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bassist confessional.
- Thread starter jonathan_matos5
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Theory geek - I know more then anyone else in the band.
Tone freak - Most definitely!
Understand time better than my drummer - Sad but true.
Bit overweight - Yup.
Goatee - It's gettin there
Like stupid hats, even if I don't wear one - YES. I want to rock a hat like Zender's.
Talk in terms of groove - Mhmm.
Tone freak - Most definitely!
Understand time better than my drummer - Sad but true.
Bit overweight - Yup.
Goatee - It's gettin there
Like stupid hats, even if I don't wear one - YES. I want to rock a hat like Zender's.
Talk in terms of groove - Mhmm.
Do you mean that fitting a stereotype is stupid and that everyone should shave, lose weight, dumb down their theory, etc. to avoid fitting the stereotype? That seems kinda dumb and reactionary.
Or do you mean that believing that stereotypes exist is stupid? They do, it's a fact. Not that everyone fits a stereotype (impossible) but they do in fact exist. They are a type of "generalization," which again is not to say that everyone within a group fits all the criteria of the generalization, but that these characteristics make up the "norm" or average of the group. I think there's enough evidence here in this post to strongly indicate some average, norm, generalized or stereotypical characteristics!!
Another couple that I saw in a different thread were:
- an interest in soccer, especially playing goalie
- a tendency to pick sniper as a chacter type in first person shooter video games
...both of which I am guilty of!
...I think they can be fun!...and most of the time they sound better than monotypes
Bass player offenses/fines list
Name of offender 4String Fury
Musical offenses
Playing loudly during warm up $10
Sound-checking amp with funk slapping $25
Loud cursing after mistake $10
Playing high and fast after mistake $20
Practicing 2-handed tapping between tunes $20
Asking for "E" tuning note $25
Playing E anyway when horns tune to Bb $50
Playing written-out walking line $50
Failure to play written walking line $75
Writing note names over ledger-line notes $50
Writing beat numbers under dotted figures $50
Playing eighth notes $5 each
Playing sixteenth notes $10 each
Playing above 1st octave-immediate dismissal
Dragging fast tempo $75
Dragging ballad tempo $100
Blacking out during ballad $200
Ignoring drummer's tempo $100
Following drummer's tempo $250
Asking to borrow Real Book for All Of Me $1000
Electric player offenses
Checking hair between tunes $15
Experimenting with odd meters $25
Missing root at end of blistering fill $25
Playing with a pick $50
Tuning during ballad $30
Playing Jaco groove on samba $75
Playing Jaco samba groove on ballad $150
Attempting last word on final chord $50
Achieving last word on final chord $100
Long gliss down to final note $200
Equipment violationselectric
Forgetting strap $10
Changing strings after every set $15
Using electric tuner $15
Setting up mic "just in case" $75
Forgetting to turn amp on $40
Bringing amp larger than 1 person can carry in 1 trip $50
Asking horn player for help moving amp $25
Bringing custom-made bass $100 per string above 4
Bringing more than 1 bass $100 per extra bass
Skull decals on bass $150
Bringing fretless bass $500
Criminal bad taste
Telling bone player about all the gigs you get $10
Asking bone player about their day gig $10
Sitting behind drums on break $10
Quoting "Birdland" $25
Practicing scales during break $25
Practicing scales during drum solo $50
Practicing $150
Beginning a sentence with "When I was a guitar player" $50
Casually mentioning to Musical Director of cheap theater that you are "into sequencing" $100
Basic stupidity
Wearing old Buddy Rich tour shirt $10
Wearing new Whitesnake tour shirt $20
Asking when the rock set starts $20
Continually asking "where are we?" $25
Continually shouting "Yeah!" $25
Asking bone player where "1" is $50
Taking cellphone call during 4's $100
Name of offender 4String Fury
Musical offenses
Playing loudly during warm up $10
Sound-checking amp with funk slapping $25
