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Bass Player "No-No's" With Fines
- Thread starter mattmalley
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$1650 bux. That comes from memory, so it's likely double :/ .
Do you take Pez?? That's all I can afford to give you right now.
Peace,
Greg
Do you take Pez?? That's all I can afford to give you right now.
Peace,
Greg
Based on the OP, I'm starting off $130 in the hole.
You do the math......
-$50 for playing the intro to "Calm Like A Bomb" between sets
+$50 for a well-placed Boosh
-$100 for using it more than once in a song
-$50 for having a mic stand/mic in front of you "just because"
+$75 if you actually sing a complete song and not just backup
+$100 if you sang it in key while playing more than just root notes
-$500 if you use a wireless headset mic like Kip Winger.
+$750 if you use a wireless headset mic like Kip Winger and you ARE Kip Winger.
-$25 if you own a 5 or 6 string but have never used anything other than the E, A, D, or G strings.
+$25 if you wear a hat on stage
-$50 if it is a beret
You do the math......
-$50 for playing the intro to "Calm Like A Bomb" between sets
+$50 for a well-placed Boosh
-$100 for using it more than once in a song
-$50 for having a mic stand/mic in front of you "just because"
+$75 if you actually sing a complete song and not just backup
+$100 if you sang it in key while playing more than just root notes
-$500 if you use a wireless headset mic like Kip Winger.
+$750 if you use a wireless headset mic like Kip Winger and you ARE Kip Winger.
-$25 if you own a 5 or 6 string but have never used anything other than the E, A, D, or G strings.
+$25 if you wear a hat on stage
-$50 if it is a beret
OK, I've been a member for about 30 minutes now, but I already think very highly of Mr. Watson here.
Buying a fretless and never bringing it to a gig, $5000
Bringing a fretless to gig and never playing it, $10,000
-100$ if the highlight of your show is the intro of Brohymn Tribute by Pennywise.
+200$ if you play it with your teeth.
and of course,
-250$ if you wear shorts on stage.
-1k if you also wear flip flops.
+200$ if you play it with your teeth.
and of course,
-250$ if you wear shorts on stage.
-1k if you also wear flip flops.
Taking it the other direction...
- $50 BONUS for helping the drummer set the tempo / groove of a song he/she is supposed to start.
- $100 BONUS for talking guitarist through chord changes
- $150 BONUS for feeding lyrics to the lead singer; this doubles if the song in question is an original.
- $50 BONUS for helping the drummer set the tempo / groove of a song he/she is supposed to start.
- $100 BONUS for talking guitarist through chord changes
- $150 BONUS for feeding lyrics to the lead singer; this doubles if the song in question is an original.
I once spent an entire 3-hour gig "feeding" the drummer his tempos and beats before each song. This was standard cover band fare that someone of his age and purported experience should have known inside and out. We haven't played together since.
I would say both of these events are harmless. Either way, you do not subject your bandmates and audience to the manually operated pitch approximator.
$100 for making sure that every single person in the audience is aware that you're playing a fretless.
-$10,000 for you, or any other bandmate, attempting to set up the feel of a song by playing an air drum groove in front of the drummer.
This is my ABSOLUTE pet hate when it comes to live music.
This is my ABSOLUTE pet hate when it comes to live music.
I don't know what the problem is with wearing the bass guitar high on your body. I have short arms so I find it comfortable for my left hand and arm when it is high. I also like to rest my right arm on the upper bout of the bass guitar body while plucking the strings with my fingers. Then, I bring the arm down to pop and slap while doing the sound check.
-$10,000 for you, or any other bandmate, attempting to set up the feel of a song by playing an air drum groove in front of the drummer.
This is my ABSOLUTE pet hate when it comes to live music.
My god, really? I've never seen someone do that before.
