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Stereotypes about female bassists
I thought it'd be fun to start responding to some of the MYRIAD of questions posed in the comments section. Carol submitted a question about irritating persistant rumors that dog us as women bassists (eg we "are born with a credit score of 345" and "drink bathtub gin") so I thought I'd address the top few that seem to get bandied about, at least when I'm in the room. In all seriousness, when I'm making music, I'm not really thinking about the fact that I'm a girl - just that I'm a bass player.
We don't know anything about gear: darn tootin'. Anyone who knows what kind of strings they use changes them too often, anyone who ACTUALLY knows what those knobs on amps do has too much free time (why are there ever more than 3 knobs on those things anyway?), and people who can wrap a cable perfectly are either techs or virgins or both
We can be wooed/impressed with any of the following statements:
- "I always say, chick bassists are hot"
- "Oh hey, you know who also has a woman bassist? That band Vixen" (or whatever other bobo-ass band they can think of)
- "I figure a lot of women choose the bass because it's easier than guitar" (direct quote from Robert Plant to me)
We don't know jack about music theory: Ok, look - I went to music school. I did well in music school. Who gives a sh*t
Awesome.
Bathub gin....? Really....?
I totally agree with the knobs and strings comment. I honestly dont know what strings i play, and the only thing that really matters to me is which picks I'm using (I like'm heavy ><)
Although, I dont know anything about music theory, and I play bass just fine.... o.o;;;
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i do hope youre joking or
i do hope youre joking or making a mockery of those comments, otherwise, its just shameful to call yourself a musician, let alone a bassist
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You are such a dweeb. Cat is the hottest female bassist musician to walk the Planet I've ever seen. And just to make sure I wasn't infatuated, I saw her at MJ, Bryant Park, and All Good. What she says has nothing to do with how she performs or acts. The grittier the better! The lady is different and AWESOME and I love her!
Yeah, I'm not just saying
Yeah, I'm not just saying this. Female bassists are fuckin' HAWT! I'd like them to dominate me. They carry around big instruments and don't take any shit. You chicks rock.
man is it good to know that
man is it good to know that i'm not the only one to get that kind of crap.
and as for the knobs, who cares as long as it cranks out the music without it sounding horrible.
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