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05-22-2005, 11:45 AM
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when you're alone...do you crank up the volume (bass) on your favorite song that you don't necessarily know how to play...and just play an imaginary bass to your heart's content? i personally have... not cuz i'm a poser...just cuz it's pretty fun to do
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05-22-2005, 01:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan, USA | | | I don't really play air bass, I just move my right hand to the beat of the song.
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05-22-2005, 01:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Leuven, Belgium | | | I'm very guilty =/ |
05-22-2005, 03:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Columbus, Georgia | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Syeknom I'm very guilty =/ | That makes two of us.
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05-22-2005, 03:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Chattanooga, TN | | I am very very very guilty. I dont play to a song. I play 'air' bass when Im just hanging out. I'm constantly moving my hands like Im pklaying a bass. My right hand is plucking,m and my left is moving like im going up and down the fretboard. Everyone always calls me crazy. Sometimes I REALLY get into it. I sometimes act like im on stage 
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05-22-2005, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by B8ssMan89 I am very very very guilty. I dont play to a song. I play 'air' bass when Im just hanging out. I'm constantly moving my hands like Im pklaying a bass. My right hand is plucking,m and my left is moving like im going up and down the fretboard. Everyone always calls me crazy. Sometimes I REALLY get into it. I sometimes act like im on stage | ya i'm always "air" slapping my thigh and/or assorted furniture. people always ask me what i'm doing, other bassists always give my an understanding nod 
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05-22-2005, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by slickhare when you're alone...do you crank up the volume (bass) on your favorite song that you don't necessarily know how to play...and just play an imaginary bass to your heart's content? i personally have... not cuz i'm a poser...just cuz it's pretty fun to do | It's not really the air but,As I am driving around in the old auto the stearing wheel becomes a fret board and the high side of the finger seperators become strings to land upon.Seem's to keep me entertained and other motorists wondering just what type of juice Ive ingested |
05-22-2005, 04:45 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Leeds, UK | | Absolutely. I do it when im out on the town, having a dance. Bit of air bass along with Muse/Pulp or something like that. I do it when im at home too. Its great - very relaxing  !
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05-22-2005, 05:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: York, England | | | It's not even when I am alone... If I am bored waiting for something or on the bus, I will either play air bass to the music (right hand) or to the music (read as: voices) in my head.
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05-22-2005, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ebmuscmanlvr83 That makes two of us. | Three
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05-22-2005, 06:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St.Catharines, Ont, Canada | | | I don't think i could survive work without a good tune in my head and me banging and air playing lol. Its better then the drummer i also work with banging on things and head banging at the same time.
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05-22-2005, 06:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ontario | | I do it all the time too. I was reading some theory stuff while waiting in the car yesterday and was doing air-DB (practicing scales and vibrato ). Got a funny look from the guy in the car ahead of me, I'm sure.
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05-22-2005, 06:17 PM
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I use the leather covered shifter knob in my car to pluck out the rhythms of whatever song I'm listening to. |
05-22-2005, 06:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The black hole of Cygnus X-1 | | | Favorite air bass tracks are 'Force Ten' and 'Open Secrets' -- Rush |
05-22-2005, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by gforce It's not really the air but,As I am driving around in the old auto the stearing wheel becomes a fret board and the high side of the finger seperators become strings to land upon. | Same.
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05-22-2005, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by slickhare ya i'm always "air" slapping my thigh and/or assorted furniture. people always ask me what i'm doing, other bassists always give my an understanding nod | I always slap on my thigh and on furniture too. During church today, I sat on the end, and slapped the crap out of the pew arm rest 
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05-23-2005, 08:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | I'm often practicing finger stamina, when I'm walking, on my pants...
wow that sounded dirty...
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05-23-2005, 06:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Chandler, AZ | | I usually do it in the car when listening to something I like. 
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05-23-2005, 06:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Los Angeles | | | I play air bass but I drum with my palms or fingertips on table tops and/or my leg more often than I play air bass.
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05-23-2005, 08:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Rochester, NY | | Air Bass and Air Drums (I definately of all things can not get the hang or rhythems on guitar)
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