do you warm up before you play?

[Bassin']

The first song we typically do, in the band I'm in right now, is "Stir It Up" by Bob Marley and the Wailers. It's a real laid back type song that we've added a jam to the end of so it's pretty easy to warm up during the song.

[EEbass04]

you mean, sound check doesn't count?!
I just warm up naturally, I honestly don't think about it, I just do it. I pick up the bass, play something easy to get my hands into it to make stuff "easier" and I gradually work into harder stuff. Just the way my brains works, I don't have to tell myself to do it. Nothing specific I run over everytime, maybe just some song thats on my mind or some do-itty that was in my brain at school.

[mans0n]

I dont gig but do warmups kust for when i play alone at home

[Nick man]

I warm up by first by shaking and rubbing my hands to get the blood flowing, then going up and down the fretboard using all my fingers.

Usually I jam with the drummer before we start for fun, but it definetly helps me get ready for the actual songs since it gets my creative juices flowing, and I dont really play any set parts for most the parts, but rather just jam around the chords the guitarist are playing.

Peace
Nick

[DigMe]

Originally posted by vegaas

I have a acquired a habit of washing my hands just before I play as well. It makes sense that the hot water would help me warm up and my fingers arent as slipery. It has also become a mental thing, when I forget to wash my hands right before I play, I seem play awfull.

Otherwise known as "the obsessive/compulsive's warmup"

[DigMe]

I've found that for me warming up is especially crucial when I'm going to play some funky, grooving sixteenth note jams or something. I can play these for much longer if warmed up and if I don't I eventually just lose the groove...that's baaaaaad.

brad cook

[Nick man]

Oh I almost forgot.....

Though it really isnt a warmup, I take off my shoes and socks before I play.

Playing barefoot is a thing I must do. Im just more comfortable that way, and when we're on certain stages, I can really feel the bass and kick drums through the floor.

Peace
Nick

[Only]

Originally posted by Nick man
Oh I almost forgot.....

Though it really isnt a warmup, I take off my shoes and socks before I play.

Playing barefoot is a thing I must do. Im just more comfortable that way, and when we're on certain stages, I can really feel the bass and kick drums through the floor.

Peace
Nick

I much prefer being barefoot myself, but I've gotten out of that habit...Played on a concrete floor once and I forgot and took my shoes off...ZAP!

I usually warm up at home by playing random songs three times...slow and stretching, half-speed, then normally...Before gigs, the guitarist and I do a mellow groovy jam or two.