Using the basic groove you have decided upon you are now going to have to choose a bass line that will work as the basis for the whole song, or at least the verse sections. We take it there is no point in us trying to describe what the bass line is in any great detail, but it's the bit in the record that throbs and keeps the flow going. In days gone by it was provided by the bass guitar player, now it is all played by the programmed keyboards. Even if you want it to sound like a real bass guitar, a sampled sound of a bass guitar will be used, then programmed. It's easier than getting some thumb-slapping dick head in.
[...] The great thing about bass lines is that they are in public domain. Nobody, even if they do recognise it, will seriously accuse you of ripping somebody else's bass line off.
[...] The great thing about bass lines is that they are in public domain. Nobody, even if they do recognise it, will seriously accuse you of ripping somebody else's bass line off.
— The KLF, The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way), 1988.
They put your fat head on a mountain to save face,
But if Rushmore was a band, then you'd play bass!
But if Rushmore was a band, then you'd play bass!
Like, one of the odd things about Creedence was that that they were the biggest rock band in America, but they weren't rock stars. They wore flannel shirts and kept out of the news. Reporters would show up to interview them and not even know which one was John Fogerty, and if the lead singer's not getting any attention, you can imagine how little the fucking bass player gets.
I mean, Spitz wanted to play bass. Usually you have to force that on the worse guitarist."
— Roger Smith, American Dad!, "Top of the Steve"
There's lots of other fun instruments, like bass!
— Elvis Costello, The Simpsons, "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation"
"I’m constantly asked to do reshoots after a band inevitably kicks out their bass player for showing a new song they wrote, so I always make sure to take one without the bassist so it can later be used to Photoshop whatever new one the band gets. Honestly, it always feels a little awkward in the moment, but the rest of the band typically gets so excited over the suggestion that the bass player simply has no rebuttal."
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The band wrote a glowing review of Heartinson’s freelance photography business, citing her professional demeanor and patience when working with bass players.
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The band wrote a glowing review of Heartinson’s freelance photography business, citing her professional demeanor and patience when working with bass players.
