Female bass players

[karmapavementplan]

So is it me, or do female bass players not get enough credit for what they do. I mean I don't think I've ever heard of someone having a female in their list of favourite bass players. So, basically lets have a thread to get some coverage on these frequently over-looked musicians.

[da_s_man13]

Here we go...

[karmapavementplan]

hey what's up? Trying to make an honest thread here.

[SkaRobotArmy]

chick from the pixies, chick from sonic youth. ok, nothing special.

[Jimbobntnr]

here, they have their own site.
http://www.bassgirls.com
better?

[Dancin' Man]

Meghan from Ampere

[BenJammin]

The only time a girl should be touching a bass is if she's cooking me a goddamn meal.

[Gopherbassist]

I've never heard a woman do anything that most men do. The only great bass player I've ever heard were men. Jaco, Victor, Cliff, Stanley, Geddy, John Pattitucci(sp). Can you actualy name a female bass virtuoso?

It's probably because most women have smaller hands than most men, and basses have spaced out frets. While most women could prabably get good, it would take much more effort for them to become amazing than it would a man, so they just stick with good. Most people are lazy.

[sub-bass]

virtuosos are over-rated


My favorites:
Kathy Coppola - Circle Takes the Square
Hannah Jones - The Devil is Electric/Operation: Cliff Clavin

someones bound to mention Tina Weymouth

[edgebass5]

Can you actualy name a female bass virtuoso?

Meshell Ndegeocello

Rhonda Smith might not be a virtuoso but she's quite amazing. Don't forget about Paz Lenchantin or Melissa Auf Der Maur either.

MX's very own Super_Deluxe as well! Not only is she a great bassist and fiddle extraordinaire, but she's also quite talented at eating mexican food. I've witnessed this first hand :p

[naut]

So is it me, or do female bass players not get enough credit for what they do. I mean I don't think I've ever heard of someone having a female in their list of favourite bass players. So, basically lets have a thread to get some coverage on these frequently over-looked musicians.

what's hilarious is that by thinking you're paying respect to "female bass players," you're inadvertently insulting them. nice one. you give them extra praise for accomplishing a task done by many. kind of like giving credit to the retarded guy who can put on his own pants.

retards need special attention, and apparently, so do female bass players. you're an asshole.

[backsidetailslide]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahaa

[Sablate McNuff]

M'shell Ndegeocello...Rhonda Smith...Paz Lenchantin...Melissa Auf Der Maur

TS, I actually frequently mention these ladies in my list of favorite bassists.

Tal Wilkenfield is growing on me as a sort of bass virtuoso.

Also check out Nat Blackburn (in the pipeline) and Victoria Beard (jungal).

There are female bassists all over, doing their own thing. Just have to know where to look, although it's unimportant - they're musicians too.

[edgebass5]

Is anyone else getting a kick out of Sablate's sperm avatar in a thread specifically about female bassists? :lol: It's like with every post he's making a sexual advance... Well done! :thumb: :p

[Akira]

Most mainstream instumentalists are men. It stands to reason, then, that the best-known bassists are men.

[Sablate McNuff]

Is anyone else getting a kick out of Sablate's sperm avatar in a thread specifically about female bassists? :lol: It's like with every post he's making a sexual advance... Well done! :thumb: :p

Anything for the ladies, ya dig?

:smoke:

[sorry]

I would love to hear you guys play some tunes!! ANy links???

[naut]

i would love to hear your real username. aNy LiNkS?!?!¿

[Mr. Pickle]

I **** girls.

[fatbandit]

what's hilarious is that by thinking you're paying respect to "female bass players," you're inadvertently insulting them. nice one. you give them extra praise for accomplishing a task done by many. kind of like giving credit to the retarded guy who can put on his own pants.

retards need special attention, and apparently, so do female bass players. you're an asshole.

This, basically. It was pretty much my first thought on reading the original post.

And yes, girls have small hands, so they couldn't possibly ever play double bass or cello well in an orchestra or jazz context. Nahh...

And short scale basses do exist btw...

Extra++ to the guy who mentioned CTTS though. Good stuff.

[bringonthebreakdown]

girl from all that remains is good.

[Sammy_L_D]

Tal Wilkenfeld.

