Hepnurecords Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 What are You? Just wondering. Saw a tag on a post that made me think...just fer a sec. Bassist? Electric Bassist? Bass Guitarist? Low End Master of all Creation? or maybe "Super Elite Pro Bass Player(only)" When I played more URB I rather insisted on being billed as Electric Bassist. Lately Bass Guitarist really sits better. Bassist is fine in really limited situations but a bit ambiguous as the field expands... Thoughts? Should be a poll but I don't like 'em. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLoy Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Bassist or Bass Player is fine by me. It covers all the basses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Electric Bass is the name of the instrument that I play, but when I'm talking to "civilians" (non-musicians), I usually say bass guitar. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepnurecords Posted July 12, 2003 Author Share Posted July 12, 2003 OK guys. Tres cool. When your name goes on the back of the disc, given a choice, what's the instrument? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepnurecords Posted July 12, 2003 Author Share Posted July 12, 2003 Should note that I see a semantic difference in all of them. "Electric Bass" associates one more closely with the URB. "Bass Guitar" takes one back to the guitaristic thang Leo Fender intended. "Bassist" - Well that could mean anything - tuba, singer.... y'know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addix Metzatricity Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 I prefer "Bassist". Any guitarist can pick up a 4-string and be a "Bass Player", but it takes a certain type of person to be a "bassist". That said, "Bassists" are not limited to bass guitarists. Many keyboard player's left hands understand the groove that makes a "bassist". Of course, it doesn't stop there either... Me? I'm a bassist. (Formerly Bassist Extraordinaire). "Bass isn't just for breakfast anymore..." http://www.mp3.com/Addix_Metzatricity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnb Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Bass player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fonz Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 rump shaker or booty mover. Eeeeeehhhhhhhhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addix Metzatricity Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Originally posted by Bastid E: rump shaker or booty mover.Oooooh... but could not a drummer also be a rump shakin' booty mover? "Bass isn't just for breakfast anymore..." http://www.mp3.com/Addix_Metzatricity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selecter Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 I'm the fat guy who cant play anything else. At least, that's what any guitar player would say....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skout Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Originally posted by Hepnurecords: When your name goes on the back of the disc, given a choice, what's the instrument?If I got my name on the back of a CD for a band, I would have 'em put on "Lead Bass." Just for that Spinal Tap feel . . . Skout Words of Inspiration: Not everyone needs to be Jaco. Sometimes your band just needs a bass player, somebody to just play root notes - Dirk Lance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. studly Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 i mostly go by "hey you" and "slave" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jode Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 I am the Lord of the Low Frequencies, and Master of all I survey. "I had to have something, and it wasn't there. I couldn't go down the street and buy it, so I built it." Les Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepnurecords Posted July 12, 2003 Author Share Posted July 12, 2003 Just asking because.... On the band's next disc I was thinking of "Fender Bass" just for retro appeal... Too geeky? D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addix Metzatricity Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Originally posted by Hepnurecords: Just asking because.... On the band's next disc I was thinking of "Fender Bass" just for retro appeal... Too geeky? D.Geeky? Yeah, but all bassists are geeky... Depending on the age of your audience, though, it may be lost on them. "Bass isn't just for breakfast anymore..." http://www.mp3.com/Addix_Metzatricity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepnurecords Posted July 12, 2003 Author Share Posted July 12, 2003 Electric Bass is the name of the instrument that I play Jeremy - A rare lapse on your part. We, or most of us, play the "Electric Bass Guitar". Not a bass viol or a mandobass or a bass saxophone or any electric version of any of the above. A Bass Guitar. (shudder) The truth hurts. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addix Metzatricity Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 What? I play an electric bass drum... Yeah, I admit it looks silly... But, I get all the chicks. "Bass isn't just for breakfast anymore..." http://www.mp3.com/Addix_Metzatricity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Lyons Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 I am the "Four String Thing"! \m/ Timothy Lyons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 I have always preferred "Bassist" but "Bass Player" is ok too. Just don't call me late for dinner! Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connie Z Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 I like to be titled a Bass Player, who plays an Electric Bass Guitar. At least that's what I am right now. Later I may be calling myself something more colorful... like Queen of the Underworld. "Change comes from within." - Jeremy Cohen The definition of LUCK: When Preparation meets Opportunity! http://www.cybergumbo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fonz Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 i was in a band with a guy who's first ever electric guitar was a hondo. this thing was so horribly out of tune that we didn't even bother to call it a guitar. we just called it the hondo, eventually shortening it to hondo. the funny thing was that it was SO out of tune it was almost in tune in a different way and made some really interesting noises (along with being wraught with structural and electrical problems). itai played a solo on it on our demo and he was credited as Itai: guitar, vox, percussion and hondo. Eeeeeehhhhhhhhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickT Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Bass player, Bassist or Sir. Free your mind and your ass will follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Hepnu, I remember seeing album credits where the make of the instrument was included (sorry I can't put any to hand at the moment). Putting "Fender Bass" on the credit may have a retro feel to you (and people like us), but it won't mean much to the general public. And you're giving away the advertising for free!! Bassist, Bass Player, and Bass Guitarist seem to have been used most often for me, and that's fine. Call me anything but late for dinner Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 I repeat my claim to be known as an electric bass player and back it up with this book by Carol Kaye which I learned from. (I also studied with Carol personally and she always called the instrument the electric bass). http://www.carolkaye.com/www/catalog/assets/HowToPlay.gif Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martianrebel Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 "King of the Groove" sounds about right. -{m}- What's these knobs for? http://www.martianrebel.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebrownbass Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 For me: Dave Brown: Bass. (It's my handle) I figure those who care, know what it means; those who don't know really don't want an explanation. I also sing bass, so... "Let's raise the level of this conversation" -- Jeremy Cohen, in the Picasso Thread. Still spendin' that political capital far faster than I can earn it...stretched way out on a limb here and looking for a better interest rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 P Bass Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 I always just say I play bass, but I have recently come to terms with the fact that what I play is a bass guitar ( again, that whole Leo, inventor of all that is cool with a bolt on neck and single coil pick-ups thing, preferably with an ash body, and a maple board...). No more, no less, I play Bass Guitar. "Start listening to music!". -Jeremy C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozman16 Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 I like "low end guru" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc taz Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 read my sig sevenstring.org profile my flickr page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 I am Gortzar The Annihilator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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