Loud cursing after mistake $10
Playing high and fast after mistake $20
Practicing 2-handed tapping between tunes $20
Asking for "E" tuning note $25
Playing E anyway when horns tune to Bb $50
Playing written-out walking line $50
Failure to play written walking line $75
Writing note names over ledger-line notes $50
Writing beat numbers under dotted figures $50
Playing eighth notes $5 each
Playing sixteenth notes $10 each
Playing above 1st octave-immediate dismissal
Dragging fast tempo $75
Dragging ballad tempo $100
Blacking out during ballad $200
Ignoring drummer's tempo $100
Following drummer's tempo $250
Asking to borrow Real Book for All Of Me $1000
Electric player offenses
Checking hair between tunes $15
Experimenting with odd meters $25
Missing root at end of blistering fill $25
Playing with a pick $50
Tuning during ballad $30
Playing Jaco groove on samba $75
Playing Jaco samba groove on ballad $150
Attempting last word on final chord $50
Achieving last word on final chord $100
Long gliss down to final note $200
Equipment violationselectric
Forgetting strap $10
Changing strings after every set $15
Using electric tuner $15
Setting up mic "just in case" $75
Forgetting to turn amp on $40
Bringing amp larger than 1 person can carry in 1 trip $50
Asking horn player for help moving amp $25
Bringing custom-made bass $100 per string above 4
Bringing more than 1 bass $100 per extra bass
Skull decals on bass $150
Bringing fretless bass $500
Criminal bad taste
Telling bone player about all the gigs you get $10
Asking bone player about their day gig $10
Sitting behind drums on break $10
Quoting "Birdland" $25
Practicing scales during break $25
Practicing scales during drum solo $50
Practicing $150
Beginning a sentence with "When I was a guitar player" $50
Casually mentioning to Musical Director of cheap theater that you are "into sequencing" $100
Basic stupidity
Wearing old Buddy Rich tour shirt $10
Wearing new Whitesnake tour shirt $20
Asking when the rock set starts $20
Continually asking "where are we?" $25
Continually shouting "Yeah!" $25
Asking bone player where "1" is $50
Taking cellphone call during 4's $100
now stuff that aint on the list:
1.nonconfrontational
2.i love midtone
3.6'1" 170lbs at most w/goatee
4.attractive girlfriend
5.smart girlfriend
6.bring up basses in almost every conversation
7.insist on plaing the basslines during CO-OP guitar hero play
8.went from totally shaved head to really long hair
9.i make people listen top primus rush iron maiden and motorhead
10.i almost always have the goofiest song ideas
1.nonconfrontational
2.i love midtone
3.6'1" 170lbs at most w/goatee
4.attractive girlfriend
5.smart girlfriend
6.bring up basses in almost every conversation
7.insist on plaing the basslines during CO-OP guitar hero play
8.went from totally shaved head to really long hair
9.i make people listen top primus rush iron maiden and motorhead
10.i almost always have the goofiest song ideas
I put my legs together, stand perfectly still, and look at my shoes while I play. I'm also the lead singer.
haha i dont sing, but that sounds just like me. feet together, head at the ground, sometimes a little groove action going on in the head and knees.
I'm not batting a thousand, but I'm hitting the marks pretty respectably:
Slightly fattish (is that a word?)
Goatee
"Bass face"
Theory geek (but not the best or only one in the band!)
Gear geek AND snob (as if either weren't enough)
Band producer/engineer
Web guy
Design guy
Day job (but that's all of us in the band)
BUT...
Not tall. 5'9"
Never slap. EVER.
No hat. But I am balding!
Extrovert, on- and off-stage
Smallish car
Slightly fattish (is that a word?)
Goatee
"Bass face"
Theory geek (but not the best or only one in the band!)
Gear geek AND snob (as if either weren't enough)
Band producer/engineer
Web guy
Design guy
Day job (but that's all of us in the band)
BUT...
Not tall. 5'9"
Never slap. EVER.
No hat. But I am balding!
Extrovert, on- and off-stage
Smallish car
lol...Can someone describe "bass face"?? I'm pretty sure I have one, though with my luck, it probaly makes me look constipated....
