As a bassist I....

[Stranger Danger]

Have nail clippers stashed in my car's console just in case I need one before a gig.

I definitely do this

 

[2F/2F]

...get the most babes.

 

[3bc]

Wished I could get back 90% of the time I’ve spent on Talkbass, researching gear, messing around, and have invested that in practicing. Not that I don’t love this place...

 

[Copperhead]

Lay down a big fat foundation the rest of the band rides on.

 

[lat]

...am circling the rim of a swirling, sucking eddy of despair.

fence sitter.

 

[Fight4Bottom]

...sit around waiting for the guitarists to get their **** together before we can start the song!

 

[bassbully]

Realized my life’s more than half over.

 

[mojomike001]

...have become very picky about the drummer’s time.

 

[Pings Bass]

...try to convince guitar players to play fewer notes at lower volume.

 

[bwoodman]

Fun Fact:
My Bride Of 40 years has told me that if, someday, I am in a terrible, horrible, very bad wreck, and my body is burned beyond recognition... or if they can’t find my head or my hands (wedding ring) she’ll know it’s me by the way I wear my belt buckle off to the left.

This is a Jimmy Johnson thing too - I remember the first time I saw him locally here in the 80s at the Baked Potato, I noticed his belt buckle is off to one side - gotta protect that Alembic!

 

[Eidolon0274]

Lose sleep and money obsessing over differences in bass gear that nobody else can hear or even care about.

 

[Pops OB]

Wear a glove on my right hand because no matter how short my nails are, they still contact the strings and I hate the sound.

 

[jamro217]

am invisible.

 

[Havard Ramses]

pretend that they actually care 'bout what I'm playing

 

[NOVAX]

Switch to keyboards

 

[Neon Scribe]

truly love locking in with a drummer, keeping the pulse, and providing the harmonic foundation for the rest of the band.

 

[interp]

...play only what is necessary.

 

[Fialka]

...love being the storm that shakes the room.

 

[Hypercaffium]

....realized that this is MY instrument.

 

[JohnDeereJack]

...am responsible for harmony and rhythm, therefore I am clearly the most important member in any band!