Cici Bass

DO NOT BUY!!!!! This is NOT me, this is unofficial and unlicensed merch, all the money goes to SCAMMERS.

I’m not one for complaining on social media, but I feel this needs to be said.
Please read all of this thoroughly before you leave a comment.

- I pour hours into creating educational and helpful content on YouTube, as well as a new piece of music to go with every video.
- I’ve poured countless hours into my instrument.
- I’ve poured countless hours into seeing where I can push the bass and trying to test the limits of the instrument and experiment with it. This is evident in the original / improvisational pieces I post.

I have never rested on my looks or my body to get me anywhere (but, if anyone wants to do that, then that is entirely their choice).
Hell, I post half my videos in my pyjamas with unbrushed hair, because they were filmed in the moment.
My issue here isn’t with anyone who does anything I don’t do. Do what makes you happy!

I would love nothing more but to be able to post a video and not have 90% of the comments be about my looks, no matter what I played, or how much sense I spoke. (But, I don’t want anyone on my pages to feel awkward about what to write. The most important thing is the sentiment to me.)
I can not help the fact I’m female, I can not help if people compliment (or insult) me on my looks. This does not make whatever I posted ‘about my looks’. This does not make the reason I posted it to be ‘about my looks’.

If I didn’t have to use social media, I wouldn’t.
The reason I use it is because it’s a necessary tool for musicians. It’s also essentially an online portfolio.
I’m not interested in fishing for compliments for my own ego.
Any videos where I do ‘dress up’ are because:
1. It’s an important part of that portfolio to show that you can look the part if required.
2. I enjoy it.

I post original music, and yet any time I post a cover, I get told
‘Learn to play something original, kid’.
The irony of them not taking the time to discover new music even though it’s immediately available on all my pages…

I even did a video all too recently on my channel titled ‘WHY DO YOU PLAY BASS LIKE THAT?’ where I tackle some of these questions, including people not liking the way I move in my videos.
I move that way because that’s how I feel the music. Yes, it’s another part of my online portfolio to show what I can do, but every movement is genuine.
I post covers because they’re part of that portfolio.
I go into more detail on all of this and more in that video.

I’m posting more photos than videos here at the moment, as most of my videos are on my YouTube channel (which I advertise here, including a recent video essay I did talking about the psychology of musicicans.)
All my videos are educational or demos, and about the music only.
Another reason I’m posting mainly photos here at the moment is because I’m currently setting up my own projects, most of which happens - you guessed it - behind the scenes.
I don’t want my pages to be silent for months, so I post photos in the meantime. No compliment fishing involved.
Please take the time to pay attention to the things I actually say when I post here, instead of getting upset that I posted a photo of myself on my own page.

So, with all of this in mind…
Every time I post something, no matter what it is, what I’ve played, what I’ve said, what I’m wearing, I get told:
Stop fishing for compliments
Poser
Stop wearing pyjamas
Stop dressing up
Stop moving
Stop being still
Just another swishy haired Instagram girl, etc…
Well, sadly I can’t help being a girl, and I have long hair because I like it. It has nothing to do with my playing, and I’ve never rested on my looks to gain followers, nor am I interested in anyone who does.
I take great pride in being the best musician I possibly can be, and it’s about the music for me.
I also dedicate a lot of my time to trying my best to help other people pick up the instrument, sharing any info I have, and seeing where I can push the instrument in my solo bass jams.
I’m not interested in being an ‘instagram girl’ so please don’t diminish me to that, and take the time to truly, TRULY, look at what I do (whether you like it or not is fine). Thank you.

And lastly,
I know this is unavoidable to an extent, you can’t control what people say or think, and I accept that. I also try to appreciate any comments I do get about my looks, as I appreciate the sentiment.
But I really did need to say something, as I’m so very, very tired of being painted as something I’m not.
Thank you.

(And p.s, lighthearted note:
when I post a photo of me playing guitar, please stop telling me I’m playing the wrong instrument, you’ll have a heart attack when you see me play drums 😂)

EDIT:
As expected, seeing some comments complaining about me complaining.
Saying I should have thicker skin, etc…
I’ve been silent about this for 13 years, I’ve been putting pieces of my soul out there for everyone to judge for 13 years and I am still doing that.

I’ve got thick enough skin.

The point of this post is that nobody should have to have thick skin.
People should be decent.

