Why so many "Bass" posts vs. "Guitar" posts?

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Wed May 09, 2007 10:25 pm

Gotta love those emoticons.

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Thu May 10, 2007 1:00 am

The force is strong with RIC basses...

woodyng · Post by **woodyng** » Thu May 10, 2007 4:19 am

re...happy jangly guitars,etc...literally ALL of the first 2 yes albums w/peter banks were recorded with a ric guitar....and it screams and snarls,nothing about his sound was mcguinn-ish/beatley....tho it WAS mostly major-key..."astral traveler,anyone?"

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Thu May 10, 2007 4:42 am

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qfzQyzZBd84

you can see him do it right at the end of the vide.

OK, there's proof. I stand corrected. Now back to our regular discussion...

JimK

lyle_from_minneapolis · Thu May 10, 2007 5:22 am

How about that shrieking opening lick on Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Up Around the Bend"...is that not a Rickenbacker?

lyle_from_minneapolis · Thu May 10, 2007 5:26 am

Oh, and if there really are more bass posts than guitar posts, let's please promise not to try to "balance" things out...what a crazy drag that would be...

Do we need softball teams or something?

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Thu May 10, 2007 6:16 am

Nah, we bass players just need to keep buying guitars too

It's only fair to the Other Half...

chronictown · Post by **chronictown** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:37 am

Ever since I joined the Forum back in 2004, I've been waiting for this thread to inevitably pop up!

I hope Peter doesn't have to build a wall to separate the two camps (seems the thing to do these days...).

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Thu May 10, 2007 11:12 am

I don't get it - isn't this a non-issue??

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Thu May 10, 2007 11:31 am

John, you are correct. In the end it doesn't matter, it's all about Ricks.

j_gary · Post by **j_gary** » Thu May 10, 2007 1:34 pm

I think it's because the doggone guitarists keep getting all the chicks, so they have less time to play with their keyboards.

Possible exception was when I saw Rath's band. The chicks were after the low boy.(Oh yea, in my band too!)

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu May 10, 2007 2:48 pm

low notes are sexier ...

that is why I like the low B!

it is the low bass notes and drum beat that gets the girls dancing ... not the jangly guitars ...

jojo99 · Post by **jojo99** » Thu May 10, 2007 8:42 pm

It's because it's an established fact that one can only play lead bass on a Rickenbacker bass, and one cannot play lead on a Rickenbacker guitar-- this frustrates the guitarists immensely, LOL.

heinpete · Post by **heinpete** » Thu May 10, 2007 11:02 pm

"When I was young" playing bass in the band, the girls always were close to the bass player, as the bass amp rack was the place they could fan their hair!

I guess, a cool, sovereign and power full bass player is always more attractive than that yelling-openmouth-slobbering-jumping and running around-heavy-metal-lead-guitarists with their hypertensive teenie behavior.

bitzerguy · Post by **bitzerguy** » Fri May 11, 2007 4:33 am

There are more bass posts/players because it is easier to learn how to play only 4 or 5 strings.
Learning to play 6 or 12 strings takes effort and talent. Too difficult for many.

...Dean
(Hey, someone has to step up and defend hypertensive teenie behaviour)