A bassist friend of mine (who's a pretty big guy) has been known to respond with -
"Easy. I do what you you should do."
"Whassat??"
"I keep my fkg mouth shut!"
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Double Bass Don't you ever wish you played flute?
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A bassist friend of mine (who's a pretty big guy) has been known to respond with -
"Easy. I do what you you should do."
"Whassat??"
"I keep my fkg mouth shut!"
so far only once.
i was going to audition for NEC. so i got off the plane and got my bass at loghan airport in boston. then i figured out there was no way i was getting out of there in a cab with my kolstein case. so then my mom tried renting a minivan or suv, but every single car rental place was out of them. so then we hopped on the hilton airport bus shuttle to take us across the street to the hilton and we left the case with their concierge. we then took a normal minivan cab to our hotel downtown and i did my audition
i was going to audition for NEC. so i got off the plane and got my bass at loghan airport in boston. then i figured out there was no way i was getting out of there in a cab with my kolstein case. so then my mom tried renting a minivan or suv, but every single car rental place was out of them. so then we hopped on the hilton airport bus shuttle to take us across the street to the hilton and we left the case with their concierge. we then took a normal minivan cab to our hotel downtown and i did my audition
my orchestra once perfrmed for a school of bratty kids with no musical expeirence ever an our condutor let them ask qeustions about the instument and these are some qeustions i got after our conductor told the audience what it was and what it sounded like and that it was not a cello and the pepole infront of me were:
1. is that the way cellos play standing up
2. how much does the bass weigh
3. what is the highest note the bass can reach
4. what is the lowest note the bas can rech
5. why do bassist glue a flute to the top of their instruments in bigger orchestras (c extensions)
6. how much does that cost
7. why do pepole play bass
8. dont bassits always pluck their basses and play jazz music
1. is that the way cellos play standing up
2. how much does the bass weigh
3. what is the highest note the bass can reach
4. what is the lowest note the bas can rech
5. why do bassist glue a flute to the top of their instruments in bigger orchestras (c extensions)
6. how much does that cost
7. why do pepole play bass
8. dont bassits always pluck their basses and play jazz music
Yep, me too, although my bass is usually heavier than most because it's solid wood....
I love that people open doors for you though, because double basses LOOK so heavy and big. Which they are really..
I got "That's a big guitar, mate" so many times (sometimes 3 or 4 a night walking home in Edinburgh) that my girlfriend go me a T-shirt with "That's a big guitar, mate..." printed in the front.
Upon revealing said T-shirt to a would-be comedian, I got an amazed look like I'm Derren Brown.
Best one was when walking home from a guitar gig (with my acoustic guitar), a double-bass playing friend of mine snuck up behind me in the street and said "That's a small double-bass, mate".
Upon revealing said T-shirt to a would-be comedian, I got an amazed look like I'm Derren Brown.
Best one was when walking home from a guitar gig (with my acoustic guitar), a double-bass playing friend of mine snuck up behind me in the street and said "That's a small double-bass, mate".
I got "That's a big guitar, mate" so many times (sometimes 3 or 4 a night walking home in Edinburgh) that my girlfriend go me a T-shirt with "That's a big guitar, mate..." printed in the front.
Upon revealing said T-shirt to a would-be comedian, I got an amazed look like I'm Derren Brown.
Best one was when walking home from a guitar gig (with my acoustic guitar), a double-bass playing friend of mine snuck up behind me in the street and said "That's a small double-bass, mate".
Nice one!
These are some of the comments I get.
That's a big guitar.
Do you play regular bass too?
Look, a cello.
I bet you wish you played the harmonica.
Is that a violin?
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
Is that an oboe?
I've stopped showering and ride the subway talking to myself really loudly in the hopes people will just avoid the crazy guy with the guitar, cello, oboe, whatever.
That's a big guitar.
Do you play regular bass too?
Look, a cello.
I bet you wish you played the harmonica.
Is that a violin?
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
Is that an oboe?
I've stopped showering and ride the subway talking to myself really loudly in the hopes people will just avoid the crazy guy with the guitar, cello, oboe, whatever.
I was staying in this hostal in mexico owned my a british guy and I was practicing my EUB and he says "Oi! what the **** is that thing, mate" and walked away and got himself a beer.
Did he not wait for a reply?
NO it was more of just his shock at seeing something like that, because I'm sure he had never seen an EUB, I know if it had been a full size bass he would have recognized it, cuz he was a huge Police fan. He also seemed to be a few cheerios short of a box or a few notes short of a scale if you prefer. Some one told me he had a motorcycle accident and had a lack of short term memory. Weird guy
i want one of those shirts!!!I got "That's a big guitar, mate" so many times (sometimes 3 or 4 a night walking home in Edinburgh) that my girlfriend go me a T-shirt with "That's a big guitar, mate..." printed in the front.
Upon revealing said T-shirt to a would-be comedian, I got an amazed look like I'm Derren Brown.
Best one was when walking home from a guitar gig (with my acoustic guitar), a double-bass playing friend of mine snuck up behind me in the street and said "That's a small double-bass, mate".
I played a gig last night with a pop singer songwriter girl. I had played with her on electric in the past, but I recently started using my DB with her. So last night at the gig she tells the audience that I "usually play the standard bass (EB), but we wanted to spice it up tonight."
Standard bass . . . standard . . . b. . . a . . . s. . . s
Standard bass . . . standard . . . b. . . a . . . s. . . s
Instant reply; "That's funny, I usually don't play with substandard singers".
That reminds me of something that Judy Tenuta used to say to hecklers.... "My old boyfriend looked just like you, but with a human head".
That reminds me of something that Judy Tenuta used to say to hecklers.... "My old boyfriend looked just like you, but with a human head".
I have heard all of the above stupid comments about the bass over the years, but I've heard some good ones, especially from people who know what it is. I don't know how many times I've heard, while I'm setting up, "Oh great, a double bass, we have a REAL musician in the house tonight". That kind of comment is much appreciated. Of course I am not averse to harrassing other musicians, and drummers too. One of my favorite lines is to tell the audience that the fiddle / mandolin player picked their instrument before it was ripe. 
Yeah, I've actually had my bass under my chin and played it, with help from a friend lol.
A friend of mine was a double bass player for the Darwin Symphony Orchestra back in the 80's. She gave up playing the DB and started playing flute and piccolo for the same orchestra...and she played it well.
True story!
True story!
