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Anyone flip or swing their basses in shows?

#21
This guy is my idol when it comes to throwing a bass.

YouTube - ‪Pathetic Bass Player‬‏

From my experience just watching other acts, the more the people on stage try to act cool, the worse it goes for them. I know it's part of the show and I'm not going to lie and say it doesn't look cool in an amped up show (sometimes), but it's definitely easy to "overact" and just end up looking toolish. If you're going to do it, don't do it twice.

Based on that video... Don't practice with your best bass. Unless of course you want a new one and need a project bass.

EDIT: I clicked on a random link earlier in the thread: It was the same video only under a different upload. What are the odds... :)
 
#29
No. Probably never will. BUT - I played an original Steinberger the other day.
The way the strap attaches (to the crescent-shaped doohickey, which swivels 360 degrees) I was sorely tempted to just spin the bass like a propeller.
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#30
Wear a helmet when learning to do this just in case?

This young lady does well with hers but I kaint see a 4 hour gig a their pace, youth or not.
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To the OP:
No, not yet. Our "house band" job has a micro stage.
 
#37
So im having some trouble. I worked on it a little, but when i throw it forwards, it swings out too far and cuts my neck, also making it hard to catch. And throwing it backwards, it gets caught up or hits my back. I tried lowering and raising the length of the strap and neither worked. Im a pretty lanky fellow, in case that makes a difference.

Any suggestions? Besides saying "Its lame, nobody cares, i can play so i dont need to." Well I can play too but I wanna stand out in more ways than one. Plus, I think its just pretty cool. :p
 
#39
aaronhutson said:
So im having some trouble. I worked on it a little, but when i throw it forwards, it swings out too far and cuts my neck, also making it hard to catch. And throwing it backwards, it gets caught up or hits my back. I tried lowering and raising the length of the strap and neither worked. Im a pretty lanky fellow, in case that makes a difference.

Any suggestions? Besides saying "Its lame, nobody cares, i can play so i dont need to." Well I can play too but I wanna stand out in more ways than one. Plus, I think its just pretty cool. :p
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First you want to have the strap short,(bass up high), for a clean, tight, slack-free spin. Don't wear your bass too high though, somewhere between Mark Hoppus and the dude from Blues Travelers.
Second bit of advice is to put a strip of duct tape the length of the strap on the side of the strap that faces in, matte black looks cool. This will help to create the least resistance for a smooth operation.
There's different angles, for both a forward and reverse spin, you should start the "throw" at to assure the bass follows a path around your head and returns to the natural playing position.
Have fun, and as someone mentioned before, wear a crash helmet until you get it perfected.
 

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