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I've spent a lot of time playing bass on stage with band's I've never rehearsed. I heard a saying the other day you might like... bass players aren't paid to

• analog31 6y ago
  Indeed, I also tell people that we're not paid for the notes that we play, but for the notes that we don't play.
• CaptainZapp 6y ago
  > bass players aren't paid to play quickly, they are paid to hear quickly. Stanley Clarke probably disagrees :) Seriously: I think it's a great quip.
  • scarecrowbob 6y ago
    One of the really annoying things that has led me to pursue other instruments is that, no matter how good I get, it's generically inappropriate for me to play like that most of the time. I can play tunes by Jaco or Les Claypool, but I can't play that at a country, blues, or bluegrass gig. Or even most of the jazz gigs I've played, for that matter. :D
• drittich 6y ago
  Bass players are paid for the plays they note, not the notes they play.