, 2008 Beer and a lot of amphetamines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 I had played guitar for a few years when I was younger (ages 10 - 13) and when I got my first job I wanted an electric, didn't know if I wanted a guitar or bass. I was intrigued by bass. Some people told me not to get a bass and cited some stupid reasons for it. All the more reasons for me to go and get one! and I did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pickdust Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 I confess.......(and I've never told anyone this).......it was the cheese sticks! PD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted January 6, 2008 Moderators Share Posted January 6, 2008 I confess.......(and I've never told anyone this).......it was the cheese sticks!PD Yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guttermouth Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 maddog 20/20 and tons of bathtub crank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nicebigstrings Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 My older brothers already had guitar and drums claimed. But more than anything it was seeing Zeppelin's 'The Song Remains the Same' movie when it came out in '76. There was that shot of Jones playing bass during 'Black Dog'; camera right back by the bridge. I saw that and my highly impressionable 14-year-old brain thought, "That's the XX@!!! COOLEST thing I've ever seen and heard!!!!" Completely messed me up. Following summer I painted my parents' porch and bought a bass with the money they paid me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members txbass68 Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 Some friends wanted to form a Beatles tribute band in high school and no one wanted to be Paul. So, I was it. That band never happened. I think Gene Simmons made me want to be a bass player. He may not be the best player, but puts on one hell of a show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thumper Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 I was 15 and listening to 'Band on the Run' by Wings, Rush's '2112' and 'Fragile' by Yes. Bass was inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members #6 Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 a subtle blending of tony levin and sid vicious... at 16 or so, 1986, my musical interest was currently wrapped up in both punk and prog....i wanted to be levin, and the beginning was a project to get a band on stage with 4/5's of the members unable to play, a la sid, (we had a great drummer)...i chose bass, and played onstage 3 days after i first had one in my hands... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hearafter Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 Beer and a lot of amphetamines. DING DING DING DING!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blueyedmule Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 I wanted to kiss the girls, and girls don't tend to like kissing guys with "reed breath." It took me a long time to figure out that it was always the bass that I heard most when I listened to music, that that's what was flippin' my lever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 There are too many guitars players in this area...and no good bass players. If you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 Dumb as it sounds, I think bass chose me. I was in third grade and they took us over to the music room one day to check out all the different band and orchestra instruments. I tried them all, but for some reason the upright felt like it was just waiting for me, like it was the most natural thing ever. Never looked back. I was too small to know anything about any well know bassists, any popular music, nothing, but I knew I liked bass. Still do, and always will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members s4001 Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 I confess.......(and I've never told anyone this).......it was the cheese sticks!PD Loud and proud brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pyralus Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 Everyone I know plays guitar, or banjo, or mandolin (bluegrass is big around here) and the Bass player was in demand. Also it fits my style- I don't wanna be center stage ALL the time, I'd rather provide the backbone of the song and have little shining moments of glory that sonically perfect the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hi-Fi Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 Way too many guitarists and not enough bassists. Best way to get gigs is by being a competent bass player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T-bolt Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 I started on guitar. My brother and I wanted to start a band together... I encouraged him to play drums, but he ended up buying a guitar. Sheesh. Later as we were starting a band we were stuck with 3 guitarist and no bass. Guess who had to switch to bass. No, it wasn't me actually, haha. My brother said he would, as long as I played a few songs with the band on bass so he could play guitar. Thing was, I found I really had more instinct for bass rather than guitar. After the band broke up, I bought his bass and I switched, not looking back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SelenaBassGirl Posted January 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 very interesting stories! It is neat reading them!And..cheese sticks sounds nice about now! yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members W33nie Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 My older brothers already had guitar and drums claimed. But more than anything it was seeing Zeppelin's 'The Song Remains the Same' movie when it came out in '76. There was that shot of Jones playing bass during 'Black Dog'; camera right back by the bridge. I saw that and my highly impressionable 14-year-old brain thought, "That's the XX@!!! COOLEST thing I've ever seen and heard!!!!" Completely messed me up. Following summer I painted my parents' porch and bought a bass with the money they paid me. [YOUTUBE]espHuUt_nE8[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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