Bass Musician Magazine - SPECIAL August 2014 Female Bassist Issue | Page 114

JASMINE
Interview by Jon Moody

Jasmine Cain
jasminecain.com
facebook.com/jasminecainrocks
Twitter @jasminecainrock
Band I Play With:
Jasmine Cain
Gear I Use:
Warwick Basses, Ampeg
Amplification, GHS Strings,
Line 6 Wireless, Telefunken
Microphones, Epiphone Acoustic
Guitars/Mandolin

I will freely admit that when I first met Jasmine
Cain at the GHS Strings booth at NAMM, I
thought she’d be taller. Her larger-than-life
personality precedes her, commands any stage
she sets foot upon and demands the attention
of everyone around her; no surprise that she
has a loyal army of followers online and off.
She’s also a genuine person, full of wit and
humor, always willing to spend time with fans.
What made you decide to play bass?
I actually learned how to play bass guitar out of
necessity. I had been in three different groups
where the bass player either left suddenly or
just didn’t show up. Because I was a rhythm
guitar player, I could step in and play the bass
lines well enough to get us through the shows,
but after the 3rd time it happened, I saw it as
a sign that I was meant to play the instrument
permanently. Before I really, fully understood
the instrument, I saw it as boring. I saw it as the
job that was given to the least talented member
of the band, just to include them, but the more
I played, I realized that it was one of the most
important…if not THE most important part of
the band. The drummers could lay down a
straight beat and get through a song, and the
guitarist could noodle around the melodies,
but the bass player always has to be on. The
bass could single-handedly carry the band