Comments on: Why I love playing Bass. Why do you…?

By: Kyle

Kyle — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:51:27 +0000

I have tried lost of different instruments, and I played trumpet for like 8-10 years since i was a kid into high school. I just bought a bass 2 days ago and it feels like its what I should have been playing all along. I’m barely learning, but it just feels right.

By: Sergio

Sergio — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:15:18 +0000

I just love the feel of the bass. You listen to piano and guitar. You feel the bass and the drums.

I’ve listened to loads of music over the years, as I’m sure we all have, and my favourite music has always had memorable bass lines or a strong bass presence.

Mingus’ bass as much underpinned a tune as held an umbrella over everything and let them play under him. The Stranglers’ gutteral bass, I loved it. The Doors very simple bass lines (played on the organ). The Police – pop meets reggae with a hint of punk. Reggae itself – without the bass there would be NO reggae. Jaco – legendary. Funk/Disco Funk/Bee Gees etc – damn, the BG’s had some great bass lines. AIC/PJ/Soundgarden/Tool – the original AIC is one of my favourite bands of all time, but I will loop Tool just to try and conceive how to play that bass with that stamina…

I recognise every artist’s input in to all aspects of songs – guitar skills, drummers, singers etc. But when I’m in the car or just listening to a tune, I’m strumming with my air-bass fingers

By: pedro

pedro — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:02:45 +0000

well my bass and i are like best friends. we can sit and talk for a long long time, always undestand what i feel, always saying what i need to hear, and always available when i most need it.
musically, i believe the bass is an impressive instrument because of its wide range of possible sounds you can make out of it. its requires lots of imagination and its really fun to experiment with anyting that comes to your mind. i also am aware that any musician could say the very same thing about their own instrument, but for me, its the bass the one with the most tools and the one that most suits to my hands
i love my bass, i love all basses.
sorry for any spelling mistake,
greetings from argentina!

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:53:22 +0000

Great reply!

By: Kyle Dedo

Kyle Dedo — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:08:36 +0000

To me, bass is a soulful instrument. It helps me capture the feelings inside of me that can not be put into words. It is the true feeling of rhythm and it allows you to experience music on an entirely different level.
It is also nice to have something that is seldom understood by others; it makes the experience more personal every time you pick your bass up for some low end experimentation.
I love the bass, and I will play until I die.