History Main / FemaleRockersPlayBass

** Lampshaded in the ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail'' "Best Thing" during [[ShowWithinAShow "Limozeen:]] [[BandToon But]] [[FakeBand They're]] [[RecycledInSpace in Space!"]] when Teeg Dougland tells the band that an alternative metal group is currently at the top of the charts.

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* In {{Film/Juno}}, Juno describes the ideal adoptive mother of her baby as a "cool Asian... who dresses awesome and plays bass."

* In ''Film/SchoolOfRock,'' Katie, the bassist, is the only female in the band who plays an instrument, while the other girls are backup singers or take behind-the-scenes positions.

This stereotype can be considered tokenizing, with the implication that female bassists aren't "real musicians". However, some of the most famous real-life examples, like Music/SuziQuatro, [[Music/TalkingHeads Tina]] [[Music/TomTomClub Weymouth]], or [[Music/SonicYouth Kim Gordon]], were {{Lead Bassist}}s and defined their bands' sounds. More broadly, female bassists can be seen as trailblazers in the male-dominated rock genre and inspiration to generations of female musicians.

* The Ur-Example is 1960s session bassist Music/CarolKaye, who was often the only female instrumentalist in studio backing bands in which she played.

* The [[UrExample]] is 1960s session bassist Music/CarolKaye, who was often the only female instrumentalist in studio backing bands in which she played.

* 1960s session bassist Music/CarolKaye was often the only female instrumentalist in studio backing bands in which she played.

* Music/{{A Perfect Circle}} also had Paz Lenchantin as the sole woman in the band for their first few tours.

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* ''Webcomic/SweetHome'': Downplayed; Jisu is the bassist in her and her boyfriend's music group, but it's never clarified if it's just the two of them or if they're part of a larger band.

-->'''thestruggleisneel:''' Why do so many women in rock play bass compared to other instruments?
-->'''Adam Neely:''' I honestly have no idea, but they did choose the superior instrument.

* In ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'', Haruko is a sexually aggressive rocker chick whose [[WeaponOfChoice Weapon (and instrument) of Choice]] is a bass guitar. In one episode she gives Naota, a preteen boy whose burgeoning ''male'' sexuality is the focus of the story, the ability to use similar instrument-based attacks, and he gets a 6-string electric guitar (specifically, a Flying V).

* [[Fanfic/LuzClawthorneTwoWorldsOneFamily Luz Clawthorne]] has skills in playing guitar and upon finding and using an Acoustic Bass [[spoiler:she accidentally brings to life]], she falls into this category.