Play a half-step down during their solo while giving them an angry "what the hell are you doing?" look.
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!0 Ways to Drive Guitar Players Crazy
- Thread starter nojj
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I switch between 4 and 5 string basses constantly as well as unlined fretless. My guitarists try not to even look at my finger positions anymore.
Remember.... 5th fret on B, 7th fret on A, 2nd fret on D, 9th fret on G, 17th fret on B.... Are all E. why not get creative and switch position every verse or chorus.
Remember.... 5th fret on B, 7th fret on A, 2nd fret on D, 9th fret on G, 17th fret on B.... Are all E. why not get creative and switch position every verse or chorus.
I like to make eye contact each time a guitarist clams. I don't say anything, just a quick glance, a look of disappointment, and look away. After a few times of this, the guitarist will usually totally lose concentration and just flub the whole song. After the drummer stops playing, I just say "I think we need a break." It's a wondrous thing to behold.
After the guitarist tells you for the millionth time that he/she has to turn up so loud to get "my tone", get 1k watt amp and something like a fEARful 151566 so next rehearsal you can turn up so loud he/she asks you to tun down and you can us the same line on him/her.
Play DB. Insist that should make it easier to follow your fingers because there's more space between the notes and it should be therefore easier to see where you are.
I'm with Baird6869. I remember last year playing with guys that downtuned, I was using a 5'er and the guitard started yelling at ME I was in the wrong key from looking at my neck. hahaha Silly guitard he didn't understand it was a 5 STRING BASS duhooooo. Oh well that band didn't last long and he was a good player that was self taught. He could not understand the concept. big sigh....oh well..next!
Had that happen a couple times while playing my dropD 4 strings.
The better guitar players will tweak to it right away, some never notice.
One guy even went so far as to insist I was playing it wrong due to my hand/neck position, even though it sounded right.
So I played it the way *he* wanted it, rode out the resulting train wreck, and subsequently quit.
The better guitar players will tweak to it right away, some never notice.
One guy even went so far as to insist I was playing it wrong due to my hand/neck position, even though it sounded right.
So I played it the way *he* wanted it, rode out the resulting train wreck, and subsequently quit.
+1000000000000000000000000000000
that works for drummers too. both of them seem to be unable to stop noodling when im trying to say something in between songs at rehearsal.
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