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03-27-2007, 12:49 PM
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Just so I can commiserate with you guys and share my pain...
The setting: My first show in a real theater with pre-sold tickets. We were the headliners, and our first set started at 8:00.
The Plot: At 7:58, a loud noise was heard from the direction of the bass. For further information, see the picture below...
Tailpiece wire came loose.
All of the members of my band ran in opposite directions, fearing my wrath.
Jason
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03-27-2007, 01:07 PM
|  | Official Forum Flunkee | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA | | | DOH! That must've sucked. Did your TP wire have a clamp that came loose? |
03-27-2007, 01:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: USA, Raleigh, NC | | | Yes, the clamp came off and shot across the stage. The curtain was open too...
Jason
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03-28-2007, 02:09 AM
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Luthier: Bresque Basses, rep: Paulin EUB | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia | | | So then what happened? |
03-28-2007, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker  So then what happened? | He ran from the venue. Found the nearest internet café and posted this thread on talkbass 
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03-28-2007, 12:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: USA, Raleigh, NC | | | Hmm... Thanks for contributing shadow.
Matt, I was really lucky in that a friend of mine had come to the show, and had been at a festival all day. He had a bass in the car, and he graciously offered to let me use that.
As an update, the bass got fixed today, and all is well...
Jason
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03-28-2007, 01:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: GA | | | I like the colour of that bass. Not quite blonde, and not quite not. What brand is she? is it a ply?
flint
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03-28-2007, 04:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: USA, Raleigh, NC | | | Flint,
She's just a old factory made German Plywood. Johan Rauner is the name on the sticker, but you never know with these old basses. It's actually a little darker than it looks in the picture, but it is sort of an in between color...
Jason
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03-28-2007, 04:59 PM
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Luthier: Bresque Basses, rep: Paulin EUB | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia | | | Glad it worked out for you. I played at a gig once where the drummer's stool fell apart while he was playing. Now that was funny ...
I guess a spare $15 synthetic tailpiece cord in your bassbag would be good insurance for all bassists. Like a spare pickup cable. But then again, if you have a synthetic tailpiece cord, better to put it on before the gig! |
03-28-2007, 05:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Madison, WI/Indianapolis, IN | | | that really is an awesome color, that is so lucky that your friend was there, cause how easy is it to find a bass 2 minutes before a show? |  | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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