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Forgot my bass!!!
- Thread starter JimmyM
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I once left my new P-bass in its bag leaning against a car on the street out in front of my apartment building when I left for a show in Cleveland. After getting my amp etc. positioned in the car, we closed the trunk and left, without me looking behind me and realizing that the bass was still sitting there. Of course, I didn't realize it until we were setting up for the show. Fortunately the bassist for the band ahead of us in the festival/showcase thing let me use his. It was funny: they were a punk band and he had all sorts of stickers like "HATE" and "KILL" on it---we played mellow pop. But the show went well.
When I got home, expecting to be sans bass, I discovered that my neighbor had found the bass and put it inside my apartment, which he was able to do because . . . I had left the door open! And people will tell you there's no God? I guess I was really excited to leave for that trip.
I have not done that again (so far, knock on wood).
When I got home, expecting to be sans bass, I discovered that my neighbor had found the bass and put it inside my apartment, which he was able to do because . . . I had left the door open! And people will tell you there's no God? I guess I was really excited to leave for that trip.
I have not done that again (so far, knock on wood).
I'm so frickin paranoid about forgetting my bass that after I load it and start driving down the road, I end up reaching behind me and unzipping the case and feeling to make suure the bass is still in the case. Considering that without the bass, the case would weigh hardly anything it's pretty obvious when I load that the bass is in there. But like I said, I'm paranoid. I made a checklist once and memorized that puppy.
I'm also the person who doesn't let anyone help me put everything away after the gig... each cable/cord goes into a certain place (power with power, lights with lights, guitar/speaker either into gig bag or into cable briefcase)..... I don't like the "open the box and not see the cable" feeling.
My worst thing I've done so far (knock on wood) is now actually pretty funny. Get to a gig, one of the first with my first band. We're playing a party for a politician at election time outside of a clubhouse. I get there early as usual..... Back then I didn't carry a purse and kept my keys in my pocket. That night I was wearing a skirt (no pockets). After sitting in my truck for a while I got up to go look at power outlet situation... being the paranoid person I am I lock the truck. Come back to the truck and oh boy......sinking feeling. Keys sitting on the front seat, ALL of my gear in the truck.
Luckily my at the time bf worked near the gig and hadn't gone to work....also luckily I had my phone in my hand. Panicked phone call to band, panicked phone call to bf. Bf breaks into my house on the way to work and gets my spare truck key, brings it to gig. I end up setting up 20 minutes late-worked out ok cause that's when policitian started talking
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Now I am completely paranoid about locking my keys in my truck!!! I check at least twice for them in my hand or in my sight before shutting the door. I also now have AAA. Still trying to figure out where I could put a spare key where it wouldn't bounce off or be obvious. Also now have spare keys at work and my house (and a spare house key hidden outside). Gah.
It was so bad my band didn't make that much fun of me, and I'm usually fair game for teasing.....
*goes off to check her bass*
I'm also the person who doesn't let anyone help me put everything away after the gig... each cable/cord goes into a certain place (power with power, lights with lights, guitar/speaker either into gig bag or into cable briefcase)..... I don't like the "open the box and not see the cable" feeling.
My worst thing I've done so far (knock on wood) is now actually pretty funny. Get to a gig, one of the first with my first band. We're playing a party for a politician at election time outside of a clubhouse. I get there early as usual..... Back then I didn't carry a purse and kept my keys in my pocket. That night I was wearing a skirt (no pockets). After sitting in my truck for a while I got up to go look at power outlet situation... being the paranoid person I am I lock the truck. Come back to the truck and oh boy......sinking feeling. Keys sitting on the front seat, ALL of my gear in the truck.
Luckily my at the time bf worked near the gig and hadn't gone to work....also luckily I had my phone in my hand. Panicked phone call to band, panicked phone call to bf. Bf breaks into my house on the way to work and gets my spare truck key, brings it to gig. I end up setting up 20 minutes late-worked out ok cause that's when policitian started talking
. Now I am completely paranoid about locking my keys in my truck!!! I check at least twice for them in my hand or in my sight before shutting the door. I also now have AAA. Still trying to figure out where I could put a spare key where it wouldn't bounce off or be obvious. Also now have spare keys at work and my house (and a spare house key hidden outside). Gah.
It was so bad my band didn't make that much fun of me, and I'm usually fair game for teasing.....
*goes off to check her bass*
Same thing happened to me about three months ago. gig was 1 hour away. An audience member went home and got his Hohner bass that hadn't been played or even looked at in years. Dude saved my ass but the bass was a nightmare! I now keep a cheap one in the back of the van. At least its set up...
getting some kind of routine into a tear down/load out is probably the only way to avoid loss......a list of what goes where taped into the lid of each case allows an at a glance count,then a larger piece count for the amps and cases,and the ever needed dummy check,just to make sure nothing was forgotten before you drive away.....I'm so frickin paranoid about forgetting my bass that after I load it and start driving down the road, I end up reaching behind me and unzipping the case and feeling to make suure the bass is still in the case. Considering that without the bass, the case would weigh hardly anything it's pretty obvious when I load that the bass is in there. But like I said, I'm paranoid. I made a checklist once and memorized that puppy.
I'm also the person who doesn't let anyone help me put everything away after the gig... each cable/cord goes into a certain place (power with power, lights with lights, guitar/speaker either into gig bag or into cable briefcase)..... I don't like the "open the box and not see the cable" feeling.
My worst thing I've done so far (knock on wood) is now actually pretty funny. Get to a gig, one of the first with my first band. We're playing a party for a politician at election time outside of a clubhouse. I get there early as usual..... Back then I didn't carry a purse and kept my keys in my pocket. That night I was wearing a skirt (no pockets). After sitting in my truck for a while I got up to go look at power outlet situation... being the paranoid person I am I lock the truck. Come back to the truck and oh boy......sinking feeling. Keys sitting on the front seat, ALL of my gear in the truck.
Luckily my at the time bf worked near the gig and hadn't gone to work....also luckily I had my phone in my hand. Panicked phone call to band, panicked phone call to bf. Bf breaks into my house on the way to work and gets my spare truck key, brings it to gig. I end up setting up 20 minutes late-worked out ok cause that's when policitian started talking
Now I am completely paranoid about locking my keys in my truck!!! I check at least twice for them in my hand or in my sight before shutting the door. I also now have AAA. Still trying to figure out where I could put a spare key where it wouldn't bounce off or be obvious. Also now have spare keys at work and my house (and a spare house key hidden outside). Gah.
It was so bad my band didn't make that much fun of me, and I'm usually fair game for teasing.....
*goes off to check her bass*
I learned early on to have a mental list of our gear. I would always keep extra cables in bags, or with my amp, the bag pocket would have extra speaker cables, and one of those multi-tool things. I got in a habit of checking the room/gig one last time before we left.
One time the drummer left his cymbal bag on the rolling cart at the studio. Thankfully, someone in the office hid them for him. I think he had to borrow some cymbals for the gig, although I do recall a road trip for one gig, where he actually had to go to guitar center to BUY new cymbals!
One time the drummer left his cymbal bag on the rolling cart at the studio. Thankfully, someone in the office hid them for him. I think he had to borrow some cymbals for the gig, although I do recall a road trip for one gig, where he actually had to go to guitar center to BUY new cymbals!