Bass Face - Check
Standing Completely Still at a gig in hopes to disappear - Check
A couple extra pounds - check
Singing eventhough I shouldn't - check
Siding with the drummer - (I can't side with the guitarist, I'm married to him & then that becomes the downfall of bands) - check
Haul all my gear plus some of theirs - Check
Standing Completely Still at a gig in hopes to disappear - Check
A couple extra pounds - check
Singing eventhough I shouldn't - check
Siding with the drummer - (I can't side with the guitarist, I'm married to him & then that becomes the downfall of bands) - check
Haul all my gear plus some of theirs - Check
How could you!!!!?
chord changes, man! Improvise! Throw in a few 8th or 16th note runs to piss off the director!
heh, guilty of 16th note runs during performances. My directors face always turns all red and he starts staring at me. Classic.
Um, let's see, as I'm just learning so far-
goatee, long hair - the army won't let me
Gear knowledge/setup - I was a sound
tech at my church, so I know a little bit
Music theory - took a class in hs, before learning bass
Funny hat- I was famous in high school for my long hair (shoulder length, even the bangs), my army boonie hat, bdu pants and jungle boots. Now I just wear a ball cap and blue jeans, and sneakers.
Glasses - prescription, but when I wear contacts, I love my Oakleys.
Um, even practicing, I tend to either stand dead still, or start movin' and groovin'.
Alway been introverted, so I don't do social functions real well, try to blend in.
I find it interesting that I had all of these traits BEFORE I picked up bass, and I am comfortable with fitting the stereotype.
Oh, and I'm rather scrawny- 5'10" and 140 pounds.
goatee, long hair - the army won't let me
Gear knowledge/setup - I was a sound
tech at my church, so I know a little bit
Music theory - took a class in hs, before learning bass
Funny hat- I was famous in high school for my long hair (shoulder length, even the bangs), my army boonie hat, bdu pants and jungle boots. Now I just wear a ball cap and blue jeans, and sneakers.
Glasses - prescription, but when I wear contacts, I love my Oakleys.
Um, even practicing, I tend to either stand dead still, or start movin' and groovin'.
Alway been introverted, so I don't do social functions real well, try to blend in.
I find it interesting that I had all of these traits BEFORE I picked up bass, and I am comfortable with fitting the stereotype.
Oh, and I'm rather scrawny- 5'10" and 140 pounds.
Don't think I really fit the bill...
I don't wear hats because I have a beautiful head of hair.
I can't grow facial hair.
I've got a few extra pounds on me, but that's just because I love cheeseburgers. I'm sure if I played synths, I'd love cheeseburgers too...
Bass face? I've been told that I just look really mad all of the time... I'm more than likely just concentrating.
And you can rarely see the bass face because I'm usually facing the drummer, intimidating him into not screwing up.
I play with a pick, I play by ear, and I'm more of a fan of laying back and laying down a heavy, sludgy, punch in the mouth rather than wanking and dancing up and down fretboard.
I also hate jazz... I appreciate it... but I don't like to listen to it. Just not my scene... I've been told that's really bizzare for a bass player...
I don't wear hats because I have a beautiful head of hair.
I can't grow facial hair.
I've got a few extra pounds on me, but that's just because I love cheeseburgers. I'm sure if I played synths, I'd love cheeseburgers too...
Bass face? I've been told that I just look really mad all of the time... I'm more than likely just concentrating.
And you can rarely see the bass face because I'm usually facing the drummer, intimidating him into not screwing up.
I play with a pick, I play by ear, and I'm more of a fan of laying back and laying down a heavy, sludgy, punch in the mouth rather than wanking and dancing up and down fretboard.
I also hate jazz... I appreciate it... but I don't like to listen to it. Just not my scene... I've been told that's really bizzare for a bass player...
Name of offender Fassa Albrecht
Blacking out during ballad $200
Playing with a pick $50
Forgetting to turn amp on $40
Sitting behind drums on break $10
Practicing scales during break $25
Practicing scales during drum solo $50
Practicing $150
Continually shouting "Yeah!" $25
I'm guilty of the little list above.....not sure about the 'blacking out during ballad' one though....does blacking out during a practice session count?
Blacking out during ballad $200
Playing with a pick $50
Forgetting to turn amp on $40
Sitting behind drums on break $10
Practicing scales during break $25
Practicing scales during drum solo $50
Practicing $150
Continually shouting "Yeah!" $25
I'm guilty of the little list above.....not sure about the 'blacking out during ballad' one though....does blacking out during a practice session count?
