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Do you guys jump around while playing the bass?

Jump...Yes?No?

  • Yes!

    Votes: 73 49.0%

  • Urgh...No....

    Votes: 76 51.0%
  • Total voters
    149
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#61
honestly,i do jump around while i play, i dont plan it though, when my band plays we get the crowd so pumped up that the crowd pumps us up that i do odd things, such as jumping,crowd surfing, jumpin from high objects etc. But to me bass playing always comes first,weather it be soloing in my metal band, keeping the tempo with my skaa band or laying down some cool riffs in the jazz band.
- Ryan
 
#62
When I was in my last band, which was a hybrid Hardcore/Punk/Rock group, we all used to throw down pretty damn hard. It was a ton of fun, loads of energy. I'm too damn overweight to do that stuff now. Though there will be a healthy dose of funky struttin' going on whenever I make it to the stage again, I can't help it, I'm a total ham.
 
#64
Originally posted by PollyBass
Uh,,, guys, the poll, at the time of me looking at it,,, is 50/50 on the dot.... little weird....
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Haha, you can thank me for that!! I just voted. I usually jump only on the enegetic songs (ie: My Friends Over You-NFG, stuff like that). But during the more complex songs I'll just kinda groove with it.
 
#65
jump on energetic songs! one problem, I was jumping around the first or second practice with a new band, and I think I scared them. or really amazed them, I'm not sure which. But while jumping, my glasses flew across the room, and about 30 seconds later, I ripped the strap pin and screw right out of my brand new bass. But I caught it before it hit the ground, propped it against my leg, and kept rockin! I suprisingly didn't miss a note. That really amazed me. I'm usually horrible, I thought jumping around would be worse.
 
#66
I voted no cuz I'm 41 and well nuf said. That and you guys must be playing bigger places than we are. On the largest stage we play, if I turn to the right I hit the drummers symbal. Turn to the left the sax man gets a headstock in his ear. Jump around? I think not. Oh well
 
#68
of course i do, thats why i got my wireless. i recommend you jump around when theres a break in the music, when youre doubling guitar (not too hard) and fairly easy passages of music. i do not recommend jumping around during odd time or tapping solos... bad experiences. also just dont stand around at practice. later
 
#73
i do jump around i guess but not like up and down, up and down, up and down etc.

i have parts of the songs where it just seems to be the perfect time to jump up up and kinda stomp my feet back down. like one of the songs my band plays on stage has a little pause........and then comes bk with like a thump. landing on that thump makes me smile inside. this might sound sad but me and the two guitarist spent one whole monday nailing that till we had it perfect everytime....it was worth it because when i watch it back i feel really cool inside. sad i know!!!!!!!!!!!!!

there is times where you can jump/mess around tooooo much. like in the Goldfinger video for Mable. the front man just looks like a complete fool just bouncing around at any random moment!
 
#79
when im doing a gig with the punk-rock band im in and the crowds really getting into it then jumping around just seems to happen, mainly only when the riff comes back in though. The rest of the time I tend to just spin around or slap my bass way too hard. Ive seen video and I dont look as stupid as you might think!

I cringed when I saw how hard I was slapping my brand new bass though....

When Im playing in the funk band I tend to just bob, and concentrate a whole lot more on playing.
 
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