Boarking's Theory of Bass Players Looking a Bit of a Knob at Times

Probably be fairer to call it a hypothesis, which I developed whilst watching a unnamed band last weekend.

It goes like this:

Finger picking bass players, might be more talented than their plectrum wielding brethren, however they look a bit silly. Most upsetting is the tendency to nod their heads, chin to the fore like strutting chooks. Obviously having the guitar up over the chest is never going to help matters.

On the other hand, the player using a pick, her axe slung low, head down, hair over eyes, looks like rock'n'roll.

This hypothesis has nothing to do with the fact that I might in the past have played bass, but never was able to master the finger picking art. Honest...

[portrait of the blogger as a young
man playing bass (with a pick)]