Are you the creepy wireless guy?

[richntiff]

Oh great!! I was wondering how long it would take before we could partake of another 'hey I'm like a super duper pro musician and I feel the need to impart some wisdom upon all you weekend hacks'

Thank God. It had been a couple days....

 

[gln1955]

Going out into the audience is a tacit invitation for them to come up on stage. Usually nothing good comes from that, so establishing boundaries is a good idea, IMO.

 

[rtslinger]

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

Sound check I usually go back to the back of the room since we are running FOH from the stage, after that I only travel as far as the other side of the drum kit. My guitarist on the other hand runs through the crowd to get behind the bar to play for the barmaids

 

[Rompin Roddy]

I'm probably just guilty of only remembering the times that made me cringe.

 

[Kevan Campbell]

Depends on the act you’re with. I used to do it a couple times a night when the guitarist and fiddle player would do it to, and usually while they’re soloing in front of people and acting like rock stars I’m taking shots with audience members and/or taking women by the hand (hammer-ons with fretting hand to keep the song going) and dancing with them while playing. Everyone seemed to love it and it even got the bass player some adoring female fan attention after the show.

 

[higain617]

I'd like to see a wireless bassist go through the buffet line at a corporate gig.

 

[mellowinman]

Oh great!! I was wondering how long it would take before we could partake of another 'hey I'm like a super duper pro musician and I feel the need to impart some wisdom upon all you weekend hacks'

Thank God. It had been a couple days....

You need to act and think exactly like me, or you are in danger of being WRONG...

 

[mmon77]

The only time I ever used a wireless we were playing at a party in a pole barn. I took full advantage of the wireless to walk over to the keg and get a new beer while there was no line since everyone else was out dancing.

The rest of my band were a little upset I didn't get them one, but the hostess of the party and all her friends thought it was pretty hilarious.

 

[Bassbeater]

I might get a wireless IEM to protect my hearing when I sing. I'm considering this only because wired in ear seems like a disaster waiting to happen.

 

[Mosfed]

Yes, because YOUR personal experiences somehow trump MY personal experiences, right? No, they don't. Maybe the guys you know ARE creepy, and the audience is picking up on it.

When I do it, it's NOT creepy, and believe me, I'm not doing it for YOU.

It’s creepy. He’s right. Sorry to pop your bubble bruh.

 

[Bassplyr1]

We do it all the time. Sometimes we even have drunken wireless conga lines. Ive been known to do a table hop from time to time as well... LOVE MY WIRELESS!!! Creepy fun times ;-)

 

[JW56789]

In my case it was self-cancelling:

First time I'm trying out a wireless. Just stood in my usual spot for most of the night, then I got the itch to walk out into the crowd, if for no other reason than to see what it sounds like 'out there', wasn't really ate up with groovy Rock God stage moves.

This was one of those really long, narrow places, with the narrow ends being the stage and the front door opposite, quite a ways apart.

So I'm walking towards the door end, thinking 'this is pretty cool' when after a few more steps, I'm into a bounce and time delay, and now so what I'm hearing that I'm playing along with is time-shifted enough to where now I hear myself . . . . . behind the band. Yikes ! !

So I turned around and high-stepped it back towards the stage, got back in time, and decided I'd leave such shenanigans to the 'featured vocalist' . . . . . .

 

[MrLenny1]

One gig I work at the singer/harp player goes out in the crowd to play harmonica.
Patrons seem to enjoy it.

 

[DonBorelli]

Again: it is the epitome of dad rock.
Just check Rigs of Dad on Instagram for evidence. Every lame cover band does the wireless thing.

If you are Angus Young and use it to rock out on a huuuuge stage, it's fine.

And hey...nothing is forbidden. Just try to not to be so...ehr...corny.

 

[4SG]

Man, you've got to have an outstanding reason to leave the stage and get into the audience. One would be, say, you're the lead singer and the fanatically enthusiastic crowd wants to shout the chorus into the microphone you're holding outstretched to them. Unless there's the opportunity for that type of interaction--which is not really going to happen with a bassist--just play the freakin' music from the stage.

 

[mohrds]

I'd like to see a wireless bassist go through the buffet line at a corporate gig.

I volunteer!

 

[grinx]

First time I tried a wireless (which I have since put in the '1 and Done' category because it sucks) I walked off the stage and into the sparsely populated audience (big festival, we were first of a million at the worst time slot).
Band was not impressed
Crowd was not impressed
I was not impressed. It seemed a lot more liberating pre-purchase.

 

[tedious1]

What had really happened was the drummer had cleared the stage with the most rotten gas I ever smelled. I seriously though the sax player was going to vomit during the break.

Here I go again, quoting two fingers...

I once passed gas during a rehearsal that was so vile the guitar player did throw up, the drummer wanted to, and the singer gagged mid-line. We finished the song though... So in theory, I have wireless so I can get off stage and crop-dust the audience instead of just getting crop-dusted by them!

I haven't gigged with the new wireless yet, but my motivation has more to do with my singer, the longest break in our set used to be untangling his cord from mine. When he's actually on stage, he seems to think he's a satellite, constantly orbiting me, it gets really bad when he does a few orbits, then wants to go back into the pit...

Now, I just have to step out of the snare he makes with his mic cord. And once I convince him to go wireless, I won't have any concerns about piggy backing him around stage, which appears to be his ultimate goal.

 

[mellowinman]

It’s creepy. He’s right. Sorry to pop your bubble bruh.

You popped NOTHING. I don't care what you think! Why would I? Are you in my audience? What type of music do you like? Don't call me bruh.

 

[Indexed]

Cargo shorts, Check. Also, I would never wear a chevy or ford shirt. Im a Mopar guy. But those shirts are reserved for Southern Rock tribute bands I assume ?

Marshall Tucker Band tee with the sleeves cut off.