>be a bass player
>nobody can hear my instrument digital or live
>not as alpha as lead guitarist or vocalist
>always be fat, ugly, weird, or just overshadowed by other band members
>be the betacuck of the band
>easily replaceable
>0 fame, attention or admiration from fans. not even groupies want to fuck you
>why live
Discuss.
>nobody can hear my instrument digital or live
if you have plebian fans I'm sure this is true
>not as alpha as lead guitarist or vocalist
>always be fat, ugly, weird, or just overshadowed by other band members
>be the betacuck of the band
All of these are just stupid. If you care about being alpha more than you care about being a good musician you should just hang yourself
>easily replaceable
not true
>0 fame, attention or admiration from fans
Flea, Bootsy Collins, James Jamerson, Paul McCartney, Geezer Butler, Jack Bruce
>nobody can hear my instrument digital or live
Equalization is a great thing. Tell your fags to use it.
>not as alpha as lead guitarist or vocalist
Well yeah if you choose to be a basic fag.
>always be fat, ugly, weird, or just overshadowed by other band members
Then don't be fat, ugly, or weird.
>be the betacuck of the band
You really have self-esteem issues with bass.
>easily replaceable
Not true unless all you do is play open quarter notes.
>0 fame, attention or admiration from fans. not even groupies want to fuck you
>playing an instrument just to get recognition
Literally kill yourself or git gud.
>>64717886
>not as alpha as lead guitarist or vocalist
>always be fat, ugly, weird, or just overshadowed by other band members
>be the betacuck of the band
Literally just shift your personality, eat better or some shit, and engage in more conversation/be assertive.
>>64718030 has a point too, if you care more about looking good than the music then music isn't for you
>mfw this thread
just become a god tier bass player and outshine everybody else, easy solution
You just to play notes that are different from the guitarists' Play t=your own thing then you will get recognized. The only example that comes right off the top of my head is Iron Maiden
Bass just exists as an excuse to include an edgy woman in your band for liberal brownie points
Bonus points if you let her write a song about black dick
>mwf i cant find a bassist for my band
>>64717886
>>0 fame, attention or admiration from fans. not even groupies want to fuck you
Nikki Sixx
Just learn theory and switch to jazz, the only genre in which bass players are respected.
>Who is Justin Chancellor?
>Who is Les Claypool?
>Who is Roger Waters?
>Who is Cliff Burton?
>Who is Flea?
>Who was Lemmy Kilmister?
these are just a few very mainstream ones that I can think of from the top of my head. Great bassists have been and always will be respected in their fields. It sounds like the only thing you care about in music is fame and attention, which leads me to believe that you don't have the required discipline to actually properly get good at a an instrument and you're just bitter because of it.
fuck off
>>64717886
>>nobody can hear my instrument digital or live
Turn up.
>>always be fat, ugly, weird, or just overshadowed by other band members
Exercise and lose some weight.
>>be the betacuck of the band
Write more interesting bass lines
>>easily replaceable
See above.
>>0 fame, attention or admiration from fans. not even groupies want to fuck you
Join a better or commercial-sounding band.
Be a girl
>>64717886
>digital or live
>>64717886
sure thing op
>>64717886
>acoustic guitar
Long haired hippie or dude 30+ in age
>electric guitar
17 year old in parents garage or rockband
>solo bass guitar
The holy god of eternal fucking and sexiness or in a jazz band
