For those embarrasing moments....

blister-fingers · #1 07-13-2007, 03:00 PM

i figured tht a lot of people will have done some really dum and outrageous stuff onstage tht hasnt been covered yet.

so if anyone has done something downright stupid or anything post it here!

i fell off stage one time during a gig and my bass head hit me right in the eye.

cutthroatmolloy · #2 07-13-2007, 06:08 PM

i dont think ive done anything stupid or embarrasing on stage yet.

flakeh · #3 07-13-2007, 09:02 PM

twisted my ankle in while walking front of 500 laughing students. I rolled it then fell over

Lower-Than-Low · #4 07-13-2007, 09:25 PM

well, I havent had the chance to do anything stupid.... yet!

I assure you that once I start gigging, there will be be much to tell of my on-stage antics :P

deathofbalance · #5 07-14-2007, 12:28 AM

First ever performance, school talent showcase. I played a Slayer cover (Black Magic!

) with a couple friends. Crowd of about 200 people, all of which I know and see on a daily basis. The performance in and of itself was nothing special, it was kinda hard for me to keep my place because the amps were placed in such a way that I could only really hear our drummer, who really couldn't keep up with the beat from the song. I survived okay, but it wasn't spectacular, but that was not the embarrassing moment. As I walked off the stage (read: one foot riser) my strap broke, and my base pretty much dove jack-first into the asphalt. Left a huge, nasty scar on the bass, and landed on my foot after the initial hit. Not fun, especially not in front of everyone you know.

Cactusgrant · #6 07-20-2007, 05:45 PM

My pants fell down in front of a good 600 people, but I kinda meant it.....

bassguitarman21 · #7 07-20-2007, 08:59 PM

once at practice i got up on the drum riser and jumped up in the air....i forgot that the cieling was within a foot of my head...

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Wesley R · #8 07-23-2007, 10:27 AM

fell asleep once.

Best of Luck,
Wesley R

jady · #9 07-23-2007, 10:30 AM

I turned too fast and hit the lead trumpet players horn with my headstock and damn near knocked him out.

Fassa Albrecht · #10 07-23-2007, 10:51 AM

This isn't my own experience but that of my friend who also is a bassist.
They'd been having trouble playing a bassline and then he asked me to take a look at it and then gave me the tab.
The next day I went to meet him from a band practice and I noticed that he was trying to play the tune I'd been asked to look at.
He noticed that I had come in and he stopped playing. So I asked to borrow his bass, and then proceeded to play the tune off the top of my head, infront of all his mates, first time around. The poor guy was embarassed mostly cause he's been playing a little longer than me....

There was also an incident where I was in my uni dorm and some girls I knew asked me to play a little tune. I got up on top of a wall and played. Then I somehow tripped, fell and smacked myself in the face with the neck of my bass. Owch.....!

rockwarnick · #11 07-23-2007, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deathofbalance

...As I walked off the stage (read: one foot riser) my strap broke, and my base pretty much dove jack-first into the asphalt...

never thought i would see that mistake here. irritates me enough when non-bassists spell it that way...

bassman1185 · #12 07-23-2007, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jady

I turned too fast and hit the lead trumpet players horn with my headstock and damn near knocked him out.

Something similar happened to me and my lead singer. I had my back to him, and without realizing that he was there (it was a really big stage, much larger than we normally play) I swung my bass around, hitting him in the hand that was holding the mic in front of his face. Had his hand not been there, I probably would have knocked out some teeth. As it was, he had two or three open-gear tuners imprinted on his hand for a few hours.