I want one just so I can check out the FOH mix. We do our own sound and every gig I'm told "the bass sounds great out front" but I can't hear myself if I walk out to the length of my cable.
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Are you the creepy wireless guy?
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I'm that guy... but I've learned if you take drink orders during long guitar solos it's a good way to get tips.
I play with one guy who does it, but his timing is impeccable. He doesn’t do it every gig, and if he does it it’s usually late in the last set and the crowd is ready for it. He is pretty good at finding the bride-to-be, girl whose birthday it is, or other good person to strum the strings while he holds a chord. He will also manage to climb up on stuff, like the bar or a bench, while soloing and continue from his new perch. Seems to work very well for him.
I watched one bass player jump off the stage and into the crowd.
Big, upbeat audience, so it was pretty cool. The problem was, it was a tall stage and he couldn't get back up. He spent the rest of the song trying to clamber up the front of it, only to slide back down.
Audience members had to push him up. Awkward.
Big, upbeat audience, so it was pretty cool. The problem was, it was a tall stage and he couldn't get back up. He spent the rest of the song trying to clamber up the front of it, only to slide back down.
Audience members had to push him up. Awkward.
Spoken like a true "weekend worrier".First off, one WANDERS off the stage. One WONDERS where you learned spelling and vocabulary.
Second, "then" and "than" are not interchangeable. Still WONDERING....
Other THAN that, I agree with you for the most part. Sexy man beasts with Rickenbacker basses and long flowing locks like @mellowinman can probably get away with it. Overweight guys in gardening jeans, white New Balance sneakers, and XXL Pittsburgh Penguins jerseys should probably just stay on stage.
I've did floor walks many times. The trick is to know when to do it and when not. We always were recieved well with audience interaction . Although we never took ourselves seriously. Many times id walk over to the audience and even fret my notes and let them whack a chord or two! Esp if kids were in the audience. Always well recieved. Either that or stay on stage thinking you are the bee's knees and too good to mingle with the lower class of humanoid. Personally it sounds as if your 'weekend warrior' and 'no attention' statement comes from a bad place from experience! :-D lighten up!Ok, so let me say right up front that this might be an uncomfortable topic... or humorous depending on how secure you are with yourself.
So, it seems every guitarist or bassist who discovers wireless has to use this new found freedom to wonder off the stage and into the audience. This is, of course, because the audience members are going to be amazed that the the guitarist or bass player is standing right there next them playing, right? They get to see the amazement of your weekend worrier talent and instrument right up close, right? WRONG!!! Look, if you’re some hot notorious talent that fans are clamoring to get a piece of then go ahead and take that glory walk through the crowd. However, if you’re just a bar band guy who gets no attention after the set than keep your butt on the stage and enjoy the fact that you and your fellow guitarists are free to move about without getting awkwardly twisted up. Take this opportunity to up your arena moves and stage presence. If the chicks are not flirting with you between sets than don’t invade their space with wireless abandon. And guys don’t like other guys unusually close either. The only exception to this might be a deliberate gander out front during sound check. Unfortunately, these instructions don’t come with wireless units and someone had to tell you
With great power comes great responsibility.
We (all of us except the drummer) have wireless rigs. We go out into the audience once a gig. Seems to go over pretty well. You be the judge:
Awesome.
Anyway, creepy is as creepy does. A young lady once asked me if I was looking at a certain part of her, and I replied that I was. She didn't seem to be offended, at least not at the next morning's breakfast.
While I do feel that doing this is cheesy, my uncle used to play in a Rock Hits cover band and once a show, he used to walk outside before a song started and light up a smoke. He then played the entire song outside smoking and chatting with other smokers. I always thought this was pretty funny.
A real reason not to do so is the delay in the sound. I only step out once a set for a quick listen to make sure the balance seems right. Maybe a verse or solo length. My band all use IEM so I take mine out for these songs. Most performers that walk off stage w/o IEM face a time delay with the band itself and it can be touchy.
My only reason for using a wireless with my bass ukes is not to step on or tangle the cable. Also, my Sony has a battery receiver with XLR DI that I've connected to the mixing board, eliminating the amp that I didn't have to lug in and out.
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Yeah? Well I saw a band where the drummer was also wireless. They were ALL in the crowd at once
I have left the stage for soundcheck if we are responsible for sound, but never when an audience is there.
I have three women in my house....two daughters and a wife.
That trate is not exclusive to weekends.
