Bass Quotations | Page 3

I've been fishing as a pro for 25 years, and never in my life have I had so much excitement. It's been such a roller coaster this last year. I've been way down, and I've been as high as you can get. This last year was one of the best I ever had. I won that big FLW tournament last year, finished in the top 10 in BASS and in the top 10 at FLW.

The waters on the west side are still not quite right yet and few reports are coming in. As the waters fall, bass fishing should get better at Belle River first.

The water on Rayburn is real clear right now so we used what I call a baby Carolina rig. It's scaled down from a regular-sized rig. I used a light 3/8-ounce weight with two red beads. It's a killer on big bass in clear water.

The second time, we decided to have it at Bass Pro, and it was awesome.

The music that I'm known for is quiet and gentle, although when I was growing up and as a teenager, I was playing the opposite - I was screaming and playing bass and those loud electric guitars.

Once you feed train bass, they stay on it. They might not like the food, but they are so competitive that they'll eat it to keep another bass from getting it.

One day just over five years ago, Danny (Dad) came to see me. He said he had sold his bass boat and equipment. He had decided he was meant to serve the Lord on Saturdays. He wanted to start a Saturday Sunday school for children in a low-income area of Memphis.

And there's always one special element. In 'There Goes My Baby,' it's the out-of-tune timpani. 'Stand by Me,' it's the bass pattern. Of course, all the elements come together to make a great record. But there's always one standout.

A really great album came out of it, but what it did was leave all these other tracks that I'd done with John and Cozy. I always knew that Cozy was a great drummer, but I never realized what good a bass player John was, until he came down to the studio and started to play. I always felt that these tracks were valuable tracks, and deserved to see the light of day.

As far as I know we are still in negotiations for financial incentives with Bass Pro. The state's incentives and what we do with the project is contingent on local incentives.

Art helps clue you into a lot of things. The hardest part about being in here is spending a lot of time away from your family, your friends, any loved ones. I haven't missed a new truck or a bass boat. I haven't missed any material items. You miss the little things like being with your family on July 4th.

Anyone who is not scared in those conditions is not human, ... For a long time in Bass Strait we were not racing. Nor was anyone else.

This is good information for monitoring, but we already alert people -- especially women, infants and children -- that bass is in the high category for mercury, ... These levels wouldn't change our advisory.

This is one of the best white bass-catching inventions ever made. That's a fact. When the white bass run starts, not a one of them will be safe.

This cold weather we've had the last few days didn't help. Being as shallow as it is, the bass here are very susceptible to cold fronts.

They handed me a bass and I don't know how to play a bass. But Adams was playing behind us. We were all singing, but we weren't playing. Nothing was plugged in. I was knocking down speakers and running around. The fans got a kick out of it.

You don't want to be a one-trick pony. On a lot of Smiths songs, I used a pick or a plectrum, and for some of the slow songs, I used my thumbs and my fingers. That's why I love the bass - it's adaptable, and you can express yourself so well with it.

This is what we do. We try to make the best out of what we had, ... It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Because of the leakage you had to be very careful of where you placed certain things. The bass was recorded in such a primitive mode that finding the right tone of the bass and making it fat . . . that was tricky.

At first sight it seems to me that the question of who would examine the sale of Bass is open. It depends on the identity of the buyer, ... The acquisition of Bass (Brewers) would be a completely new deal.

As Mick Jagger will tell you, performing is an aerobic work-out. I've got the bass guitar, which is the heaviest of all the instruments, and I'm a little girl, in boiling-hot leather under the lights. You have to keep the fitness level up if you want to look good up there.

It seems to be a combination of things. A number of different things have come together that caused concern. In 2000-2001 we had a severe drought and we lost the class of several years, especially on the Cape, when they were not able to get out of the ponds. There is also increased predation from cormorants, the seal population is high on Cape and the striped bass population is up. And there's the combo of fishing and poaching.

