Talk:Bassist

message: I've zapped the "Influential Bass Players" section - I can see it spiralling into an ugly list of "who's best", which hardly matches the NPV ideal of the wikipedia! Basswulf 12:30, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I was going to zap this section again, as it was starting to gather momentum again, but I decided to replace it with a sourced list which could be clearly cited, resisting every fan's urge to add their own hero to the list.  I somewhat arbitrarily chose "Mulhern, Tom. Bass Heroes: Styles, Stories & Secrets of 30 Great Bass Players. Backbeat Books, April 1993. ()", since this list is easily checkable online, but it is somewhat dated -- I was sorry to drop Victor Wooten off the page in particular.  Anyone who has a better list of "most influential players" published by a reliable source is welcome to replace my addition, since I'm sure many of the names will be the same.  — Catherine\talk 04:21, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I like the idea of sourcing the list of influencial bassists, but I dislike the idea of ripping off someone else's list wholesale, especially one published 13 years ago.  I think a better approach would be to let editors complie their own list, but source every entry on the list to a reliable publication that has presented the bassist one of the greatest in his field.  It would be more work, but I think it would result in a better list that would be unique to this article.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back 08:36, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It was a noble idea, but it has not discouraged fanboys from adding their favorite bass player (or themselves) to the new list , , , .  I'm going to revert to the old list, which I believe was well maintained, though it could certainly use the addition of a variety of sources (not just parrotting verbatim one not particularly notable publication's list--see my comment above).  I believe most Wikipedia editors trust each other to maintain such a list--it's not a bad thing if the list is constantly be in flux (or deleted altogether).--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back 15:31, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Fair 'nuff -- 'twas a bold experiment, but those don't always pan out.  Good work.  — Catherine\talk 05:51, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for allowing us to see how the list evolves.  I also appreciate your quick addition of sources to the first 2 names on the list.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back 20:58, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Influential Bass Players 

message: I'm not sure what the "Unknown" section is meant to accomplish.  If no one knows what someone plays, it seems as though a little research would be appropriate before adding him/her to the list (they also ought to, at minimum, have their own page, it seems to me).  If "unknown" is meant to mean something like "the bassist in question is not well-known," it doesn't seem like they belong on this page, which, I believe, is meant to highlight a few of the most prominent players in each category.  We have larger, more comprehensive lists of bassists elsewhere; it seems that players who are lower in profile belong on those lists, rather than here. Adbarnhart 18:37, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unknown? 

message: Does Wikipedia have any information about this? Aside from possibly vocals (which isn't an instrument), bass (and keyboard too in some instances) appears to be the most common instrument taken up by women in rock bands. Talking Heads, Sonic Youth and The Smashing Pumpkins are just a few examples but there are many others. Female drummers are less common and female guitarists outside of all-women bands are rare, with notable exceptions like Charlotte Hatherley.--h i s   s p a c e   r e s e a r c h 22:28, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, female guitarists who are solo artists (i.e. singer songwriters) are more common, but female lead guitarists in rock bands are relatively rare.--h i s   s p a c e   r e s e a r c h 22:34, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bass as the most common instrument that females in rock bands play 

message: Got rid of the text beneath "electric bassists", as it was redundant with other parts of the article and/or other articles.  I also removed the list of "important and influential bassists", as it was obvious fanboy attractant and also redundant with  the List of bass guitarists. 65.77.67.15 15:29, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of redundant/irrelevant info and obvious fanboy attractant 

message: Seems like it would be relevant, interesting, and important to the article. 65.77.67.15 15:29, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Bass as a solo or lead instrument" section? 

message: My edits to this article were immediately reverted after submission earlier, and I was sent a "stop adding nonsense" note.  Since he/she obviously knows it better, I think I'll take my 15 years bass-playing experience and 20 years of editorial experience elsewhere. 65.77.67.15 15:29, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Beware of malicious reverts by user [[User:NawlinWiki|NawlinWiki]] 

message: Someone wrote "the best bass player is Aaron Fong". Seeing as this guy does not have an article in the wikipedia and is unknown (as far as I know), I'm assuming it's subtle vandalism or something.     Mail10 22:09, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  who the hell is Aaron Fong? 

message: So, would you pronounce "Bassist" bass-ist or base-ist. I know Bass is base, but just curious because "base-ist" just doesn't sound right. Whichever, I think it'd belong in the article (FufuTofu 04:18, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation 

message: Just found such a list over at Fretless guitar. Moving it here should be beneficial for both articles.93.200.7.241 (talk) 08:44, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Subsection "Fretless Bass Players" 

message: This article needs a bit of a tidy up. It starts by listing genres where electric or double bass are the norm. The next paragraph gives exceptions starting with Lee Rocker playing double bass - despite mentioning rockabilly as a 'double bass' genre in the first. Bootsie Collins is given as an example of a synth bass player; he may have used it from time to time but primarily he's a notable electric bass player. The listing of players by genre is hit and miss. Danny Thompson has played much folk, but I would put him squarely in the jazz section in preference to the 'pop music' section. There ought to be brief mention of acoustic bass (guitar) and electric upright bass; in fact a distinction between 'bass guitar' and 'upright bass' could be more meaningful than between 'electric' and 'double bass'. Certainly they better reflect two distinct playing styles. Stub Mandrel (talk) 17:29, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Strange inconsistencies

message: I think this list needs to be trimmed so it doesn't turn into a duplicate of List of bass guitarists and List of female bass guitarists – there are currently about 100 bassists listed – my suggestions would be to take a list, such as Rolling Stone's 50 Greatest Bassists of All Time or udiscovermusic's Best Bassists Of All Time or Guitar World's The 100 best bass players of all time and use those as a basis for the list – the list could be limited to about 50 notable bassists – an edit note could be added that players should not be added to the list unless they are on a "best bass player list" to discourage people from adding their favorite bass player – some of the entries on the current list may be good players, but are not notable in the sense that they had a major influence on other bass players – this is a value judgement on which editors may disagree, so that is why I am suggesting using outside sources as a basis for the list rather than the opinon of individual editors – thanks, Epinoia (talk) 15:00, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trimming section on list of notable bassists