“Guitar Center is specifically for guitars. If you want a bass, you have to go to Bass Pro Shops”
A joke about the bass guitar was posted on X/Twitter by daniel (the account is now no longer available) on December 4, 2020:
“guitar center is speCIFICALLY for guitars. if you want a bass you have to go to bass pro shops.”
Guitar Center does sell bass guitars. Bass Pro Shops is a sporting goods retailer, named after the “bass” fish. A “bass” guitar” is pronounced like “base,” but the joke is still humorous.
Wikipedia: Guitar Center
Guitar Center, Inc. is an American musical instrument retailer chain headquartered in Westlake Village, California. It operates 304 locations and is the largest company of its kind in the United States.
Wikipedia: Bass Pro Shops
BPS Direct, LLC, doing business as Bass Pro Shops, is an American privately held sporting goods retailer that offers hunting, fishing, camping, and other related outdoor recreation equipment, marine manufacturing and sales, and outdoor resorts. The stores feature natural outdoor designs and decorations.
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daniel 🦦
@forgotmyfloaty
guitar center is speCIFICALLY for guitars. if you want a bass you have to go to bass pro shops
08:30 AM - 04 Dec 2020
Reddit—Dadjokes
RileyMacabre—October 29, 2021
Guitar Center is specifically for guitars only
If you want a bass, you must go to Bass Pro Shops
iFunny
EVILG0DDESS
6 jan 2024
guitar center is speCIFICALLY for guitars. if you want a bass you have to go to bass pro shops
X/Twitter
Jesse Ben Israel
@jessebenisrael
I tried to buy a bass guitar at Guitar Center, but they said it’s all about guitars, so I should go to Bass Pro Shops instead. #MusicHumor #GuitarVsBass
11:39 PM · Aug 10, 2024
X/Twitter
Kassidy
@GoldbergKassidy
Guitar Center is specifically for guitars. If you want to buy a bass, you have to go to Bass Pro Shops
10:21 PM · Oct 25, 2024
Bluesky
dj starion (virtual boy enthusiast)
@djstarion.com
guitar center is SPECIFICALLY for guitars. if you want a bass you have to go to bass pro shops
12:59 PM · Dec 7, 2024
Bluesky
eelaware isn’t just for breakfast anymore
@eelaware.bsky.social
keep this in mind
[daniel @forgotmyfloaty
guitar center is speCIFICALLY for guitars. if you want a bass you have to go to bass pro shops.
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2:31 AM · Dec 11, 2024
X/Twitter
Al Mendra
@Gooner_Lopez
Guitar Center is SPECIFICALLY for guitars if you want a bass you have to go to bass pro shops.
11:13 AM · Dec 15, 2024
X/Twitter
Er Segunzhou
@billandhisclips
Went to Bass Pro Shops, and got a new kind of bass guitar that has one really long string that’s attached to a hook
9:37 AM · Apr 17, 2025