I try not to keep in mind what's going on currently in music. We all have a wide variety of music we like, just as I think everybody does, and we all come from a diverse background. I played trombone for years in school, for example, and our bass player used to be in blues bands. I just try to keep in my mind what I think is good music. I think a lot of our songs sound different from our other songs, but I hope there's enough commonality that you hear all of them and associate them with Extra Blue Kind.

It's like we don't even think about a bass player not being there. We just play naturally around each other.

It's been a process, over the last couple of years. Things have changed. The atmosphere at BASS has changed. The culture over there has changed. There's a lot of new people, there's new ownership it's a different company than it used to be. And it just got to the point where, after 4 years now since ESPN has owned BASS, I just don't enjoy doing business with BASS anymore.

It's shaping up to be another big bass slugfest that time of year. We could see a Classic record for biggest weight.

It's scary because he moves around well, he's got great hands and great feet and he's doing a lot of things because Bass isn't there anymore. More things are happening for Davis and he's responding.

Then we played Fresno State and had a close 4-2 with them. Stephen Bass deserves a great deal of credit for that match.

Even when disco went out, I could still make hits. Once I had so much success, every idea became concentrated. I had so much confidence. I knew how the bass should sound, what rhythms would work. The tempos I knew: 110 to 120 BPM. I knew they would dance in the clubs in New York or anywhere.

It's simply because there are people who are out there who didn't think a bass can grow to more that 22.25 pounds. It's because of how elusive the record has been for so many years.

The bass is just the crayon that I picked out of the box. I'd probably be writing similar stuff if I played guitar or trumpet. The pictures I want to draw I do with this crayon I chose, which is the bass.

The bass are in there. The big ones just weren't biting. The fishery is better than what it appeared to be.

Students kept coming to us saying that they were having trouble putting together bands and finding musicians. They wanted to know what to do if they couldn't find a drummer or a bass player.

The bass should be the note of the bass drum, and then you've got the engine of the band that everything else builds on. Everything else, the guitar, the keyboards, is a colour.

The bass provides a sort of liquid foundational formation that does not gravitationally tie you down. It is good at revealing and highlighting a certain harmonic pinpoint when one is either being looked for or needed.

The bass player came stumbling in the door. At the time, I just thought he had a shoulder wound. I didn't know he was injured so seriously.

The best part was being able to watch Pennywise and Rancid every day, and to have lunch with the bass player for Blessed Union of Souls. Everybody eats together; they don't treat anybody like a headliner or an opener. Everybody is just there to play. It's a great community.

'Take My Breath Away' had that interesting bass line, which I hear quite often. It had that terrible change of key, which Terri Nunn hated, but I loved.

It was a good move, considering bass are structure oriented and bait fish wind up around bridge piers. Also, shade comes into play, and flow takes place there.

Nothing finalized. It's natural we'd think about things such as the X-games. We certainly play a lot of poker on our air, so we're thinking about that. We're also thinking about bass. We have the rights to the bass license.

Nothing finalized, ... It's natural we'd think about things such as the X-games. We certainly play a lot of poker on our air, so we're thinking about that. We're also thinking about bass. We have the rights to the bass license.

It's too precious to give up. Bass River is the largest saltwater estuary in New England. Miles of land along the river are privately owned. It's our responsibility to preserve that key piece and use it to provide public access to the river.

The voice has a limited frequency range, ... So, to make it beneficial for singers, we had to dampen the basses by using softer, more flexible surfaces for the side walls. You'd never do that in a symphony hall - people love to hear the deep bottom of the bass section.

They are here one day and gone the next. Right now, bass don't know what to do. We've got morning lows in the 30s one day, and the next it's a low in the 50s with a high up around 70 degrees. I found some water in the back of Coleman the other day that was 61 degrees. That's very unusual for this time of year.

At times, the fishing part of it becomes very secondary. Any time we are not fishing a tournament, we are a representative of Tracker Marine. We are out there teaching people how to fish and promoting the product. The business part of it is a big part of our job. A lot of young guys ask me, 'I want to be a bass pro; how do I get there?' I tell them to hone their business skills and public speaking. The sponsors want someone who can help them sell product.

