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When the bass stops, the bottom kind of drops out of everything.
”Charlie Haden
The bass should be the note of the bass drum, and then you’ve got the engine of the band.
”Suzi Quatro
The bass is the link between harmony and rhythm. It is the foundation of a band.
”Victor Wooten
Bass players are always the intellectual kind, but nobody knows it.
”Stanley Clarke
The bassist’s job is to make the drummer sound good.
”Jack Bruce
Guitar is for the head, drums are for the chest, but bass gets you in the groin.
”Suzi Quatro
Nobody notices I’m there until I’m not.
”Garry Tallent
There’s no money above the fifth fret.
”Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn
You are never more than a half-step away from a ‘right’ note.
”Victor Wooten
I like to believe that I play bass like Dusty Hill, and that's something nobody else can do as well as me.
”Dusty Hill
My favorite moments are when the bass falls in the pocket with the drums.
”Nikki Sixx
The gunk makes the funk.
”James Jamerson