Don't be fooled, they just want to mooch a lunch off you cuz they spent their allowance on instruments!

Me at 14 trying to recreate my favorite palm-muted metal strumming patterns from songs I know: "what the hell why does their shit sound so good and thumping and my shit sounds like AM radio static in a tin can?"

Me, many many years later: "BASS! IT WAS ALL MISSING THE FUCKING BASS!"

As a bassist, can confirm.

Bassists are based

Thundercat is a master at the base who really opened my eyes to their unappreciated percussive role in music.

But doctor, I am Pagliacci the bassist.

"Why don't you make like a bass and be inaudible"

"BASS IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE BAND!"

Geddy Lee is the GOAT who kinda looks like one

As a metalhead I'm very ashamed that I can't make the difference between the guitar and the bass, please don't tease me

Bassed

Les Claypool would like a word.

If you don't mind me asking What show is this from?

It's why I want to start playing it at 27 years old

There is also a Bocchi lemmy ... thing. Thread, board, magazine, whichever.

https://sopuli.xyz/c/bocchitherock

Geddy Lee (Rush), Les Claypool (Primus, others), Dominick "Forest" LePointe (First Fragment, others), Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Chris Squire (Yes), Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead), Sting (The Police), John Deacon (Queen), Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees)...

Man, I just think about the opening for "Would?" by Alice in Chains. People who underappreciate the bass haven't heard that song.

Let's remember Jaco, the great. https://piped.video/watch?v=Rjea9_mscLE

John Paul Jones

I mean I don't feel underappreciated. I've never once had a problem finding a group to play with.

Donny

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And then there was Paul McCartney.

What's a bassist?

Steve DiGiorgio