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To be serious though, I was in a relationship because "hmm a bass player in a leather jacket".

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[–] SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I find the opposite is true gender swapped. Nothing makes a girl more attractive to me than playing bass.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago

I have to agree. Instant crush.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you know Igor and The Red Elvises? That bass balalaika, and ooh dang, THAT Bass Player!

[–] podperson@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

They are great live. Have seen them several times and it’s always a good time.

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[–] TheBrideWoreCrimson@sopuli.xyz 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

Which is worse, bassism or drumism?

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Without bass there is no rhythm or soul the music sounds flat

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago

Preaching to the choir, my guy

[–] MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wouldn’t people want partners with demonstrable senses of rhythm?

[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Not according to my maracas..

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[–] far_university190@feddit.org 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Metal drummer: hold my beer

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[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 21 points 1 year ago

What's the purpose of bass players?

Well, somebody has to wake up, wash, dress and feed the drummer before practice.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago

Look, everyone knows that the bass player carries the band>!'s gear!<

[–] SnowmenMelt@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jokes on you, I'm colourblind

[–] Bysmuth@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then how did you know this was a joke at all?

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[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

we make the asses shake. it is our role in society

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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)
[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Ok, but is that upright bass single?

[–] jeansburger@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

William Murderface

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago

Victor Wooten 1 2 3

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Never heard of them. Do they stream or something?

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[–] _____@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same. Very, very heavily hinted at a used bass guitar for Christmas this year. Put a harmonica on the list as a joke as I was being nagged to put more stuff on the list.

Now I own a harmonica.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's your mistake, you should have included accessories for the guitar so they'd feel guilted into buying it for you.

Or you just get a bunch of accessories and nothing to use then with.

I own my part in this, though I know if I added the amp, cables, maybe a pedal, and some guitar picks, I would have ended up with a nice collection of guitar picks.

Because my wife and kid are assholes who think they are hilarious, which I have encouraged because I am too.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Do it. And put effort into it. It's a great investment.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You can get a cheap $80 bass on Amazon. They actually last a long time, i still play mine, and it keeps your tuning forever.

Grab one of those and play for a year. It's the perfect starter bass.

( I love mine. The guitar shop in my area always asks why i keep using it. By itself it's got too much "trumpet" sounding, but with a reverb or other pedal i love it)

[–] _____@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I mean id probably go all out and get something in the $750 range ish. I'm a musician and I play many instruments, just haven't gotten to bass yet.

is it possible to change tunings on a bass from say E to Eb without needing to take it into a shop? I say this because it is possible on guitar but I'm not sure if the giant bass string tension will make this process different and more difficult.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Oh yeah in your case go for what you want.

You can tune to e flat, sure. The bass is just the four bottom strings of a guitar, with a bigger gauge. EADG is the normal tuning

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[–] teft@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Being able to play funk music is a benefit.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Yes, Nikki Sixx, notoriously poor, and girlfriendless bassist.

[–] Soulifix@kbin.melroy.org 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hey you know, those fingers are working those thick cords and getting a work out. So you know...those fingers can be pretty useful for other things if you know what I mean.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago

Don’t forget the quarter-inch callouses. Megusta.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

Lile galloping, and shadow puppets, and that table top football game with a folded piece of paper, and

[–] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Someone send this to Davie504

(Don't actually, he's probably seen it all.)

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[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 3 points 1 year ago

Just gotta show what those fingers can do

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