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Bass Guitar Quotes

Colin Hanks quote: "I played bass guitar in high school and in college and then I..."
I played bass guitar in high school and in college and then I actually fractured my thumb, so my bass career went bye-bye. Colin Hanks
John Entwistle quote: "So by the time I taught myself the bass guitar at the age of..."
So by the time I taught myself the bass guitar at the age of 14, my hands were already pretty nimble. John Entwistle
Tom Jenkinson quote: "I'm starting to play all the melodies with kind of keyboard..."
I'm starting to play all the melodies with kind of keyboard sound but playing it from the bass guitar. Tom Jenkinson
Dorsey played the upright bass and steel guitar, as well as acoustic guitar. Johnny played acoustic guitar and together they were fabulous songwriters and singers. Jimmy Griffin
There are a lot of people who can do it on the guitar and sing at the same time, but I think what is harder is bass players that can play the bass and sing. Graham Coxon
Dee Dee Ramone quote: "I like the guitar better these days. I like the bass, too, but..."
I like the guitar better these days. I like the bass, too, but it's hard to fit a bass amp in a small car. Dee Dee Ramone
That was the reasoning behind learning to play bass, and then after that it was more like it was neat to play songs together - for me to play bass and for him to play guitar. Tom Araya
In general, we like to play as a band - guitar, piano, and voice. We also tour with a bass player, a drummer, and somebody who plays keyboard and guitar. We try to play all of our parts and flesh it out to get a lush sound, while also keeping the energy of a three-piece punk act. We want to be the best of all possible worlds. Andrew Dost
The ukulele was the first of many instruments they had bought for me. They got me a guitar when I was eleven, which my son Morgan uses until this day. They paid for 3 years of guitar lessons; they bought me a bass fiddle, which I still play. Tony Visconti
I even played bass for a while. Besides playing electric guitar, I'd also get asked to play some acoustic stuff. But, since I didn't have an acoustic guitar at the time, I used to borrow one from a friend so I could play folk joints. Mark Knopfler
Actually, there was another band where we were three girls, around '84 when I met John Zorn, called Sunset Chorus. It was just bass and drums and guitar- we didn't make any records but we played a lot of different clubs in New York. Ikue Mori
Ace Frehley quote: "A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on..."
A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs. Ace Frehley
We decided to do some of Merle's things with modern instrumentation. We used a flute, a bass clarinet, a trumpet, a clarinet, drums, a guitar, vibes and a piano. Tennessee Ernie Ford
Trevor Dunn quote: "I don't really know why I chose bass except that it was..."
I don't really know why I chose bass except that it was different than guitar. Trevor Dunn
So I'll set a cycle in motion and pop it into record and I'll lay down a drum pattern, a bass line, a keyboard and guitar part, and once the groove is going I launch into the song and sing my song over the top. Thomas Dolby

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