bassist 

Short for "Bass Guitarist."

I must take issue with the idea that Punk Bassists are no good, because I can name at least three who excelled: Jah Wobble, Peter Hook, Norman Watts-Roy. QED

However - Kids, note: playing the root note of the chord eight times in a bar does NOT constitute a bass-line!

The first great bassist in rock music was John Entwistle (RIP).
The greatest exponent of the fretless bass was Jaco Pastorius (also RIP).
The greatest living bassist is Flea (not RIP yet ;-) ).

bassist by Dr Pinch April 8, 2006

Bassist 

1) A musician who plays the bass guitar (or bass); the long version is a bass guitarist.

And apparently...
2) A person who hates bass or bass guitarist (combining a word such as "racist" to "bass")
Although, that gets extremely and ironically confusing.

~ "Oh my god! That bassist is fighting the bassist!"
- "Uh, what? You mean that two bass players are hitting each other?"
~ "No! It started when a bassist in the audience was talking down the bassist on the stage."
- "Why?"
~ "Because that bassist insulted that bassist for being a bassist, what a bassist wouldnormally do."
- "(?_?)............... okay..."

Bassist by Rockin' Ruler of Metallic Meyhem May 29, 2007

Bassist 

One whom is prejudice against those who play the bass.

See:bassism

On the way to the gig, the bass player was lynched by a group of bassists.

Bassist by DollaBill Johnson November 10, 2008

bassist 

Someone who is prejudiced against bass players. Bassists often complain that the bass player "can't even be heard," but that's mostly because they only listen to boring pop bands who selected instruments by drawing names out of a hat.

That bassist prick doesn't think Jaco Pastorius was an important part of weather report.

bassist by Pete Best October 4, 2005

Bassist 

A guitarist but cooler

Wow that bassist is good!
Yeah i know he can really s l a p p that 🅱️ A s s

Bassist by The real deal guy December 28, 2020

bassist 

A musician with the most important role in the band that is getting girls to shake their booties. Also the coolest most confident guy (or girl) because they know they can do it with single notes and simple basslines.

I can't stand that scratchy guitar solo, but something about this song makes me wanna dance. Must be the bassist.

Look at that chill bassist up there just owning it!

bassist by Muffmaster Jones December 28, 2015

bassist 

Someone who plays the bass. There are three kinds of them:
-Punk/metal bassists. Just like punk guitarists but even more idiot so they can only touch one string at a time.
-Jazz/funky bassists. People who, along with drummers, should rule the world instead of those corrupt politicians. Everything would be better.
-The rest. Like punk bassist but they can play a different note every beat.

The punk band bassist have played three different notes during the gig.

Jaco was a funky bassist. He played a non-freted bass!

bassist by McMondongo October 12, 2005