Bassist

A bass player, or bassist, is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments. Since the 1960s, the electric bass has been the standard bass instrument for rock and roll, jazz fusion, heavy metal, country, reggae and pop music. The double bass is the standard bass instrument for classical music, bluegrass, rockabilly, and most genres of jazz. Low brass instruments such as the tuba or sousaphone are the standard bass instrument in Dixieland and New Orleans-style jazz bands.

Despite the associations of different bass instruments with certain genres, there are exceptions. Some 1990s and 2000s rock and pop bands use a double bass, such as both Andrew Jackson Jihad, Barenaked Ladies; Indie band The Decemberists; and punk rock/psychobilly groups such as The Living End, Nekromantix, The Horrorpops, and Tiger Army. Some fusion jazz groups use a lightweight, stripped-down electric upright bass rather than a double bass. Some composers of modern art music use the electric bass in a chamber music setting. Some jazz big bands use electric bass. Some fusion, R&B and house music groups use synth bass or keyboard bass rather than electric bass. Some Dixieland bands use double bass or electric bass instead of a tuba. In some jazz groups and jam bands, the basslines are played by a Hammond organ player, who uses the bass pedal keyboard or the lower manual for the low notes.

Bass player (disambiguation)

Bass player can refer to:

  • Bassist, a musician who plays a bass instrument such as bass guitar, double bass, or keyboard bass
  • Bass Player (album), an album by Rhombus
  • Bass Player (magazine), a magazine for bassists
  • Bass Player (magazine)

    Bass Player is a magazine for bassists. Each issue offers a variety of artist interviews, lessons, equipment reviews, and a complete transcribed bass line from a popular song. The magazine was founded in 1988 as a spinoff of Guitar Player magazine, with Jim Roberts as its first editor. The headquarters of the magazine is in San Bruno, California.

    Currently published by New Bay Media,Bass Player holds an annual event for bassists, Bass Player LIVE!. From 2004 until 2007 Bass Player LIVE! was held in New York City; beginning in 2008 it was held in Hollywood, California.

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    Bass Player

    by: My Brightest Diamond

    Bass player
    All alone
    Makes a sound
    Most wouldn't call a symphony
    As he plays
    Thinks of a maid
    Sad and shuffling
    She sings
    Blow me a kiss
    Before I drown
    In sorrow me a kiss
    Before I drown
    He saw her
    By the moon
    Dress in hand
    Her hips were swaying
    Melancholy tune
    Broken buckles
    Tired lips, ooh
    She was singing
    Blow me a kiss
    Before I drown
    In sorrow me a kiss
    Before I drown
    [Incomprehensible]
    She said I wanna be with the stars tonight
    So I can fly above the earth
    I wanna be with the stars tonight
    So I can fly above
    I wanna be with the stars tonight




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