And as I explained earlier in this post,
I know this is always going to happen on the internet. I don’t expect that to change.
This post isn’t to be woe is me, it’s quoting things that have happened regularly, because they should be spoken about.

I love this photo 🙂
Please let me know if you took it!
EDIT: photo by Chris Hamilton! 😊

Just a couple of photos I wanted to share 😊

Just released my first ever video essay… please hop over to Cici Bass on YT and check it out if you like 😊

Something a bit different for you all, being released tomorrow…

Got some exciting things coming up on the channel very soon! 😊
Fantastic photo of me and the
Warwick Basses by Paulmeadowsphoto!

What a fantastic night at AdeFest on Sunday! Thank you for having us, and thank you to everyone who came down to support such an amazing cause 💜

Photo by Paul Meadows!

Bass: Warwick Corvette Teambuilt
Amp: Ashdown ABM500 EVO II

Demo of this Quattro Kadett made by Karl Longbottom is now up on my YouTube channel, this one gave me a really unusual song 😊
(link to the video in comments)

I just love this photo 😊
Sadly not sure who the photographer is!

Nice 2007 Fender Tele 60s reissue 😊

Who needs a broom when you’ve got a bass? 🎃

First video on the new camera is now up, speaking about some life updates 🙂 this should make my demos look a lot more true to life going forward as well! Got some exciting ones coming up 😊 - https://youtu.be/7czeHGtV6XY?si=pu_LVBM68_dnOdxd

Photo by Roy Vickers!

First ever photo on a real camera! Loving it so far, there is a long journey ahead :)

Thanks to the Sony A7III!

Yesterday I took a test photo of these mushrooms and they were tiny, today I went back and they looked like this… they grow up so fast 😂

First ever photo on a real camera! Loving it so far, there is a long journey ahead 🙂
Thanks to the Sony A7III!

Yesterday I took a test photo of these mushrooms and they were tiny, today I went back and they looked like this… they grow up so fast 🤣

Double Ashdown bass stacks, because yes. 😂 Also pairing the Warwick Corvette Teambuilt with the Schecter Exotic P4, the ultimate powerhouse! 😊

Last chance to grab remaining tickets for The Trio’s Show TOMORROW (Saturday 14th October) at the Riverhead Theatre in Louth! We also have merch 😉

Tickets available on the Louth Riverhead Theatre website!

Photo by Roy Vickers

Please consider giving my amateur photography page a like 😊 Carina’s Nature Nook

The Trio’s headline show at The Riverhead Theatre in Louth is coming up fast! You can purchase tickets from the link in the comments for our show on the 14th October! There will also be a meet and greet, and the show will be professionally filmed, so it would be an honour for you to be part of that 😊💜
Bass: Warwick Basses Teambuilt Corvette
Photo by Roy Vickers

Aged 16 here, I was lucky enough to meet Robert Trujillo (and the lovely Chloe Trujillo ) at the 2016 London Bass Guitar Show - There was a huge queue to meet Rob, and he was told he’d have to leave for sound check. But Rob insisted on staying to meet every single person, and even had a little chat with each of us, even though he missed his sound check.
He still played a blinder!

6 years ago and this very amp is still going strong! 😊
Ashdown ABM600 Evo 4!

Thank you so much to Past FX for putting me on a pedal, never expected that to happen! 😊
Demo here - I'm On A Pedal! - Past FX Stereo Chorus PX65
https://youtu.be/8jA-3x87u8c

Answered here 😊 - https://youtu.be/p-cu05eREy8?si=fD9LaJ_c5hjSwFoX

Something a bit different on my YouTube channel tonight… I demoed my guitar (Adam Jones Epiphone Silverburst Art Series) 😊 I’m extremely lucky to own this guitar, Adam Jones, and everyone in Tool, have been huge inspirations to me for years. I’m really grateful to own this guitar, and I never expected it to happen! (Second guitar is not mine of course!)

Just posted my demo of my Warwick Basses Corvette Teambuilt Pro Series! First demo I’ve been able to film since my house flooded, I’m so excited to finally be able to share this incredible bass with you all 😊
It also gave me not one, but THREE improv songs, which I’ve also released as an album on my Bandcamp (Cici Powell), titled ‘What Lies Between The Static’.

Links to both the video and the album in the comments if you’d like to check them out! 😊💜