did you ever SLEPT WITH A BASS??

[heavyfunkmachin]

hi all, so... the question is , did you ever slept with a bass??

last night i was playing a bit unplugged to warm up my fingers and so... laying flat on my back, in my bed.... one thing took to another...

kidding...
the thing is that i woke up this morning with the bass still over me... without strap or anythin, i just sleept the entire night hanging to it... i wish i´ve dreamed i played... lot´s of practice time wasted if not!!!

it´s note the first time something like this happens... usually its just a nap... "siesta"... it never happened like this night...

by the way, its a solid body jazz bass... no f-holes jokes please

[funkalicious101]

Yeah...
I dont have a story or anything. Just wanted to do it so I could say I did.

Decided to go with my fretless, you know... It would just be more comfortable.

[LowBSix]

Yes, no complaints or odors

[drteeth]

I'm sure somewhere out here there is a bass fetish community.

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oh wait

[cowsgomoo]

yeah course... for a few years I would play every waking moment.. sometimes you fall asleep while playing your bass in bed, and there it is next morning

[Qvist]

Originally Posted by heavyfunkmachin

hi all, so... the question is , did you ever slept with a bass??

last night i was playing a bit unplugged to warm up my fingers and so... laying flat on my back, in my bed.... one thing took to another...

kidding...
the thing is that i woke up this morning with the bass still over me... without strap or anythin, i just sleept the entire night hanging to it... i wish i´ve dreamed i played... lot´s of practice time wasted if not!!!

it´s note the first time something like this happens... usually its just a nap... "siesta"... it never happened like this night...

by the way, its a solid body jazz bass... no f-holes jokes please

There's still an input jack, with your force of will... it can happen

[Dave Muscato]

I've fallen asleep playing before, too.... and on the road, if we're staying someplace shabby, I'm not above keeping my double-bag in bed with me to make sure my babies don't get stolen during the night.

edit: Hey, my 3000th post!

[heavyfunkmachin]

and i thoght i was a weirdo... (no offense...)

this is whats great about this froum, anywere else in the world people would think im strange in a wrong way...

here, people relate themselfs with the experience

[AlphaMale]

Originally Posted by heavyfunkmachin

hi all, so... the question is , did you ever slept with a bass??

last night i was playing a bit unplugged to warm up my fingers and so... laying flat on my back, in my bed.... one thing took to another...

kidding...
the thing is that i woke up this morning with the bass still over me... without strap or anythin, i just sleept the entire night hanging to it... i wish i´ve dreamed i played... lot´s of practice time wasted if not!!!

it´s note the first time something like this happens... usually its just a nap... "siesta"... it never happened like this night...

by the way, its a solid body jazz bass... no f-holes jokes please

wow this is so weird last night I was thinking I should post this question on talk bass.
The answer is yes I have.

[AlphaMale]

I've also played on the toilet.

[Parabolic Box]

I'm not at that level yet.

[jinithith2]

I have too except I woke up 4 hours later when I woke to my bass sliding off my stomach

[Dave Muscato]

Originally Posted by AlphaMale

I've also played on the toilet.

Alpha, remind me never to buy a used bass from you!

[dlloyd]

I have a recording somewhere of me falling asleep as I'm playing...

My band often records ourselves jamming to get new ideas for songs, sometimes combining the effort with a few beers. One time, I zoned out completely as I was playing guitar... suddenly I'm playing weird, angular, atonal nonsense.

Our drummer falls asleep pretty regularly at rehearsals... the drums just stop, you turn round and he's sitting there fast asleep with his sticks in the air.

[Out_of_Toon]

Damn, I saw the partial title and hoped this was about sleeping with a band member

I keep my bongo under my bed, does that count?

[Out_of_Toon]

Originally Posted by AlphaMale

I've also played on the toilet.

I do that all the time!

Toilets have great acoustics

And it' the only place one can truly relax.

[KsToaDangr]

A couple years ago, me and 2 other musicians shared a 1 bedroom place...basically a squat house situation. One of them started getting into drugs, and sold all of his gear, so me and the other guy started sleeping with our feet propped up on our amps and holding our instruments(my bass and his guitar) so that he couldnt get to them.

[Fassa Albrecht]

I've done this repeatedly, especially with my Shergold.


I often practice late into the night, often having come in late from band or whatever I've been doing that night, or simply cause I don't get round to doing any practice until late. So often I sit on the bed, tired, bass in hand. Next thing I know it's the next morning and I have the impression of the Shergold crest on my cheek.

[Darkstrike]

Yes. And I'd do it again!

[GM60466]

No, but there was a woman named Rita way back in the '60s. Taught me all about finding the groove. I almost forgot. She owned a 1965 shore line gold Pbass that was used in the original stage play BYE BYE BIRDIE.

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