Members #6 Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 an eternal annoyance... was watching Gabriels 'Growing Up' concert earlier tonight, and raving at Levin's work on 'Secret World'...my wife was like, what are you talking about? sometimes it seems like the only people who hear the bass are the players.... and a somewhat related gripe...concert footage never, ever, focuses on the bassist..do i need to see david rhodes stumming barre chords? no! do i need to see t.lev working the crazy upright fretless 5er? yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HumptyThumpty Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 If you like Blues at all get a copy of Robben Ford's Live In Paris. It's a small stage and there is a lot of excellent footage of Jimmy Earl laying down some great stuff. But for the most part you are right, people don't hear the bass at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassred Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 word! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 word! yup. i really get tired of hearing people say "its only the bass. noone listens to the bass". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 Keyboard players are pretty good at hearing basslines.... The truth is, there is a bunch of things we bass players are the target for.. If a guitar player has a good amount of bottom in his sound (blues guitar players are usually always guilty of this), sometimes that can not only clash with my bass, but it can also cause me to get blamed for "too much bass"...Also, a kick drum miced improperly can also cause me to get blamed... Somebody will run up to the stage saying "Too much bass!" where I know that they are referring to the entire bottom end as a whole ----- and I know damn well its that 250hz ring in the kick drum mic! ----- yet the band will inadvertantly turn to me and say, "Hey, youre too loud...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kindness Posted August 31, 2007 Moderators Share Posted August 31, 2007 Keyboard players are pretty good at hearing basslines.... The truth is, there is a bunch of things we bass players are the target for.. If a guitar player has an amount of bottom in his sound, sometimes that can not only clash with my bass, but it can also cause me to get blamed for "too much bass"...Also, a kick drum miced improperly can also cause me to get blamed... Somebody will run up to the stage saying "Too much bass!" - and I know damn well its that 250hz ring in the kick drum mic - where they are referring to the entire bottom end as a whole, yet the band will inadvertantly turn to me and say, "Hey, youre too loud...." Anytime I can hear you play, you're too loud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 Anytime I can hear you play, you're too loud! haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 I think it's more that bass players care about bass tone . I think few other people do , there's the player and engineer . That might be it . Everyone needs to feel it though that little something special in the gut , and the ass . Music is not complete unless it has the low end covered . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 Anytime I can hear you play, you're too loud! ..Which is why Im playing keyboards........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 ..Which is why Im playing keyboards........ thats only so you can play the bassline with your left hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 thats only so you can play the bassline with your left hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 so what are you doing with your right hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 i hope that this isn't a lightbulb changing answer :idea: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 or a my mom answer :cry::cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 maybe i dont want to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xOriginalNinjax Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 maybe i dont want to know Post post post...and I don't think you do...it probably has something to do with "hatting" your mom actually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rikshaw Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 Post post post...and I don't think you do...it probably has something to do with "hatting" your mom actually... my mom would shove that queer ass hat up his mangina. :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members i_wanna_les_paul Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 But for the most part you are right, people don't hear the bass at all. Nope, but they sure feel it..and they miss it if it disappears. That's why I prefer to play bass in a band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceGhost Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 Sometimes I think that's almost a good thing, the bass is there doing it's job letting everyone and everything do it's magic. I sure as hell wouldn't play like that, I dig playing obnoxious bass lines that irritate the guitarist because I won't land on the root. I don't get many gigs doing things like that though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mogwix Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 people never notice a good bass player but people always notice a bad one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cavy Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 my wife has been listening to the bass for years since being with me...in fact as a whole she listens much more critically and intentionally than she did before we got together. Its pretty cool really, she points out certain bass parts in songs she likes, and I often say "did you hear that sick bass note there" and she usually says "yes"! It definately takes training to have a keen ear, and my wife's has improved over the ears! I'm actually more annoyed that so many players have such {censored}ty ears, certain instruments seem more prone than others, of course to not listening... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 Did somebody say something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 Did somebody say something? No, I just farted,..thats all....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 No, I just farted,..thats all....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members been_effected Posted August 31, 2007 Members Share Posted August 31, 2007 yup. i really get tired of hearing people say "its only the bass. noone listens to the bass". funny part is I've had people say that all the time to me too....but as soon as the bass disappears, all of a sudden they go "oh...wtf, what happened, now it sounds crap" and I smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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