Notes from the Front
I’m not alone, it seems. Even if it’s another bassist, it’s good to know that the call for more bass players is being heard. Quasi’s Joanna Bolme says in the Willamette Week article:
…so, in a way, I’m on a mission to remind people that bass guitars are very important in music, and they actually do serve a purpose. When people are like, ‘Wow, it’s just so much heavier.’ It’s like, ‘Well, duh.’ [laughs] Stop playing music without bass guitar. Get a bass guitarist.
Upright bass and, in some extreme cases, tuba will also be accepted. Let it be heard far and wide.