The Musician's Nightmare

Ski3223 · #1 07-06-2010, 08:22 AM

Last night I had a dream that someone stole my Stingray.

I brought it to Walmart to play a culturally themed gig of some sort because I was in my Oklahoma Scottish Pipes and Drums uniform. I left it at the front counter while I went and saw one of my friends perform with his Native drum corps (I even sat in for a song). When I got back to the counter someone was running out the door with my bass. I caught up to him, tackled him and broke his neck (sorry kids this one is rated PG-13). I then realized that it was a ploy and the bass wasn't even in the case. I ran back inside and searched all over the store. Then the guy at customer service said that before I killed that guy he said he was going downtown to meet the "Dollar Store Man." I dropped to my knees (case still in hand) and screamed.

I woke up with my heart pounding and a tear in my eye (no lies). I immediately got out of bed to check and see if she was still there. She slept soundly in her case, unmolested.

Now, share YOUR Musician's Nightmare if you've had one!

Demonturtle · #2 07-06-2010, 08:37 AM

I had the same kind of dream (well nightmare) once. Someone had entered my bedroom and was in the process of stealing my Gibson Grabber. So I remember getting up very quietly, grabbing a spare jazz neck, and I cracked his skull with the jazz bass neck. Strange dream, because I'm not a violent guy at all.

MNAirHead · #3 07-06-2010, 08:39 AM

too bad you couldn't swing the grabber at the crook.

Demonturtle · #4 07-06-2010, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by MNAirHead

too bad you couldn't swing the grabber at the crook.

I would have had a lot of cleaning up to do if I did that.

stoneboy26 · #5 07-06-2010, 05:41 PM

I had a dream the other night I was playing a gig on a massive stage. My rig was near the front of stage with my cab on top of a PA sub (weird to begin with). My cable wasn't long enough so decided to start moving gear. My amp and cab fell face down onto the ground. So I move my amp to the back of the stage, closer to where I was positioned and go to grab my cab and it's gone!!

I start searching everywhere - through this massive crowd (it seemed like a festival or something) and no sign of it. So I decide I'll just run through the PA. Go to grab my Bongo 5 and it's turned into a Bongo 4. Frantically searching for my bass, I can't find it. So I start looking for another 5 - there just happened to be racks of basses around the stage and nothing there except for 4 string Ashbory basses (you know those little ones).

Then people started leaving and I woke up a little freaked out!

Rob Lewis · #6 07-06-2010, 05:54 PM

You all must give me the name of your dealer...

Reaper Man · #7 07-06-2010, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Lewis

You all must give me the name of your dealer...

It's you Dante

MyWifeBoris · #8 07-06-2010, 07:08 PM

My bass told me it was too good for me and left.

I was

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metallicafan18 · #9 07-06-2010, 07:11 PM

I had a nightmare once a few years back when I had a cheap Peavey amp. In the nightmare, I received a beautiful Trace Elliot stack and it was just perfect. When I woke up, it wasn't there.

I was so disappointed.

Sonicfrog · #10 07-06-2010, 07:19 PM

... that I get into a car accident and get my fret hands mangled and severed a-la Rick Allen from Def Leppard. When I'm driving, I still get antsy hanging my right arm out the window because of that thought.

Modulator · #11 07-06-2010, 07:31 PM

I do a lot of fill-in gigs where I have to be on top of a band's songlist within a few days, and I'm always dreaming that I show up at the gig and don't know any of the tunes.

kb9wyz · #12 07-06-2010, 07:32 PM

I had a dream that I was playing my bass and it turned into a guitar. I didn't like that at all.

totallyfrozen · #13 07-06-2010, 07:54 PM

Once I dreamt that I showed up to a gig in my whitey-tighties. The band didn't seem to care or even really notice me. I plugged in and we started playing the first song and the bartender got P.O.'d because I in my underwear. The waitresses were giving me dirty looks and some of the guys in the crowd were yelling and looking hostile. I tried to wake myself up but I couldn't! Then the police showed up and arrested me for Indecent Exposure, took me to jail, and booked me. Man, I wish that had actually just been a bad dream!

Yakob · #14 07-06-2010, 08:50 PM

I remember having a dream where I killed zombies with my bass...

walterw · #15 07-06-2010, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonicfrog

... that I get into a car accident and get my fret hands mangled and severed a-la Rick Allen from Def Leppard. When I'm driving, I still get antsy hanging my right arm out the window because of that thought.

wow, you must have a really long right arm and a really small car!

MyWifeBoris · #16 07-06-2010, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Yakob

I remember having a dream where I killed zombies with my bass...

I'd say "Left 4 Dead 2" but that's a six stringer. >:|

kcole4001 · #17 07-07-2010, 08:56 AM

The only recurring dream I have of a musical nature is that I'm playing in a bar and the headstock of my old 4001 starts folding forward and eventually snaps off while I'm playing.
Never happened, though, fortunately.

pathdoc2 · #18 07-07-2010, 09:03 AM

Once I dreamt I went to a gig with a very large audience and simply couldn't remember how to play, not a note.

gttim · #19 07-07-2010, 09:06 AM

I had a nightmare where I lost all my guitars and equipment to a flood. Then after I started replacing stuff, I had a gig where the stage and rigging collapsed in the rain before the show.

No wait, That was Peter Frampton's nightmare. Mine has to do with bunnies.

countrybassist · #20 07-07-2010, 09:10 AM

Never had a musical nightmare, but I occasionally dream that I forgot my locker combination!