We Love Bassists

An appreciation blog dedicated to all those bass players out there, young and old, famous or less famous, talented or less talented, amateur and professional and those who now only live in our hearts. Because bassists need more love. Please feel free to ask and submit. Please note that we don't own any of the following materials unless otherwise stated. Our Twitter Account: @WeHeartBassists

[songuserbox]

…For…anon…

[bassbenny]

[olya-slam]

neck deep

[storedeepinsideme]

Krist Novoselic’s black Gibson Ripper bass guitar, played 1993-1994.

Krist had three black Ripper basses that he played in Nirvana from 1990-1994, including this one, which was purchased in December 1993. Photograph published in book Taking Punk To The Masses (From Nowhere To Nevermind) by Jacob McMurray.

Second photo: Krist Novoselic playing his black Gibson Ripper bass guitar at Astroarena, Houston, Texas. December 6th, 1993 (In Utero tour). Photograph by D. Fahleson/ Houston Chronicle

Third Photo: Krist Novoselic’s black Gibson Ripper bass guitar (played 1993-1994) at EMP Museum, Seattle, WA, US. Photograph by Nina Stén, 2015

[weheartbassists]

[nomouthh]

play this for your crush (unless they don’t like emo jams, then just do better)

[assasins]

31 days of Muse Day 14 - Favourite bass part: Futurism Live from Zepp - Tokyo (2013)

[sikayda-deactivated20250707]

I need it.

[leader-sama]

[sofplanet-blog]

[snakesinavan]

reblog if youd buy his album

[classical-crap]

how did I get worse at my instrument?

most musicians after they play (via classical-crap)

[officialfender]

A close up shot of the new Flea Signature Jazz Bass. More info on our site!

[ohpooraileen-blog]

Last night in Basingstoke proved that the UK music scene is still alive!

PC: Oli Duncanson @oliduncanson #musician #band #metalband #metalmusic #metalcore #metal #bass #bassist #bassplayer #guitar #esp #ltd #orangeamps #guyswithlonghair #guyswithtattoos #music #live #show #Moody #blackandwhite #photography (at Sanctuary Live UK)

[universal-arts-galerie-studio]

Jacqueline Ditt - Bass (1996)

[albertorigonibassist]

#Repost from @alpherinstruments. Spent most of the day waxing and assembling this one for Myles! It features a chambered rosewood body, #buckeyeburl top, ribbon figured rosewood neck, cocobolo #fingerboard , @nordstrandpups bigman pickup, @hipshotproducts hardware and custom @newtonestrings string. 😃👍🏼 #alpher #alpherinstruments #bassfreaks #bassforward #geartalk #guitarspotter #weplaybass #customguitar #custombass #custombuild #customshop #handmade #handcrafted in #yorkshire #madeinengland #guitarist #bassist #guitarporn #bassporn #woodporn #tonewood #guitarmaker #madebypeoplenotrobots #saynotomassproducedinstruments @alwoodalpher @the_league_of_bass_nerds @baixonatural

[dallonjweekes-archive]

i remember when i first started loving bassist i didn’t even know what the difference between a bass and a guitar was..