Who was considered by many to be the best bassist of all time?
1. John Entwistle. The clear winner in our poll was John Entwistle of The Who. Known as both Ox and Thunderfingers, Entwistle was trained on the piano and French horn before switching to the bass.
Larry Graham is generally credited as inventing slap bass guitar. Graham has said that he was simply trying to create a drum-like sound to flesh out the rhythm in the then drummerless Family Stone.
One of the first individuals to perform with a bass guitar was a jazz artist named Monk Montgomery in the late 1950s. In 1961, the 4001 model was released by Rickenbacker. This is the famous electric bass guitar that was used by Paul McCartney, bass player of The Beatles.
So to conclude, as a beginner it is almost universally accepted that the bass is easier than guitar. You will be able to play famous songs much quicker and mistakes should come about less often.
Objectively, the bass is a better instrument if you love to groove, stay in the pocket, hold the rhythm, and enjoy an integral but less flashy role in a band. The guitar is better if you like chords, soloing, and playing with effects. It has a versatile, glitzy, and more expressive role in music.
Bass players keep the song together, but they also help us feel invincible. A study from Northwestern University found that music with prominent bass makes us feel more powerful.
Most Bassists are paid on a fee-only basis depending on the gigs they do. They could be paid for one gig or a session, for a series of gigs, a tour, or a number of sessions. They could work in a theater pit band, an orchestra, a rock band, a dance band, or on tour with a major artist.
While ZipRecruiter is seeing annual salaries as high as $95,000 and as low as $12,500, the majority of Professional Bass Player salaries currently range between $16,500 (25th percentile) to $45,000 (75th percentile) with top earners (90th percentile) making $67,500 annually across the United States.
Tim Storms (born August 28, 1972) is an American singer and composer. He holds the Guinness World Record for both the "lowest note produced by a human" and the "widest vocal range".
American musician Tim Storms is not one of the most recognizable bass singers, but he may be the greatest. Storms is said to have the lowest voice and largest vocal range of anyone currently alive. Storms currently holds the Guinness World Record for the lowest note produced by a human, a G-7 note at 0.189 Hz.
Unfortunately, a true and pure bass voice is very, very rare, which explains the rather small repertoire written for it. It is suspected that only five percent of all men who sing bass actually have a true bass voice.
