That is the essence of a bass player.
To the common listener we are most noticeable when we’re silent. When we’re not playing. Missed more when we’re gone than appreciated while playing.
This is why bass players are so subtly confident. Because we are aware of that power. It’s not a cool power but a definite one. The power of people wishing we would jump back in. The power of causing tension when we drop out and release when we pick back up.
When we are playing: it’s the way it should be. It feels whole.
We all hope to be missed while we’re gone. We do that by becoming essential to, and interdependent with, the people around us. To see what we have to give to others and being consistent with it. Steady. Foundational. Like a bass player.
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