[EADGC]

the first post could apply to pretty much any musicians (other than vocalists)

[GUTS]

The only time a girl should be touching a bass is if she's cooking me a goddamn meal.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v314/irishslappop/gtfobarker.jpg

[funkyhoney]

Chick bass players are sexy. Well the hot ones are. The other ones can see the above post.

[SkaRobotArmy]

Chick bass players are sexy. Well the hot ones are. The other ones can see the above post.

hahaha.

why did the woman cross the road?

[Gopherbassist]

This, basically. It was pretty much my first thought on reading the original post.

And yes, girls have small hands, so they couldn't possibly ever play double bass or cello well in an orchestra or jazz context. Nahh...

And short scale basses do exist btw...

Extra++ to the guy who mentioned CTTS though. Good stuff.
And you couldn't possible acknowlege the second half of that paragraph. The entire statement couldn't possibly be important. Nahh...

[funkyhoney]

hahaha.

why did the woman cross the road?

So she was under her streetlight and her pimp wouldn't smack that ****.

[fatbandit]

And you couldn't possible acknowlege the second half of that paragraph. The entire statement couldn't possibly be important. Nahh...

Yeah, pretty much. I'm a dick on the internet. I selectively choose what I want to read tbqh.

Although, looking back, nope. I'm still right.

[da_s_man13]

hahaha.

why did the woman cross the road?

Who cares, whats she doing out of the kitchen?


This thread is going down the pooper where it belongs.

[chaosMK]

There are a good handful of pretty hot female bassists in my scene...

http://www.myspace.com/unit7drain
http://www.myspace.com/mechanismofeve
http://www.myspace.com/theyayaboomproject
http://www.myspace.com/sinserenade

[karmapavementplan]

what's hilarious is that by thinking you're paying respect to "female bass players," you're inadvertently insulting them. nice one. you give them extra praise for accomplishing a task done by many. kind of like giving credit to the retarded guy who can put on his own pants.

retards need special attention, and apparently, so do female bass players. you're an asshole.

Hey tone down the hostility. This thread was my more polite way of asking "why don't you ever hear of any top notch lady bassists" without sounding like a complete novice on the whole subject.

[Raayl]

cause girls suck at music. i wouldn't be lying if i said i knew of MAYBE 3 female musicians that i could actually respect independently. maybe i'm just not looking hard enough.

and for the record, one thing this world needs far less of is singer/songwriter girls holding acoustic guitars covering "New Soul" by that stupid euro-trash bimbo from the ipod commercials and getting it featured on youtube. seriously, how many times does a bad song have to be covered badly before it goes away?

[Jimbobntnr]

cause girls suck at music.
wow. this is the most closed-minded statement I've ever read from you. It's like I don't even know you.

The music that Ani DiFranco puts out is 20x more listenable than dragonforce imo.

[Raayl]

wow. this is the most closed-minded statement I've ever read from you. It's like I don't even know you.

The music that Ani DiFranco puts out is 20x more listenable than dragonforce imo.

LOL she was one of the three i was thinking about when i said that. win.

[EADGC]

Hey tone down the hostility. This thread was my more polite way of asking "why don't you ever hear of any top notch lady bassists" without sounding like a complete novice on the whole subject.

You don't ever hear of any top notch lady bassists because there aren't any. Answer your question?

[Jimbobntnr]

This thread sucks ***.

[Mr. Pickle]

I suck girl ***.

[Gopherbassist]

Yeah, pretty much. I'm a dick on the internet. I selectively choose what I want to read tbqh.

Although, looking back, nope. I'm still right.
Right? Maybe in your own mind, but in reality? No.

I suck girl ***.
I think you'll find if you go around to the front it tastes better.

[fatbandit]

Lol.

[wartomods]

lol bass virtuoso

[Mr. Pickle]

I think you'll find if you go around to the front it tastes better.

Milk, milk, lemonade, around the corner fudge is made, my friend.

[Gopherbassist]

Yes, but the problem with that schoolyard rhyme is that the latter two delectible edibles are only conciets based on vague physical appearance. If the body really did put out sugary lemon drinks and chocolatey confections, I'd be all over the brown eye too, but in reality, pussy taste better than crap.