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Bass Player "No-No's" With Fines

#3
mattmalley said:
Read some of these on a page at the Mark bass site:
Showing up at a gig with more than one bass: $50.00
Saying, "I used to play guitar": $45.00
Wearing bass higher than pancreas: $35.00
Showing up at a folk rock session with Steinberger: $100.00
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Does the fine for wearing bass higher than pancreas stack? Because if so, I think I owe... $350.00

Ouch.
 
#5
Playing Hysteria by Muse before the set officially stars: $150


I'd like to see this one imposed... usually it's a way to tell a crappy to mediocre bassist. They think hysteria is a difficult song so they believe they are impressing people.

Double the fine if the band is not genre relevant!!
 
#6
wearing hawaiian shirt: £25
forgot strap, borrow one, return it soaked in fat-back-sweat: £50
can't identify which amp is bass amp from house backline: £100 (i saw this happen)

EDIT Hawaiian shirt is OK if you are from, or are playing in, Hawaii
 
#13
- $1 for whenever you miss the 1 after botching a frilly-fill.
- $100 for playing ANY bass line in between songs just because you think someone in the audience might be impressed. Extra $25 if the bass line is a Rush bass line.
- $100 for any fill played out of key. Extra $50 fine if all the fills played are only pentatonic and out of key.
- $50 for each incident of inappropriate slapping.
- $100 for setting a "scooped" EQ on the bass amp when you're not in a metal band.
- $200 fine for changing out a bass for a similar bass between songs just because the bassist thinks the tone in one bass is better for a different song then the other even though the band's playing at a crappy club with terrible acoustics.
 
#14
Ubersheist said:
- $1 for whenever you miss the 1 after botching a frilly-fill.
- $100 for playing ANY bass line in between songs just because you think someone in the audience might be impressed. Extra $25 if the bass line is a Rush bass line.
- $100 for any fill played out of key. Extra $50 fine if all the fills played are only pentatonic and out of key.
- $50 for each incident of inappropriate slapping.
- $100 for setting a "scooped" EQ on the bass amp when you're not in a metal band.
- $200 fine for changing out a bass for a similar bass between songs just because the bassist thinks the tone in one bass is better for a different song then the other even though the band's playing at a crappy club with terrible acoustics.
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I like this list a lot!
:hyper:
 
#16
Ubersheist said:
- $1 for whenever you miss the 1 after botching a frilly-fill.
- $100 for playing ANY bass line in between songs just because you think someone in the audience might be impressed. Extra $25 if the bass line is a Rush bass line.
- every now and then a guitarist joins us and just cannot help noodling around in between songs! He pretty good but every time he does it it is like fingernails on a chalkboard. So $150 for excessive noodling around
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#18
SBassman said:
I'm a believer doesn't offend me. But 300 dollars for freebird gimme 3 steps or sweet home alabama.
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In my band those are punishable by a kick in the stones.

I have to invent profanities to describe my hatred for Sweet Homegrown Tomatoes...

*edit* - I also have more than one bass on stage. I have one drop tuned and I also use my 5 string separately because I'm just a low talent hack.
 

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