Dropped my bass for the first time!

[bongostealth]

I had a 2008 Warwick Thumb BO broadneck 6 that fell off of my table. It somehow flipped over and landed on it's front face (the strings). I was so scared! No dings or anything like that. However, the bass seemed to play much better after that! It was weird but great at the same time!

 

[dmt]

Schaller‘s on all my electric instruments and their straps.

Strap lock ‘er up and stand up!

Don’t sweat the ding too much — they happen. First one always sucks though, but, then life moves on

 

[Geri O]

In the late 80s, I think, I came up with this after catching an Alembic Series One bass a few inches from the floor when a strap came loose. Not happening. It was my fault, I had not checked the strap lock mechanism to make sure it was fully engaged. Nonetheless...

Yes, each bass has its own strap. Non-adjustable. Which is not a problem.

 

[blliB]

Beer bottle red rubber washers? How does that work? Can someone please show a pic?

 

[deff]

Dunlop strap locks can get filled with crud and not engage properly. Schallers have never failed me. I swing the bass around a lot and jump and such nonsense. I'm not sure "I" trust the rubber washer thing, but that seems at least better than nothing.

 

[pie_man_25]

decided to stand infront of the mirror, on hard tile floor, and try to look at my technique.

Admit it, you just wanted to see how cool you look, it's okay I won't tell anyone

 

[Mordamir]

My basses are so beat up already I could probably throw them down a flight of stairs and not notice any new damage.

 

[JRA]

Any horror stories to share?

several, but they're not unusual stories = if you play music for a half-century: you have stories!

I will never play standing up again.

don't do it! take the advice you've been given and move on! good luck with standing!

 

[Watchootognbout]

So many reasons you should NOT play sitting. One reason is your long term health, as it’s quite easy to play incorrectly when sitting.

I’d recommend standing while playing more often. And just be a bit more careful. And maybe purchase $20 strap locks.

Tell that to Anthony Jackson.
He always sits and never uses a strap.

 

[JoeWPgh]

I like the D'Addario Ellipticals. I've never had one fail, and they're less bulky that strap locks.

 

[Kukulkan61]

Haha just wait till you put the headstock thru a ceiling fan for the first time!!

 

[el murdoque]

looks like I got away with just a small dent. I will never play standing up again.
Any horror stories to share?

Your bass has got his first battle scar. That happens.
Remember that most bass guitars are tools that are meant to be used. Wear & tear will happen.
I used all my money to buy a brand new Carvin bass in 1996. I don't play it that often at the moment, but it has been my main player for well over a decade. From ten feet off with the lights a little dimmed, it looks mint.
Upon close inspection, you'll see the dings and dongs where it hit the drumkit, fell out of its stand, was dropped on concrete, tarmac, tiles, wood, grass and whatnot.
It still plays and sounds like new - and that is what matters to me. There is wear on the places I rest my right hand thumb and the back of the neck is not as shiny as it was when new it also has a tiny dent exactly at the place where my thumb rests when I play the 3rd fret. The plate where the 1/4" jack is located was smooth and black - a long time ago.

This first dent might teach you to properly secure your bass when using a strap and to check both connections before relying on the strap taking the basses weight.
Other than that, it adds to the Mojo.

 

[Leonid Nidis]

My precision dropped from a 6 feet stage,nothing happend to it even stayed in tune.
Once i stood up with a fender kingman acoustic bass it neck dived so hard it cracked a glass table,the guitar had a little ding.

 

[buldog5151bass]

Beer bottle red rubber washers? How does that work? Can someone please show a pic?

Put on the strap, then slip the washer over the strap pin.

 

[Dana R Gregory]

I dropped a Fender Pbass once back in the 70s. I think the truss rod broke because there was a bow in the neck afterward. I traded it soon after but taught my self to always have at least one hand on the bass at all times. Now it is second nature. I find that rubber washers from Ace Hardware work just fine.

 

[Watchootognbout]

Schallers on every bass.
Always.

 

[BassmanM]

I have never dropped one but last gig we played one of my cables got tangled under my guitar stand and sent one of my basses face first onto a tile floor. Honestly, I inspected it and found absolutely nothing. No damage resulting from it!

Must've been a p bass!

 

[Acoop]

"I will never play standing up again."

That's the funniest thing I've heard all year.

People pay thousands more for an instrument 'drop-kicked' across a custom factory floor but, once they get it home lament a scratch they put on it. ... Don't sweat the battle scars.

 

[oZZma]

I just found this on bandmemes666

 

[40Hz]

Early on I was told to always keep one hand on your bass if you’re standing. Either a hand around the the neck or around the upper horn. So I did.

Haven’t dropped a single bass since I started back in 1968 because if it. Banged them into things more times than I can remember. But never dropped one off a strap.

However, it’s important to remember “stuff” happens. Like the first ding or scratch on your brand new car - once it happens it’s over and done with and you stop worrying about it.