I play a percussion instrument, not a musical saw; it needs no amplification. Where it's needed, they put a microphone in front of the bass drum. But, I don't think it's necessary to play that way every night.
Buddy Rich

I play bass. I don't have to go out there and screech.
Tina Weymouth

I play guitar, piano, bass and percussion.
Teena Marie

I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted.
Eberhard Weber

I really pay attention to the bass in the music I listen to, and that's what I tend to write toward.
Dustin Diamond

I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.
Chely Wright

I set myself up to be a bass guitarist and bass players get a lot more work than people like me.
John Entwistle

I stepped back from being out front to playing bass. So we started switching: I'd play bass on one song, we'd switch on the next song; I'd play piano... we'd play mandolin.
Bob Livingston

I think one thing that helped the sound change, it's a real subtle thing; it's just one switch on my bass, it has three positions, and I usually boost the mid-range frequency, I lowered the frequency that I boost, and that goes out to the sound system, too.
Mike Gordon

I think the future looks great for music, musicians, bass players, and all we love about music.
Billy Sheehan

I was always the sexy bass player in the background while Robin stood centre. Barry and I played it up a bit, gave 'em a bit of thigh.
Maurice Gibb

I was training to be a lawyer... I was president of the law society at Glasgow University, and my bass guitarist was my secretary of my law society; the lead guitarist and writer worked at the law firm that I worked.
Gerard Butler

I wasn't originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar.
Tina Weymouth

I wonder if I could make an electric bass.
Leo Fender

I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands.
Adam Jones

I'm always interested in mixing technology and music. You know, maybe I'll have a MIDI bass pickup at some point, I don't really think that's the direction I would want to go.
Mike Gordon

I'm not going to do the Ben Harper house record or the Ben Harper drum 'n' bass record.
Ben Harper

I'm starting to play all the melodies with kind of keyboard sound but playing it from the bass guitar.
Tom Jenkinson

I'm writing new songs for a Broadway version of Tarzan, which is very interesting. I think what I learned from the Brother Bear score side of things, I've brought into the new Tarzan songs. Thinking outside just guitar, bass, drums and keyboards.
Phil Collins

I've got a Fender Concert amp from the '60s, the one Joe Osborn used. He played his bass through it.
Johnny Rivers