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Most pitiful thing youve ever seen a bassist do live
- Thread starter powderfinger
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Tell that to michael manring.
On-topic. The most pitiful thing i've seen a bassist do live has been seeing someone just pounding at an open E-string for the whole song, When the time for his "solo" (yeah, right) came. He switched to pounding at the open G-string slightly faster for the first half. And then the G-string at the 12th fret for the second half.
I'm not sure why the hatin' here, he's freakin' tuning. Looks to me like sax man is still fumbling with nonsense and charts long after Felix is done tuning and settled in. Hate him too?
I don't know, I'm fairly obsessive about tuning, I'll tune/retune/check my tuning/etc whenever I walk onstage, sometimes between songs. We play an instrument that can be tuned silently, that's pretty sweet! We owe it to the world to at least make sure we're playing on pitch.
To me, things like preparation of material/timeliness of arrival/mutual respect/etc are bigger points of "professionalism" than silently tuning.
A guy borrowed my bass for the sound check, then proceeded to tune my low b up to an e, e to a and a to d. It was at that point I noticed what was going on and informed him of his mistake. He then spent 3 minutes while I was in the toilet trying to unplug the bass, which had one of the neutrik button outputs which he just couldn't figure out. At the end of the sound check he gave me back the instrument without thanking me and just saying what a weird bass it was :/
Next time someone talks to you about how we are all a community of musician brothers and should help out eachother no matter what, remember this.
What an ass.
By the way, why did he need to borrow your bass for soundcheck? Where was his?
And why did he feel the need to retune yours for a soundcheck?
Especially without asking!
Well, my very first real gig was last year. I did pretty well except for one song. I practiced this and all the rest of the songs dozens of times. On the second to last rehearsal, BL decides to change tempo to a little faster, and to change the chorus.
Last rehearsal, BL decides to change tempo again to a little slower, and to further mod the chorus.
Gig day, BL begins song at yet again a different tempo. Needless to say I had several missed notes. It wasn't a huge deal, but if I had gotten to play it the way I practiced it, it would have gone off without a hitch.
Last rehearsal, BL decides to change tempo again to a little slower, and to further mod the chorus.
Gig day, BL begins song at yet again a different tempo. Needless to say I had several missed notes. It wasn't a huge deal, but if I had gotten to play it the way I practiced it, it would have gone off without a hitch.
I think I've mentioned this in another thread but it's a story which really belongs here.
I was watching the set of the band before us, with my spirits getting lower by the minute. We do what we do ok, but this covers band were really spot on. And the bass player was (I thought) a complete monster.
They closed with AC/DC's "Long Way To The Top" during which the bass player (who by any measure except good taste was wayyyy better than me) decided that the time was right to demonstrate that he was above such mundane root pedaling so he launched into a full on verse of slap.
How I value that memory. I feel like a better musician every time I think of it.
Mike
I was watching the set of the band before us, with my spirits getting lower by the minute. We do what we do ok, but this covers band were really spot on. And the bass player was (I thought) a complete monster.
They closed with AC/DC's "Long Way To The Top" during which the bass player (who by any measure except good taste was wayyyy better than me) decided that the time was right to demonstrate that he was above such mundane root pedaling so he launched into a full on verse of slap.
How I value that memory. I feel like a better musician every time I think of it.
Mike
Me too - my post was a sarcastic response to one before me, someone was deriding self taught players and tuning...
didn't read the whole thread (just the last 5 pgs) so sorry if this is redundant, but the worst thing I see, or saw is:
bass player rolling in $2k+ worth of equipment, 2 refridg cabs, pedal board monstrosity, 6 string bass, etc. Sets up said equipment, and then rides one or two strings the whole night...with a mediocre at best sound.
To each his own I guess
There have been other countless examples of alcohol or drug inspired stupidity, but most of those types of things have already been covered here.
bass player rolling in $2k+ worth of equipment, 2 refridg cabs, pedal board monstrosity, 6 string bass, etc. Sets up said equipment, and then rides one or two strings the whole night...with a mediocre at best sound.
To each his own I guess
There have been other countless examples of alcohol or drug inspired stupidity, but most of those types of things have already been covered here.
Fat Steve
The poodle bites, the poodle chews it.
After reading this thread, I no longer agree that bass players are the chill, laid back members of the band. We're just as uptight, condescending, judgmental and fickle as any guitarist or lead singer. It is amusing that we like to pretend we're above the fray and somehow superior to everyone else though.
I watched a bass player swing his bass around his neck and pop the singer right in the mouth last month. I knew it was coming. This place has no stage, Floor only and hardly enough room for a 5 piece band. He pulled this trick off twice. Third time was a charm. Right in the kisser.
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