1. So you're a bass player. The least glamorous member of the band.
2. You're the butt of many jokes.
3. So many.
4. Even from the greats.
"None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back." ~Paul McCartney #beatles #quotes
5. You just love it when someone says: "Hey, it's only four strings, it can't be that hard."
6. Or when they say: "Why don't you just play guitar instead?"
8. Or a bass.
9. Bass players can easily be upstaged by other members of the band.
Unless you're Flea.
And none of us is Flea.
10. But we are modest people.
RT @BassPlayerNow: For the humble bass player:
11. We exhibit HIGH levels of discipline.
12. Even if you're a virtuoso, a lot of what you do involves playing the same note repeatedly. For ages.
13. As Homer Simpson learned, it's really all about your "neck confidence".
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"Dude you're already one of the greatest bass players of all time."
14. Still, no one takes you seriously.
15. What people (and guitarists) don't realise is how heavy basses and especially bass amps are when you carry them upstairs at every gig.
