Odd gig items?

[moogboy]

mine is probably going to be a twelve pack of coke and a pizza.

 

[Tenma4]

Anyone bring any odd items to gigs?

I bring a pair of nail clippers because I cut my right forefinger's tip off the nail grows past the skin in parts. So I gotta clip the sucker to prevent weird little clicks while I play.

I never go to a show, mine or someone else's, without nail clippers. For that matter I usually have a full complement of mics, cables, and adapters, along with a 20' and 100' extension cord. I've showed up early as a spectator and bailed out more than one band.

 

[Tenma4]

Superglue. To use as a protective shield in case my blisters decide to tear. Does a good job to cover up the raw new skin until it gets a chance to heal.

Of course you porkchop players don't get real blisters.

New-skin liquid bandage stays in my emergency repair kit.

 

[BellBottomBlues]

I never saw why people put lights on the sides of their fret board to mark the dots, shouldn't people be acquainted enough with their basses to know where their frets are?

 

[bentfork]

I always bring a flashlight, helps to find outlets in dark setups and a must have to see the back of the rack. lots of extra patch cords and insured power sticks

 

[driver800]

I know a singer that always brings super-glue. He broke a front tooth several years ago and doesn't have enough $$ to pay for a crown. So he made a crown out of Lee press-on nails and 2-stage epoxy. Occasionally, it falls out and he has to reglue it really quickly.

I swear, it's true.

 

[B-NoteCowboy]

I never saw why people put lights on the sides of their fret board to mark the dots, shouldn't people be acquainted enough with their basses to know where their frets are?

Once the rest of us reach total harmonic balance with our fretboard, we'll let you know.

 

[nubs]

I know a singer that always brings super-glue. He broke a front tooth several years ago and doesn't have enough $$ to pay for a crown. So he made a crown out of Lee press-on nails and 2-stage epoxy. Occasionally, it falls out and he has to reglue it really quickly.

I swear, it's true.

now that is funny, a do-it-yourself dentist!

 

[BellBottomBlues]

Once the rest of us reach total harmonic balance with our fretboard, we'll let you know.

*shrugs* honest question. The only time I look at my fretboard nowadays is when I clean it.

I could see it being helpful for new fretless players though.

 

[B-NoteCowboy]

*shrugs* honest question. The only time I look at my fretboard nowadays is when I clean it.

I could see it being helpful for new fretless players though.

Yeah, that doesn't sound like an opportunity to brag about your god-like awareness of space and time at all.

Seriously man. It's cool. Very inspiring actually.

 

[JoshD]

duct tape to hold cables and for those "ghetto mods. "

 

[Depth_Charge]

now that is funny, a do-it-yourself dentist!

My wife has a step-brother who, over the course of a weekend, and with the assistance of a pair of pliers and lots of Jack Daniels, tore an infected tooth out of his own mouth

 

[jdwinva]

No kidding, I have to bring guitar strings and a capo. Why you ask? Because my guitarist never brings them!!

 

[seanm]

That reminds me. I always carry spare guitar picks... for the guitarist!

 

[SpankyPants]

mine is probably going to be a twelve pack of coke and a pizza.

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Gigging is probably going to be really different than you think.

 

[BellBottomBlues]

Yeah, that doesn't sound like an opportunity to brag about your god-like awareness of space and time at all.

Seriously man. It's cool. Very inspiring actually.

I usually use variations of the same bass (usually Fender C neck precision basses) and its what I'm most comfortable with.

When I started to teach myself, my dad would yell at me whenever I looked at them while I played, so maybe its a subconscious response to avoid beatings

My tips would be to pick a song (or a scale you know) and just keep practicing it without looking at the fretboard. Then once you can do that, start trying different and new passages, and hopefully some difficult ones as well. It'll help you become more aware of where the notes on your bass are in general.

 

[BellBottomBlues]

An old friend of mine used to bring a camel-back under his shirt so he could drink without pausing to pick up a glass.

Another weird item I used to bring was armbands, as I used to sweat a lot under stage lights. Nowadays, I hardly ever sweat (probably because I'm wearing more breathable clothing) so I leave'em at home. :-D

 

[pilonian]

A giant wooden giraffe. Haha it's quite fun too, we set it up with a mic and tell the crowd if they cheer hard enough it'll sing. Apparently one stone guy once told us he heard it sing... I have no idea what he was on, but our drummer said he wanted ten.

As well bringing capo's is key when ur guitarists have the memory span of a goldfish. also extra cables to plug in amps, they seem to disappear on the road

 

[Jimbow]

I bring three bottles of green tea to practice.

 

[beyondhairy]

lamp oil - for putting into my mouth and spitting over a torch.

Torch - for spitting the lamp oil over.

Fake blood - made from sugar free vanilla yogurt and red food coloring, watered down slightly.

7" platform boots - the better to stomp around with.

studded leather codpiece - great for scratching the hell outta my stingray 5.

if you arent a kiss cover band, then your trying to be.. lol