Things other band members say or do that piss you off...

[4stringswing]

After reading a few threads I decided to start this one up as it doesn't fit in with 'stuff you hate to hear other bassists' say and not quite as harsh as the 'you know it's time to quit when...' threads. So to start off with;

Singer's generally just piss me off anyway. lol
L.S.D. - Lead Singer Disorder
Singer apparently can't pack up gear as she is 'Networking' to get us more gigs. ********. One night I got fed up and tied all her own cables in knots and gaffer taped them up. She started helping after that lol! Also from the mouth's of singers
'What does he know? He's just a bass player' (I know more about music theory than anyone else in the band, the guitarist doesn't even know what a 3rd part harmony is)
'Your bass is too loud, I can't pitch myself with the guitar' (It's level enough so that everyone else onstage can hear it and the following one explains why...)

The guitarist uses a digitech pedal and also uses far too many settings on it that make it boom out or go ridiculously quiet halfway through a song which is no good for overall levels and he refuses to change to a simple 4 channel marshall that would go perfectly with his rig.

The guitarist although he is one of the nicest guys I have ever met, some things he plays sound far too mechanical and lack groove.

The drummers lads help with our soundchecks and people say that things sound too muddy sometimes, the other day they weren't around so I went out front to do it and between me and the drummer got everything sounding the best we ever have according to some people. I think they were more just thinking everything should be at the same level bless em lol they are only 15/16 after all

Also...when you have a band with a certain style and someone decides to get a new guitarist in because they're an 'awesome' player. Meaning that they can shred and only shred, and try changing the way the band plays it's music.

Actually, this thread was more of a rant for me! But anyone else care to vent?

[michelle_andree]

What really pisses me off? When we are offered a pick-up gig and someone can't make it for some reason that's less important than playing. Only a death in the immediate family or grave illness will prevent me from playing.

Not very good to pass up good gigs.

[Matt R.]

When they bang your chick.

[Sartori]

When one guitarist is late to every rehearsal. By several hours. And brings random girls. And later we find out (after the band had broken up) that half the time his actual reason for being late was that he was screwing the drummer's (now ex) girlfriend.

[Clank]

Originally Posted by Sartori

When one guitarist is late to every rehearsal. By several hours. And brings random girls. And later we find out (after the band had broken up) that half the time his actual reason for being late was that he was screwing the drummer's (now ex) girlfriend.

Several hours? I'm surprised he didn't just find a locked door.

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by Clank

Several hours? I'm surprised he didn't just find a locked door.

They were often all day affairs.

[Lonnybass]

When there is massive hum, feedback or interference through the PA, and everyone's first instinct is to look at you even though your bass isn't even plugged in yet.

Lonnybass

[ricdiculous5487]

My favorite moment was when my old band was recording a demo, and I threw in a scale run in the bridge part of a song. I asked my guitarists what they thought, and they said "who cares? we're probably gonna mix out most of the bass any how."

I would've been a lot more mad if it wasn't the last song to be recorded, so I let it slide until I heard the final mix. Then it got fun for me.

They showed me the demo and asked for my portion of the recording cost (the bass was mixed out on the entire demo). I replied "What do you mean? I don't hear any bass. I didn't play on this." They thought it was all joke until it was followed up with a "I quit" and my door slamming in their faces.

[TheMutt]

Originally Posted by Lonnybass

When there is massive hum, feedback or interference through the PA, and everyone's first instinct is to look at you even though your bass isn't even plugged in yet.

Lonnybass

Love when that happens...

When the sound guy who has "been in the business" for whatever number of years keeps telling you to turn down your volume. One gig, I turned it completely off and he insisted that I was still too loud. I pointed at my amp and he finally realized that it was the guitarist...

Or when the keyboardist wants you to play specific notes to match the harmony of the song or outline some chordal work, then decides during the performance to not play those notes. Leaving you sounding completely out of tune for a note or two.

[JulienJeff]

Originally Posted by michelle_andree

What really pisses me off? When we are offered a pick-up gig and someone can't make it for some reason that's less important than playing. Only a death in the immediate family or grave illness will prevent me from playing.

Not very good to pass up good gigs.

same here.
We had foreseen a studio session in two weeks and the singer cancelled last week because he had something else to do.. and this "something else" is not important at all...

[VisualShock]

My old band consisted of

A drummer who was probably the best drummer i'd played with
A rhythm guitarist, who was a very nice guy, but knew very little
a Lead guitarist who fret w**ked everything.

Push came to shove and i left, but the nicest thing was that the rhythm guitarist and the drummer came up to me and said "thanks for getting us where we are".

Says a lot for the lead... :P

[SwitcHPE]

I hate when the Guitarist writes a song, at the first practice explains the chords to you like you're an idiot an should somehow magically know what they are, and then makes jokes about always having to show the bassist how to play...

[Razorjack]

Whenever something is said that one of us doesn't like we all just confront it like adults.

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by JulienJeff

same here.
We had foreseen a studio session in two weeks and the singer cancelled last week because he had something else to do.. and this "something else" is not important at all...

Fire him. If he can't commit when you're about to record in a studio (something that my band would practically kill for), then the band's not that important to him.

[Sartori]

Originally Posted by ricdiculous5487

My favorite moment was when my old band was recording a demo, and I threw in a scale run in the bridge part of a song. I asked my guitarists what they thought, and they said "who cares? we're probably gonna mix out most of the bass any how."

I would've been a lot more mad if it wasn't the last song to be recorded, so I let it slide until I heard the final mix. Then it got fun for me.

They showed me the demo and asked for my portion of the recording cost (the bass was mixed out on the entire demo). I replied "What do you mean? I don't hear any bass. I didn't play on this." They thought it was all joke until it was followed up with a "I quit" and my door slamming in their faces.

Lol, that is so awesome. Your handling of those morons, I mean, not their mixing out of your bass tracks.

[SuperBassSam]

When, if we don't play a song the guitarist has written because none of us actually like it besides him, he mopes around for the rest of the rehearsal continuously playing the intro to Sweet Child O' Mine while we're actually trying to practice. AAAARGH that makes me mad.

[MNAirHead]

folks that commit to practice.. don't have the guts to delay the practice... and show up not ready.

[Ric5]

Drummers or guitar players that play too loud.
Drunks ... playing in a bar with a drunk on stage is really painful and boring.

[JulienJeff]

Originally Posted by Sartori

Fire him. If he can't commit when you're about to record in a studio (something that my band would practically kill for), then the band's not that important to him.

actually, we almost fired him last year. But he's now getting more motivated by the band. He explained me that he felt we are not ready to go in studio and prefers to go a bit later. I openly discussed the issue with him, questioning his motivation. It's ok. It just disappointed me very much when he said he was not available. Now, studio is foreseen for July

[Fishheadjoe]

Anytime anyone in the band says "that's good enough"! Good enough has never been good enough for me, no matter what it is that I am doing!
Fishheadjoe