the bassist

essential to most bands

of all shapes & sizes,

never goes without a gig

in the city because s/he’s

known for having a small

ego, being calm & collected

for the most part &

yet so vital for the rumble

below the riffs, for the

funk just under the skin

of the gnashing peaks &

valleys of distortion or

clean jinga jingas on the

acoustics, can be the

pacemaker of a good

reggae song or the

minimalistic industrial

impetus---giving all

from country to

dubstep that perfectly

needed spice to

create a sound that

fills all the space &

can practice with the

primary songwriter

without dragging round

much of anything besides

the axe itself.