That means we had 14 bass over 18 inches every hour.

I mean basically I was the newest member in a way, because the band was formed for 6 months with a few other bass players when I came along.

I'm glad I did come. I had a good tournament, and BASS was nice to me. It makes me feel good to be going out on a good note.

I joined an all-girl band in Detroit and, although I was a pianist and drummer, I was asked to play bass because no one else wanted to. When I strapped it on, it fit me as good as my leathers. At the first gig we played, I looked out at the audience and thought, 'This is what I'm going to be doing for the rest of my life.'

I like a 5 string bass - it gives you some interesting options. I played one a few times on stage. There was no problem... I was real natural.

I'm addicted to these horns, ... I love these four horns. Now, with an eight-piece band - with the four horns and a stand-up bass - I'm getting exactly the sound I want. I am not compromising. And that's what makes it so thrilling to me.

In high school, I had a wonderful teacher who, coincidentally also taught Meryl Streep before me. At the same time I had my own rock band, I played bass and sang. I was one of those kids who really enjoyed being with my friends and doing rather insane, but fun, creative things.

In bass fishing there are about 10 different lures and hook-set techniques that can be good. Clay is an expert in the techniques that don't require a strong hook set, and some days he gets on a roll and doesn't lose any fish.

I'm most definitely a believer in the system. The way the Federation is set up, you're talking about bass club guys, for the majority, who are trying to get to this level. It's hard for a guy to get a shot to go to the Classic.

If I was to give you one of each, you wouldn't be able to tell striped bass from the hybrid.

I hadn't picked up my bass in over 20 years. I was like 'You've got to be kidding?' but we did it and had a blast.

I had a number of interests that were all strands of my childhood. I come from a musical family - I'm a fourth generation singer. My mother was a commercial singer and my grandfather had been a bass baritone who came from Russia to the United States, so music was very strong in my family. I loved to sing; even before I spoke words I was singing melodies.

I never played in Ozzy's band. We played a lot of festival shows together and my company did supply Ozzy's bass players with equipment.

I like the tackle side a little more than the groceries. Fishing tackle doesn't go bad. I get a lot of fishermen coming in here. Some of them are going to Millerton, but most are going to Eastman and Hensley to catch some bass or trout.

I may come back and fish BASS someday, but right now, I'm just going to fish the FLW tournaments and have some fun. I don't know if I would call it a relief, but I'm happy with my decision. The people at FLW have been awfully good to me, and they always make you feel like you're a good customer.

If you play bass you'll always work. Every group needs a bass.

In this work, I wanted him (the bass clarinet soloist) to sort of cajole the strings into going along with him. He would sort of kindly and smilingly get them to see his way.

In the spring of 2005 during a night shocking survey, we collected 119 bass per hour averaging over 2.5 pounds each. That is a very good number, and the body condition of each was excellent.

In the early '70's, Keith and I were in a band called Canyon that played around the area, in places like the Jolly Ox. We met Randy, and one Monday night we got together, sang a few songs and I think we all knew we had something special brewing. By Wednesday, I had borrowed a bass guitar and we had a gig at this new club in Chattanooga, Yesterday's, and our first show was Thursday night. We knew 20 songs. When I think back on it, I'm still amazed.

In some ways, it's a lot more technical than going out and throwing a streamer for bass or a little nymph pattern for bluegills or a popper for bass. Trout seem like they can be a lot more finicky.

I love rainy and bad-weather days because this type of weather gives me a mental advantage, especially when I'm fishing in a tournament. When the weather is inclement, most fishermen start thinking of reasons why they can't catch bass. But, because I fish so often in bad weather, I'm thinking of all the reasons I can catch bass in bad weather conditions.

I know in an earlier version he said there was one song that features my bass and guitar. It made him cry every time he heard it; not necessarily because of missing me, but because it was a successful little jam. That was going to be on the album, but I think that may have been several albums ago.

