Most Amusing things to hear as a bassist

[zontar]

Just a flip side of the most annoying thread...

Can't you just use a capo?
(or is that annoying?)

Add your own--I'm sure I can think of other things myself.

 

[Mr. Sound]

Rickenbacker?......when's the shoulder surgery?

 

[dtripoli]

Went to see a show with non musician girlfriend....
So, what do you think of the bass player?
"He's really good and I love his sparkly green guitar"
Uh, that's the guitarist honey, the bass player is over there.
"Oh, I can't really hear what he's playing"
You want another drink? I know I need one.

 

[Ubersheist]

The most amusing I heard was from a very pretty girl who said something like "You're pretty good with your fingers on that bass. Are you good with them on other things?" Something like that. drool

 

[Ubersheist]

Also, I remember going outside on a break and overhearing some other guys talking there saying something like "and that bass player is badass, too!" They didn't know I was there. That felt good!

 

[zontar]

Also, I remember going outside on a break and overhearing some other guys talking there saying something like "and that bass player is badass, too!" They didn't know I was there. That felt good!

Had somehting similar happen--not a normal/regular gig--but same idea...

 

[Nev375]

The drummer was looking out after his girlfriend's kid one night during our jam at his house. He must have been about 6 or 7, maybe 8, i dunno. He was pretty well behaved, but was curious so he would come sit by me on the couch and at other times he would look through my gig bag and stuff. He got scolded for that, but I was ok with it, there was nothing for him to find in there and he's just a curious boy.

Well the next day apparently he had to write a paper about something interesting he'd seen and I guess that was me. He wrote about a big man (I am) who came to his house with a big guitar (it was a 6 string bass) that had big strings (of course) to play music just for him. My drummer showed me the paper a few days later. He got a good grade on it.

I felt really honored by that.

 

[dbase]

My guitarist told me that I was necessary to fill in the bottom for the band and they couldn't practice without me.

 

[ONYX]

A time honored classic that I'm sure we've all heard (but still one of my favorites): "How come your guitar only has 4 strings?"

 

[Ubersheist]

The drummer was looking out after his girlfriend's kid one night during our jam at his house. He must have been about 6 or 7, maybe 8, i dunno. He was pretty well behaved, but was curious so he would come sit by me on the couch and at other times he would look through my gig bag and stuff. He got scolded for that, but I was ok with it, there was nothing for him to find in there and he's just a curious boy.

Well the next day apparently he had to write a paper about something interesting he'd seen and I guess that was me. He wrote about a big man (I am) who came to his house with a big guitar (it was a 6 string bass) that had big strings (of course) to play music just for him. My drummer showed me the paper a few days later. He got a good grade on it.

I felt really honored by that.

That's really cool!

 

[Kamikaze3955]

My wife leads with the keys in our worship band, last night she was practicing our set list for this Sunday and she was having difficulty getting the timing right on the closing song. As I walk by she calls me over and says "You'll have to carry the bottom end on this one, I can only manage about 1 left hand note ever 3 or 4 measures." WELL DUH!!!! Don't I always?!?!?!?! Actually my response was "Yes, dear" as I walked away. It does bolster my ego a bit when I have to miss a Sunday and the whole worship team tells me how much of a train wreck it was without me keeping them together! I'm the only bass player we have and our drummer is absent more than he's present. (sometimes even when he's there!)