Do you get drunk before playing??

[whiteox]

Jamerson was so drunk he had to lay on the floor to play whats goin on . Just saying , I don't drink like I use to but like all things it affects some more than others. I play with a guitar player that needs a drink to loosen up. He over thinks things when he is stone sober and makes mistakes . I play better sober by the way .

 

[MegaSwing]

Forgot about Jamerson. He could definitely play drunk, but you couldn't tell him anything.

 

[whbjr]

This is fascinating - apparently, no bass player here ever drinks more than a wee little sip before taking the stage.

Personally, yes, I've found that - depending on the gig - one beer before things get started will improve matters. Other gigs, zero beers until the whole thing's done. And believe you me, I've had too many gigs where the third set had a third-rate bass player. For me, the happy medium is when my playing is still tight, but my vocals are loose. "Everything in moderation," and learn your limits, and gigs will be musically better, and a lot more fun.

 

[jjmuckluckjr]

This is fascinating - apparently, no bass player here ever drinks more than a wee little sip before taking the stage.

Personally, yes, I've found that - depending on the gig - one beer before things get started will improve matters. Other gigs, zero beers until the whole thing's done. And believe you me, I've had too many gigs where the third set had a third-rate bass player. For me, the happy medium is when my playing is still tight, but my vocals are loose. "Everything in moderation," and learn your limits, and gigs will be musically better, and a lot more fun.

This Mr. WHBJR, 'e sounds like a reasonable man.

 

[MindinAction]

Best. Thread. Title. Ever.

Or at least for a long time. I judge this by how hard I laughed when I saw it this morning. I mean, it's an interesting question and all. The title just made my day.

In my case, no drinks. Reason is, ONE BEER gives me a crashing headache. ONE. This has been true for a few years. Pity me. I do.

 

[decentbassbreh]

Im basically straightedge (but I like coffee to much to go full on) And the Holy Spirit on sundays.... left behind all the stuff when I became a Christian

 

[fishdreams]

Hasn't happened in 20 years. The few times I kinda did was when I played things like weddings where both the opportunity presented itself in spades, and the music to perform was deeply uninspiring. I learned to acknowledge throughout the years that I am not cut out for that kinda deal and I'll gladly leave that line of work to others more willing, fitting and deserving.

Now for the after hang, always nice to blow off some steam. But drunk, I'm getting too old for that.

 

[kleinenenten]

I might drink a beer before or during. But that's about it. Just one. Then maybe another one after. All depends on what I'm feeling. Many times, I don't drink at all while playing. But playing drunk? Never! Tried messing with a bass drunk once. Couldn't do anything. Not worth doing it live and ruining everything the band's worked for.

 

[Daniel Piper]

no.

 

[Real Soon]

During, i.e. shots in the middle of songs fed to me by beautiful women while I'm playing.





Nah not yet, but I REALLY want to have that happen at least once. Realistically, though, one drink. Easy limit to set, forces me to stay aware of the timing of the show, and loosens me up just the right amount. I tend to take it slow, too.



And I like my vices. But they gotta take a back seat to executing the music, and trying to practice while the whiskey flows means a short session, I've already discovered. So...I wait till after the set to pour up. And even then...teardown is a hassle when you're turnt.

 

[SamJ]

I suck bad enough when sober...

 

[hotrodjohn]

lately it's been a shot or 2 or 3 during a grueling sweaty 2 hour set, can't say that it gets me drunk

 

[jaybones]

I have before, not falling down drunk but definitely over the .08 legal limit for driving. It was .10 back then and I was over that as well. But then again, I was an alcoholic and undiagnosed bi polar self medicating the alcohol and other substances.

Sober since October 18, 2008 and thought at first I wouldn't be as creative if I wasn't under the influence. Turns out the creativity was always there, I was just less inhibited by my crutches and more willing to take a risk and experiment.

 

[goodformetal]

... then drunkenly dismantle the gear :/

Here's a handy tip for those of you into 'relic-ing' your basses

(nothing worse than after the show when they crank all the house lights on....ahhh, my eyes!)

 

[stratovani]

I can't drink any alcohol, period. I'm on heart medication, five pills every morning. I bring ice water to gigs, and occasionally I'll have a soda, but booze is verboten.

 

[TwerkThomson]

I get drunk and play all the time.

 

[Need Gigs]

Not even if I'm thinking of practicing later on. When I'm done though, it's a viable option

 

[Jazz Ad]

Thinking about it, it has to be one of the only jobs in which been inebriated is tolerated.

 

[MegaSwing]

Thinking about it, it has to be one of the only jobs in which been inebriated is tolerated.

There was a time, when I was a kid, when house painters were usually soused—something about self-medicating against the effects of the noxious paint fumes of the day. You simply didn't meet a house painter who didn't have a pint or a half-pint of liquor in his overalls.

 

[novo]

Best. Thread. Title. Ever.

Or at least for a long time. I judge this by how hard I laughed when I saw it this morning. I mean, it's an interesting question and all. The title just made my day.

In my case, no drinks. Reason is, ONE BEER gives me a crashing headache. ONE. This has been true for a few years. Pity me. I do.

Thanks bro xD