I just like to catch fish, I don't care if it weighs half a pound or 10 pounds, ... But I can't do a lot of casting. I can work a jig or a worm. But not for long, especially if the big ones are biting. Those big bass will make it hurt after a while.

I heard about that bass and I knew that fish was getting ready to go.

I gave them a mandolin, fiddle and bass and God done the rest.

Christine Bass was my high school music teacher. She took a program on its last legs and within a few years turned into one of the best programs in the country. Our high school dominated national choir competitions all through her 20-plus year tenure.

He's still a little young for bass fishing, so I wanted to teach him the ropes and trout offer a little more action.

I didn't know anything about music when I started a band. I barely knew how to play a guitar. I didn't know how to produce records. I learned how to play bass guitar and keyboards in Rilo Kiley. I picked up a lot from my collaborators.

Bach is really the ultimate in bass players you know

He told me Lou might be looking for a bass player.

If you put a Mars bar in one of Glenn Hughes’ hands and a bass in the other, he’ll choose the Mars bar.

I love electronic music, and I love drum and bass.

I ended up gettin a little Gibson amp and a bass, because of Gene Simmons of Kiss. Myself and three other kids would pretend to be Kiss - I liked Gene the best.

When I came into Metallica, I had to do justice to Cliff's work, but I also had to put my own signature on it. No one could be Cliff Burton; Cliff Burton was the Jimi Hendrix of bass.

I often play on the cello-bass side of the orchestra, because I prefer the deep sounds. I can't hear the violins well.

I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound largemouth bass in my lake.

Rick Bass is one of the best writers of his generation.

More basses, because you are so far away.

I need one more bass less.

Ever since I picked up a bass, I've written songs.

I build the songs up from scratch. Sometimes I start off with just a click, then add a drum beat, bass line and guitar sounds. When I've got the groove going, I'll eventually go into the song and sing it over the top.

I demo all of my songs on Garage Band, where I pretty much play everything - not very well, but I manage to hammer out a drum beat and a bass idea.

I certainly feel that it is either the most elite team, or at least one of the most elite teams, in bass fishing.

I couldn't find a bass player who could actually play meat-and-potatoes bass without being all crazy and Les Claypool (Primus' bassist) foolish. I decided to find another guitar player, so I could become a bass player,

I am proud to announce that our new bass player is none other than the justly acclaimed Didz Hammond, formerly of the Cooper Temple Clause. He has never shown anything but love, compassion and talent from the off.

How far the white bass run up the Sabine is dependent on the river flow. It is not going to keep them from spawning. A lot of people may not know that they will spawn in the lake on wind-blown points. It is going to impact angler success.

I don't need to be like, 'Hey, throw me the ball.' But I guess I do need to put some bass in my voice. One of the things that coach Hill says is that he needs me to be more aggressive to get the ball.

I am more of a solo bass player and he needed somebody who would keep the role.

If you mess around with jazz, you better have a good drummer and a good bass player.

I'm 12 years sober, so I don't have beer! When I used to drink I really liked Bass Ale!

I started playing bass for the same reason everyone else does – I’m a lousy guitarist.

I tried to play bass in a punk band once, and it was an absolute disaster. I can’t play anything. I don’t know what it is.

I hate playing the bass, bro. I've been playing the bass because it's there and I don't want anyone else to play it.

I love a little distortion across the bass; I think it kind of adds something to the sound of the band when the bass is a little overdriven.

My favorite moments are when the bass falls in the pocket with the drums, the guitar is on top just slicing it, and the melody is scraping across like a sidewinder shattering through the monitor. It's just, ahhh, I love it! That's the jones, the hit, the buzz right there. It gets me off.

Poetry is music though, unfortunately, not all music is poetry. Because music has other carriers to take its message - beats, lyrics, singers, bass players - anyone in music can rise to make a major statement but in poetry there are only words to do the work. And they do sometimes have to sweat.